[1] Lun Gywe was born in Yangon, Myanmar on 24 September 1930, and was raised by his mother after his father died when he was five months old.
[3] His year-long stay in China had a strong influence, and he incorporated the Chinese brush and ink techniques into his oils and watercolors.
[citation needed] Lun Gywe began painting in a realistic and naturalistic vein, influenced by the major painters of the Rangoon School, Ba Nyan, Ngwe Gaing, San Win, and Thein Han who was his painting master.
[4] Of his Impressionist style, he has said, "I paint according to my emotions, drawing inspiration from smell and textures, light and shadow"[5] An important part of his work focuses on the female form, his favourite subject.
[6] A strong believer in Buddhism, his work is unified by his devotion to the principles embodied in that religion of order, harmony, stability and grace.