[{"content":"Welcome to my blog where I share updates about my artwork, creative process, and artistic journey.\n","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/","section":"Blog","summary":"Welcome to my blog where I share updates about my artwork, creative process, and artistic journey.\n","title":"Blog","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/illustration/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Illustration","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/kofi/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"KoFi","type":"tags"},{"content":"Hello, this is April from Leafbear Studio — a full-time watercolor artist and freelance illustrator from Hong Kong, based in Malaysia.\nI love painting with watercolors and doodling from imagination. Browse my portfolio to see my latest paintings, illustrations, and published work.\n","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"Leafbear Studio","summary":"Hello, this is April from Leafbear Studio — a full-time watercolor artist and freelance illustrator from Hong Kong, based in Malaysia.\nI love painting with watercolors and doodling from imagination. Browse my portfolio to see my latest paintings, illustrations, and published work.\n","title":"Leafbear Studio","type":"page"},{"content":"Every month, I created a new digital wallpaper that features my original character Leafbear for all supporters on Ko-fi. Previous rewards are available for everyone on my Ko-fi Shop.This year, I’ve been adapting a flower theme and painted daffodils, cherry blossom and peonies so far. For May, the featured flower is Carnation, the flower for the Mother’s day! I also wanted to paint a MerMay challenge for May so I combined the two and came up with this underwater scene. I’m happy how this turned out :) Get this wallpaper set here: https://ko-fi.com/s/e02cb8d25e\nMay wallpaper rewards for supporters\nFor June, I decided to paint some roses, which is the birth flower. My first attempt was to paint Leafbear with a field of roses, but I’m not very happy with the results. I tried another concept and painted Leafbear visiting the Rose from the planet in the Little Prince. I decided to upload both, which one do you like better? Leafbear and the flower meadow: https://ko-fi.com/s/d82a4f49bbLeafbear and the Rose: https://ko-fi.com/s/0a4fccdef8\nJune wallpaper reward for supporters – Leafbear in the wild flower meadow\nJune wallpaper for supporters – Leafbear and the Rose\n","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/may-and-jun-wallpaper-rewards/","section":"Blog","summary":"Every month, I created a new digital wallpaper that features my original character Leafbear for all supporters on Ko-fi. Previous rewards are available for everyone on my Ko-fi Shop.This year, I’ve been adapting a flower theme and painted daffodils, cherry blossom and peonies so far. For May, the featured flower is Carnation, the flower for the Mother’s day! I also wanted to paint a MerMay challenge for May so I combined the two and came up with this underwater scene. I’m happy how this turned out :) Get this wallpaper set here: https://ko-fi.com/s/e02cb8d25e\n","title":"May and Jun Wallpaper Rewards","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"14 June 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"18 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/art-stream/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Art Stream","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"18 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/painting/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Painting","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"18 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/video/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Video","type":"tags"},{"content":"I love painting landscapes and I’ve made a small sketchbook dedicated to painting landscape studies. This sketchbook is folded from a A3 size BaoHong 300gsm watercolor paper and measured about 18x10cm.\nDIY Hand-folded Panorama Sketchbook for Landscape Studies ,18x10cm\nMapcrunch is the site that I used as the source of reference images for these landscape studies. A simple click on the Go button will teleport you to a random Google street view image. You can then browse around, zoom in and out like you are using the Google Map. The site also has options of restricting the search to specific continents and countries; and urban and indoor scenes.\nDifferent from just using a single photo as reference, the ability to explore and navigate the location 360 degree on the Google map gives you a lot more information about the location, and allows you to choose you own perspectives to paint like you are actually at the location.\nOne thing that needed to pay attention is, sometimes the image shown is copyrighted – those are the photos uploaded by individual contributors to Google. The copyright information is on the lower right corner of the page, make sure you avoid those copyrighted image and only use the image by Google. The following are a few landscape studies I did over a few art streams on YouTube. If you’ve missed my weekly streams, you can watch them here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc6kMdy4a6DNZc7ZY9xiedxu9jqZQjA99\n","date":"18 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/watercolor-landscape-studies-with-mapcrunch/","section":"Blog","summary":"I love painting landscapes and I’ve made a small sketchbook dedicated to painting landscape studies. This sketchbook is folded from a A3 size BaoHong 300gsm watercolor paper and measured about 18x10cm.\n","title":"Watercolor Landscape Studies with Mapcrunch","type":"blog"},{"content":"These are April’s digital rewards for Ko-fi supporters. Join the membership to enjoy more exclusive benefits!\n","date":"11 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/april-2024-rewards/","section":"Blog","summary":"These are April’s digital rewards for Ko-fi supporters. Join the membership to enjoy more exclusive benefits!\n","title":"April 2024 Rewards","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hello friends! I painted the second storefront for the #100Storefronts challenge during our weekly art stream on YouTube last Sunday! One storefront at a time, we are making progress here! Yay :D\nStorefront of the cafe MAKYO MEZE EVI in Istanbul, Turkey. Reference Photo by Bsr gulluk from Pexels.\nIf you’ve missed my live-painting stream, you can watch the replay here:\nWatch on YouTube\nPainting a cafe in Istanbul, Turkey for the #100Storefronts challenge!\nAbout the 100 Storefronts challenge and how to join:https://www.leafbear.com/2024/03/100-storefronts-art-challenge-2004/\n","date":"2 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2-100-of-the-100-storefronts-challenge/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hello friends! I painted the second storefront for the #100Storefronts challenge during our weekly art stream on YouTube last Sunday! One storefront at a time, we are making progress here! Yay :D\n","title":"2/100 of the 100 Storefronts Challenge","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"2 April 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/art-challenges/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Art Challenges","type":"tags"},{"content":"I’m excited to embark on this new art challenge of painting 100 storefronts! I painted the first of the #100Storefronts during last night’s Youtube stream 😁 About the 100 Storefronts challenge and how to join: https://www.leafbear.com/2024/03/100-storefronts-art-challenge-2004/\nStep-by-step work-in-progress photos of the shopfront with pink flowers. Ref photo by Malcolm Garret on Pexels\nYou can watch the full painting process here: www.youtube.com/live/QPHSAE3k_I0\nWatch on YouTube\nLive painting stream – Painting the first of the 100 storefronts with watercolors!