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.
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.
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.
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.
Submitted the pencil & white pastel drawing to Wetcanvas Portraiture Channel "Paint/draw from the same reference - July 2005 ". The photo was the reference image.
Today just blocked in the colours for the back ground, hair and shirt. The face looked bright when these colours added. Will continue to work on the details on the face.