Cascading water courses betwixt stones and trees in this woodland scene.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 30 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Nguyen Tan HIEN
Nguyen Tan HIEN was a university student in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot when he was struck by a bus. The accident left Hien with paralyzed legs and only partial use of his arms. Hien spent most of the next several years in bed in a completely dependent state like many, many other disabled people in Vietnam.
Finally, in 2006, Hien was admitted to the brand new spinal cord center attached to the Da Nang Rehabilitation-Sanatorium Hospital. After many months of arduous physical therapy and the gift of a used wheelchair, Hien achieved a level of relative functional independence. He was still without a home or meaningful work, however. So Hien began to develop his skills as an artist, beginning initially with pencil sketches and then progressing to water colors and, finally, to acrylic painting. Eventually, his work caught the attention of both visiting foreigners and the Vietnamese media. As Hien's paintings began to sell, Hien gained in confidence and voluntarily took on the task of counseling other, more recently disabled people.
In January of 2010, that growing confidence allowed Hien to marry his sweetheart, Ly. Hien now says, "Physical therapy and art restored hope and purpose to my life. My goal is to give encouragement to other disabled people."
Cascading water courses betwixt stones and trees in this woodland scene.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 30 cm x 40 cm
Sunlight illuminates still water amidst a verdant woodland.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 30 cm x 40 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Customers sip cool drinks beneath colorful umbrellas in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 30 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
An ageless scene on a golden afternoon in Vietnam.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original acrylic on canvas.
Size: 50 cm x 60 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A thriving human community with nary a speck of dry land in sight.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original acrylic on canvas.
Size: 50 cm x 60 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Colorful lanterns adorn a storefront in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 30 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A dreamy jumble of pink and blue blossoms.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A placid river scene in shades of green.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A lone boatman poles his craft near the headwaters of a river beneath a darkening evening sky.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Water droplets, frozen in time, adorn sumptuous pink and yellow roses.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original acrylic on canvas.
Size: 70 cm x50 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
The energy of this street scene seems to merge with the clouds swirling overhead.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original acrylic on canvas.
Size: 50 cm x 60 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Golden sunlight streams through verdant foliage to highlight a young woman carrying baskets of rice straw.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original acrylic on canvas.
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Price: $50 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Living and working on a broad Vietnamese river.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
The Hoi An riverfront darkens with the setting of the sun.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Small fishing boats nestle within a fog-shrouded cove.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 28 cm x 40 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Shacks on stilts and traditional fishing boats in a rocky cove on the coast of Vietnam.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original watercolor painting on paper.
Size: 27 x 38 cm.
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Traditional-style architecture lines a street in Hoi An, Vietnam.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Size: 35 x 45 cm.
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Passersby stream along in a brilliantly colored Hoi An street scene.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Size: 35 x 45 cm.
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A basket-laden vendor walks past awning-topped doorways in Hoi An.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Size: 35 x 45 cm.
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
This quiet corner of Hoi An softly glows with autumn colors.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A slice of papaya on a porcelain plate beside lavender flowers in a crystal vase.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A woman poles her boatload of fresh produce across the river.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Long shadows trail a mother and child as they walk the streets of Hoi An.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Size: 50 x 60 cm.
Price: $75 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Silhouettes of Vietnamese fishing boats emerging from the fog.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN.
Medium: Original acrylic painting on canvas.
Size: 60 cm x 80 cm.
Price: $60 USD ($25 USD shipping)
Roofs of tile, shuttered doors, conical hats: memories of Hoi An.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A lane winds past ancient houses in Hoi An.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)
A cluster of houses fits together neatly on a block in old Hoi An.
Artist: Nguyen Tan HIEN
Medium: Original watercolor on paper.
Size: 27 cm x 38 cm
Price: $35 USD ($25 USD shipping)