Christmas Cheers!

A Christmas painting for the Christmas Season 2009. Happy Christmas Everyone!

king david

My latest completed project. I call him, King David..a biblical portrayal of courage, strength and wisdom.

Hmm…does this painting depicts a picture of strength and security..like the Lion in Narnia? Please share your thoughts.

a curiosity and an experiment

Bought this little windmill from jonker street. My boy was so fascinated that he sat in the garden watching it go…couldn’t resist a picture and a painting!

Tiger 4

Latest Charcoal pencil work on Printmaker paper.

Please give me some feedback if you like this piece.

innocence

Previously on Innocence

The End

Little art

A little fun sideline project on A4 sized paper. Each for RM25. If you are interested to order, please email me your address and I can send them to you by post-laju. Payments can be made by banking into my account along with postage fee. Let me know!

These 3 kitties are going for RM35

These 2 puppies are going for RM30

Unity

Canvas 40×60 . Acrylic. Duration 3months and 4days. This is a long record of painting, probably because it took me so long to finish! Although it seems only to have a single tone of colour, but in actual fact there are about six colours involved. All blended for the overall bluish tone effect. The first 3 pictures are the laying of the foundation.

From this point below, I’ve started to work on the first female by blending colours and details.

Here, I’ve moved on to work on the second female on her arm and leg.

This part on her clothes….

Now on her face….

You can see the details on this close-up…..

I wasn’t pleased with the first female’s face and have decided to alter it a little……like giving plastic surgery…haha!

Now you see the difference….

Overall close-ups of these two ladies….

Touching up on her fingers and arm…

Added a gentle profile of her hand on the second female……which wasn’t there in the beginning.

Added some highlights….

The pictures below were taken from four parts of the painting…..

Touched up the background. And the finished work…..whew!

Hope you all enjoyed the process….please give me some feedback if you like this piece.

watercolour on paper (3)

Hi folks. Seems to me I’ve been painting a lot of elderlys lately! Now, this one is a little tough as the paper texture is different. It is smooth and yet it has the tendency to absorb alot of water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here’s the close-ups..

 

 

 

Add a little blusher here….remove some eyebags there…….and voila! I’ve made her look a few years younger!

watercolour on paper (2)

Watercolour paintings are usually divided into two techniques. Wet On Wet and Wet On Dry. 

The (Wet On Wet) technique of application means wetting the surface of the paper (totally or partially) before you apply the paint colours. Here you can mix few splotches of colour and watch them spread. I usually apply this technique onto the background. See pic 4 and 5.

The (Wet on Dry) technique means spreading a layer of colour, wait for it to dry completely before you apply a second coat of colour. You will be able to do fine detailed work with this technique. Personally I prefer this one…although sometime I tend to mix these two techniques. 

On this painting, I’ve used the Wet on Dry technique on his entire profile.

 

Sorry I missed out a few shots here… 

 

 

Watercolour on Paper

I have just completed this portrait on the 13th February. It’s a commisioned work for someone. The watercolour process is a little more complicated than the other medias.

First you have to choose a correct type of watercolour paper. There are many variations….hot-pressed, cold-pressed, thickness, texture. I usually choose a less textured paper for more refine work. A heavy textured paper absorbs more water. So it all depends on the subject that you are going to paint.  

Here, I’ve chosen a heavy textured paper. I needed to paint many layers to show the ageing skin. Before I started, I ’stretched’ the paper by wetting the entire surface. It would be better if you could soak the paper into a tub of water. Then I laid the paper onto a board (while it’s wet) and made sure there are no ‘bubbles or air pockets’ trapped underneath. After that, I taped the four corners of the paper. I had to wait 24 hours for it to dry completely before I started painting. This whole process is done to keep the paper from curling or “warping” when it gets too wet with paint. Then I start by applying the lightest colour and gradually add intensity of colour during each layer.

 

 

Once it is completed, I waited 24hrs for it to dry completely before I spray a fixative to set the painting. Then it is off to the frame shop!

Acrylic on Canvas

 

 Some of you have enquired on the process of my previous paintings. Well, it’s hard for me to describe so I’m just gonna post it in to show you instead. Luckily, it did cross my mind back then to take snapshots of my progress! This leopard was my first acrylic piece on canvas. Acrylic paints are very similiar to oil paints. The differences are acrylics dries immediately and is water based whereas oil paints takes days to dry completely. To blend colour, you can mix the colour and just add water. There are certain mediums you can use to slow down the drying process, should you prefer to blend on canvas. Once the artwork is completed, I have to wait 2 to 3 weeks for the colour to set before I varnish the painting. Varnishing helps to protect the colour from fading and the paint from cracking as years go by. It is important to make sure the painting you purchase is thoroughly varnished (2 layers at most) to avoid problems later on.

Leopard 1

 

leopard 2

 

Leopard 3

 

Leopard 4

 

Leopard 5

 

Leopard 6

 

leopard 7

 

At this point, I was wondering if grey coloured eyes looked more natural on this creature. So I changed it.

 

leopard 8

 

leopard 9

 

 Well, I guess not. Blue seems striking, somehow.

 

leopard 10

 

leopard completed

 And there you have it! Complete with my signature at the bottom. It took me 20 days to finish.

Charcoal and Pencil on paper

 

I’ve just completed this drawing 2 weeks ago. Here’s an upload to show you the progress work throughout. For a charcoal and pencil drawing, I use pencils to draw the furs or entire face first. Then I use charcoal to blend in shadows. Once completed, I use a fixative spray to set the drawing. 

  

  

Lion 1

 

Lion 2

 

Lion (3)

   

 

Lion Completed

 

Day 4

Project 1 (2)

Day 4. 16hrs. I’ve finished applying the base coat. Moving on to background and 1st lady’s painting details. 

Day 1

Day 1. 5 hours. My project this month. I’ve drawn the layout and applying the base coat. I’ve decided to name it Unity. As in the unity of 2 people…relationship between mother and daughter….or best friends…whatever that pleases your imagination!

Welcome!

I recently started up this blog to share with you my  paintings. If you are interested to purchase any of my artwork or would like to commission a portrait, please feel free to email me. Or drop a comment on my blog. I will be keeping you posted with my work as I go along.