Walasse Ting was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province in China. He immigrated to Hong Kong in 1946, and then went to Paris in 1952 and established close relationships with members of the COBRA Group. In 1960, he moved to New York and became a contemporary artist. Having traveled to Shanghai, Paris, New York, and Holland, he is an artist who enjoys living, which is a notable feature of his paintings.

"I Have A Peach Flavor Mouth" is a painting that demonstrates his love for life, his strokes and color usages. As some speculations, these elements presents his fascination for love. Indeed, Ting's works all have certain connections with love and beautiful women. Even though in some of his works there is no visual image of a female, a sensual atmosphere is still revealed. He wrote the phrase, "I Have a Peach Flavor Mouth", at the reverse of this painting. Moreover, in Red Mouth published in 1977, he wrote "take spring, put in bathtub, take rainbow, put in mouth". Walasse Ting's poetic talent melts into a sensational visual confession of his artwork.

Ting's paintings make people wonder how things in daily life can become distinct elements of art. To him, are fruits, parrots, flowers, and women only still objects, or concealments of his passion? It can be silly to think about all these questions that can never be answered. It is likely that he paints with a quick tempo in order to release passion from his fascination for certain things. Some abstract-like paintings illustrated his release of emotions while he painted on the canvas. Walasse Ting wants us to travel and have fun with his feelings as a guide. Mostly, we are led to an enjoyable status appreciating his artwork.