Name/Title
Tony Lai Yu - The Everchanging Sea - Laguna Honda HospitalDescription
Tony was born in southern China and lived in the Philippines and in Hong Kong before moving to San Francisco thirty years ago. “There has been so much change in my life. I have seen so many things – war, peace, my family, moving here.” Tony’s thoughtful expression becomes amused and his eyes twinkle and he says “ Well, I am 83 years old!” Art, however, has been a constant. An only child who loved to draw, he went to art college in Shanghai before embarking on a long and fruitful career as an artist. He enjoys landscape and still life painting but prefers figure drawing “since it’s the most demanding.” Tony is grateful for his two sons and daughter and he also greatly appreciates his health, which he attributes to swimming every week for thirty years. “All of it is good,” he observes, reflecting on some of his happiest memories. He smiles serenely, “It’s been a long, long life.”