\n","date":"25 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/1-100-of-the-storefronts-challenge/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’m excited to embark on this new art challenge of painting 100 storefronts! I painted the first of the #100Storefronts during last night’s Youtube stream 😁 About the 100 Storefronts challenge and how to join: https://www.leafbear.com/2024/03/100-storefronts-art-challenge-2004/\n","title":"1/100 of the “100 Storefronts Challenge”","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hello friends, I’m going to start a new art challenge and you are invited to join!\nI’ve collected 100 images of storefronts / shopfronts / cafes that I’d like to paint. These reference photos are from Pixabay / Unsplash / Pexels , and I’ve pinned them onto this Pintrest board: https://www.pinterest.com/whya/references-100-storefronts-challenge/Here’s how you can join:\nChoose a photo to sketch / draw / paint from the Reference photo board on Pinterest. You can work according to the post order, or in any order you like.\nShare your work on social media with the tag #100Storefronts so we can find each other’s work. Feel free to tag me too!\nWork at your own pace and schedule! You can draw one a day or one a week – up to you! No deadlines but the goal is to work consistently and finish drawing all 100 storefronts!\nAll are welcome, draw at your preferred media and have fun!\n**Host by:**April Y. IG: https://instagram.com/leafbear Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/leafbear\nYouTube Stream: https://www.youtube.com/@Leafbear/streams\nWatch on YouTube\nReference photos for the #100Storefronts challenge!\n","date":"22 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/100-storefronts-art-challenge-2004/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hello friends, I’m going to start a new art challenge and you are invited to join!\n","title":"100 Storefronts Art Challenge 2024","type":"blog"},{"content":" ","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/cityscape/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Cityscape","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/cityscape/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Cityscape","type":"tags"},{"content":" ","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/landscape/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Landscape","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/landscape/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Landscape","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/","section":"Portfolio","summary":"","title":"Paintings","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"Explore my collection of watercolor paintings, illustrations, and published works.\n","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/","section":"Portfolio","summary":"Explore my collection of watercolor paintings, illustrations, and published works.\n","title":"Portfolio","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"25 April 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/watercolor/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Watercolor","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"20 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/for-sale/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"For Sale","type":"tags"},{"content":"Find my work for sale through the channels below:\nOriginal Art for Sale — one-of-a-kind original watercolor paintings Digital Downloads (wallpapers \u0026amp; printable postcards) — ko-fi.com/leafbear/shop Art Prints \u0026amp; Products (print-on-demand) — whya.redbubble.com Exclusive Leafbear Merch — merch.streamelements.com/leafbearstudio LINE Stickers — search \u0026ldquo;leafbear.com\u0026rdquo; For original-art enquiries, email why [at] leafbear [dot] com.\nFeatured collections below.\n","date":"20 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/","section":"Shop","summary":"Find my work for sale through the channels below:\nOriginal Art for Sale — one-of-a-kind original watercolor paintings Digital Downloads (wallpapers \u0026 printable postcards) — ko-fi.com/leafbear/shop Art Prints \u0026 Products (print-on-demand) — whya.redbubble.com Exclusive Leafbear Merch — merch.streamelements.com/leafbearstudio LINE Stickers — search “leafbear.com” For original-art enquiries, email why [at] leafbear [dot] com.\n","title":"Shop","type":"shop"},{"content":" Materials* Holbein watercolors | M.Graham watercolors | W\u0026amp;N watercolors* BaoHong 300gsm rough watercolor paper (unless stated otherwise) Artwork size \u0026amp; Price : Refer to the caption of individual piece.\n","date":"20 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/watercolors-2021/","section":"Shop","summary":" Materials* Holbein watercolors | M.Graham watercolors | W\u0026N watercolors* BaoHong 300gsm rough watercolor paper (unless stated otherwise) Artwork size \u0026 Price : Refer to the caption of individual piece.\n","title":"Watercolors 2021","type":"shop"},{"content":" Materials* Holbein watercolors | M.Graham watercolors | W\u0026amp;N watercolors* BaoHong 300gsm rough watercolor paper (unless stated otherwise) Artwork size \u0026amp; Price : Refer to the caption of individual piece.\n","date":"18 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/watercolors-2022/","section":"Shop","summary":" Materials* Holbein watercolors | M.Graham watercolors | W\u0026N watercolors* BaoHong 300gsm rough watercolor paper (unless stated otherwise) Artwork size \u0026 Price : Refer to the caption of individual piece.\n","title":"Watercolors 2022","type":"shop"},{"content":" Materials:* Holbein Watercolors | M.Graham Watercolors | W\u0026amp;N Watercolors* BaoHong 300 gm Rough Paper PaperPaper Size: 95 x 132 mmArtwork Size: ~75x100mm USD$: $35 each\n","date":"17 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/magic-moments/","section":"Shop","summary":" Materials:* Holbein Watercolors | M.Graham Watercolors | W\u0026N Watercolors* BaoHong 300 gm Rough Paper PaperPaper Size: 95 x 132 mmArtwork Size: ~75x100mm USD$: $35 each\n","title":"Magic Moments","type":"shop"},{"content":" Artworks based on the #streamink2020 prompts. Digital download of a e-zine available, click \u0026gt; here\n","date":"17 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/streamink-2020/","section":"Shop","summary":" Artworks based on the #streamink2020 prompts. Digital download of a e-zine available, click \u003e here\n","title":"StreamINK 2020","type":"shop"},{"content":" Artworks based on the #streamink2021 prompts. Materials:* Daler Rowney Acrylic Artists Ink (Process Magenta, Turquoise \u0026amp; White)* BaoHong 300 gm Rough Paper PaperPaper Size: 95 x 132 mmArtwork Size: ~75x100mm USD$: $35 each\n","date":"17 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/streamink-2021/","section":"Shop","summary":" Artworks based on the #streamink2021 prompts. Materials:* Daler Rowney Acrylic Artists Ink (Process Magenta, Turquoise \u0026 White)* BaoHong 300 gm Rough Paper PaperPaper Size: 95 x 132 mmArtwork Size: ~75x100mm USD$: $35 each\n","title":"StreamINK 2021","type":"shop"},{"content":" These original watercolor pieces are available for purchase. Please get in touch to enquire about pricing and availability.\n","date":"13 April 2022","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/shop/originalartforsales-apr2022/","section":"Shop","summary":" These original watercolor pieces are available for purchase. Please get in touch to enquire about pricing and availability.