MOE STAR video for Art Teachers n students is out! Patrick Ng , Parka Teoh Yi Chie and myself are featured and We hope to inspire teachers & students with…
Posted on February 27, 2021
Last Saturday I was sketching near Sengkang Floating Wetland, it’s our family’s weekend routine going to Sengkang west riverside park for a short outing. We have the waterway nearby home,…
Posted on February 23, 2021
Today sketching with a small group of friends at kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last surviving village in singapore..one of my favourite places! Did I capture the heat in my sketch?…
Posted on February 6, 2021
Golden Ox, Lunar New Year decorations at chinatown Singapore. I missed sketching this year’s zodiac sign when we had our sketchwalk last week, so went there again yesterday.…
Posted on February 6, 2021
First sketchwalk of the year for Urban Sketchers Singapore, at Chinatown last weekend. The crowd was not as usual but the festive mood was there all around with the colorful…
Posted on February 6, 2021
My new Online Art Course on “Reptiles Landscape” is up on Udemy & skillshare (click to get the links for the course). I have worked on this for a long…
Posted on February 6, 2021
My artist friend Alvin Mark Tan was exploring about the history of Nutmeg trees in Indonesia & Singapore and when I told him about a few Nutmeg trees along Sengkang…
Posted on December 31, 2020
It’s all worth the journey from East to west of the island for the lovely views and to be able to meet my sketch mates! Merry Christmas and a Happy…
Posted on December 31, 2020
We had our online kids holiday workshop last week on creating a texture Landscape. Student’s made a texture base in the first session of the workshop and the base needed…
Posted on December 14, 2020
Gouache urban sketching, capturing the moment at Sengkang Park Connector near Sengkang Riverside Park behind Anchorvale CC. A refreshing sketch after a loooong time, how I missed those…packed up the…
Posted on December 14, 2020
My Online Class for kids Art this week was creating a Galaxy Artwork using the textures and patterns that we created using a special technique. As opposed to my concerns…
Posted on December 8, 2020
Card making workshop online, it felt great connecting with kids after a long time! I was a little skeptical about conducting classes online thinking that kids need personal help for…
Posted on November 24, 2020
Advanced Deepavali wishes to everyone! This year’s theme for Deepavali celebration at National Museum of Singapore is ‘Spices’ and I had a request that I use the Spices from National…
Posted on November 11, 2020
Decoding the Math & Science facts behind the art of Rangoli in my own way, as we celebrated Deepavali at National Museum of Singapore yesterday. Children had a fun filled…
Posted on November 8, 2020
USKSG official sketchwalk yesterday at Little India Singapore, one of the colorful places in Singapore. It was good to see many sketcher friends after a long time. Every corner and…
Posted on November 1, 2020
At Little India again yesterday morning, smaller crowd than usual.…
Posted on October 28, 2020
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Posted on October 15, 2020
1 hour sketch on location at Tiong Bahru for STAR Singapore video shoot…
Posted on October 11, 2020
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Posted on October 9, 2020
Thankful and honoured to be a part of the team USKSG along with Patrick Ng and Teoh Yi Chie , for Ministry of Education STAR Singapore. Thanks Lorraine, for your…
Posted on October 9, 2020
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Posted on October 2, 2020
Here are the studies together, all done with the same set of hues – Lemon yellow, cad red, Quinacridone rose, Pthalo blue, Burnt sienna, raw umber + Permanent white. Though…
Posted on September 30, 2020
Today’s Gouache workshop for Archifest 2020…
Posted on September 27, 2020
In a series of greens!…….…
Posted on September 22, 2020
My “Landscape Painting in Gouache – Basic Techniques” workshop for ARCHIFEST 2020, organised by Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), upcoming 27th Sep,…
Posted on September 8, 2020
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Posted on September 6, 2020
Studies of waterway in gouache, size 2.5″ x 3.5″, which one do you like, why?…
Posted on September 6, 2020
Pond at Sengkang Riverside Park!…
Posted on August 4, 2020
Experimenting with different techniques and doing value sketches!…
Posted on July 4, 2020
USKSG official sketchwalk with a new format! We sketched safely in our neighbourhoods together with friends from nearby places, had our mini show n tell and shared sketches thru zoom…
Posted on July 4, 2020
I’m glad that my digital interpretation of artist Chua Mia Tee’s “Portable Cinema, 1977” has been selected for the Gallery Light Up to be projected on National Gallery Singapore’s Canopy…
Posted on July 4, 2020
We enjoyed the zoomsketch session yesterday at Changi Jewel, thanks for organising!…
Posted on July 4, 2020
Some of my earliest influences..our NLB had these (by artist Stephen Quiller), books by artist David Curtis and many more which I used to borrow very often, but now these…
Posted on July 4, 2020
“Overgrown!”, a quiet morning at Sengkang Park Connector, 5″ x 7″, gouache. Bushes & grasses overgrown during circuit breaker days! sketched this from a photo taken during our morning walk…
Posted on June 4, 2020
A flip through of one of my earlier Hahnemühle gouache sketchbooks!…
Posted on June 4, 2020
‘Kampong on an overcast day’, 5″ x 7″, aerial view of Kampong Buangkok from a photo I clicked months before.…
Posted on June 4, 2020
Master study of Artist David Curtis paintings, who can bring incredible light & atmosphere in his works, being an expert in both oil and watercolour paintings. His works have strong…
Posted on June 4, 2020
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Posted on May 4, 2020
Greenery again! Sketch from a photo I took yrs ago during our weekly cycling workout. It was along Sengkang waterway under TPE overhead bridge, now covered in concrete…
Posted on May 4, 2020
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Posted on April 4, 2020
Sketched this way before Circuit breaker kicked in here. Near Race Course road, Little India. It’s always used to be a bustling place, think it should be very different now.…
Posted on April 4, 2020
We had prompts from circuitsketchbreak team for sketching everyday during Circuit breaker in Singapore! This helped us to find a way to bond together during this difficult times of covid-19…
Posted on April 4, 2020
Some of my pleinairpril sketches for 2020, trying to capture light! All are done from reference pics.…
Posted on April 4, 2020
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Posted on April 4, 2020
March 2020 sketchstay, view from my living room window and that’s Sengkang Methodist Church. As the situation worsens, I’m still trying to hold on to optimism that everything will get…
Posted on March 4, 2020
An attempt to share my gouache sketching process from start till end. Hope it is useful!…
Posted on March 4, 2020
Last week I went to sketch “The Church of Epiphany” at Seletar, only to find it has been recently demolished to build a new 4-storey Church. Instead found that the…
Posted on March 3, 2020
Today Sketchwalk at Clark Quay…
Posted on February 29, 2020
A complicated subject for me, have to work on many aspects, anyway I’m happy to have recorded this place in my sketchbook. Hopefully will comeback for a closer sketch of…
Posted on February 26, 2020
Today morning sketch at Little India…
Posted on February 20, 2020
A busy morning at Urban sketching in Little India, Singapore. Today I went to Race Course Road, Little India to run an errand and had an hour to sketch the…
Posted on February 16, 2020
More Urban Sketching workshops coming for you in March! Details here!!…
Posted on February 15, 2020
On-location sketching of Bishan park landscape in gouache the next day, while walking across the stream and playing with water. We saw a heron occassionally feeding on the fish in…
Posted on February 15, 2020
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Posted on February 15, 2020
My sketchbook tour in Parka’s channel!!…
Posted on February 4, 2020
This building at Tampines Street 43, looks like a British colonial architecture now has educational & enrichment centres. Son had his robotic learning centre here previously, the centre now relocated…
Posted on January 24, 2020
A tranquil fairy garden kind of place, the water lillies are a pure bliss. I’m always humbled before the beauty that nature creates. Tried to record this alluring place in…
Posted on January 21, 2020
January sketchwalk, Jinrikisha station in gouache. Happy Lunar New year sketchers!!…
Posted on January 18, 2020
Second day sketch in Bishan park with Schmincke Akademie Gouache, it started raining just when daughter and I found a good spot to sketch and set up things under a…
Posted on January 9, 2020
Get an exclusive 15% OFF by using the promocode “Priya15” when you purchase any SCHMINCKE Gouache (including Schmincke Calligraphy gouache, Akademie gouache, Horadam Gouache products) at online and physical store…
Posted on January 7, 2020
It was going to rain in the afternoon and this was my second sketch for that day at Bishan park. We saw boys playing in the little stream and crossing…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Gouache sketching process of Bishan Ang Mo Kio park. More process videos in my youtube channel.…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Son had workshop nearby Bishan park last week, so me and my daughter had our time exploring the park and sketching together!! Bishan park gouache sketch Bishan park gouache sketch…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Sketched this for the 10 years of USKSG celebration postcard. Yesterday was the last sketchwalk of the year and we exchanged these postcards, I got William’s lovely sketch. Happy New…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Today’s sketch at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens sketch in gouache Singapore Botanic Gardens sketch in gouache…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Merry Christmas to my friends and their family!!…
Posted on January 7, 2020
The best part of his books, podcasts and videos are, he will inspire and convince the audience to practice more!! Love this book!#nathanfowkes #nathanfowkesclass…
Posted on January 7, 2020
We’re all under one roof as in this pic…since ever I joined the grp in Aug 2013, it has given me the nicest friends, opportunities to grow, the best memories…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Anyone in favour of these short process videos?…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Back in Sg and this is the last sketch in my India series.…
