Yuen Wai Ip (Leo) was born in 1974. In his early age, he learned sketching from Mr. Yiu Fong, who was a local distinguished painter after school.

During that time he had a chance to get to know about watercolor. After his graduation from Pui Ching Middle School, he went to Hong Kong to study design. There he worked as an illustrator assistant in an illustration company for part-time during his studies and eventually he entered the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to study design and interior design.

Yuen strengthened his knowledge and eyeshot of painting art during the further education. Besides, he also studied watercolor and oil painting and so forth, therefore further raising his painting skills to the level of thinking expression. Yuen loves art in all his life.