I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural SCA Open at Sausalito Center for the Arts. Please mark your calendars for this Bay Area celebration of artistic creativity and excellence: Oct 19 - Nov 16. Opening reception: 5 pm - 7 pm on October 25 Address: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA https://www....

What a successful opening night to see diverse work and many SFAI alumni at the Museum of Sonoma County! A big applause to @judemooney for spending endless hours to get the show ready. Thank you so much! . @museumsc @sfartistsalumni (Part 2/2)

What a successful opening night to see diverse work and many SFAI alumni at the Museum of Sonoma County! A big applause to @judemooney for spending endless hours to get the show ready. Thank you so much! . @museumsc @sfartistsalumni (Part 1/2)

The Museum of Sonoma County @museumsc with support from @sfartistsalumni presents UNRULY: North Bay Artists from the San Francisco Art Institute curated by SFAA liaison Jude Mooney @judemooney! I am thrilled to join 17 virtuous artists in this exhibit from February to June. The opening reception ...

Seeing Through Lenses, 16"x24", Oil on linen, 2024 Our reliance on technology to record daily experiences is a fascinating aspect of modern life. Photos, in particular, have become the stand-in for our memories, altering our recollections in ways we may not fully realize. As we peer through a gla...

"Early Footprints", 60"x36". Oil on canvas This old painting reminded of a young parent's daily scramble. Now only the mementos are left quietly in a corner. #creative #art #oilpaintings #artgallery #artist #artwork #supportartists #blueskyart

"The Past Is Now", 30"x48", Oil on canvas, 2024 This new painting captures a young woman full of curiosity and enthusiasm, journeying in my motherland, enchanted by a living fossil – the Dove Tree. . . . #narrativepainting #figurativepaintings #livingfossil #womanpainter #ncwca #marinopenstudios ...

"Climbing the Mt. Heavenly Gate", 20"x16", Oil on canvas Cell phones seem to be the only gear required for a mountain climbing these days. #oilpainting #narrativepainting #figurativepainting #Zhangjiajie #painting #art #artwork #realism #womanartist #artist #artonbluesky

Departure, Oil and graphite on linen, 36" x 54", 2024 . . . #womanartists #mixedmediapaintings #figurepaintings #drawingoncanvas #ncwca #bayareaartist #oilpainting

Safety Blanket, 16"x16", Graphite on paper, 2024. I am happy to participate in the Marin Open Studios from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on May 4 and May 5. I am looking forward to sharing my work and meeting you in person. Your presence would truly make these two days special. See you soon! For location,...

Expression of Wonder, 48"x36", Oil on board, 2024 . . . #abstractionpainting #stilllifepainting #womenartists

Sentinel, 12"x14", mixed media on plexiglas This piece will in the Dualities exhibition at the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts from 2/6 to 3/14. The opening reception and artists roundtable will begin at 4pm on February 6th. Hope to see you at the opening. https://www.ohanloncenter.org . . . #ohanl...

"Libya 1966", 12"x16", oil on board, 2024 Thinking of my ancestors especially, I drew a parallel between a woman and a sunflower's life. My family had many examples of those who triumphed over hatdships to stand with courage as pillars of the family. Like sunflower seeding, they passed the herit...

Nothing Else Matters, 12"x16", Oil on board, 2023 Be free and fly . . . #oilpaintings #flowerpaintings #bayareaartist #womencaucasforart #ncwca #artworkdowntown #hweilitsao

Seasonal Greetings, Thank you to those who attended our artists’ open studio event in November. It was a fun event. I will open my studio again on the first two weekends of December to celebrate the holiday spirit. For friends and art enthusiasts, I hope you will find time to visit and look for ...

To add to the holiday spirit, I am happy to have two of my paintings in the "Small Works" exhibition at the Artwork Downtown gallery in San Rafael. If you shop in San Rafael, please stop by the gallery to support local artists. Receptions and 2nd Friday Art Walk: December 8, 5–8pm and January 12...

Existence, 12"x16", Oil on board, 2023. The San Anselmo Artist Studios hosts a holiday open studio from 11 am to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 12. The address is 1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Anselmo, CA. Come one, come all. We would love to see you! Please let me know if you need to make a spec...

A beautiful online art exhibition, "Autumn's Palette", is now on the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts website until December 15. I am delighted that the juror, Catharine Clark from the Catharine Clark Gallery, has selected three pieces of my paintings among other fabulous works. You can view all th...