Posted on January 7, 2020
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Vines, gouache sketch on Strathmore Visual Watercolour Journal. Vines, gouache sketch…
Posted on January 7, 2020
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Posted on January 7, 2020
Through the trees, gouache sketch, India. Through the trees, gouache sketch, India …
Posted on January 7, 2020
Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch in my hometown! Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch Fence and Foliage, gouache sketch…
Posted on January 7, 2020
Gouache on location sketch at Erode.…
Posted on November 22, 2019
Sketch of Orchid Country Club done a few weeks ago with Heavypoly’s Heavypaint app.…
Posted on November 22, 2019
Studies, same architecture different techniques, which one you like?…
Posted on November 22, 2019
Testing gouache in Strathmore visual journal provided for my workshop last week, it takes gouache very well, get such high quality materials for free when you sign up for 2…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Curious little hands exploring and enjoying art!!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
“Earthly Shadows, Heavenly Lights” – Glad to be part of an Intreracive show for Deepavali celebrations at Singapore Discovery Centre on 26th October, grateful to work with such lovely clients!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
My 40 mins demo and their attempts with Gouache!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Snippets from today’s Gouache Urban sketching workshop – a collaboration between Urban sketchers Singapore and Overjoyed art store. A fun-filled day with enthusiastic participants! More workshops by USKSG for you…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Gouache Urban sketching workshop!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Urban sketchers Singapore’s “Gouache Urban sketching” workshop at Overjoyed art store tomorrow (materials provided).…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Preparing handouts for my Gouache Urban sketching workshop at Overjoyed(sketching materials will be provided).…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Value studies in Gouache help a lot in getting a good structure for the final sketchSign up for the workshop at #overjoyedxyz to know more abt this and other key principles.…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Learn about GOUACHE techniques for Urban Sketching in my upcoming workshop, details in the link: https://www.overjoyed.xyz/…/basic-urban-sketching-in-gouach……
Posted on November 21, 2019
Happy Deepavali!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Hanoi memories, Hoan Kiem Lake in gouache!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
My Gouache Urban sketching workshop coming up at Overjoyed on Nov 9th, hurry up only limited seats available. Register in the link below 🙂 https://www.overjoyed.xyz/…/basic-urban-sketching-in-gouach… …
Posted on November 21, 2019
Anchorvale Swimming complex in @Heavypaint by @Heaypoly.…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Hanoi….…
Posted on November 21, 2019
My views of Hanoi in Gouache!…
Posted on November 21, 2019
Reflecting back on the sketching trip and I have lots going in my mind. A big thank you for the organisers of Asia-link Sketchwalk, USKSG family n my family 😀 I…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Day 4, last day of #alswhanoi2019. We gathered at #dongkinhnghiathucsquare for grp photo and I badly wanted to sketch #hoankiemlake. Spent abt 45mins sketching this and ran back to catch my flight back home.#asialinksketchwalk #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #usksg #urbansketch #urbansketching #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #hanoi…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Day 3, I came back to the room in the afternoon and sketched this rustic shop n house from a restaurant. Later visited the Hanoi Train street with family#asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #asialinksketchwalk #alswhanoi2019 #usksg #urbansketch #urbansketching #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting #hanoi…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Day 3 of #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #asialinksketchwalk #alswhanoi2019 #usksg #urbansketching #urbansketch #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Day 2 of #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #asialinksketchwalk #usksg #urbansketching #urbansketch #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Day 2 of #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #asialinksketchwalk #usksg #urbansketching #urbansketch #gouache #gouachepainting #pleinairpainting…
Posted on October 10, 2019
Cherished moments at the opening of #asialinksketchwalkhanoi2019 #hanoi #asialinksketchwalk…
Posted on October 10, 2019
September sketchwalk at Ministry of Education Heritage centre.…
Posted on October 10, 2019
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Posted on September 26, 2019
Kampong sketching again, the place has been cleared recently, so this is the view from the jogging track. Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache…
Posted on September 26, 2019
Sketching Melrose Home to help raise funds for rebuilding. Lovely garden in the premises! Melrose Garden, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper Melrose Garden, Gouache on 300gsm CP paper…
Posted on September 26, 2019
Video sketching Kampong Buangkok Sep201…
Posted on September 10, 2019
Yesterday I was sketching at Kampong and met watercolour artist Mr Seah. It was too kind of him to take a look at my sketches, very encouraging. Kampong Buangkok Sketch,…
Posted on September 10, 2019
Gouache: Your Questions Answered by James Gurney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQO8sHKLMa8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0vZP1GosQdcEmeLL7TwFam1AdXwBzWV6jckhmRvAQCS3SZuhWB7e9fmKE…
Posted on September 7, 2019
Gurney Journey: What’s the difference between watercolor and gouac…: A question that came up during yesterday’s live video is this: How is tube watercolor different from tube gouache? Obviously ……
Posted on September 6, 2019
August official sketchwalk at the Old Bukit Timah Railway station, the exact place where my journey with USKSG started 6 yrs ago. Though I was feeling unwell yesterday, didn’t want…
Posted on September 1, 2019
A water play pool nested among the greenery….sketched this last week during our staycation at Changi. Changi Beach Club Sketch, Gouache on paper…
Posted on August 21, 2019
Yesterday we were at the secret bunker of former combines operations room FCOR, listened to the stories behind the operations of 999 team and the officers themselves. Sketch of FCOR, gouache on…
Posted on August 18, 2019
Excited to be at the National Day Sketchwalk on Friday at Bayfront, bask in the festive mood. Singapore Skyline Sketch, Gouache on paper …
Posted on August 14, 2019
Special heritage sketchwalk with SLA at the former Communicable Disease Centre yesterday. Sketch CDC Singapore, Gouache…
Posted on August 4, 2019
Another one using #heavypaint Digital sketch, India…
Posted on August 1, 2019
A sketch I tried using Heavypoly’s(insta) Heavypaint app love this easy and simple interface to sketch on the go.…
Posted on July 31, 2019
One more sketch, Keppel Bay from Labrador Park…….. Sketch of Keppel Bay from Labrador Park, Gouache on paper Sketch of Keppel Bay from Labrador Park, Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 31, 2019
At Labrador park, Singapore……… Labrador Park Sketch, Gouache on paper Labrador Park Sketch, Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 31, 2019
USKSG July sketchwalk at Chinatown Smith street, the place was very busy and hot. Always wanted to sketch the grand architecture of the temple.…
Posted on July 28, 2019
We “Captured the mood in Gouache” during Saturday’s workshop. The participants were very keen to learn and appreciative of the medium. A memorable and learning experience for me as an…
Posted on July 17, 2019
All ready for my first workshop with USKSG!! Urban sketching Workshop in Gouache…
Posted on July 17, 2019
During the opening reception of Usk10x10sg 2019!!…
Posted on July 17, 2019
Farms, goats, trees, fruits and farmyard. BLISS. Farm sketch, India…Gouache on paper Farm sketch, India…Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 17, 2019
200+ years old temple in our village amongst farmlands. The deity is a goddess called “Amman”, every village here has such a temple for goddess. Village temple sketch, India…Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 17, 2019
A typical backyard in erode, Tamilnadu, India.…
Posted on July 16, 2019
Gouache sketch at my hometown……Erode, Tamilnadu, India.…
Posted on July 16, 2019
Capturing the Mood in Gouache – My workshop for USKSG10X10 My first workshop with Urban Sketchers Singapore…. we are celebrating USKSG’s 10th year with a line workshops by our wonderful…
Posted on May 30, 2019
May Sketchwalk USKSG orchardpresbyterianchurch and mdisdhobyghaut in gouache Orchard Presbyterian Church sketch in gouache MDIS Dhoby Ghaut sketch in gouache MDIS Dhoby Ghaut sketch in gouache Show n tell at SOTA Show n tell at…
Posted on May 26, 2019
A4 gouache painting of kamponglorongbuangkok done from the on-location sketch reference.…
Posted on May 24, 2019
Workshop(learning coding with Raspberry Pi) at the IMDA’s SG Digital Wonderland 2019 and a visit to Marina Barrage’s Solar Farm & Sustainable Singapore Gallery on Sunday for Ritu’s on-going project. …
Posted on May 21, 2019
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Posted on May 16, 2019
Kampong Buangkok…… full of charm, Gouache on Hahnemühle sketchbook.…
Posted on May 15, 2019
Sketchbook 1- Plein air gouache sketches of Boracay and Sg…
Posted on May 13, 2019
Legend Cafe, Anchorvale CC. The swimming complex is closed every Monday, so the place looked quiet yesterday. Love the pastel coloured chairs and the row of trees …
Posted on April 30, 2019
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Posted on April 29, 2019
Sengkang floating wetland in yesterday’s rain, 1 hour sketch.…
Posted on April 27, 2019
Some quick studies from references for #1week100people2019 I’m a bit late in catching up with the challenge, so far done 70 😀 😀…
Posted on April 14, 2019
Missed #1week100people2019 challenge yesterday, so catching up during morning walk today. Each study took about 1 minute, I felt I have trouble with capturing gesture and proportions of ppl in action. Today…
Posted on April 10, 2019
1week100people 2019, I started yesterday with silhouettes, hope to improve my ppl sketching 🙂…
