4th assignment

Still life in oil.

Photo Friday - Blur

This is my wife's photo taken by my son yesterday while we were looking at the flats next to our future new home. How did he take this shot?

Black & White Photo Challenge - Shoes

Somebody has taken my shoes, so I only have the sandals.

Illustration Friday - Chair

Lady sitting on a chair, a practice of oil painting many years ago.

Photo Friday - Disguise

Chinese New Year, Many Years Ago

This picture was taken many years ago on a Chinese New Year day when we were going to visit our relatives. Our car park was very crowded especially during public holiday. The picture shows 2 of my younger brothers and me were pushing away a car, so that my mini car could come out from the parking lot. My late mother was standing next to my car. Time fly...

Long ago...

新年快樂

在這新的狗年裡，祝各位萬事如意，更有創造力。

Illustration Friday - Glamour

Graphite pencil on 10"x14 grey paper, highlight with white pastel pencil.

Photo Friday - Vanity

3rd assignment

Bubbles

Colored pencil on 16"x12" drawing paper.

This week assignment

Still life, pencil.

Illustration Friday - Cats

Don't know why, I don't like cats.

Last week pencil drawings

First assignment in class

Still life

A copy of Kathe Kollwitz's work

Illustration Friday - E is for ...

E is for Edward Hopper, my favourite artist.

"If you could say it with words, there would be no reason to paint." - Edward Hopper

(colored pencil on watercolor paper)

Photo Friday - Success

Got it!

Illustration Friday - Sea

When I was a small boy, I was hoping my parents buy me this set of toy - a gun ship. I wanted to join the navy when I grow up. They did not buy me the gun ship and I did not join the navy, I spent half of my life in the air force instead. I am still keeping the advertisement of this toy.

Panorama

Sentosa, many years ago.

Illustration Friday - flavor

Never mind both are empty, they are not my favourite flavor.

Chinese New Year is coming

農曆新年快到了

Holiday

Pink

Illustration Friday - Imagine

Photo Friday - Depth of Field

EDM Challenge #29 - Architectural

雪後

倫拍的这張相片還不錯

Illustration Friday - Surprise

She was not afraid of the big snake, but I was.

Photo Friday - Weight

Girl in the Park

Color pencils on 11"x14.5" drawing paper

WetCanvas! Portraiture Forum

Painting and drawing from the same reference! 12-05
Color pencils on 11"x14.5" drawing paper

Illustration Friday - Blue

Illustration Friday - Small

Mini was my first car. It was small, but it was powerful, economical and easy to park. The background was an old photo showing me driving this car outside my block.

Photo Friday - Yellow

Autumn in Vermont

Illustration Friday - Free

Free

One day in the park, this father decided to turn his back and let his 3 children free to play. The kids went up to the fountain and had a good time.

WetCanvas Portrait Drawing Challenge #7

3B pencil on A4 drawing pad.

Illustration Friday - Strength

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Photo Friday - Warmth

Illustration Friday - Night

Night

Looking out my window at 9th floor.

Illustration Friday - Broken

The word "broken" reminded me a song, "Morning has Broken" by Cat Stevens. It was so beautiful and meaningful.

Oil Painting - A Sunny Morning at Yale

20"x16" water soluable oil painting, the reference photo was taken 2 years ago when I visited my son at New Haven.

Oil Painting

24"x18" Water soluable oil painting, old houses at Ann Siang Hill, China Town.

Thanks Lynda Doukanaris of Wet Canvas for the ref image. I added in the old lady myself.

Illustration Friday - Fresh

Fresh

.......just wake up

Illustration Friday - Escape

Escape

It is an old Chinese fairy tale that is related to the Chinese Moon Cake Festival (or A Mid-Autumn Festival), celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of Chinese calendar.

A woman , Chang-O, was married to the great General Hou. He was a skilled archer. One day, at the behest of the emperor, he shot down eight of nine suns that had mysteriously appeared in the heaven that morning. The people feared that these suns would appear again to torture them and dry up the planet, so they prayed to the Goddess of Heaven to make General Hou immortal so that he could always defend the country. Their wish was granted and he was given a Pill of Immortality. One day his wife Chang-O swallowed the pill and fled to the moon.

By coincidence, tomorrow is the Moon Cake festival and we are eating moon cakes.

Illustration Friday - Depth

Illustration Friday

Depth

Illustration Friday - Roots

Illustration Friday

Roots
they may be forgotten when the progress is too fast.