A homeless lady Wood Print

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This is an original painting.
A homeless lady, oil and 24 kt gold leaf on panel, image size 16 x 20 inches, frame size 18 x 22 inches

This painting depicts a portrait of a lonely homeless woman looking up to the sky hoping for a miracle from a higher power to help her out of the desperate situation. Hawaii always has a large population of homeless people. Since the lockdown of Covid-19, there are more people who lost their jobs and could not pay their rent so they ended up on the streets. The homeless population grew larger. With this painting, I am trying to raise awareness of this situation with the hope that someone with a lot of money and power could lend a helping hand to these people.

I was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Being very shy, I spent much of my childhood hiding away upstairs painting, instead of playing with other children. My first brush with success was a Best of Show prize at the 1974 children's exhibition in Saigon sponsored by UNICEF. In 1975 Saigon fell and in the resulting confusion I was separated from my parents. I ended up in a refuge camp near Hong Kong for a year prior to immigrating to the United States as an orphan. After one very snowy and cold winter in Pennsylvania, I went to Los Angeles to stay with some relatives. During my high school years, I earned extra money doing fashion modeling work in the garment district and upon graduation started on the pre-med program in college. During this...