Posted on April 10, 2019
March sketchwalk at GhimMoh market and Food centre….wet market, clothing stores, groceries, eateries etc.all under one roof …
Posted on March 31, 2019
Recently the Punggolpark has seen many good changes, great to he back there yesterday morning. The park was packed with joggers and exercisers untill around 11:30am.…
Posted on March 26, 2019
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Yesterday at Kampong…..…
Posted on March 15, 2019
Yesterday at Kampong Buangkok.…
Posted on February 27, 2019
February sketchwalk at Commonwealth crescent…..…
Posted on February 27, 2019
Probably my first sketch of the year, settling down slowly after home renovation followed by eye infection etc.…
Posted on February 20, 2019
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Posted on February 20, 2019
Pictorial composition, studying in 3 values – lesson 1 in Gouache – Nathan Fowkes course in Schoolism.…
Posted on February 1, 2019
Yesterday at Sengkang riverside after the rains, felt surreal.…
Posted on January 14, 2019
Kids are in their swimming lessons and this is my-time 🙂…
Posted on January 12, 2019
Sharing the sketches of my hometown, Erode in India. Kids playing in the backyard, a row of houses and shops, irrigation canal behind my home…….I miss the place very much.…
Posted on January 10, 2019
Wishing you all a very happy New Year 2019!! Some sketches I did in Kochin, India when I was on vacation in November 2018. These are the Chinese fishing nets…
Posted on January 10, 2019
MBOT building……… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdarhCBEqGs…
Posted on November 22, 2018
I’m glad to be invited to give a talk and workshop at the National museum of Singapore for “A Lighter Side of History: The Art of the Rangoli” on last Saturday…
Posted on November 7, 2018
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Posted on November 6, 2018
A beautiful vine covered entrance @ Kampong Lorong Buangkok Sketch of Kampong Lorong Buangkok Sketch of Kampong Lorong Buangkok…
Posted on October 30, 2018
October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront October Sketchwalk @ Sentosa HarbourFront…
Posted on October 27, 2018
Come, join me for an interactive talk and a dazzling Rangoli making Workshop at National Museum of Singapore on 3 November!! Book your tickets here: https://peatix.com/event/446700/view (Materials for the take-home Rangoli…
Posted on October 23, 2018
I’m giving a talk and a workshop on the art of Rangoli at National Museum of Singapore on November 3rd. All are welcome, details in the link!! 😀 https://peatix.com/event/446700/view 😀…
Posted on October 12, 2018
Sketching after a long time….messed up the sketch totally, must go again…but happy to have started my routine again. The thing in front is a Startfruit tree, abundant with fruits.…
Posted on October 12, 2018
September Sketchwalk @ Old Changi Hospital. Old Changi Hospital sketch, Gouache on paper Old Changi Hospital sketch, Gouache on paper…
Posted on September 30, 2018
A blissful morning at Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last surviving village in mainland Singapore. Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on paper Kampong Buangkok Sketch, Gouache on paper…
Posted on August 29, 2018
August Sketchwalk at Kampong Java Park, behind KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. I have special memories about this place during my both pregnancies. I used to have a stroll in…
Posted on August 27, 2018
Sengkang West Park Connector Sengkang West Park Connector sketch in Gouache Sengkang West Park Connector sketch in Gouache…
Posted on August 21, 2018
Punggol-Sengkang Riverside Park….…
Posted on August 16, 2018
A community garden in Fernvale, Singapore. The aunty taking care of the garden told me she comes in morning and evening everyday. She is still here now (10:30am) when I’m…
Posted on August 16, 2018
Sketching with students from India, yesterday at Masjid Sultan Singapura. Masjid Sultan sketch Masjid Sultan sketch…
Posted on August 6, 2018
A breezy morning here in Sengkang @ Sengkang Floating Wetland in Punggol Reservoir Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch…
Posted on August 2, 2018
Solo sketchwalk……Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang. Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang, sketch in gouache Nanyang Thong Hong Siang Tng temple, Sengkang, sketch in gouache…
Posted on July 31, 2018
From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre….. From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, sketch in gouache From Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, sketch in gouache…
Posted on July 31, 2018
This month we had our sketchwalk at Kallang basin near Singapore Sports Hub. Sketch of Kallang River, Singapore, Gouache on paper Sketch of Kallang River, Singapore, Gouache on paper Me…
Posted on July 31, 2018
Practice…. sketch, gouache on paper…
Posted on July 26, 2018
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”, Sengkang East Ave. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”, Sengkang East Ave “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”,…
Posted on July 26, 2018
Practice from a photo.…
Posted on July 26, 2018
Studying the transparency and opacity of gouache. Sketch near Sengkang west waterway, Singapore, Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 26, 2018
Morning meeting near Anchorvale road. sketch near Anchorvale road sketch near Anchorvale road…
Posted on July 26, 2018
Punggol sketch…
Posted on July 16, 2018
Punggol Park sketch, A4, Gouache on paper Punggol Park sketch, A4, Gouache on paper…
Posted on July 12, 2018
Last week’s sketchwalk at AngMoKio park, the place felt so magical 🙂 Ang Mo Kio Garden sketch, A4, gouache on paper Ang Mo Kio Garden sketch, A4, gouache on paper…
Posted on July 6, 2018
study again……Punggol park, gouache. Punggol park, gouache on paper…
Posted on June 28, 2018
Some more Light study series……. Landscape sketches Sengkang, 2018…
Posted on June 1, 2018
Yesterday, Water Venture at East Coast for Ritu’s open water swim training. East Coast Sketch 2018 East Coast Sketch 2018…
Posted on May 30, 2018
picnic at Punggol waterway…. Punggol waterway sketch 2018 Punggol waterway sketch updated 2018 …
Posted on May 30, 2018
Last Saturday at May Sketchwalk……rain stopped us from sketching a few minutes, we continued thereafter. Singapore Art Museum, A4, 2018 Singapore Art Museum, A4, 2018…
Posted on May 30, 2018
Yesterday, we, a group of sketchers, had a meeting with Minster S. Iswaran, at Amaravati Exhibition space in Temasek Polytechnic. And a casual chat about our experience and thoughts about sketching Amaravati, the…
Posted on May 10, 2018
April Sketchwalk at Farrer Park Fields! Farrer Park Fields Sketch, gouache on paper Farrer Park Fields Sketch, gouache on paper…
Posted on April 29, 2018
Sketched a 5″ X 7″ gouache on Saunders 300gsm paper from a photo I took in Botanic Gardens Singapore earlier this year. I was trying to capture the backlight from…
Posted on April 25, 2018
The Centre for TransCultural Studies of Temasek Polytechnic presents the exhibition “We Draw Amaravati Together” by Urban Sketchers Singapore. This project is presented by the Amaravati Partnership Office of the…
Posted on April 19, 2018
Seeing life and landscape of India through the eyes of Urban Sketchers Singapore. For us, it has been an unforgettable experience, for you it will be definitely a visual treat…..Inviting…
Posted on April 13, 2018
I managed to catch up the “Interlace” art exhibition at Bynd Artisan featuring some of my inspiring artists from around the world including notable local artists. The artworks were done…
Posted on April 2, 2018
Sketching in beach road today for March Sketchwalk, Golden Mile Tower…….gouache on paper. Golden Mile Tower sketch, Beach road, gouache on paper…
Posted on April 1, 2018
Punggol park, Oil on canvas, 8″ X 12″…….working with oil paints after a very long time abt 4 yrs, study for a commissioned work.…
Posted on March 28, 2018
Here are some sketches I did last week, when we were in Borocay, Philippines for school holidays. This is the first time where I managed to squeeze in some comfort…
Posted on March 22, 2018
It started like this…..didn’t manage to document in-between steps, Gouache in paper.…
Posted on March 7, 2018
Sharing about my painting experiences in MOE Kindergarten @ Springdale!!…
Posted on March 7, 2018
Study in gouache, 5″ X 7″.…
Posted on March 1, 2018
Sold!…
Posted on March 1, 2018
Minister Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister in the Ministry of National Development of Singapore hosted us, the artists who sketched Amaravati and guests from India…
Posted on February 22, 2018
Bamboo and Red ribbons both bring good luck, a very common sight here in Sg……… Block 325B, Anchorvale Link.…
Posted on February 20, 2018
Lovely atmosphere and festive mood in the air….. today at Chinese New Year market, Rivervale Plaza……A4, Gouache on paper. GONG XI FA CAI!! 😀…
Posted on February 14, 2018
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Posted on February 7, 2018
Workshop on “Electronic lantern making” on saturday 10th Feb at LINK@AMK, 9:30-11:30am for kids aged 6-12 yrs. Learn to design a simple working electronic circuit with an On-Off Switch and…
Posted on February 6, 2018
today while waiting to fetch my son from school……..…
Posted on February 5, 2018
First Sketchwalk of the year at Chinatown…..…
Posted on January 27, 2018
Week 5- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” by Nathan Fowkes. “Edges” were the inclusive criteria for this week along with other principles. I’m still on my way…
Posted on January 26, 2018
5″ X 7″, Gouache.…
Posted on January 24, 2018
Some recent gouache studies from photographs…….…
Posted on January 23, 2018
Yesterday,…
Posted on January 22, 2018
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Posted on January 19, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – View from room, Vijayawada, AP.…
Posted on January 16, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Village Temple, Uddandarayunipalem, AP.…
Posted on January 15, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Handloom in Mangalagiri, AP.…
Posted on January 15, 2018
பொங்கல் தின வாழ்த்துக்கள்!! Happy Pongal!!!…
Posted on January 14, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Dhyana Buddha, Amaravati, AP.…
Posted on January 12, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Undavalli Caves, Guntur, AP.…
Posted on January 12, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Siva temple near the bank of River Krishna at Thallayapalem village, AP.…
Posted on January 11, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – a typical last century house in Nallapadu village, AP.…
