August 10, 2016. Oil on canvas. 32 x 40 cm I had a sudden emotion to paint trees. In 2 weeks I painting 10. 6 forrests and 4 others: hill, parks; and this was one of them. Unlike other artists I always paint with a lot of difficulties. This painting had 3 completed different trial… Read More
August 12, 2016. Oil on canvas. 32 x 40cm Trees are difficult because we can only paint with different tone of green. Choosing the right colour is difficult. Choosing 3-4 which have contrast, so as to differentiate yet coordinate is even more difficult. Secondly the truck and branches are also difficult. Beginners are lack of… Read More
November 2015. Oil on canvas. 60x60cm I met this girl at the theatre. We were both back stage helpers of a drama. She was quite arrogant and was not like many Hong Kong girl. She had a slim body, with extra long limbs than average people. She also a pale face. When the show was… Read More
August 16, 2016. Oil on canvas. 32 x 40cm This had been the 4th practise of trees within this 2 weeks and still quite fruitless. Learning has a certain pattern and it is not abnormal that there is not much progress for a long time. Perseverance is the key to overcome such situation of setbacks.
September 19, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm Russia. Moscow. 蘇茲達爾 農舎博物館 That was a cold rainy morning in a small town called 蘇茲達爾 near Moscow. Our group went on to sight seeing at a farm huts museum which I did not feel very attractive to me. Therefore I went out to the cool lake… Read More
September 19, 2016. Oil on canvas. 16 x 20 cm Russia. Moscow. 蘇茲達爾 I was told that this was autumn, the best season for travelling as it was not cold. The average temperature was around 10-15 degree which was less cold than tropical winter. It was continental climate. Dry. Not much rain. Therefore not as… Read More
September 23, 2016. Oil on canvas. 25 x 30cm. Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, Russia The last morning in Moscow was a cloudy, rainy and misty day. I woke up 3 hours before the group set off time to capture my impression of Moscow city by another little painting. The city had a busy network of road,… Read More
September 22, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm. Russia Sky had different colour and shape. The place we lived had a gray sky. When I went to Nepal or Tibet, the sky was a dark blue violet. In New Zealand the sky is a dark blue. I used to think the sky was a… Read More
September 20, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm. The morning was a disaster as I was having a flu during the tour and couldn’t sleep very well. I tried to walk down the beach but this was raining and cool like 6* therefore I went back to my room to have a comfortable plen… Read More
September 22, 2016. Oil on canvas. 15 x 20cm Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, Russia On my last night at Moscow, I looked out my hotel window and found the night view fascinating. There were not much tall buildings in Moscow city centre. Most of them were old buildings more than 100 yesrs. Russia was a nation… Read More
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