\n","title":"Original Art for Sale","type":"shop"},{"content":"Watch on YouTube\nTommy had left us a month ago and became an angel cat. We miss him a lot~I hope he’s doing well up there ~ T_T\n","date":"7 October 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/tommy-the-angel-cat/","section":"Blog","summary":"Watch on YouTube\nTommy had left us a month ago and became an angel cat. We miss him a lot~I hope he’s doing well up there ~ T_T\n","title":"Tommy the Angel Cat","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"7 October 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/why/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"WHY","type":"tags"},{"content":"Tommy the Tiger, our beloved cat, had left us for more than 10 days already… but we are still missing him a lot~ I hope he’s doing well in the Cats Heaven…\nTommy the Tiger\nThis is the only proper painting I did of him, there’s also an unfinished sketchbook full of his sketches… i can only draw from memories and from referring to his photos and videos now…\n","date":"17 September 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/missing-tommy/","section":"Blog","summary":"Tommy the Tiger, our beloved cat, had left us for more than 10 days already… but we are still missing him a lot~ I hope he’s doing well in the Cats Heaven…\n","title":"Missing Tommy","type":"blog"},{"content":" ","date":"3 June 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/ink-drawings/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Ink Drawings","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"3 June 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/malaysia/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Malaysia","type":"tags"},{"content":" ","date":"3 June 2019","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/malaysia-paintings/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Malaysia Paintings","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"Finally received my copy of the No. 132 issue 4/2018 @asiangeographic magazine 😁 Happy to see my #pleinair #watercolor #painting of #pulauketam on the content page✨\n","date":"17 November 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/asia-geographic-magazine/","section":"Blog","summary":"Finally received my copy of the No. 132 issue 4/2018 @asiangeographic magazine 😁 Happy to see my #pleinair #watercolor #painting of #pulauketam on the content page✨\n","title":"Asia Geographic Magazine","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hello, how’s everyone doing? I’ll be moving (again!) at the end of this month. I’ve been running around preparing for the move past two weeks and didn’t manage to paint as much as I’d like. I still have a lot of packing to do, but decided to spend some time to work on this month’s date sheet this evening. It’s done now and you can head over to the freegift page to download it for your personal use.\n(c) Leafbear Studio\nThis month’s theme is “travel”, and I’ve included some line drawings of people with backpacks. The background is made with the triangle stamp using two colors. I hope you like it! Actually, I’m not sure if anyone is looking forward to my monthly sticker sheet, and weather I should continue to do it. Please let me know if you did download and use it in your planner or art journal! It’d be very encouraging for me!\n","date":"14 November 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/november-2018-date-stickers/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hello, how’s everyone doing? I’ll be moving (again!) at the end of this month. I’ve been running around preparing for the move past two weeks and didn’t manage to paint as much as I’d like. I still have a lot of packing to do, but decided to spend some time to work on this month’s date sheet this evening. It’s done now and you can head over to the freegift page to download it for your personal use.\n","title":"November 2018 Date Stickers","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"14 November 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/stickers/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Stickers","type":"tags"},{"content":" Paintings featured in shows and exhibitions\n","date":"6 October 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/art-exhibitions-2018/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Paintings featured in shows and exhibitions\n","title":"Art Exhibitions","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"The October free date sticker sheet is now ready! I tried something different for this month’s date sticker sheet. Instead of drawing individual items, I’m painting them all together as a whole! I first painted a paper with indigo, leaf green, and violet watercolors. I then added scribbles with fountain pen and metallic pen. I also added some alphabet stamps, hoping to create a collage feel for each sticker.\nOctober Date Sticker Sheet\n","date":"2 October 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/october-free-date-sticker-sheet/","section":"Blog","summary":"The October free date sticker sheet is now ready! I tried something different for this month’s date sticker sheet. Instead of drawing individual items, I’m painting them all together as a whole! I first painted a paper with indigo, leaf green, and violet watercolors. I then added scribbles with fountain pen and metallic pen. I also added some alphabet stamps, hoping to create a collage feel for each sticker.\n","title":"October Free Date Sticker Sheet","type":"blog"},{"content":"I received an email from #mymoleskine a few days ago, telling me that someone is following my work on their web site. I got curious and went to check it out; and was pleasantly surprised that an old drawing of mine that I submitted for the #sketchyourdesk challenge is now used as the feature image of the challenge! The drawing was done in 2014, more than 4 years ago, on my Moleskien Watercolor Sketchbook! Well, I’ve now moved to a new place, but I’m still using the same desk and the same iMac! It was a fun challenge, I might do another one if I could find some time this week :)\n“Sketch your desk” challenge\n","date":"18 September 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sketch-your-desk/","section":"Blog","summary":"I received an email from #mymoleskine a few days ago, telling me that someone is following my work on their web site. I got curious and went to check it out; and was pleasantly surprised that an old drawing of mine that I submitted for the #sketchyourdesk challenge is now used as the feature image of the challenge! The drawing was done in 2014, more than 4 years ago, on my Moleskien Watercolor Sketchbook! Well, I’ve now moved to a new place, but I’m still using the same desk and the same iMac! It was a fun challenge, I might do another one if I could find some time this week :)\n","title":"Sketch your desk!","type":"blog"},{"content":"It has been a busy week and I’ve only managed to work out the September sticker date sheet for you now!\nI decided to re-use some of the Leafbear’s Stationary Line Stickers in this month’s date sheet because September is #backtoschool time and buy new #stationary time! :)\nGo over to the Free Gift section and read the rules before downloading. Will be available for download until August 17!\nIf you’ve downloaded it, please leave a comment here or tag me with #leafbearfreestickers on social media! I’d love to see how you’d use it!\n","date":"12 September 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/september-sticker-datesheet/","section":"Blog","summary":"It has been a busy week and I’ve only managed to work out the September sticker date sheet for you now!\nI decided to re-use some of the Leafbear’s Stationary Line Stickers in this month’s date sheet because September is #backtoschool time and buy new #stationary time! :)\n","title":"September Date Sheet Stickers","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve created this August date sheet This time the theme is about summer and I hope you’ll enjoy it! If you’ve downloaded it, please leave a comment here or tag me with #leafbearfreestickers on social media so that I know :) Don’t be shy to show me how you make use of these little stickers!