Posted on January 10, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Maha Stupa, Amaravati, AP, these are the remains of the Mahachaitya buddhist stupa dating back to 3rd century B.C.…
Posted on January 10, 2018
“We Draw Amaravati Together” – Village pond……..Sakhamuru village, Amaravati, AP.…
Posted on January 9, 2018
I’m privileged to be a part of this sketching project involving USKSG organised by Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore to sketch the villages of Amaravati before they undergo changes to…
Posted on January 9, 2018
Sketching with “I jio you” group friends at Kampong Buangkok on Saturday.…
Posted on January 8, 2018
Wishing a very happy new year 2018!!Here’s a tiny bite of what my little friends created in 2017!!!…
Posted on January 4, 2018
USKSG November Sketchwalk at Little India……Petain Road.…
Posted on November 26, 2017
My client who purchased the ” Unconventional upcycled garden” sketch, also commissioned me to do a larger oil painting of her favorite view at Punggol Park. We had a couple…
Posted on November 17, 2017
A tiny tonal sketch at Swimming complex.…
Posted on November 14, 2017
Some of my recent Gouache sketches and Oil paintings (including on location and studio sketches) are on display at Sengkang Public Library’s “Community Wall” from November 1st to 30th. please…
Posted on November 6, 2017
Rangolis for MCCY – Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth’s online video for Deepavali 2017. Rangolis for MCCY – Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore…
Posted on November 3, 2017
“Three Men Show”, an art exhibit in Sengkang Public Library by Mr. Leong Chye Chye, Mr. Phua Koon Tong and Mr. Paul Ting is going on currently in the library’s…
Posted on October 29, 2017
October Sketchwalk in an unexpected place, Haw Par Villa. Sketch of the Square Pagoda in the “Pond of Legacy”….I didn’t manage to see all the sculptures(1000+) and stories behind them….will…
Posted on October 29, 2017
Week 4- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” Assignments using the Composition principles together with the addition of two more pigments to the limited palette – Lemon yellow…
Posted on October 26, 2017
Wishing all a very happy Deepavali!! Customised Rangoli, Singapore…
Posted on October 18, 2017
My Rangolis for MCCY – Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Deepavali 2017. Love the outcome, I thoroughly enjoyed designing the different phases this artform has traveled and still emerging with.…
Posted on October 11, 2017
A Gouache sketch I did two months ago………Anchorvale Drive 319A.…
Posted on October 6, 2017
My make during USKSG September Sketchwalk at Alkaff Bridge, Robertson Quay.…
Posted on October 2, 2017
Week 3- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” For 3rd week, Nathan allowed us to use pigments but limited to yellow ochre, venetian red, ultramarine blue, permanent sap green,…
Posted on September 27, 2017
In kids art workshop at Sengkang Public Library yesterday,…
Posted on September 24, 2017
Can’t resist sketching this little flower pot. I was watching these tiny red sparkles complementing with the green foliage and was waiting to give a try.…
Posted on September 22, 2017
A corner of the garden in Anchorvale Swimming Complex. Sketched for an hour there when kids were in their swimming lessons, completed later at home.…
Posted on September 18, 2017
This sketch for me was a challenging game of tones……..…
Posted on August 21, 2017
Steps in sketching…………
Posted on August 17, 2017
Two more sketches at the twilight hour, from Changi beach looking across Pulau Ubin.…
Posted on August 15, 2017
View from the rooftop pool of Village Hotel in Changi during our stay-cation, astounding to see the ships sailing and the planes continuously descending towards the airport. Had just half…
Posted on August 12, 2017
Happy Birthday Singapore from Changi Beach!!…
Posted on August 9, 2017
Tried a sketch of our flats here in Sg. Block 314A, Anchorvale Drive…
Posted on August 7, 2017
Sketched this about a month ago. Interesting to see a Brahma Shrine in front of this house here, which is very commonly seen in Thailand (I learnt they also have…
Posted on August 4, 2017
Week 2- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” course by Nathan Fowkes. 6 studies with focus on tonal patterns done using pic references. Rather I’m supposed to do…
Posted on August 2, 2017
July Sketchwalk at Telok Ayer street. My attempt of Thian Hock Keng Temple, the view has been blocked by the tourist buses constantly. Completed the details at home.…
Posted on August 2, 2017
Week 1- Assignment from Schoolism’s “Landscape Sketching in Watercolor and Gouache” course by Nathan Fowkes. This lesson is about value studies form masters, Nathan Fowkes has designed this as the basic…
Posted on July 15, 2017
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Posted on July 10, 2017
ASEAN Sketchwalk & Closing of USk10x10+ASEAN50…….a great event from USKSG organizers as always 🙂…
Posted on July 10, 2017
Opening of “USK 10X10 + ASEAN 50 + We Draw ASEAN Together” exhibition at GCV Temasek Polytechnic yesterday, many thanks for the entire team. I’m glad that two of my…
Posted on July 2, 2017
I’m thankful to National Gallery Singapore for commissioning my service in hosting an art activity, in accordance with Hari Raya celebrations. The last two days have been a successful full…
Posted on June 27, 2017
My little 7″ X 10″ in USKSG’s June Sketchwalk today………our family favorite place, Changi Village.…
Posted on June 24, 2017
Working on a craft project with National Gallery again for Hari Raya open house………
Posted on June 22, 2017
Testing the pen gifted by Ritu on Mother’s day. He said roses were finished in his bookshop and so he bought me a pen to sketch 😀…
Posted on May 21, 2017
A well-maintained community garden at Sengkang East Way near Block 325C, with lots of herbs, Spinach varieties and flowering plants.…
Posted on May 18, 2017
Hubby n kids took part in The Music Run at Sentosa last Saturday. We saw mostly youngsters in the crowd and the place was very cheerful. But a long queue…
Posted on May 8, 2017
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Posted on May 6, 2017
This for today…….…
Posted on May 4, 2017
Lemon yellow, Cadmium Red and Cerulean with Titanium White.…
Posted on April 29, 2017
Todays’s……….…
Posted on April 27, 2017
An unconventional upcycled garden near Block 314b, Anchorvale Drive.…
Posted on April 25, 2017
A Sunday morning……..…
Posted on April 23, 2017
A sneak peek of yesterday’s work at location. The sketch needs one more visit to call it completed. It’s raining here now, so waiting for the day to get it…
Posted on April 21, 2017
My kids have swimming lessons here every Friday. I definitely need more practice in drawing people, this for now.…
Posted on April 13, 2017
Another study outdoors while waiting for my kids from school…….I like the cool green hue of the leaves, there are plenty of these trees around my neighborhood with pretty purplish…
Posted on April 10, 2017
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Posted on April 7, 2017
I bought this small plastic palette with closed containers recently and found it extremely useful in keeping the Gouache paint wet for long period of time(for a week even without…
Posted on April 6, 2017
An old study with Lemon yellow, Cadmium red, Ultramarine and Titanium White.…
Posted on April 6, 2017
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Posted on April 1, 2017
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Posted on March 29, 2017
“Load”, Gouache on paper.…
Posted on March 27, 2017
Steps in working with Gouache. I used Cadmium yellow, Cadmium Red and Cerulean Blue with Titanium white.…
Posted on March 25, 2017
I don’t know why I’m always interested in sketching trees and foliage 😀 Tropical Palm in Sengkang West Riverside Park, done last month.…
Posted on March 23, 2017
Which one you like? old vs new……Glad I captured the old look last year in it’s brink of change.…
Posted on March 23, 2017
The Sengkang Compass Point Mall had been closed for renovation for nearly a year and came back with a fresh look with a new name, Compass One. With more residents…
Posted on March 22, 2017
Community garden near block 324D, had an hour before picking up kids from their schools.…
Posted on March 21, 2017
Sengkang west Zone D RC had arranged for a half-day leisure outing to St. John’s Island yesterday. Wonderfully organised by the team with games, competitions, gifts, lucky draw and snacks.…
Posted on March 20, 2017
Remnants of a 60 year old quaint estate, Dakota Crescent.…
Posted on February 26, 2017
Pics of steps……..”Foliage”, 6′ X 8″, Gouache.…
Posted on February 20, 2017
“Foliage”, 6″ X 8″, Gouache on Saunders Waterford CP(NOT)…….done from a reference photo. I have limited my colours on my palette to three plus white for all my sketches/paintings since…
Posted on February 6, 2017
Kids Art @myartsandcreatives 2017: Wish my friends a very Happy and prosperous Lunar New year 2017!! A handmade pop-up card using old/unused Ang baos 🙂…
Posted on February 1, 2017
I’m proud to design and collaborate the Pongal-Jallikattu themed Kolam/Rangoli with fellow residents during the “Pongal Harvest Festival 2017” jointly organised by Fernvale IAEC and Anchorvale IAEC. Thanks to all the…
Posted on January 21, 2017
A well spent Sunday morning with Sketchwalk cum opening of Punggol Town Square, two of my sketches shown in our Urban sketchers special exhibition. Our sketches are open for viewing…
Posted on January 15, 2017
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous new year from all of us!! Kids floating Rangoli with lights, Singapore…
Posted on December 31, 2016
A wonderful sketchwalk to end this year! 🙂 🙂…
Posted on December 31, 2016
Steps in my gouache painting of “Bore well truck”.…
Posted on December 31, 2016
Some unique renderings of Singapore by our little artists,…
Posted on December 31, 2016
Little hands at work,…
Posted on December 30, 2016
Bore well truck, Gouache on paper……..these trucks are very busy nowadays since rain is scarce here. (Nov 30th Erode).…
Posted on December 30, 2016
Laying road was used to be a very long and tedious process in the past….now it has become much faster than I expected, still the smell of tar gives me…
Posted on December 30, 2016
Met the wonderful and humble watercolour artist Ramesh Jhawar and his lovely family at my hometown. His watercolour works are a treat to look in person. Strong composition, convincing light and of…
Posted on December 28, 2016
Automated signalling man has been in operation since a few weeks in the nearby the construction site. The robot is dressed up quite convincingly to look like a traffic controller,…
Posted on November 8, 2016
