Chan Wah Chen

Monday, March 06, 2006

Still life practices in oil

Last week assignment (No.7).

Just a 20 minute sketch.

6th assignment rework under the advice and correction from my lecturer.

Black & White Photo Challenge - Music

Buskers were performing at Sydney city area.

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

6th assignment

This week assignment, using very thick paint.

Orange Street after snowfall

Oil on 24'x18' canvas. Thank for the inspiration from my son, bluzsky.

Monday, February 27, 2006

Last week assignment, with advice and correction from my lecturer. He cut down those unnecessary details and adjusted the highlight /shadow.

"Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid." -- Jules Feiffer

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Black & White Photo Challenge - Wall

Illustration Friday - Tea

I have two cups for tea.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Photo Friday - Masculine

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Black & White Photo Challenge - Perspective

I intended to shoot this old building. This old man walked so slow that I took a shot at him while I was waiting for him to move off. Was it a perspective with one vanishing point?

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Illustration Friday - Song

Also many years ago

my son

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Black & White Photo Challenge - Landscape

Camera used: Mamiya C330 with 80mm lens.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Illustration Friday -Simple

1 minute simple sketch with Chinese paint & brush.

4th assignment

Still life in oil.

Friday, February 10, 2006

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?

Sunday, February 05, 2006

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.

Friday, February 03, 2006

Photo Friday - Disguise

Sunday, January 29, 2006

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...

Saturday, January 28, 2006

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.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Photo Friday - Vanity

3rd assignment

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Bubbles

Colored pencil on 16"x12" drawing paper.

This week assignment

Still life, pencil.

Saturday, January 21, 2006

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

Saturday, January 14, 2006

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)

Friday, January 13, 2006

Photo Friday - Success

Got it!

Sunday, January 08, 2006

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.