Jungho Park

The Artist

I was born in ___, South Korea in 19__, and moved to the U.S. with my family in 2001. I have worked as a chef for most of my adult life. I started painting at the age of _ from my home in Herndon, Virginia, with no prior training or educational background in art. I have always had a creative outlet, however, such as woodworking, making furniture for my family as well as carving sculptures out of wood. The medium for painting I decided to use is oil on linen on panel(?). I decided to explore / have a preference for painting in oil because __.