Name/Title
Western Park Apartments - Yu Mei Lu - Flamingos - 2019Description
Yu Mei Lu
"Flamingos”
Western Park
Born in mainland China, Yu Mei Lu grew up in a large family in rural Taiwan, where survival meant a lot of hard work. Her first visit to the U.S. was with her husband, a pastor, to Amherst, Massachusetts, where she studied English and art--useful skills for a kindergarten teacher. The two devout Christians returned to Taiwan, where she taught and did church work in a hospital.
Mei came to live in San Francisco in 2007 to be near her adopted daughter. She also has a son in Boston and three grandchildren, and enjoys playing piano, cross-stitching, and knitting.
The fall colors of the maple trees in Amherst still influence Yu Mei's work. "I appreciate those natural things," she says. The 76-year old loves the feeling of freedom that painting gives her, especially with acrylics. It took her awhile to learn that in art, "You don't follow. You just do what you want-- not like in China."
Art, she feels, increases your self-confidence, and "makes your life happy and peaceful." Her advice: "Art is from the inside--it's your idea. Don't let outside things cover your inside things."
ART WITH ELDERS
2019 27th Annual Art With Elders Exhibit