\nLeafbear Free Stickers 201808\n","date":"2 August 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/august-date-sticker-sheet/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve created this August date sheet This time the theme is about summer and I hope you’ll enjoy it! If you’ve downloaded it, please leave a comment here or tag me with #leafbearfreestickers on social media so that I know :) Don’t be shy to show me how you make use of these little stickers!\n","title":"August Date Sticker Sheet","type":"blog"},{"content":" Some of these prints are available on RedBubble: https://whya.redbubble.com\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/abstract-flowers/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Some of these prints are available on RedBubble: https://whya.redbubble.com\n","title":"Abstract Flowers","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" Alphabet illustrations with a transportation theme featuring the white bear. Complete work can be found here.\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/bears-a-to-z/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Alphabet illustrations with a transportation theme featuring the white bear. Complete work can be found here.\n","title":"Bear’s A to Z","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/childrens-books/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Children's Books","type":"tags"},{"content":" Chinese Landscape Paintings on rice paper\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/paintings/chinese-landscape-paintings/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Chinese Landscape Paintings on rice paper\n","title":"Chinese Landscape Paintings","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" ","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/cute-cartoon-avatars/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Cute Cartoon Avatars","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/digital/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Digital","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/editorial/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Editorial","type":"tags"},{"content":" Selected watercolor illustrations for the book “EXCURSION TO HORTPARK”, written by Jocelyn Lau and published by Kucinta Books in Singapore. The book is now available on Naiise: https://naiise.com/products/excursion-to-hortpark-illustrated-book\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/publications/excursion-to-hortpark/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Selected watercolor illustrations for the book “EXCURSION TO HORTPARK”, written by Jocelyn Lau and published by Kucinta Books in Singapore. The book is now available on Naiise: https://naiise.com/products/excursion-to-hortpark-illustrated-book\n","title":"Excursion to HortPark","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" ","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/fairy-tales-and-mazes/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Fairy Tales and Mazes","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" This series of watercolor postcards features a girl and her cat. Painted on 140 lbs/ 300 gsm cold pressed watercolor postcards 6 x 4″ | 15.2 x 10.2 cm [Available for sale]\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/girl-and-cat/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" This series of watercolor postcards features a girl and her cat. Painted on 140 lbs/ 300 gsm cold pressed watercolor postcards 6 x 4″ | 15.2 x 10.2 cm [Available for sale]\n","title":"Girl and Cat","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" Digital artworks inspired by the Illustration Friday prompts.\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/illustration-friday/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Digital artworks inspired by the Illustration Friday prompts.\n","title":"Illustration Friday","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/illustration-friday/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Illustration Friday","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/","section":"Portfolio","summary":"","title":"Illustrations","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/publications/","section":"Portfolio","summary":"","title":"Publications","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/publications/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Publications","type":"tags"},{"content":" ","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/snowman-town/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"Snowman Town","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" Selected illustrations for the book《觀城記》, written by 天航 TinHong and published by 格子盒作室gezi workstation in July 2013 in Hong Kong. The book consists of 15 short stories about life in two cities – Hong Kong and Taipei. I’ve created 22 black and white line drawings for the project. The book…\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/publications/tales-of-two-cities/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" Selected illustrations for the book《觀城記》, written by 天航 TinHong and published by 格子盒作室gezi workstation in July 2013 in Hong Kong. The book consists of 15 short stories about life in two cities – Hong Kong and Taipei. I’ve created 22 black and white line drawings for the project. The book…\n","title":"Tales of two cities","type":"portfolio"},{"content":" ","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/portfolio/illustrations/the-tower-series/","section":"Portfolio","summary":" ","title":"The Tower Series","type":"portfolio"},{"content":"Yeah! I finally updated my website with the new portfolio page! I used the minimalist portfolio theme created by colormelon and followed the tutorial to set everything up. Love the new look of my site :)\n","date":"19 May 2018","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/website-update-2018/","section":"Blog","summary":"Yeah! I finally updated my website with the new portfolio page! I used the minimalist portfolio theme created by colormelon and followed the tutorial to set everything up. Love the new look of my site :)\n","title":"Website Update 2018","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"4 November 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/aceo/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"ACEO","type":"tags"},{"content":"It’s been awhile since my last update. Well, a lot had happened… and we finally moved to a new city/ place in early October. For the past few weeks, we have been busy unpacking/ settling down/ explore the neighborhood.\nArt wise, I’m hoping to do more art videos in the future and have been trying to figure out how to take better videos with my phone.\nI’ve just uploaded a video of me painting Tommy the Cat. A lot can be improved and hope to find a better set up soon. In the meantime, please enjoy the video and subscribe if you like it :)\nWatch on YouTube\n","date":"4 November 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/october-update/","section":"Blog","summary":"It’s been awhile since my last update. Well, a lot had happened… and we finally moved to a new city/ place in early October. For the past few weeks, we have been busy unpacking/ settling down/ explore the neighborhood.\n","title":"Tommy the Cat Video","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"24 July 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/exhibition/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Exhibition","type":"tags"},{"content":"I joined an artfair with fellow USKSG members. I had a booth to sell some of my works for the first time. Valuable and fun experience!\n","date":"24 July 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/june-update/","section":"Blog","summary":"I joined an artfair with fellow USKSG members. I had a booth to sell some of my works for the first time. Valuable and fun experience!