Here’s a detail from a sketch (in progress) I did yesterday…..among the two traffic cones, one has a change in tone from light into shadow (showing convincing turning of form)…
Posted on November 3, 2016
Had a wonderful Deepavali at National Gallery, the reason being I got an opportunity to transform an intricate idea into a simplified visual reality. This custom designed mosaic Rangoli was…
Posted on November 2, 2016
Wishing everyone a very happy Deepavali !!…
Posted on October 28, 2016
I’m currently collaborating an Arty Crafty project with National Gallery for Deepavali. Do visit the open house on 29th, Saturday for a surprise hands-on activity, see you all !!…
Posted on October 26, 2016
At Changi beach last Sunday……….…
Posted on October 11, 2016
Sketched The Yoga Shala and Singapore Chao Ann Association with The Pinnacle@Duxton at the back. And friend Eve is also sketching here.…
Posted on September 24, 2016
Some random sketches…… Sengkang west waterway.…
Posted on September 12, 2016
Not so crowded on mornings, it’s a pleasant day. Be careful of oil spills everywhere in the water, my son got them on his skin and dress. We’re seeing too…
Posted on September 8, 2016
Stay-cation in Sentosa……….Siloso beach in Gouache, 9″ X 12″…
Posted on September 7, 2016
Reptiles are a great choice when we want to practice the texturing particularly, the skin textures and changing colours!!…
Posted on September 2, 2016
View from my Kitchen window. I’ve done the same view before in charcoal, details in the link below: http://myartsandcreatives.blogspot.sg/2015/05/urban-sketchers-singapore-volume-2.html Reason for sketching this again in Gouache is, the construction materials…
Posted on August 31, 2016
August sketchwalk at Niven road….A4, Gouache on Arches watercolour paper. My first sketchwalk was three years before, August 2013 at Bukit Timah Railway station 🙂…
Posted on August 28, 2016
I did a portrait painting for Indhu recently, she wanted a 11′ X 16″ portrait of her mother…..after doing a tonal charcoal study and a colour study, I started the…
Posted on August 26, 2016
Detail of a 11″X 16″ recent work………
Posted on August 24, 2016
I recently bought my sketcher friend Fish Wu’s book, purely a visual treat…….it’s amazing that he just uses a pen and paper to create a true work of art, abstracting…
Posted on August 4, 2016
After some episodes of migraines and vertigo, finally I could start sketching again. Ritu joined me for this month’s official sketchwalk in the charming, quiet Wessex Estate….he was thrilled to…
Posted on August 1, 2016
Morning Gossip, India…..9″ X 12″……Gouache on paper. Details………
Posted on June 29, 2016
Our backyard in India, 4″ X 11″, Gouache on paper.…
Posted on June 24, 2016
Back from India with a couple of sketches……….a row of shops opposite to my house, in the middle is a typical south Indian petty shop. People gather here to have…
Posted on June 21, 2016
It was very interesting to sketch this unused door in the material storage place…but my motto was to show convincing light and shadow across the patch of grass.As often said,…
Posted on May 10, 2016
I’m not a fan of the much commercialized celebration of “Days” like teacher’s day, mother’s day etc., instead I wud advise my students to make handmade cards or gifts if…
Posted on May 9, 2016
Official sketchwalk for April was held at Bukit Pasoh yesterday in conjunction with Singapore Heritage festival organised by National heritage board and National Museum. Lovely architecture along the street with bright…
Posted on May 1, 2016
Tried to capture the dappled light on the shed, however could have used saturated color in there. I used a limited palette of Cad yellow, cad Red and Prussian blue……always…
Posted on April 28, 2016
My DIY Stay Wet Palette for Gouache……..as everyone knew Gouache dries very fast, it’s a difficulty in misting the palette every now and then throughout the painting session…..I first tried…
Posted on April 27, 2016
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Posted on April 27, 2016
A typical void deck in Singapore apartments, an open space in ground floor with benches, bicycle parking racks and tables, some apartments even have small shops. This is the front…
Posted on April 21, 2016
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Posted on April 16, 2016
Designed this “Ruby ‘n Gold” during March holidays!!!…
Posted on March 28, 2016
March Sketchwalk in Potong Pasir…………
Posted on March 26, 2016
Started our drawing lessons with Dinosaur subjects – Brachiosaurus and Stegosaurus…….also learning how to add depth and volume with charcoal shading……..then came the interesting texturing lesson on getting realistic skin…
Posted on March 24, 2016
Houses near Gerald Drive have wonderful backgardens facing the little canal that extends from the Sengkang waterway, these are just on the opposite side of kampong Buangkok…..completed today (2 sessions…
Posted on March 9, 2016
We frequent Sengkang Riverside Park and Mushroom Cafe on Sunday afternoons and went last Sunday too. After lunch, kids and hubby headed to fly kites and I hopped from tree…
Posted on March 7, 2016
“Compass Point” mall in Sengkang is undergoing renovation currently and temporarily closed for about 1 year. People here miss the Public Library, Supermarket and other eateries. This is how it…
Posted on March 2, 2016
Sketched this soon-to-be-demolished Rochor Centre for today’s sketchwalk.…
Posted on February 27, 2016
Implementing the colouring techniques(blending, gradation, scratching, layering) learnt so far…………. This was given to the students as home assignment and I was very surprised to see that they combined some…
Posted on February 25, 2016
Fire and an Ice dragon in chalk pastels!! It’s rather easy to blend colours with chalk pastels….though a very messy medium, chalk pastels are remarkable in portraying the glowing light…
Posted on February 19, 2016
Houses near Gerald Drive have wonderful backgardens facing the little canal that extends from the Sengkang waterway, these are just on the opposite side of kampong Buangkok…..here is one I…
Posted on February 17, 2016
Sketching from 10th storey at National Library Board for SG HEARTscapes Sketchwalk.…
Posted on February 14, 2016
Come down to National Library Board from 29 January to 21 February 2016 to view Singapore’s favourite places through the eyes of “Urban Sketchers Singapore”. Sketches, paintings and photographs of…
Posted on February 14, 2016
Oil pastel lesson 1 is all about colours and blending….in contrast this lesson combines the technique as well, each student has to choose different colours for each layer and I…
Posted on February 11, 2016
A colouring lesson in Oil pastels……..…
Posted on February 10, 2016
GONG XI FA CAI !! Our cute little “Hong Bao” or “Ang pow” baskets for Chinese New Year!!…
Posted on February 7, 2016
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS!! With Lunar New Year commencing next week, the official Sketchwalk for January was organised at Chinatown…..the place is festive with people and…
Posted on February 1, 2016
Kampong Buangkok, Gouache, 3.5″ X 11″…
Posted on January 28, 2016
A colourful start of my Art & Craft lessons for the current batch that started in the mid of 2015…….I have many excuses for not sharing these promptly, but for…
Posted on January 26, 2016
Water Sports Centre, Anchorvale…..A4, Gouache…..the foreground was too big in the original sketch, I cropped some of the foreground here.…
Posted on January 21, 2016
Happy to be a part of the Pongal festival celebration at Cheng San Community Club with respected Prime Minister of Singapore as the Guest of Honour……many kids and adults of…
Posted on January 19, 2016
Sengkang Hockey stadium is a part of Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, two important events have been held here in the past few years – Hockey tournament of 2010 Youth…
Posted on January 14, 2016
Rangoli, kolam, Singapore…
Posted on January 1, 2016
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Posted on December 9, 2015
Just had half an hour to sketch as I came very late for the sketchwalk……….…
Posted on November 29, 2015
Cheers! My sketch and Ritu’s sketches are among many other wonderful Urbansketches at “SG Heart Map festival” in the Marina Bay Float. Thank you curators Zaihan and Mdm Tia for…
Posted on November 29, 2015
Welcome to view many outstanding works(most of them are representational) at “Celebrating NAFA’s Fine Art” exhibition from today till next Sunday(11am – 7pm daily)…..mine is under “Continuing Education” group at…
Posted on November 28, 2015
School holidays and I’m going walks with my kids around waterway……saw a couple of monitor lizards, Kingfishers and everyday I’m sketching 360 degree views from the same shady spot under…
Posted on November 26, 2015
Today’s morning walk & study………Sengkang floating wetland, Gouache.…
Posted on November 24, 2015
Urban Sketchers Singapore correspondent Mdm Tia Boon Sim talking about Ritu’s sketch (the sketch on the right) alongside other urban sketchers on Channel 8 yesterday…..available from time 33:30 at http://video.toggle.sg/en/tv-show/news/nov-2015-hello-singapore/thu-19-nov-2015/348959…
Posted on November 20, 2015
Rangoli for a corporate Deepavali event at Bedok……with a 3 1/2 feet “Kutthuvilakku” and decorative Diyas. I decorated the transparent sheet Rangoli with Kundan stones and Gold liner, since my…
Posted on November 15, 2015
Tampines Town Council recently placed an order for 5 unique handmade sets of Rangoli……. a special privilege is that these custom made sets are going to be signed by 5…
Posted on November 5, 2015
“NAFA SG50 Fine Art exhibition” is to be held from 29th November – 6th December to mark Singapore’s 50th birthday…..I’m honored that my painting “Twins” has been selected to be…
Posted on October 28, 2015
Sengkang West Floating Wetland, 9″ X 12″, Gouache sketch……..this was done earlier this month when the air was clear for a day between continual hazy skies 🙁…
Posted on October 27, 2015
“Moving Waves” – Earlier this year, I made a simple handmade mechanical toy for my son Ritu……he designed the waves, diver, ship and the front side…..we both learnt together many…
Posted on October 14, 2015
Sitting at level 1, we’re looking down the Arrival Hall at basement and up the high roof diffusing natural daylight, to my left is a huge vertical garden stretching all…
Posted on September 28, 2015
Sketched this last Sunday during our usual weekend picnic at Punggol waterway……..reworked the foreground tree later at home.…
Posted on September 25, 2015
Some recent charcoal study from pictures…..on how to render convincing form and depth using values……South Bridge road and a temple……suggestions welcome!…
Posted on September 25, 2015
Quick sketch at Changi Beach.…
Posted on September 24, 2015
