Thursday, April 20, 2006

Water colour still life

This week assignment version 1.


Assignment version 2.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Watercolors still life

This week assignment. Watercolors on 11"x15" 300gsm cp paper.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Illustration Friday - Speed

may be slow, will reach there if persevere.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Charcoal still life

This week assignment (No.3)


One of my wife's teddy bear collection.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Illustration Friday - Spring...

a season we never have in our tropical country, but we follow the tradition of Chinese New Year (new spring) celebration. (春 is 'spring' in Chinese)


Black & White Photo Challenge - Cloudy

Click on photo to enlarge

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Still life 2

This week assignment in charcoal.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Still life

This term 1st assignment, using charcoal sticks.

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Illustration Friday - Feet

手足情深

Self Portrait

Concept of Chiaroscuro (light & shadow).

Monday, March 13, 2006

8th assignment

Last week assignment, also last assgnment for 1st term.

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.

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

5th Assignment

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 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?

Sunday, February 12, 2006

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.