Yukyong was born in Seoul, South Korea and has traveled the world extensively.  She is married to Mark, a retired U.S. Army officer, who is currently a business ownerand entrepreneur. They have a son, Kristopher, who is continuing in the family tradition serving as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk pilot. He and his wife Sabrina will soon be heading to Korea on a new assignment. YuKyong recently retired as an accountant/auditor with the U.S. Army. She graduated fromSaint Leo University BA Business Administration, Major in Accounting YuKyong’s passion always has been and is painting. She has painted for over 40 years and until recently she has been very private and reluctant to share her artistic gifts with the art world.  

Here is her story: Painting is the breath of life for me. I can’t imagine living without being able to paint. I am in a completely different world where only pure joy and peace exist while I am painting. My favorite scenes to paint are of the sky and ocean.  Everything created by God is continually changing and always absolutely beautiful. I am so thankful to be able to paint and I am so grateful for this gift. My artwork is an expression of the joy that I feel and the peace that I find in the beauty of life.  When my son was young, I used to get up at 3 o’clock in the morning to have quiet time to paint before I went to work. I would not show my paintings to others that I didn’t know extremely well since my paintings were really a part of me. I put all of myself into my paintings. Now, I am pleased to share my paintings with others.