「吾家洗硯池頭樹， 個個花開淡墨痕，不要人誇好顏色，只留清氣滿乾坤。」

王冕這首「墨梅」正是筆者此一刻心頭寫照，北美東南部山村，十月初中秋才過，已是北雁南飛的季節，人入此境，每覺得時光與抱負兩俱辜負，心識低緬，魂動神橈，忽然接到一函彩繪小卡片，有的是人物，有的是山水，有的提上幾字舊詩，有的加上一句英文箴言。 畫面生動，語意吻合，一看就知道是吾家么女之申的手筆。 消息傳來，這些畫頁原是刊行畫冊的小樣，驀地使我在人愁愁，秋瑟瑟的季節，心開目朗。 因為終於使小妹之申不再把丹青等閑看，於無聲無字中繪出了千秋。

這些畫主題琳琅，其中抒發情感，畫出了銜泥築巢，勤苦如燕子的母愛，語句詼諧，卻蘊含些心酸，又如「一任旁人笑我」的直抒鬱懷，潑辣而痛快，內心中「心事誰問」的尋覓知音，潛在意識，已噴薄欲出。繪畫-原是幼妹的嗜好，但搦管伏紙向無牆籬於其心中，軒脫世軌，卻每令群儕昂首。 提起之申習畫，原可得到我故都舊世家環境的方便，但父親從不鼓勵，因為父親認為如果為了陶冶性格，豐潤氣質是可以的，如果以繪畫謀生計就得細考量了。因為父親認為京華藝苑薈萃傳統，價值觀是不登高，不見天涯。 沒有數十年功力，畫品與神韻難見於比端。 所以杜甫：「十天畫一水，五日畫一石」，不可視為戲謔 。 但小妹獨是獨非，認為畫畫兒不過是平時嗜好，筆下常與世俗乖違，又繼承了父親的幽默天成性格。 清楚記得，一夕，之申一幅山水剛剛完成，父親適時微醺才歸，她央父親加一人物，父親信手添觀瀑老人於山下，不意卻與全畫成傾斜角度，小妹為之情急，使性不依。 先父無奈，再添一巨碑於老人面前，並以大篆題額「碰碑圖」。 引得在座者笑成一團。 按「碰碑」是京劇老生名齣，寫楊家將老令公被困兩狼山，無糧、無草之下碰李陵碑自盡故事。

離鄉數十年，我家後人漸漸成立，事有可圖，機有可乘，殫力而為而為都能不失正道，小妹如今有女承其衣缽， 母女同診，不惜其術指日可期，業餘重拾繪事，于「入手除病」之後：「入手擒題」，為畫作佈局，「下筆處方」之後「下筆見物」，一切以真情所至，婉轉；扥意，入畫境，使色調恰到好處，以自己愉快，風送給知音。

外居久者如我，年年思土，哀樂易感，觸事每每銷魂，看之申的畫，如玉樹含風，精神和諧，栩栩於紙墨之間，在度歲計日的生涯中頻添喜悅，夜燈之下，蓮嵩之屋，迴然生色。之申真可人也！

I draw my inspirations from David my son, artist, engineer andscholar, my daughter, Cynthia, physician, colleague and friend. I thank my parents who have given me not only life but the legacy of their talents and charisma of how I must present such to the world. My sisters, C.Y. Ho, C.P. Sobelman, and most of all, Rick Yan, my life partner, without his expertise andpatience to stand by me, my attempts to pursue art and literature via Painter would be nullified.

As a seasoned physician educator, I enjoy reworking my creations so that they take on a new meaning through each viewer’s perception~ I like to focus on their emotions and desires of the moment. I work very spontaneously~no undiscovered conceptual principles.

I paint by mingling a mixture of traditional and digitally manipulated imaginaries. When I am composing, my dreams become a part of who I am and where I want to be.

Digital images enrich my desire to embrace new technologies. I am intrigued by outbreaks of colors and emotions, and how the pictures thus blend comfortably across the pages with so much ease.

My graphic depiction forms must not be taken too seriously, they are not to be perceived as perfect, they are all done for fun which developed into a recognizable personal style. Some filled with my own humor and wit. Although I live vicariously through my pictures, I dream and strive to be myself, but never to perfection.

My passionate love for art and literature can only be matched by a continued zest for saving lives in my chosen profession.

Thus, my art evolves continuously with the change of seasons of life. My humble wish is to bring to those who pass my way, even for a brief moment, balance, joy and a sparkle of hope and happiness.