April 26, 2016. Oil on canvas. 50 x 70cm In Hong Kong, although we are a multi national community, we can seldom get a gwelio model. The simple reason is the hour rate of art modelling is only HK$80@hour, approximately US$10@hour. Normally a foreigner can get a better pay by working other jobs. Demand and… Read More
April 14, 2016. Oil on canvas. 40 x 50″ 2 hours painting at 貴州省從江縣翠里鄕高華村瑤族老人趙梅80歲 I always wondered how was a life for hill villagers, and what did life mean to them. Each of their day was identical. No change in neighbourhood. No change in their jobs. No change in their whole community. The biggest issues… Read More
42th Life Human Portrait April 13, 2016. Oil on Canvas. 30 x 40″ 3 hours painting at 貴卅從江縣翠里鄉高華村瑤族女人趙二妹40歲 The first stop of the rural painting tour in April 2016 with Master Chan and his Guiyang artist friends was a minority race village of 瑤族 called 高華村。It was lucky for us to be led by an… Read More
April 13, 2016. Oil on canvas. 30 x 40″ 貴卅從江縣翠里鄕高華村瑤族少女趙拾翠 25 years old The April 2016 rural area tour was supposed to be a plein air painting tour. But because Master Chan was not feeling very well he rather stayed indoor. Therefore our guide arranged the minority race people to be our human life painting… Read More
April 12, 2016. Oil on canvas. 12 x 18cm First day in Guiyang the sun had hidden and rain was pouring. Master Chan Chiu Lung got a flu and needed to rest at the hotel. I decided to take the chance to practise sketching. I had brought with me the quick sketch book and some… Read More
Oct 16, 3015. Oil on canvas. Plein air painting at 貴卅貴陽花溪濕地公園. 50 x 60″ I always said I was the lucky few. Nine months before, I went to group portrait painting and met a renowned portrait artist, Chan Chiu Lung, in Hong Kong. His mother town was Yuiyang. I had joined him in one of… Read More
April 9, 3016. 5 mins pencil sketch. 45″ x 55″ Saturday was supposed to be a family day which I should stay home with family or rest. But today everyone was engaged therefore I had an extra chance to my favourite painting practise. Today I chose to go to a new painting group at JCCAC.… Read More
April 7, 2016. Oil on canvas. 40″ x 50″ For the first time, I booked model and organised painting gathering at a home environment. It was a friend’s home. She lived in an old British colonial apartment of 50 years. Surrounded by trees, with high ceiling and large windows, it set a good atmosphere for… Read More
April 6, 2016. Oil on canvas. 40 x 50cm Today I was introduced by a friend to go to a new human portrait painting gathering. There are a lot of special things about this group. First, they are the oldest group of this kind. Secondly, the venue is quite small and overcrowded. Thirdly, the quality… Read More
Dec 24, 2014. Oil on canvas. 30 x 40″ This is Hong Kong. Also called the desert of culture. Also named shopping paradise or good food paradise. It probably tells the world that we are the most materialistic city. This land can hardly cultivate art and literature, because if you engage in art, theatre, dancing,… Read More
joycengankitmingdotcom