People waiting for trains in Sengkang LRT station……when sketching people especially, we tend to deeply connect with that present moment about what they are doing around, where are they rushing…
Posted on September 24, 2015
A brisk and fun filled sketchwalk for SG Heart Map at Singapore Botanic Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage site….. lovely stamps!!…
Posted on August 23, 2015
Saw this little colorful cabin of “Waterway Watch Society” under the bridge near Punggol waterplay area, couldn’t help but do a gouache sketch instead of my usual monochromes. We usually…
Posted on August 17, 2015
Privileged to be a part of the “Let’s Draw Singapore” a book relay project by Urbansketchers James, Lisa and Don. 61 contributors shared memories of their neighborhoods in the form of…
Posted on August 17, 2015
I missed the activities and workshops on the four days of Urban Sketching Symposium 2015 held here in Singapore, but went for the fourth day mass sketchwalk for the symposium…
Posted on July 26, 2015
It was Hari Raya Puasa yesterday, we were in Changi Beach…….not so crowded there unlike all other public holidays, kids had a good time playing and I did two gouache…
Posted on July 18, 2015
Gouache sketch done yesterday at Changi Beach, I’ve sketched the same view in watercolour and charcoal before.…
Posted on July 18, 2015
Some clicks with my students on the last day of course…….. they are sweet, curious, naughty, talkative, hardworking and all the more lovely. The best part of them is their…
Posted on July 9, 2015
Here are some juicy fruity art……..done from direct observation.…
Posted on July 6, 2015
This is the most awaited artwork students want to do, “Merlion”, the very famous symbol of Singapore……..I made kids to practice the drawing many times, now they know the easy…
Posted on July 4, 2015
Sketched this for June Sketchwalk – Bukit Pasoh………Charcoal on paper, need more and more practice 🙁…
Posted on June 29, 2015
“We Draw Singapore Together” exhibition jointly organised by Temasek Polytechnic and USKSG is officially open now, the exhibit runs till 12th August in Glocal Connect Village, Temask Polytechnic. Displayed are…
Posted on June 26, 2015
“Gardens By The Bay” at night!!…
Posted on June 26, 2015
“We Draw Singapore Together” workshop cum sketchwalk event was organised by Temasek Polytechnic and Urban Sketchers Singapore…..I attended the workshop about Sketching People and…
Posted on June 2, 2015
Sketched this in 3 sessions of 45 mins each, this Methodist Church is besides my HDB block….it has nursery and kindergarten classes, my son studied here for the past three…
Posted on May 26, 2015
Take a breezy stroll along the row of colourful shophouses and Singapore river!…
Posted on May 20, 2015
Honored to have my sketches in URBAN SKETCHERS SINGAPORE volume 2……thank you for the team…….some precious moments at the book launch in National Library yesterday! My Sketches and stories! Stamp…
Posted on May 17, 2015
View of Sengkang West Avenue overlooking The Seletar Mall, Fernvale……..from the lift lobby of my HDB.…
Posted on May 14, 2015
These are examples for efficient way of rendering details by layering oil pastels, Esplanade by the Bay.…
Posted on May 14, 2015
Morning light, Sengkang West, 9″ X 12″, oil on canvas.…
Posted on May 4, 2015
My May Day Sketch…………..Changi Beach, Charcoal on paper.…
Posted on May 3, 2015
Painting in Oil after almost 1 year, again my favorite subject, the hues could have been subdued little more, definitely need improvisation in colour handling, ……..”Couple”, Oil on canvas, A4…
Posted on April 29, 2015
April Sketchwalk for Urban Sketchers Singapore,……….. Global Yellow Pages Building, Toa Payoh,…….. Charcoal on paper. Ritu’s Sketch,…
Posted on April 26, 2015
Having gone through the necessary basics so far, now it’s time to start painting some of the local scenes…….I showed photos for reference and explained the students how to develop…
Posted on April 22, 2015
Our second lesson in painting water and reflections……we also learnt how to give a weathered look for the fishing boat.…
Posted on April 15, 2015
National Library and Urban Sketchers Singapore organised the “Jalan Jalan Trail – Outdoor Walk & Sketching session” last Sunday and the event is captured by CNA, here’s the link……interview of…
Posted on April 14, 2015
Tongkang LRT, Charcoal on paper………sketched this from the walkway connecting nearby HDB and carpark. The word “Tongkang” refers to a kind of boat, most of the places in and around…
Posted on April 9, 2015
View from Punggol beach.…
Posted on April 6, 2015
Water is a very versatile compositional element that gives a lively feel if added to any landscape, we had lessons on how to paint water………and I explained my students how…
Posted on March 31, 2015
A glimpse of me and my Rangoli in Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council Newsletter (Issue 44 Jan-March 2015)……..I thoroughly enjoyed creating this “SG 50 & Pongal” themed Rangoli single handedly 2…
Posted on March 30, 2015
A storage unit in Sengkang West Avenue.…
Posted on March 30, 2015
Making a colour wheel with only 3 primary colours and mixing secondary colours is the basic idea of this lesson….kids also learned about warm and cool colours and how to…
Posted on March 24, 2015
A Happy accident! I sketched my first session of St Anne’s Church on last Friday and kept my charcoal sketch on the table…..my 2 yr old little daughter has sprayed…
Posted on March 21, 2015
The last of our tree series is Pine….students practiced the tree first, then painted a suitable snowscape, with a snowman of course! The fun part was adding the snow!!…
Posted on March 16, 2015
The second lesson in the tree series is about how to paint bamboo……also we drew a panda to eat those bamboo…….our favorite lesson, the older kids tried a new watercolour…
Posted on March 6, 2015
My Charcoal sketches and Oil paintings are on exhibit in Sengkang Public Library “Wall of Art” from 1st March to 31st March, I welcome you all! Please drop by to…
Posted on March 2, 2015
My sketch of Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Avenue 2 for the February Sketchwalk with Urban Sketchers Singapore……………Charcoal on paper. I had to rush home, so couldn’t wait for the…
Posted on February 28, 2015
Sengkang Riverside, Charcoal on paper…
Posted on February 25, 2015
This is the second lesson in the tree series, when learning to paint a palm kids also learnt to do a beach landscape. I have to constantly remind them retain…
Posted on February 25, 2015
Sketch of Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanamuneeswarar Temple, Sengkang East……..Charcoal on paper. We go there often and the sounds and smell of the place make my mind relaxed and peaceful. This is…
Posted on February 24, 2015
Uncle Lim’s shop, Tongkang LRT…
Posted on February 13, 2015
Here’s an easy watercolour tree for our little creative minds to use in their artworks!…
Posted on February 6, 2015
Watercolour is a very good medium to work out the soft feathery effects, we explored this in our flamingo, Cranes and Roosters! Some of the examples,…
Posted on February 5, 2015
My “SG 50 and Pongal” Rangoli today at Sengkang CC SG 50 Rangoli, Singapore SG 50 Rangoli, Singapore SG 50 Rangoli, Singapore SG 50 Rangoli, Singapore…
Posted on February 1, 2015
My sketch for today “January Sketchwalk” with Urban Sketchers Singapore. Sketch with charcoal, A4 size….enhanced the darks at home. It was great meeting fellow sketchers…
Posted on January 31, 2015
Sketch of Puat Jit Buddhist Temple in Sengkang, Charcoal on paper, A4 size. I did this sketch for 5 days, 1 hour per day. The architectural details are a treat…
Posted on January 30, 2015
Landscape Sketch in charcoal, A4 size…
Posted on January 28, 2015
Charcoal and pencil sketch.…
Posted on January 21, 2015
Sketch of my neighborhood tree when my daughter is in her playgroup, charcoal medium on paper.…
Posted on January 20, 2015
It was a class full of fun and pride when the students did their watercolour koi, see why here,…
Posted on January 20, 2015
In my neighborhood, charcoal on paper.…
Posted on January 19, 2015
Some of my students’ watercolours, we loved to see colour running and mixing together to give some unique textures!…
Posted on January 19, 2015
Sketches of Sengkang Riverside, 9″ X 12″, Charcoal on paper.…
Posted on January 6, 2015
Some of the pencil sketches done when I was in India last month.…
Posted on December 30, 2014
A charcoal sketch near Sengkang West Riverside park.…
Posted on December 30, 2014
Our crazy crabs!…
Posted on November 4, 2014
Flowers are a great source of inspiration for all, they are even more inspiration for us with soft petals, blending colours, shapes,twists and turns. We painted some watercolour flowers showing…
Posted on October 30, 2014
October Sketchwalk, Raffles Hotel……charcoal on paper. Ritu’s sketch, done with pencil first before going over with pen.…
Posted on October 25, 2014
We did a couple of wet on wet landscapes again, simple and straightforward compositions to make students understand the concept well. I like to make them practice many pieces instead…
Posted on October 24, 2014
Virtual portrait class, Charcoal sketch.…
Posted on October 17, 2014
We did a couple of simple wet on wet landscapes in watercolor…..one with the same color but with varying intensity of pigment, the other landscape with two different colors.…
Posted on October 14, 2014
View of Compass Point mall from Sengkang CC.…
Posted on October 12, 2014
Charcoal sketch of Park connector near Tampines Expressway, enhanced the darks later at home.…
Posted on October 6, 2014
Upcycled Bib Necklace for my little princess, made from old clothes! Thanks for the creators around the globe for sharing and inspiring!!…
Posted on October 1, 2014
Me and my son Ritesh went for the September Sketchwalk by Urban Sketchers Singapore in Circular road, Clarke Quay. Needless to say, we happily sketched there ….it’s very much inspiring…
Posted on September 28, 2014
The final episode of the Drawing module is “RAINFOREST”, you can see the details about this project here and the up close pics here. The second module is all about Watercolours………the Introduction…
Posted on September 26, 2014
Here are some of my try on portraits form photos in “Virtual Portrait Class”…
Posted on September 19, 2014
After birds, I started with animal drawings…….thought it would be easy for my students to go with farm animals first. As usual I came up with a “Farm scene” project,…
Posted on September 18, 2014
For myself! Details…
Posted on September 16, 2014
“Birds” is a very fascinating subject for kids, because they can play with many colors…….I planned to co-ordinate all my subjects into a single theme “My Bird Park” and so…
Posted on September 16, 2014
