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by Thu Nguyen
$42.50
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Sapa Vietnam Series... more
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Machine wash cold and tumble dry with low heat.
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Sapa Vietnam Series
This body of work inspired by my trips back to Vietnam. I fell in love with this particular location because of its beautiful rice terraces and the Hmong people. Sapa is located in a very mountainous region of North Vietnam which gives it breath taking scenery and a harsh climate, it sometimes snows there. My mother was born and raised on a farm in this area. Like most people in the area, she grew up very poor and never attended school or learned to read. Everyone (including children) were expected to work on the farm to support the family . In 1954, when Vietnam split in half, my mother left her family behind at age 16 and traveled south to Saigon. She did not see her family again until Vietnam became united after the war in 1975.
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...
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Jeffery Spaid
Outstanding! Very serene image. 🌏
Bonnie Marie
It’s hard to say that I have a favorite of yours I love so many of them but this one is especially gorgeous
Sylvie Marie
Beautiful image, paintng & message! Voted for it. :)
LOIS VIGUIER
Hello Thu, We have some wonderful Hmong friends, however they work in the agriculture in Guyane. It's nice to see the land area they came from.
Maria Hunt
Always a delight to visit this beautiful painting, Thu. Hello from the desert.
Sheri Keith
Lovely composition and detail!
Paula R ANDERSON
Wonderful.......great work Thu!!!
Dominique Amendola
Superb artwork! Liked and twitted
Henryk Gorecki
Beautiful emotional scene,excellent color,light and expression!Wonderful painting,Thu!-L,F,Tw
Thu Nguyen replied:
Thanks Henryk !
Susan Richardson
This is beautiful Thu, and congrats on your feature in Old Masters group.
Thu Nguyen replied:
Thank You
Lenore Senior
CONGRATULATIONS, Thu! This stunning and beautiful painting is my Administrator's Choice of the Week in the fine art group, Old MASTERS--Painters and Traditional Arts! Outstanding in scope, color, composition, mood, culture and meaning! v/f/tw/pin/fb/feature promotion!
Thu Nguyen replied:
YAY! Thanks so much