Lilac-Breasted Roller
Can't believe it has been eight years since I last painted on a canvas!
"Lilac-Breasted Roller"
16" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 11, 2015
Shepherd and His Sheep
A friend recently gave birth to a girl and I did this little drawing to congratulate them and for decorating their newborn daughter's room. :)
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Snowflakes
Last month I was invited by a friend, Karl Sanden, to create a cover art for his new song, Snowflakes. It's a cute jazzy tune about the experience of gently falling snowflakes. You may listen and download the track here: https://karlsanden.bandcamp.com/track/snowflakes-single
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Happy Birthday to Ohno Satoshi!
大野智くん、お誕生日おめでとう! Please continue to be yourself because that's what we love about you!
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Congratulations on Newborn
Congrats to my cousins on the new addition to their family! Look forward to meeting their baby next year! :)
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Kingfisher Bird
Saw one of my students painting a kingfisher today so I thought I would give it a try as well (except hers was acrylic and mine gouache). I also challenged myself to finish this painting under an hour but it ended up took me an hour and half. I find that I make better paintings when I'm under the pressure of time/ deadline because it forces me to make more accurate observation and quicker decisions. (It also gives the illusion of high productivity. :P)
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Gestures
I've noticed that I have a habit of touching/ covering my lips (especially when I'm thinking or daydreaming) so I thought it would be fun to do a series of drawings depicting myself making this gesture.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Q&A With Patience Brewster
Earlier this month, I was invited to participate in the “Artist Appreciation Month” interview series by Patience Brewster, the creator of these beautifully handmade and hand-painted Christian ornaments! This interview series encourages artists from around the world to share about their artistry and art influences, and here are my answers to the interview questions:
1. As a child, do you recall a significant moment when you felt truly affected or inspired by any particular artwork or artist?
Since I was born and raised in Hong Kong—a place where manga was very accessible, I was heavily influenced by the Japanese graphic novels at a young age. Some of my favourite manga artists at the time were CLAMP, Rumiko Takahashi, and Neko Nekobe. I used to copy their art and created my own manga. I also dreamt about becoming a manga artist when I grow up! But later I found out that there really isn't a school where you can study drawing manga, so I ended up studying animation instead. While I was studying animation, I discovered that my passions actually resided in story development and illustration, so I decided to give freelancing illustration a shot after graduation. (Now that when I come to think of it, isn't illustration for storybook kind of similar to graphic novel...?)
2. As an artist, what do you hope to convey with your work?
For the majority of the time, I just draw what I feel like drawing, or draw what makes me happy. At those times, I won’t think too much about what I try to convey with my work; I simply draw for pleasure. But when it comes to storytelling for children, I will make sure that my art is communicating something positive (e.g. Biblical truths), or some kind of a moral lesson that my young audience can take home with, for I believe that art can teach us things that we can't learn from textbooks and these things could stay with us for lifetime.
3. What memorable responses have you had to your work?
1) Last year when I bumped into my old boss, she told me that up until now her son still adores the kitten watercolour painting that I gave him eight years ago.
2) When my friends said they would like to buy my pop-up storybook and read it to their kids.
3) Every time people comment my art as heart-warming/ charming/ adorable
4. What is your dream project?
I'm a major cat lover so my dream project would be to create a series of storybook about cats!!!
5. What artists, of any medium, do you admire? (Famous or not!)
- Ralph Eggleston (pastel)
- Brigette Barrager (digital pastel)
- Brendan Wenzel (watercolour)
- Marisa Redondo (watercolour)
- Helen Mingjue Chen (ink)
- Elsa Chang (ink & watercolour)
- Paul Klee (child-like painting)
- Louis C. Tiffany (colour-glass & lamps)
- Willian Blake (watercolour)
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Colouring Pages for Miele (Hong Kong)
Two colouring pages that I did for Miele's "Nothing Escapes" experience exhibition at Tuen Mun Town Plaza last weekend.
**Event's Instagram page: https://instagram.com/mielenothingescapes**
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Portrait
Don't think I did a very good job on portraying Sho's features... Will try better next time.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
"Brushes 3" App
Discovered an amazing drawing app called "Brushes 3" today and oh my, I wish I had found out about it earlier! It comes with more than a handful of textured default brushes and they are all customizable (e.g. angle, spacing, jitter, scatter). You can also paint on multiple layers, apply basic filter to layers, import images to canvas, transform objects, adjust colour balance, etc... It even records your whole drawing process by default! When you're finished, you can export it as PSD, JPG or PNG, or show it off on Facebook and Tweeter (oh of course!).
This app is definitely a no-brainer for all serious [digital] painters. Download it and you're know what I mean!
(P.S.1 "Brushes 3" is for iOS only.)
(P.S.2 I think it works best on iPads and with a stylus.)
(P.S.3 The app doesn't have a lasso tool or gradient tool.)
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
