The document describes Chinese artist An He and his paintings of nude women in natural settings. An He was born in 1957 in China and studied at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. While still young, he was invited to join the prestigious All China Artists Association. His paintings have won national awards in China and some are in the permanent collection of China's National Museum of Fine Arts. An He immigrated to the United States in 1985 and settled in San Francisco in 1988.