About The Artist:
Huong
Huöng is a self-taught artist and one of the most recognized figures in the Alaskan art scene today. Huöng was born and raised in Vietnam and worked as a war correspondent before her escape to the United States as a refugee from the Communist takeover of her native country in 1975. Huöng came to Alaska in 1976 and made her new home on Kodiak Island. Finding it impossible to write in the language she did not yet speak, Huöng...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.