My art is an exploration of materials and emotion.
I paint how I feel. Sometimes my paintings are frenzied, full of raw emotion, giving voice to what I can’t always articulate in words. Other times, I slow myself down and use painting as a sort of meditation. My artwork changes, depending on mood or circumstance, what process or materials I may be experimenting with, or whether I’m working large vs. small, painting on canvas vs. wood panel, using oil vs. acrylic.
I don’t usually plan the piece. I like to start out in ‘play’ mode, not thinking too much and welcoming the unexpected. At some point in the process, though, I switch to problem solving mode. It’s a constant back-and-forth between the two. In the end, I hope my work has both energy and balance and that I’ve learned something about what makes me tick.
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Terry Tsu was born in Flushing, NY, but spent her formative years in the Philippines. She returned to the United States for college and graduate school at Stanford University, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Her work has been exhibited in multiple national juried shows and appears in private collections throughout the US and Asia.
Terry lives and works in Menlo Park, CA.