\n","title":"First Artfair!","type":"blog"},{"content":"When I thought that April was a tough month, May is even worse… and I can’t imagine what June’d be like…\nWell, at least I’ve continued to make art…\nI’ve decided to be more focused when working on the ACEO projects, and tried to work with some themes. I’ve worked on is the “Girls in the Universe” series (shown above). I had fun randomly applying colors onto the paper, and then worked out the details using negative painting techniques.\nI also did a series of abstract work using the Holbein Acryla Gouache and modelling paste… but I found that the colors I got all have very similar values and its hard to get a large enough contrast…not satisfied with the results.\nAbstract ACEOs\nI’ve also decided to join many other artists on instagram for the #the100dayproject from 19 April to 27 July. I’ve been painting cats using the Acryla Gouache so that I can explore the medium more… you can search this hashtag #100daysofgouachecats on instagram for my work.\nA photo posted by April Y (@leafbear) on Apr 20, 2016 at 11:51am PDT\nI haven’t been able to do much in May, except for the #100daysofgouachecats project. Still, I’m about a week behind and need to catch up.\nI didn’t do any ACEOs in May :( I think I need some time to rethink about my goals…Hope I have better news to share in the next update.\n","date":"30 May 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/may-update/","section":"Blog","summary":"When I thought that April was a tough month, May is even worse… and I can’t imagine what June’d be like…\nWell, at least I’ve continued to make art…\nI’ve decided to be more focused when working on the ACEO projects, and tried to work with some themes. I’ve worked on is the “Girls in the Universe” series (shown above). I had fun randomly applying colors onto the paper, and then worked out the details using negative painting techniques.\n","title":"Girls in the Universe","type":"blog"},{"content":"A late update on my ACEO project – I managed to finish a total of 54 ACEOs in March! I was experimenting with different papers and different art materials. It was fun just to paint whatever I feel like whenever I feel like, but after doing that randomly for the past 3 months, I think I need to be a little more focus and working on some series instead of making a lot of individual pieces… and I need some time to think what I’d like to focus on…it’s hard to decide……\n","date":"21 April 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/march-aceos/","section":"Blog","summary":"A late update on my ACEO project – I managed to finish a total of 54 ACEOs in March! I was experimenting with different papers and different art materials. It was fun just to paint whatever I feel like whenever I feel like, but after doing that randomly for the past 3 months, I think I need to be a little more focus and working on some series instead of making a lot of individual pieces… and I need some time to think what I’d like to focus on…it’s hard to decide……\n","title":"March ACEOS","type":"blog"},{"content":"I made a mini book with drawings of Tommy the Tiger!\nWatch on YouTube\n","date":"19 March 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mini-book/","section":"Blog","summary":"I made a mini book with drawings of Tommy the Tiger!\nWatch on YouTube\n","title":"Mini book","type":"blog"},{"content":"Here’s a collection of my ACEOs done in February. Thanks to my friend who brought me some new watercolors and gouache paints, I got to play and experiment with the new paints :) always fun to play with new art materials.\n","date":"7 March 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/february-artworks/","section":"Blog","summary":"Here’s a collection of my ACEOs done in February. Thanks to my friend who brought me some new watercolors and gouache paints, I got to play and experiment with the new paints :) always fun to play with new art materials.\n","title":"February artworks","type":"blog"},{"content":"2016 is the year for ACEO! I’m going to keep on painting, keep on experimenting, and hopefully keep improving… :)\n","date":"4 January 2016","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/keep-on-painting/","section":"Blog","summary":"2016 is the year for ACEO! I’m going to keep on painting, keep on experimenting, and hopefully keep improving… :)\n","title":"Keep on Painting…","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve just set up my bigcartel shop, go check it out: leafbear.bigcartel.com\nThese original watercolor postcards are now up for grab!\n","date":"9 December 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/original-watercolor-postcards-for-sales/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve just set up my bigcartel shop, go check it out: leafbear.bigcartel.com\nThese original watercolor postcards are now up for grab!\n","title":"Original watercolor postcards for sales!","type":"blog"},{"content":"Thanks to the encouragements of my friends, I’ve decided to join this year’s Pameran Poskad 2015, a postcard show that features works from artists around the world. This year, a total of 502 artists are included, and more than 5000 postcards are on the show and for sales!\nI’ve created this “Girl \u0026amp; Cat” series for the show, featuring Tommy the Cat secretly in all of them 😝 (actually I found myself painting Tommy whenever I’m painting a cat!) It was fun trying to create a series of work based on the same theme, and the postcard size is just perfect for me as I enjoyed working small 😊 . Come check these out this weekend if you happen to be in Singapore!\n“Girl \u0026amp; Cat” series by April Yip\nExhibition Dates: 20th – 22nd November 2015\nVenue: Gillman Barracks Blk 7 #01-13 Lock Road\nExhibition Hours: 12 noon to 7 pm\n","date":"20 November 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pameran-poskad-2015/","section":"Blog","summary":"Thanks to the encouragements of my friends, I’ve decided to join this year’s Pameran Poskad 2015, a postcard show that features works from artists around the world. This year, a total of 502 artists are included, and more than 5000 postcards are on the show and for sales!\n","title":"Pameran Poskad 2015","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve posted my first watercolor video on youtube! Go check it out!\nWatch on YouTube\n","date":"11 October 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/a-watercolor-doodle-demo-video/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve posted my first watercolor video on youtube! Go check it out!\nWatch on YouTube\n","title":"A watercolor doodle demo video","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"18 February 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/if/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"IF","type":"tags"},{"content":"For this week’s Illustration Friday: sleep\n#sleep #sheep #rainbow #girl #dream #pajama #night #star #sky #blue #watercolor #illustration #illustrationfriday #ifri #sketch #childrensart #sketchbook #art #水彩 #手繪 #插畫 A photo posted by WHY (@awhyip) on Feb 14, 2015 at 7:46am PST\n","date":"18 February 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-sleep/","section":"Blog","summary":"For this week’s Illustration Friday: sleep\n#sleep #sheep #rainbow #girl #dream #pajama #night #star #sky #blue #watercolor #illustration #illustrationfriday #ifri #sketch #childrensart #sketchbook #art #水彩 #手繪 #插畫 A photo posted by WHY (@awhyip) on Feb 14, 2015 at 7:46am PST\n","title":"IF: Sleep","type":"blog"},{"content":"This bunny is thinking of taking over the world using the power of the carrot…\n","date":"22 January 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-nefarious/","section":"Blog","summary":"This bunny is thinking of taking over the world using the power of the carrot…\n","title":"IF: nefarious","type":"blog"},{"content":"WOW, 2015 is here already!! One of my 2015 resolutions is