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 Charlie K, is my American Art and Music Teacher. It was him that helped me re-go on the painting and singing road.
Mr. Charlie K. became my teacher and friend after my old brother was dead. Every day, I got a beutiful picture from him; every day, I got some patient directions from the other side of the Ocean, even though when he was in a trip, I could still get a painting or a photo by some great artists or photographyiers with a short note to explain it. That was him had chosen them and had written the notes for them before he left for his travel, then, entrusted a photography studie to send me one day one picture plused one note...
After seeing more than 100 pieces of pictures, after reading many things about art and music,I started to have a feeling that I wanted to paint a picture in person; I started to enter the art stores to read art books and re-buy brushes, colors and other art tools; I also started to learn something about Impressionism and Monet, about James Audubon and his Birds of America...
After preparing for a long time, finally, on March,17, 2003, I first time took up my brushers and to paint my first picture after stopping painting for 20 years...
Can you imagine? In the past 2 years and 7 months, I have painted 97 gouaches, over 50 kinds of Chinese Xieyi painting and 10 Chinese Gongbi Paintings, about 500 quick sketch in my limited free time. Every morning, I painted and play piano before going to my office, no matter how long time, even though I have only 5 munites, I wanted to paint a piece of leaves or play a short music; every evening, I enjoy the delight from the painting...
From a single flower to a completed picture, from one style to many styles, from learning to paint the other¨s works to create my own style...
Also, with the good help from Mr. Charlie K., I started to know something about Beatles, B.B.King, Billy Joel and Eric Clapton... I started to listen to and to learn something about Western music and music history... I re-start to go on the stage on some important days...
Via Mr. Charlie K., I started to know many excellent qualities as a Western gentleman, a real teacher and a friend.
Unfortunately, Mr. Charlie K. has been in the hospital for over 23 months, he has not been able to hear from his student and to see the painting of his student's since he was sick. Even, he has not checked my web site yet...
Anyway, as a student and friend whom has got so much benefit and help from him, I would really to write the  first short article to remember and to appreciate Mr. Charlie K., my great American art and music teacher, best friend who has led me go back on the art and music road, who has affected my last a half life.
I do hope Mr. Charlie K. can overcome the illness and recover his health as soon as possible...
--Shirley
Written on July, 9, 2005
Edited on Oct., 16, 2005
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