Lena Liu

Lena Liu is an artist of unparalleled popularity in today's collectibles market - art lovers the world over enjoy the universal yet personal character of her paintings. Beautiful birds, tranquil landscapes, and breathtaking floral and musical still lifes are among her collectors' favorites.
    Lena had her first painting lessons as a child in Taiwan under the guidance of renowned painters Professors Sun Chia-Chin and Huang Chun-Pi. She came to the United States in 1974 to study architecture at the State University of Buffalo, and later did graduate work at the School of Architecture at U.C.L.A. However, her true passion for painting never left her, and in 1977 she began to paint full-time.
    Today, avid collectors of her work enjoy it across various media, including limited-edition prints, porcelain collector's plates, music boxes, cards, and calendars. Lena has achieved recognition at national shows and exhibits, but she is most proud of the titles she received in 1993 when she was honored as the Plate Artist of the Year by the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers and as the Canadian Artist of the Year at the Canadian Collectible of the Year Awards.
    Lena and her husband Bill live in Maryland, in the home she designed to accommodate their joint love of art, music, and nature. As often as she has the chance, Lena spends her time in her garden where she attains inspiration for many of her paintings, She also loves to watch the birds that live around her home and studio. Although Lena appreciates the loveliness of all birds, she admits to liking chickadees the most, "maybe because they remind me of small children, with their round little bodies and cute expressions."
A Note From Lena
    " I strive to create a sense of poetry and music in my painting, like a beautiful song or poem, with that sense of romance. Emotion, love, and nature will never change. I try to capture that in my art - in painting the human interpretation of nature, I let what touches my heart pass through my fingers. I hope you and I can keep sharing this love of nature's beauty, and continue to delight in the splendor of the world that surrounds us."