March 11, 2016. Oil on canvas. 40 x 50″ This model told me that she had graduated from the best art college in Hong Kong and wanted to be an art critic one day. Right now she was working part time in an art book store, around 2 days a week. Therefore when I painted… Read More
January 14, 2015. Oil on Canvas. 50 x 70cm People portrait is difficult. Nude human painting is almost impossible for me to achieve at this early stage. I have spent 9 months and still not even reach the elementary pass level. These young men and women, even on the coolest days in Hong Kong, they… Read More
March 31, 2016. Oil on canvas. 50 x 70cm. Posing a model is not easy. Some models are naturally good at that and we do little work and can come up with good posture. For portrait painting, If we can’t get a good pose, we can’t get a good painting. That day my… Read More
Match 31, 2016. Oil on canvas. 40 x 50Cm. Nine months ago, I started to learn oil painting people portrait. It had been very difficult for me. But it was very challenging and a lot of fun. Part of the fun was I got the chance to meet many art models. They are normally young… Read More
March 28, 2016. Oil on Canvas. 18 x 24 cm Each Monday and Tuesday, I flew to Taipei to take painting lessons. These lessons were in the morning and at night time. Therefore during the afternoon, I didn’t have anything to do. I am so lucky. Thanks to my Taiwanese classmate, a pretty… Read More
March 29, 2016. 48 x 55cm. I won the fame of big leap improvement in Master Yim’s studio with my President Franklin scripture life drawing work. Classmates at that studio were mostly famous Taiwanese painters, college art teachers or well trained artists. Some of them had followed the master for 20 years and they always mentioned… Read More
March 22, 2016. 48 x 55cm. I went to Taiwan once a week from HK for 2 days to take drawing lessons. For the rest of days, I need come back to Hong Kong to work. Yes it sounds very crazy. It is crazy. My teacher is a renowned painting master, Yim Mau Kun. He is… Read More
Oil on Canvas. 60 x 60cm. At first, it was a therapy. An escape from my hectic routine. I didn’t hate my life or my job. But owning a local PR firm of 40 staff for 26 years was no less than a battle round the clock 365 days a year. The tired soul in… Read More
March 20, 2016. 45 x 50cm. Unlike other Chinese teacher, the new teacher, Master Tang Yik Lung, was plain honest and straight forward. He told me how bad I was and the unlikeliness for me to succeed as a professional painter or a master. Despite that I was deeply hurt and scared, I had a… Read More
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