The “Aqua series” started with drawing concept as usual and then we used the medium “oil pastels” for the colors. The best thing with oil pastels is that students can play…
Posted on September 6, 2014
“Reptiles” is a great way to incorporate most of the fun textures because they naturally have lots of unique textures on their skin…..as usual, initially students would draw their subjects…
Posted on August 28, 2014
Drawing Dinos was the second sub-module, students had so much fun drawing the dinosaurs and adding embelishments! After basic drawing classes, kids were encouraged to do a framed art using…
Posted on August 28, 2014
Random Sketches with water soluble pen.…
Posted on August 21, 2014
My recent attempts for the “Virtual Portrait Class” fb group, sketches are done from photos…….everyone in the group would post their version…….it’s very interesting to see various styles and techniques…
Posted on August 19, 2014
A quick sketch of a moving ship at Changi Beach.…
Posted on August 18, 2014
Back to the Introduction class of Kids art 2014! I started the first class with shapes, students are encouraged to draw any structure/drawing using one or a combination of them…….building…
Posted on August 15, 2014
A peep into the “Rainforest”, exciting to see how much “life and character” the kids breathed into their animal drawings……..we even added forest vines! Students enjoyed looking at the nice…
Posted on August 13, 2014
I’ve to explain what I’m doing(!) with my art classes bcoz parents deserve it(yesss, otherwise they’ll call me crazy(?) and also this is a Shameless Self Promotion before anyone claims…
Posted on August 11, 2014
We explored the Still Life themes also for the 2012 batch kids, initially they had little difficulty in capturing the size and orientation of the subjects but they soon got…
Posted on August 9, 2014
Happy to share this here! I started my first batch of kids art classes in the year 2012 with 3 students…….the start up is solely by the interest of the…
Posted on August 7, 2014
A charcoal study, trying to get depth and volume using light and shadow.…
Posted on August 5, 2014
Very refreshing to sketch this lively place in between two high rise flats, Anchorvale Street, Sengkang West.…
Posted on August 1, 2014
My charcoal sketches for July Sketchwalk with Urban Sketchers in Singapore Sports Hub, we had special permission to visit the stadium and there was a big turnout! Thanks for the…
Posted on July 27, 2014
This is a study in charcoal from a previous oil painting.…
Posted on July 25, 2014
Our neighborhood flats are getting a new coat of paint, this is a 5 min quick sketch as they are painting really fast!…
Posted on July 24, 2014
Sketch of void deck of my flat where I wait to pick up my son everyday. Charcoal and pencil on paper.…
Posted on July 23, 2014
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Posted on July 15, 2014
Charcoal sketch of Sengkang West waterway.…
Posted on July 7, 2014
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Posted on July 3, 2014
June sketchwalk with urban sketchers at Whampoa, my son did the sketch of a house gate in Jln Bahagia, he said he couldn’t complete the sketch as the owner opened…
Posted on June 30, 2014
Plein air painting yesterday at Sengkang west Park, 9″x 12″, oil on canvas. Ng Song Hoy Theresa’s painting! We missed our painting group, Madhavi and Vivian.…
Posted on May 26, 2014
View from my kitchen window, shows AnchorvaleCC/stadium, Sengkang west waterway and LRT overhead bridge. I managed to sketch this before any new construction suddenly sprouts up in between! Charcoal on…
Posted on May 23, 2014
Me and Theresa went to Punggol Park Sunday, did this one in oil paint, this is rather a study for future painting…..it was raining in between, so we had to…
Posted on May 6, 2014
Punggol Dam, charcoal on paper.…
Posted on May 6, 2014
A lifting truck near my place, charcoal on paper. Sengkang Riverside, charcoal on paper.…
Posted on May 5, 2014
My charcoal sketch in Children’s book section during sketchwalk with Urban sketchers Singapore in Kinokuniya bookstore.…
Posted on April 28, 2014
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Posted on April 16, 2014
Plein air oil painting in Sengkang West Riverside Park….. Madhavi, me, Vivian, Theresa!…
Posted on April 10, 2014
Clean-up work near Anchorvale CC bridge, charcoal on paper.…
Posted on April 4, 2014
My artwork exhibit in Sengkang Library “Wall of Art” starts from today till the end of this month, both Still life and landscape paintings in oil are on display, Thank…
Posted on April 1, 2014
Watercolor sketch on location in Changi Beach, showing Pulau Ubin and it’s fishing village, size A4…
Posted on March 25, 2014
Sparkles, Sengkang Floating Wetland, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas This is a studio painting from a previous on location study to capture the white herons, as seen from Sengkang…
Posted on March 19, 2014
Wanted to capture the architectural beauty of National Museum of Singapore during our sketchwalk but in vain, I think the reason may be my short of experience in using watercolors…
Posted on March 17, 2014
We had a sketchwalk in Urban Sketchers group for Little India, I did these sketches in Campbell Lane…….first one tried with watercolor, the next is the sketch of a statue…
Posted on March 9, 2014
Blushing, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on March 6, 2014
Crystal Craze, Handmade Jewelry…
Posted on March 2, 2014
Anchorvale CC Swimming Complex, Sengkang.…
Posted on February 26, 2014
From My Love, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on February 21, 2014
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Posted on February 10, 2014
When I am waiting for my son’s school bus, saw an elderly lady coming in her car with lots of milk cans, started to water the plants in the neighborhood, surprised…
Posted on February 7, 2014
At Singapore Botanic Gardens Swan lake.…
Posted on February 3, 2014
A quick charcoal sketch in my neighborhood, while waiting for my son’s school bus.…
Posted on January 29, 2014
This is the sketch I did in charcoal at the Bedok Reservoir Sketchwalk with Urban Sketchers Singapore on saturday.…
Posted on January 26, 2014
Coherent, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on January 23, 2014
Plein air oil painting of “Church of The Epiphany” in Jalan Kayu along Tampines Expressway. Many construction works are going on nearby, quite unsure of this very old architecture. Sketched…
Posted on January 13, 2014
On location paintings in Oil done on 5th Jan 2014 in Kampong Buangkok, the last surviving kampong in mainland Singapore. Thinking of submitting these for “A Changed World” exhibition to…
Posted on January 7, 2014
Did this one today at Jalan Kayu, an old two storey house tucked in between other newly renovated houses, with interesting antique lamps, cracks on the walls and fresh colorful…
Posted on January 4, 2014
Our Terrarium, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on December 31, 2013
White Daisies, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on December 27, 2013
Waterway, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on December 27, 2013
An 1 1/2 hour study ( on Saturday) in oil in the bird-watching spot of Sengkang Floating Wetland, can see lots of White Herons on the trees. They keep coming…
Posted on December 9, 2013
Apples, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on December 4, 2013
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Posted on December 3, 2013
In Punggol Waterway, started with the intention of making loose, blending painterly washes but ended up with (two) too tight studies…….. very happy to attend the sketchwalk this time nearby…
Posted on December 2, 2013
A study in monochrome helps to concentrate more on tonal relationships, this study is done from life. I’m trying to get the basics and nuances of the watercolour medium better…
Posted on November 28, 2013
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Posted on November 28, 2013
A watercolour study from life, done a few weeks ago.…
Posted on November 28, 2013
Saw this man near the waterway today morning, he is exercising with a heavy weight wooden ring, first started to swing around his waist and then towards upper body. The…
Posted on November 25, 2013
Here is the plein air painting I did today, the sky is overcast, so the light is cool and no much sharp or crisp shadows. en plein air 17/11/2013, 9″…
Posted on November 17, 2013
This plein air painting is done today morning along Sengkang west riverside, comfortably in shade under a bridge. en plein air 16/11/2013, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on November 16, 2013
Still Life, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on November 14, 2013
Monochrome Study, 11″X 16″, Watercolour…
Posted on October 29, 2013
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Posted on October 29, 2013
Blooms, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on October 23, 2013
Sketch of Puat Jit Budhhist Temple in Anchorvale Walk.…
Posted on October 16, 2013
Riverbank, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on October 12, 2013
9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on October 12, 2013
Study of temple in Jalan Kayu in oil paint, four temples are here together one Buddhist and three Taoist temples, got only 1 1/2 hours to paint there, done with…
Posted on October 8, 2013
Sketch of Brewbaker’s in Anchorvale CC Sengkang.…
Posted on October 8, 2013
Sketch of ice cream uncle in my neighborhood when having a leisure walk with my kids, means I now take my sketchbook along wherever I go, thanks Urban Sketchers for…
Posted on October 3, 2013
A still life drawing of A4 size, must do more like these!…
Posted on October 1, 2013
This is my first sketchwalk with Urban Sketchers at the historic Bukit Timah Railway station!! So happy and inspired by the sketchers, hope to join them everytime!…
Posted on September 29, 2013
Kampong Buangkok, 9″ X 12″, Watercolour on paper …
Posted on September 22, 2013
Summer, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas This…
Posted on September 22, 2013
The rainbow HDB 316 in Hougang Avenue 7 Hougang central behind Hougang mall, with interesting roof top designs…
Posted on September 18, 2013
I’m so happy to meet my art collectors Ms. Suat Leng, Ms. Teresa and Mr. Michael in whose homes 3 of my paintings are now. Me and art collector Mr.…
Posted on September 16, 2013
Sketching in Sengkang CC…
Posted on September 8, 2013
Entrance to Floating Wetland in Sengkang west, in the front has the Heliconia plant with it’s red flowers pop out.…
Posted on September 1, 2013
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Posted on August 25, 2013
I saw a man sitting alone under the Sengkang west bridge(the one near Anchorvale CC) on sunday and enjoying the evening Sun along the waterway, he was there for a…