to keep up with the Illustration Friday challenge, so here it is for the first one in 2015 – Invention:\nA photo posted by WHY (@awhyip) on Jan 1, 2015 at 7:40pm PST\n","date":"8 January 2015","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-invention/","section":"Blog","summary":"WOW, 2015 is here already!! One of my 2015 resolutions is to keep up with the Illustration Friday challenge, so here it is for the first one in 2015 – Invention:\n","title":"IF: Invention","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is Tommy the Cat… Please say Hi! ^__^\nTommy says Hi\n","date":"25 October 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hitommy/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is Tommy the Cat… Please say Hi! ^__^\nTommy says Hi\n","title":"Tommy says “Hi !”","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"5 July 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/edm/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"EDM","type":"tags"},{"content":"I just came back from Hong Kong but I already want to go back again! :D Managed to do quite a few things, including visiting the Studio Ghibli layout designs exhibition (It was awesome!!). Also joined Sketch Hong Kong for a culture and heritage sketchwalk around Causeway Bay. I did more than 30 sketches during the trip, most were done while eating or waiting for food :)\nHK sketches 2014\n","date":"5 July 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hk-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"I just came back from Hong Kong but I already want to go back again! :D Managed to do quite a few things, including visiting the Studio Ghibli layout designs exhibition (It was awesome!!). Also joined Sketch Hong Kong for a culture and heritage sketchwalk around Causeway Bay. I did more than 30 sketches during the trip, most were done while eating or waiting for food :)\n","title":"HK","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hello! Anyone here? I’m still alive! Ya, I know, I’ve been ignoring this blog for too long that it has been growing mushrooms….\nmushrooms\n","date":"5 July 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mushrooms/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hello! Anyone here? I’m still alive! Ya, I know, I’ve been ignoring this blog for too long that it has been growing mushrooms….\n","title":"Mushrooms","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"5 July 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/urban-sketches/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Urban Sketches","type":"tags"},{"content":"Wish you all a happy 2014! Keep on dreaming!\nKeep on dreaming…\n","date":"2 January 2014","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-new-year-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Wish you all a happy 2014! Keep on dreaming!\nKeep on dreaming…\n","title":"Happy New Year","type":"blog"},{"content":"Too busy to update this blog lately, I think I’ll only have time after Nov…\nFollow my instagram to see what i’m up to…\n","date":"19 October 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/busy-busy/","section":"Blog","summary":"Too busy to update this blog lately, I think I’ll only have time after Nov…\nFollow my instagram to see what i’m up to…\n","title":"busy busy","type":"blog"},{"content":"Went to KL and Seremban for a short trip last month. We arrived at the Larkin bus terminal around 2:30pm on that day, and bought tickets for the 3pm bus to KL. However, the bus didn’t take off until almost 4:45pm!! It seems that there were too few people on the bus so they keep delaying while trying to get more people to get on the bus… They even pretend to count the number of people on the bus and took our tickets so that we cannot get off the bus or get refund! How ridiculous…. I drew the bus terminal building and the bus next to us while waiting…\nLarkin Bus Terminal\nDrawing on the road… only managed 1 page…too tired and irritated after waiting for 2 hours…\non the road to KL\nDelicious Thai dinner in KL the next day\nKhun Thai\nSketching around Seremban old town for an afternoon…\nSeremban\nOn the bus from Seremban to JB, there was only an Indian lady other than us. We were relieved that the bus took off on time, only to find out later that we were happy too early – the driver didn’t take the usual route to highway right after leaving Seremban, instead he took some weird route and we ended up at Rembau! Funny thing is, the Indian lady was originally from Rembau, and her family drove her all the way from Rembau to Seremban in early morning so that she can take the bus to JB! As there were no one at Rembau, the driver took us to Tampin, where he was able to pick up 1x passengers finally. Buses in Malaysia are just too unpredictable… Draw this at the Tampin bus terminal.\n","date":"1 August 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/malaysia-trip/","section":"Blog","summary":"Went to KL and Seremban for a short trip last month. We arrived at the Larkin bus terminal around 2:30pm on that day, and bought tickets for the 3pm bus to KL. However, the bus didn’t take off until almost 4:45pm!! It seems that there were too few people on the bus so they keep delaying while trying to get more people to get on the bus… They even pretend to count the number of people on the bus and took our tickets so that we cannot get off the bus or get refund! How ridiculous…. I drew the bus terminal building and the bus next to us while waiting…\n","title":"Malaysia Trip","type":"blog"},{"content":"Little India is one of the liviest places in SG, it is so sketch-able that I keep going back… I sketched these back in May when parents were in town and we took them to shop and sketch around Tekka market, I finally found time to add in the color earlier this month..\nLittle India\nLittle India\n","date":"27 July 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/little-india-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Little India is one of the liviest places in SG, it is so sketch-able that I keep going back… I sketched these back in May when parents were in town and we took them to shop and sketch around Tekka market, I finally found time to add in the color earlier this month..\n","title":"Little India","type":"blog"},{"content":"Earlier in June, I was busy working on 20+ illustrations for this book called《觀城記－－做個有情有義的香港人》, written by 天航 and published by {格子盒作室 | gezi workstation}. The book is now published and is available at the HK Book Fair; it should be available at book stores such as The Commercial Press after the book fair too.\nIt was an interesting experience to work on this project. I spent quite a lot of time on research, especially when drawing the landmark places and the celebrities. The drawing style is quite different from my usual style, as I found myself drawing more carefully and I tried to attend to more details. Usually, I don’t even made pencil sketches for my ink drawings and my ink drawing by itself would look kind of incomplete without adding color. However, while working on this book, I found myself not only drawing pencil sketches, I kept making changes to some tiny details. As I was told that only a few drawings might be printed in color, and I didn’t know which one will get picked, I had to draw them all as if they will only be printed in black and white first. It was a good experience to challenge myself to try something different and I’m happy about how it turned out.