“I paint on wood because I enjoy the organic feel the surface evokes. Line, shape, color and often negative space are the tools I use to portray my feelings of the joy and beauty of the world. The "outlines" in my paintings are where I DON'T paint--this is the wood showing. My current subjects include figures interacting with the landscape and various aspects of nature." Lu was born in Wilmington, North Carolina and lived in the Carolinas, West Virgina, and Missouri before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana where she earned a BFA from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. After graduation, she spent two years in Trinidad, West Indies, quickly earning a reputation as an artist. Greenville, South Carolina has been her home with her husband for over 30 years where she is involved in the arts community as an artist and former arts educator. Lu exhibits regularly in the Carolinas and Louisiana and welcomes the community into her studio. She is currented represented by the Grand Bohemian Galleries in Greenville and Asheville.