How to Succeed in Art-William Ho

William Ho is the ultimate Global Artist; an artist that isThe easier he makes it look, the more care and
loved and appreciated world-wide. There are notthought must go into it to make it appear effortless.
many to whom that kind of honour is presented. It is aWilliam Ho lives with the mantra that can be an
wonderful testament to Canada that he chooses thisimportant life lesson: If you can do it in 3 strokes
country in which to paint and show his art. His workdon’t add the 4th or translated, “less is
has the finesse and polish of precious gems. more”. 
Two pieces, “One Heart Beat” and “Life in
His art is mostly rendered in black and white to giveEternity” are also done as one stroke, slowly and
precision to the pieces: These elemental diametricallycarefully. They symbolize a simple life of love and
opposed colours call out excess and represent thehope. There is no beginning and no ending. They may
essence of life, while also not compromising thehave been completed in mere hours, but they are the
principles of art nor of this artist. There are actually aresult of 40 years of training and inspiration. It is no
range of a hundred values in the Ho gradation of blackaccident that William Ho is widely accepted as a
and white. Master painter internationally. 
His painting, “Rainbow of Hope”, exemplifies aThe art work, presented as a fan, required many,
symbol of promise, of hope that the people of themany hours of attention. Each segment of the fan is
world will become more caring and wiser, and thoseplaced in rice paper. They need to be looked at
who have not, may yet be recipients of the rainbow ofclosely and discerningly. 
hope which is the miracle that comes in difficult times.
The rainbow in the painting was done in one stroke. His work expresses his messages of love, hope, life
His art is simplicity itself. It looks so easy and is soand art. Each piece was created separately, but
difficult to do in all its beauty. together their story is extended.