\nAs I was rushing for the last few drawings, Singapore was affected by the most horrible haze in history. It was so bad that I can smell the smoke once I got out of the bedroom, which has air conditioning. I tried working on my work table but I just couldn’t stand the nasty smell and had to retreat back to my bedroom. The following is one of the drawings that I drew on my bed instead of proper drawing table. I think I had drawn more than 100 motorbikes including the drafts…\nTaipei Motorbikes\nThanks to the editor of the book, Ah Ding, who is also a good friend of mine, for inviting me to join this project; and to the author of the book, 天航, who kindly agree to use my illustrations. It is a really amazing feeling to see a book with my illustrations published, it made me smile just to think about it. :)\n","date":"22 July 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bookillustration/","section":"Blog","summary":"Earlier in June, I was busy working on 20+ illustrations for this book called《觀城記－－做個有情有義的香港人》, written by 天航 and published by {格子盒作室 | gezi workstation}. The book is now published and is available at the HK Book Fair; it should be available at book stores such as The Commercial Press after the book fair too.\n","title":"Book illustration:《觀城記－－做個有情有義的香港人》","type":"blog"},{"content":"Got some new watercolor to play with – M. Graham Cobalt Mix 5-Color Set\nBeautiful colors :)\nblues\nmixed with Holbein’s Arizona Red:\nbunny, bear and cat\n","date":"9 July 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/new-watercolors/","section":"Blog","summary":"Got some new watercolor to play with – M. Graham Cobalt Mix 5-Color Set\nBeautiful colors :)\nblues\nmixed with Holbein’s Arizona Red:\n","title":"new watercolors","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sketched the Central Fire Station from Funan Mall with a brush pen… the ink bleeds badly when watercolor was added…\nCentral Fire Station\nCentral Fire Station\nCentral Fire Station\nt\n","date":"14 June 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/central-fire-station/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sketched the Central Fire Station from Funan Mall with a brush pen… the ink bleeds badly when watercolor was added…\nCentral Fire Station\n","title":"Central Fire Station","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is a cafe near the Sculpture Square at Middle Road, these wooden boxes outside the cafe caught my eyes…they grow all kinds of herbs there…\nSculpture Square Cafe\n","date":"10 June 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sculpture-square-cafe/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is a cafe near the Sculpture Square at Middle Road, these wooden boxes outside the cafe caught my eyes…they grow all kinds of herbs there…\n","title":"Sculpture Square Cafe","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is the David Elias building at the junction of short street and middle road. It was built in 1928, repainted in 2002! Read more here.\nShort Street and Middle Road\n","date":"4 June 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/david-elias-buildin/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is the David Elias building at the junction of short street and middle road. It was built in 1928, repainted in 2002! Read more here.\n","title":"David Elias building","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is the Presbyterian Church on Prinsep Street near LaSalle. I sketched with a blue watercolor pencil and added the color later at home.\nPrinsep Street Presbyterian Church\n","date":"1 June 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/prinsep-street-presbyterian-church/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is the Presbyterian Church on Prinsep Street near LaSalle. I sketched with a blue watercolor pencil and added the color later at home.\n","title":"Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church","type":"blog"},{"content":"It was very hot last Sat, Dad and I joined the USKSG to sketch at Queenstown.. We went late and only managed to sketch the church right outside the mrt station.. as we missed the morning briefing, we didn’t know they changed the show-and-tell location to the community center until Pat came to get his car and kindly offered us a ride to the CC! We did another sketch outside block 47 after show-and-tell before heading home…\nTrue Way Presbyterian Church\n[\n](https://www.leafbear.com/wordpress/wp-admin/True Way Presbyterian Church)True Way Presbyterian Church\n[\n](https://www.leafbear.com/wordpress/wp-admin/Stirling Road)Stirling Road\n","date":"30 May 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/queenstown/","section":"Blog","summary":"It was very hot last Sat, Dad and I joined the USKSG to sketch at Queenstown.. We went late and only managed to sketch the church right outside the mrt station.. as we missed the morning briefing, we didn’t know they changed the show-and-tell location to the community center until Pat came to get his car and kindly offered us a ride to the CC! We did another sketch outside block 47 after show-and-tell before heading home…\n","title":"Queenstown","type":"blog"},{"content":"Finally managed to join the April sketchwalk at Bishan… I was drawing the Bishan Park from the McDonald .. in the comfort of air conditioning.,,\nBishan Park\nat McDonald\n","date":"29 May 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bishanpark/","section":"Blog","summary":"Finally managed to join the April sketchwalk at Bishan… I was drawing the Bishan Park from the McDonald .. in the comfort of air conditioning.,,\n","title":"Bishan Park","type":"blog"},{"content":"Did not post anything for almost 2 months, because I was buried by work… I’ve been longing for the summer break since Dec last year!!\nA bunch of bananas\n","date":"25 April 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/buried-by-work/","section":"Blog","summary":"Did not post anything for almost 2 months, because I was buried by work… I’ve been longing for the summer break since Dec last year!!\n","title":"Buried by work","type":"blog"},{"content":"The highlight of Feburary is my first ever oversea sketch trip with the UrbanSketchers Singapore members at Bangkok, Thailand. It was a 2-day event organized by the Bangkok sketchers as part of the community festival that celebrate a heredity area next to the Chao Phraya River. I am impressed by the hospitality and the organization of the BKK sketchers. I enjoyed the experience very much and would sure be back to BKK!\nfrom SG to BKK\nSketching at IBIS Riverside\nWat Prayura Pagoda\n24 Feb 2013 afternoon session at Bang Luang Mosque\nDinner at SIAM paragon foodcourt\nfrom BKK to SG\n","date":"8 March 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sketchwalkchaophraya/","section":"Blog","summary":"The highlight of Feburary is my first ever oversea sketch trip with the UrbanSketchers Singapore members at Bangkok, Thailand. It was a 2-day event organized by the Bangkok sketchers as part of the community festival that celebrate a heredity area next to the Chao Phraya River. I am impressed by the hospitality and the organization of the BKK sketchers. I enjoyed the experience very much and would sure be back to BKK!\n","title":"SketchWalk ChaoPhraya","type":"blog"},{"content":"watercolor is so fun to play with… i usually started by simply dropping colors onto the paper… then the idea and form would slowly develop and evolve… and the final result is usually a nice surprise..\nblue flowers\ni was inspired by the phrase ‘artist’s wind’ in this one…\nartist’s wind\n","date":"29 January 2013","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/flowers-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"watercolor is so fun to play with… i usually started by simply dropping colors onto the paper… then the idea and form would slowly develop and evolve… and the final result is usually a nice surprise..\n","title":"flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":"Little Blue Bird and The Magic Feather is a story about a little young bird who loves to sing, but is very shy and anxious to sing in front of others. The story is written for pre- school children of age 3 to 5. I wrote this last month as part of my course assignment..