The Cultural Ambassador of Reading comes alive through the paintings of artist Le Sa ​​Long

Artist Le Sa ​​Long, 57 years old, said he inherited his passion for reading from his father, journalist, writer, and artist Thac Duc (aka Le Thuoc, 1938-2003). The artist said: “My father had a very large family bookshelf in his hometown Quy Nhon - Binh Dinh. I also had a side job drawing covers and book layouts.”

“In today's technological age, the habit of reading books still helps us enrich our knowledge, helps an artist like me develop my imagination, soar my soul, provides important reference materials for me to create portrait paintings of characters, and connect with my beloved author friends and literary friends,” artist Long confided.

On the occasion of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025, artist Le Sa ​​Long completed his latest set of paintings of portraits of 12 Ho Chi Minh City Reading Culture Ambassadors, size 50x70cm, in watercolor sketch style, pastel, acrylic materials...

“I learn from and admire the extremely professional working spirit of the “writer with a childlike soul”. Through his works, Nguyen Nhat Anh spreads positive and humane messages to a large number of young readers” - artist Le Sa ​​Long expressed.

Writer Le Minh Quoc.

Miss Luong Thuy Linh.

Author Trung Nghia.

Journalist Phuong Huyen.

Student Huynh Anh Thu.

Buu Long

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/dong-nai-cuoi-tuan/202504/dai-su-van-hoa-doc-song-dong-qua-tranh-cua-hoa-si-le-sa-long-f73039b/