March 17, 2016. Oil on Canvas.  40x55cm Tony is a yoga teacher.  He is also my painting friend.  That day the model was no show and he volunteered to be our model. I must admit he was a good model.  He sat very still and he wore a smile all the time.  There was a… Read More

June 22, 2016. Pencil on paper. 40cm x 55cm. My drawing skills improved as I went to Master Tang’s class. This painting was done at the 15th class. Every week , Master Tang gave me a piece of pencil sketching and asked me to copy it. This was my 8th homework.  I was so surprised… Read More

May 28, 2016. Oil on canvas. 18cm x 25cm The basic oil painting skill course by Master Yip Yin Shing 葉燕城 was inspiring. Although my stay in Taipei was very tight but I still wished to maximise my network by joining more course.  Master Yip was a good choice. He was a funny guy. Intelligent,… Read More

May 13, 2016. Oil on canvas. 18cm x 25cm. As the junior student at my Master Yim’s Taipei studio, I was assigned to do pencil sketch drawing of statue, until one day, master evaluated that I could be “promoted” to the senior class to draw life model. And the ultimate promotion was the oil painting… Read More

May 2, 2016. Oil on canvas. 60 x 60″ I had breakthrough in sketching 2 months ago. And all the results were shown in my recent human life drawing. The model Candy was inexperienced but she had a cheerful personality. Painting her was a pleasant experience. Master Tang started to introduce basic oil painting skill… Read More

May 22, 2016. Oil on canvas. 12″ x 16″ It was unbelievable that I didn’t take oil painting lessons and decided to self study for the past 3 years. I only attended lessons of sketching. The main reason was I had not met any teacher who I admired. And I always hope that I could… Read More

April 15, 2016.  Oil on canvas. 12 x 16cm. In Taipei. Learning was so much fun. Especially at the age over 50. Especially when you spotted the improvement every day , every moment you were trying. Grateful for what life had offered me. The 3 years of my painting life had passed so swiftly and… Read More

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