Stillness in Chaos, 18"x24",Pencil on paper, 2023 . . . #stilllifedrawing #sunflowerdrawing #bayareaartist

The Calm Before The Storm, 24"x30", Graphite on yupo paper, 2023 . . . #graphiteart #nightscapes #hillycity #graphitedrawings

I am pleased to announce that "Remembrance" will be one of 141 unique artworks displayed in the Salon 2023 exhibition at the Triton Museum. The opening reception will be held from 2pm to 4pm on July 9th. I will be at the reception. If you are in the area, please stop by. July 9 - August 20, 2023...

If Fire Were Blue I, 11"x15", Acrylic ink on synthetic paper, 2023 . . . #drawingontherightsideofthebrain #yupopaper #hweilitsaoartist #firestorm

Check out this new and improved website (hweili.com)! Hope you like it.

Ready for the Marin Open Studios from 11am to 5pm, May 6,7, 13, and 14. . . . #marinopenstudios #marinartist #openstudios #hweilitsaoartist #oilpainter #womanartist #chinesebrushart #chinesebrushdrawing #oilpaintersofinstagram

Getting ready for Marin Open Studios in May. . . . #marinopenstudios #marinartist #inkdrawings #brushandink #inkdrawingonpaper

Mental Exercise, 12"x18", ink on sumi paper . . . #chineseinkdrawing #chineseartists #chinatownsf #womanartists #hweilitsao #

Drawings with ink and watercolor on 5"x8" watercolor papers It is so much fun working on something simple and immediate mediums. . . . #inkdrawingonpaper #inkdrawing #chineseink #figurativeartwork #fooddrawing #landscapedrawing #hweilitsao

Two new small drawings with Chinese brush and ink. . . . #smalldrawing #drawingpeople #inkdrawing #hweilitsao

Very happy to announce that my painting,"Circle of Life", will be included in the "Women" online exhibition at HMVC Gallery New York in March. https://www.hmvcgallery.com/ . . . #womanpainter #circleoflife #oilpaintingstilllife #oilpaintingportrait #hweilitsaoartist

Remembrance, 48"x30", Oil on canvas, 2023 This is the latest rendition. . . . #sunflowerpainting #portraitpaintings #portraitinspire #portraitinoils #hweilitsaoartist #flowerportraits #womanartist

Frozen in Time Oil on canvas, 20"x16" . . . #stilllifepainting #oilpaintings #painting

I will participate an opening reception for the Triton Museum's 2022 2D Competition and Exhibition from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Sunday, August 14. For more information please visit: Https://www.tritonmuseum.org/on-view

The Living Nature, 24"x48", Oil on board How much to express or not to express is the question. The painting was on my easel for a long time. Today it finally came down. #bayareaartist

Practicing landscape drawing with ink and graphites #landscapedrawing #brushandink #drawingoninstagram

Something to Remember with ballpoint pen, 12"x9" #drawingsketch #ballpoint #drawing

Imaging a handsome gesture #chinesebrushpainting #treepainting

Three Generations #inkpainting #sunflowerpainting #sketchart

More tree exercise #chinesepainting #bayareaartist #sumipainting

Trees with only branches. #chinesepainting #chineselandscape #sumipainting

How to put qi into a handsome tree? #chinesepainting #treepainting #brushandink

Happy to be the featured artist on @womensacucusforart for the month of May. #marinopenstudios #bayareaartist

Revisiting the tree #inkpainting #bayareaartist #chinesehertiage

Wishful Dream #inkpainting #lookingback #sumiart #narrativeart

Slice of Life, 24"x24",Oil on board #stilllifepainting #realismpainting #bayareaartists

A View From Far Away A bucket list item ... #chinesepainting #chineselandscape #huangshan

A Quiet Day -- Six Years Later, Sumi on Xuan paper #mountsthelens #chinesepainting

Fading Beauties, 26"x30", oil on canvas Making something new over an old canvas -- a time lapse clip #oilpaintings #stilllifepainting #womanpainter (Part 2/2)

Fading Beauties, 26"x30", oil on canvas Making something new over an old canvas -- a time lapse clip #oilpaintings #stilllifepainting #womanpainter (Part 1/2)

A withered flower still radiates its positive energy. 14"x18", oil on canvas. #stilllifepainting #flowerpaintings #oilpainting

Consumption,24"x24", oil on board #oilpainting #stilllifepainting #reflective