I’m excited to tell you that my third English book, Life With the Winds, has just been published! Links are on my website if you’d like to take a look:
or direct to Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G42BQN2G
If you enjoyed my earlier books, I think you will find familiar threads here, emotion, color, memory, and a little bit of wind. And if you haven’t seen the first two, this is a wonderful chance to dive into something new and different.
It would help me tremendously if you could buy a copy on Amazon and leave a review. Even a short review makes a huge difference; Amazon’s algorithm relies heavily on them, and it helps new readers discover the book. I’d be so grateful for your support. ❤️
Life With the Winds
A Journey Through Art, Emotion, and Time
How do we reveal the invisible forces that shape our lives—the gusts that change our direction, the breezes that comfort us, and the storms that tear us open?
In Life With the Winds, artist Une Oak Lee-Johnson invites readers on a visual and emotional journey through 69 abstract paintings that explore change, memory, and resilience.
Fractal and Ruins
Inspired by the ancient ruins of Pompeii, this chapter looks at how time itself becomes an artist. Erosion, dust, silence, and centuries of wind add new meaning to what once was whole. These works honor both beauty and decay, gentle reminders of human creativity enduring through time.
Abstract Mind
Here the artist explores the mind’s ability to find order in chaos. Shapes twist like thoughts, colors breathe like dreams, and emotion forms its own patterns. These pieces invite viewers to look beyond the visible and into the deeper currents of feeling.
Personal Story
Every life is shaped by winds that uplift or hold us still. These paintings blend memory, longing, loss, and renewal into visual poetry. One highlight, Dark Branch, stretches across two pages and captures a moment suspended between silence and transformation.
My Brother and ALS
One of the most intimate chapters reflects on the artist’s brother, who died of ALS. Inspired by traditional Korean funeral forms and colors, these works honor a life stilled by illness yet brightened by enduring spirit. Here, the wind becomes both witness and remembrance.
Life With the Winds
The title chapter brings all the themes together. From gentle breezes to life-altering storms, the winds become metaphors for the forces that shape every human story. Through them all, art becomes a steady vessel—holding emotion, offering calm, and revealing beauty in impermanence.
Life With the Winds is more than an art book—it’s a meditation on how we are shaped by time, emotion, and the unseen forces that move quietly through every life. Each painting includes a personal reflection, inviting readers into a private yet universal emotional journey.
Whether you love abstract art, personal storytelling, or simply discovering beauty in unexpected places, I hope this book resonates with you long after you turn the final page.
Thanks to all
Lee