Perhaps the most remarkable example of these self-made artists is Wu Lee Yu-ke, an 83-year-old grandmother who only took up painting at the age of 60. Previously Wu earned her living through needlework.
今年八十三歲的吳李玉哥老太太，便是其中倍受矚目的「祖母畫家」。六十歲以前，她是一位含辛茹苦的寡母，獨力以刺繡女紅培養兒子成為現代畫家；六十歲以後，他忽然放下針線，執起畫筆，誠摯地將心靈中一片快樂祥和的天地，鮮活明朗地呈現在畫布上。