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
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
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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Posted on January 7, 2020
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
Gouache on location sketch at Erode.…
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
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
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
Another one using #heavypaint Digital sketch, India…
Posted on August 1, 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
Kampong Buangkok…… full of charm, Gouache on Hahnemühle sketchbook.…
Posted on May 15, 2019
Sengkang floating wetland in yesterday’s rain, 1 hour sketch.…
Posted on April 27, 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
Yesterday at Kampong Buangkok.…
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
Yesterday at Sengkang riverside after the rains, felt surreal.…
Posted on January 14, 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
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
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 breezy morning here in Sengkang @ Sengkang Floating Wetland in Punggol Reservoir Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch Sengkang Floating Wetland sketch…
Posted on August 2, 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
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
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
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
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
Study in gouache, 5″ X 7″.…
Posted on March 1, 2018
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Posted on February 7, 2018
Yesterday,…
Posted on January 22, 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” – 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
Sketching with “I jio you” group friends at Kampong Buangkok on Saturday.…
Posted on January 8, 2018
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
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
My little 7″ X 10″ in USKSG’s June Sketchwalk today………our family favorite place, Changi Village.…
Posted on June 24, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
Sketched this last Sunday during our usual weekend picnic at Punggol waterway……..reworked the foreground tree later at home.…
Posted on September 25, 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
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
Charcoal sketch of Park connector near Tampines Expressway, enhanced the darks later at home.…
Posted on October 6, 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
Plein air oil painting in Sengkang West Riverside Park….. Madhavi, me, Vivian, Theresa!…
Posted on April 10, 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
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
Riverbank, 9″ X 12″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on October 12, 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
“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
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 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
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
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
A Sunny Day, 12″ X 16″, Oil on canvas …
Posted on March 28, 2012
Riverside, 12″X 16″, Oil on canvas…
Posted on February 7, 2012
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
Chinese Garden, Singapore, 16″ X 20″, Acrylic on canvas …
Posted on September 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
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
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