Posted on August 25, 2013
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Sketch of a Kopitiam food stall in Compass Point L4.…
Posted on August 25, 2013
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Posted on August 25, 2013
These are the studies done in Sengkang West Riverside park.…
Posted on August 25, 2013
“Go Green” These group of latest paintings are inspired by the theme “Go Green”, I’ve tried to capture the light on landscapes true to Singapore. The paintings are done with a limited…
Posted on July 31, 2013
Still Waters, 9″ X 12″, oil on canvas …
Posted on July 22, 2013
Summer, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas SOLD A scene like this is usual in Sengkang waterway, people alone or in groups fishing along the banks, though now it’s no…
Posted on July 12, 2013
Through the light, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas. …
Posted on July 9, 2013
Into the Light, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas It is very pleasing to watch the sun glittering through the leaves in early or late hours, especially the fluorescent colors…
Posted on July 1, 2013
Rose study, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas A rose study done a long time before.…
Posted on June 26, 2013
Cool!, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas Time and tide wait for none, but time here stands still for you to enjoy the lively. The tranquil water mesmerizes everyone, evokes…
Posted on May 15, 2013
Elegant, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on May 3, 2013
Light and Shade, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on April 27, 2013
Tranquility, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas Time and tide wait for none, but time here stands still for you to enjoy the lively. The tranquil water mesmerizes everyone, evokes…
Posted on April 19, 2013
A small watercolor study after a looooooong time, when you are not able to pursue your passion and going around the chores always, you will be longing for a little…
Posted on February 8, 2013
Recently I completed an oil painting for Ms.Cherie, it is a portrait painting of all her family members, size 18″ by 24″. I enjoyed working on the figures, especially her…
Posted on November 27, 2012
Turquoise, 18″ X 36″, Acrylic on canvas Donated for Assisi Hospice Charity I’m happy that this artwork fetched…
Posted on November 6, 2012
We are blessed with a baby girl on 17th October, I wanted to share this happy moment with you all.…
Posted on October 25, 2012
Still Life Flowers, 8.3″ X 11.7″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on September 26, 2012
Ms. Jaclyn Lua with artwork This is the second commissioned artwork I did for Ms. Jaclyn Lua, she loved the way I enhanced the mood and perspective of the scene…
Posted on September 21, 2012
A new day!, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on September 4, 2012
MacRitchie Reservoir 2, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on August 27, 2012
Me and my son with art collector Mr. Thomas, he particularly liked the painting “A Serene Heritage Trail 2” depicting an unforgettable place in Singapore’s history!…
Posted on August 13, 2012
Hi all, my latest paintings are currently on display at Sengkang Public Library (Compass Point Level 4) from 1st August to 30th September. Thank you everyone for the continuous support and…
Posted on August 2, 2012
MacRitchie Reservoir 1, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on July 30, 2012
Two in a row, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas Oil painting of a scene from Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.…
Posted on July 25, 2012
Happy Swan Family!, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on July 12, 2012
Handmade rope and pendant Jewelry with Rhinestones and Swarovski crystals. Have a good day!…
Posted on July 2, 2012
Singapore Clarke Quay 2, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on July 1, 2012
Golden Hour, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on June 16, 2012
Reflections, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on June 10, 2012
Beat the Heat!, 16″ X 20″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on May 11, 2012
Here are some of my drawings and paintings from the weekend Art course, the one year course is going to get completed soon, me and my friends will miss those…
Posted on May 1, 2012
A Sunny Day, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on March 28, 2012
Singapore Clarke Quay 1, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on February 15, 2012
Riverside, 12″X 16″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on February 7, 2012
The Shed, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas This small artistic shed is a one man show on a vast stretch of vacant land in Sengkang West. I tried this…
Posted on January 27, 2012
Blooming Shrubs, 8.3″ X 11.7″, Acrylic on canvas This is my first painting after a visit to my hometown, it has been a long time since I posted here. This…
Posted on January 8, 2012
Sunlit foliage, 8.3″ X 11.7″, Acrylic on canvas A painting of a sunlit foliage in a vertical format!…
Posted on November 17, 2011
Buangkok Kampong 4, 8.3″ X 11.7″, Acrylic on canvas This is another painting showing a typical kampong house in Buangkok. This is the last surviving kampong in mainland Singapore, situated…
Posted on November 7, 2011
Singapore F1, 8.3″ X 11.7″, Acrylic on canvas This recent painting is a night scene showing the Esplanade and Formula1 racing. It was interesting to paint the glowing lights of…
Posted on October 23, 2011
Tanah Lot, Bali, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas This is another painting showing the sea temple in Tanah Lot. My painting exhibit contract with Public Library ended last week…
Posted on October 10, 2011
Chinese Garden, Singapore, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on September 21, 2011
Wire Crochet Necklace…
Posted on September 20, 2011
Creek and Cranes, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas Donated for ASSISI HOSPICE Charity Auction …
Posted on September 20, 2011
Sunrise River, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas The Sunrise on the Serangoon river is a spectacular scene, with the first light of the day breaking the clouds. The Sun…
Posted on September 6, 2011
Flying Fisherman, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD The Serangoon river running along the Sengkang East is a habitat for a variety of birds. Herons and kingfishers are common…
Posted on August 25, 2011
Sengkang West River, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD This painting shows the view of Sengkang west riverbank from the Floating Wetland. My art collector Ms. Mei Yoke lives…
Posted on August 21, 2011
A Serene Heritage Trail 2, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD This view of Bukit Timah Railway Station is from a rugged sand path behind the station. Situated in…
Posted on August 15, 2011
Forest Light, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas The painting “Forest Light” is done for a client, Ms. Pearl. She asked for a fresh greenish color for the entire painting…
Posted on August 15, 2011
Sunset River, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on August 11, 2011
Kampong Buangkok 3, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD This is another painting showing a typical scene of kampong in Buangkok. This is the last surviving kampong in mainland…
Posted on August 11, 2011
Me and Mr. Dominic Mr. Dominic and Ms. Nurul bought my painting ” A Serene Heritage Trail”. Mr. Dominic knew the station very well and he could not find the…
Posted on August 9, 2011
Me and Sue Yesterday I met my art collectors Ms. Sue and Mr. Allan, they bought my paintings portraying Kampong houses and riverside. Both of them said they are very…
Posted on August 5, 2011
My second exhibit of Paintings at Sengkang Public Library starts from today for two months, August and September 2011. Looking forward to see the response!…
Posted on August 1, 2011
Kampong Buangkok 2, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on July 30, 2011
Kampong Buangkok 1, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on July 30, 2011
Riverbank Tree, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on July 30, 2011
Morning Breeze, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD The Sengkang West Riverside jogging track has attracted many people who want to get a green, fresh look of vegetation amidst…
Posted on July 30, 2011
New Address?, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on July 30, 2011
If you rest , you rust, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas Donated for ASSISI HOSPICE Charity Auction This elderly man was seen…
Posted on July 30, 2011
A Serene Heritage Trail, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD This is a painting of Bukit Timah Railway Station, that recently became an important heritage trail of…
Posted on July 30, 2011
Hi, It has been a long time since I posted any painting because I was away for vacation to Bali, Indonesia. The trip was of course enjoyable and i had…
Posted on July 2, 2011
I’m happy that my painting below has won Third Prize in the Earth Day 2011 Mural Design Contest conducted by StarHub. It’s a conceptual contest based on this year’s Earth Day theme, “A…
Posted on May 25, 2011
Shimmering Water, 8″ X 20″, 16″ X 20″, 8″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD Water has always been very fascinating to paint for me, particularly the reflections. But in…
Posted on April 30, 2011
Yellow Fields, 16″ X 20″ each, Acrylic on Canvas SOLD The “Yellow Fields” has two canvas panels, each one can be used separately or combined together. I used different hues…
Posted on April 28, 2011
Beach Huts, 12″ X 16″, Acrylic on canvas Again analogous color scheme for this painting! Happy Painting!!…
Posted on March 9, 2011
Happy to receive the enthusiastic comments and enquiries for my paintings posted in “Wall Of Art” at Senkang Public Library. I’m still more energised to work on more paintings to give…
Posted on February 13, 2011
“Wall of Art”, Sengkang Public Library, Singapore My paintings are on display in the “Wall Of Art” at Sengkang public library, attracting many visitors! The gallery will be on display…
Posted on January 25, 2011
Hi friends, My recent landscape paintings are here, hope u enjoy ! Two Fishermen, 16″X 20″, Acrylic on canvas SOLD High Falls, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas Forest Stream,…
Posted on October 27, 2010
I used acrylic paints for this painting. A foto which i took at Khatib Seletar Reservoir was my inspiration for this painting! Have a look at my other recent work!…
Posted on March 23, 2010