JJ shares how his childhood years in China's Cultural Revolution influenced his creative process in this series "The Girl in a Red Scarf."

As JJ considers first steps in his journey in art, he takes us even further back -- to his hometown of Suzhou, China, to explore his roots.

How does one end up an artist? JJ describes a bit of his journey, from seeing where he is today...and looking back at where it all started.

It's March 2020. Lockdown. JJ finds himself walking a quiet NC beach. See the paintings that resulted and where the inspiration came from.

“The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature...

Learn about what inspired a painting and how it touched lives.