it's been a long time

i have been doing a course in fine arts in the nanyang academy of fine arts. i was very busy because my lecturer sets lots of work for the class so i have not much time to paint my own work thus no new painting to post.

it's been a ong time

Timeless

This is an oil on canvas painting measuring 61cm by 76cm. I name it "Timeless". Maybe you can think of the three horses as the 'past'(blue), the 'present'(crimson) and the 'future'(yellow).Why it is painted thus is up to you to interpret.

Cats

Sometime this year, I read a news article about an elderly lady who worked very hard to keep stray cats in a rented bungalow. I started to visualize the cats in her garden and thus painted what you see here, "The felines in a garden". The painting may appear illogical but it's only my expression.

When a wave encounters a cliff face

When a wave encounters a cliff face or steeply sloped beach, the resulting impact causes it to bounce back (as light reflects off a mirror) and reverses its direction. The outgoing wave, known as backwash, often slams head on into the incoming breakier, warping bizarre mutations in thewave face and flingingsheets skyward. This oil painting is done on plywood board (48cm by 61cm) and the reference photograph was taken by Steve Hawk. Painting was done sometime in January 2006.

Arowanas again

This is another painting depicting arowanas. Actually it was completed before the other one which was posted previously. I wasn't satisfied with the result, especially the background so I did some touchup yesteday.

Arowana

The picture posted here depicts two arowanas (locally known as the golden dragon fish) in their freshwater habitat. This species usually dwells in midwater or close to the surface of ponds or reservoirs.
The famous fish which is native to South East Asia can grow to a metre long.It is oviparous (mouth-brooding); predatory; solitary or in pairs. This oil painting is done on a 61 cm by 81 cm plywood board.



Arowanas, 2007