\nOpen publication – Free publishing – More animal\n","date":"17 December 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/little-blue-bird-and-the-magic-feather/","section":"Blog","summary":"Little Blue Bird and The Magic Feather is a story about a little young bird who loves to sing, but is very shy and anxious to sing in front of others. The story is written for pre- school children of age 3 to 5. I wrote this last month as part of my course assignment..\n","title":"Little Blue Bird and the Magic Feather","type":"blog"},{"content":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore for a 2-day art event…The following original sketches were submitted for exhibition and is on sale at the Viridian Art House (opposite Liang Court, at the foothills of Fort Canning Park) from 15 – 16 Dec.\nSketches for Sale at the Pop-Up Art\nI created 4 new Christmas-theme sketches especially for this event…\nChristmas at Orchard\n","date":"15 December 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pop-up-art-store/","section":"Blog","summary":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore for a 2-day art event…The following original sketches were submitted for exhibition and is on sale at the Viridian Art House (opposite Liang Court, at the foothills of Fort Canning Park) from 15 – 16 Dec.\n","title":"Pop-Up Art Store","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"23 November 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/atstudio/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"ATStudio","type":"tags"},{"content":"Nov has been a crazy busy month and I haven’t been able to post anything here…looking forward to Dec when I’ll have more time to draw :)\nMade this for the final artwork presentation of the studio class…its inspired by how different people think what ‘knowledge’ is…\n“knowledge”, stoneware, 3 x 4.5 x 1.5\n","date":"23 November 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/knowledge/","section":"Blog","summary":"Nov has been a crazy busy month and I haven’t been able to post anything here…looking forward to Dec when I’ll have more time to draw :)\nMade this for the final artwork presentation of the studio class…its inspired by how different people think what ‘knowledge’ is…\n","title":"knowledge","type":"blog"},{"content":"Tommy the tiger is playing and acting cute~\nkitten rolling\nkitten playing\n","date":"21 October 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/playful-kitten/","section":"Blog","summary":"Tommy the tiger is playing and acting cute~\nkitten rolling\nkitten playing\n","title":"playful kitten","type":"blog"},{"content":"(hugs)\nhug the world\n","date":"7 October 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hug-the-world/","section":"Blog","summary":"(hugs)\nhug the world\n","title":"hug the world","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve always wanted to do a linocut of Ex Libris, finally had the chance :)\nex-libris\n","date":"3 October 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/linocut-printing/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve always wanted to do a linocut of Ex Libris, finally had the chance :)\nex-libris\n","title":"Linocut printing","type":"blog"},{"content":"print making is just so fun! playing with colors, texture, so much to be explored!\nmonoprints\n","date":"3 October 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/monoprint/","section":"Blog","summary":"print making is just so fun! playing with colors, texture, so much to be explored!\nmonoprints\n","title":"Monoprint","type":"blog"},{"content":"Studio class exercise – using the wash technique (above) and layering technique (below).\nstill life – acrylics on canvas\n","date":"22 September 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/experiment-with-acrylics/","section":"Blog","summary":"Studio class exercise – using the wash technique (above) and layering technique (below).\nstill life – acrylics on canvas\n","title":"Experiment with acrylics","type":"blog"},{"content":"Second studio class is about blind contour… I’ve always loved blind contour drawings… it’s so relaxing to do it and the result is always surprising.. It’s great fun to draw human figures with the blind contour technique…\nblind drawings\n","date":"2 September 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/drawing-blind/","section":"Blog","summary":"Second studio class is about blind contour… I’ve always loved blind contour drawings… it’s so relaxing to do it and the result is always surprising.. It’s great fun to draw human figures with the blind contour technique…\n","title":"Drawing Blind","type":"blog"},{"content":"We are identical…\nIdentical\n","date":"2 September 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-identical/","section":"Blog","summary":"We are identical…\nIdentical\n","title":"IF: Identical","type":"blog"},{"content":"tall……\ntall\n","date":"29 August 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-tall/","section":"Blog","summary":"tall……\ntall\n","title":"IF: tall","type":"blog"},{"content":"I enjoyed my first studio class… a classmate brought this amazing piece of ‘brick’ to the class and we spent 3 hours drawing different angles of it using different media…\nI started with my trusty fountain pen (the middle drawing), drawing pretty much what i see from where I was sitting. Then I went to get a graphite stick and tried it for the first time (the drawings on the left). I did a blind contour drawing (upper left) and a few studies from different positions. I really love how the graphite sticks work, the lines can be so sensitive and expressive, and it is cable of creating lots of different texture. The only thing I didn’t like is I need to fix it with fixative or it’d smear. I also tried a white board marker (upper right) and ended up with a drawing with lots of straight lines and a graphic look. I’ve also done a few other studies with pastels (chalk pastel, oil pastel, dry pastel) but don’t really like how they turned out. All of these were done on my A4 size sketchbook, but we need to do a final larger piece based on the studies we’ve done, so I went for the graphite sticks again and did a drawing on the most interesting part of the brick (lower right). We were supposed to create something new on the final piece, but I seem to have problems going abstract and my final piece is still quite representational.\ndrawing a brick from different angles\n","date":"26 August 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/drawing-in-class/","section":"Blog","summary":"I enjoyed my first studio class… a classmate brought this amazing piece of ‘brick’ to the class and we spent 3 hours drawing different angles of it using different media…\n","title":"drawing in class","type":"blog"},{"content":"finally managed to upload this illustration… in response to last week’s IF prompt ‘freeze’.\nfreeze\n","date":"26 August 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-freeze/","section":"Blog","summary":"finally managed to upload this illustration… in response to last week’s IF prompt ‘freeze’.\nfreeze\n","title":"IF: freeze","type":"blog"},{"content":"i’m going back to school… again… :) wish me luck!\nnew adventure\n","date":"15 August 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/newadventure/","section":"Blog","summary":"i’m going back to school… again… :) wish me luck!\nnew adventure\n","title":"new adventure","type":"blog"},{"content":"carried away by the big bird…\ncarry\n","date":"25 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-carry/","section":"Blog","summary":"carried away by the big bird…\ncarry\n","title":"IF: carry","type":"blog"},{"content":"lost in thought…\nlost in thought\n","date":"19 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-lost/","section":"Blog","summary":"lost in thought…\nlost in thought\n","title":"IF: lost","type":"blog"},{"content":"I went to the Botanic Garden last week and took lots of photos. Here’s two paintings of the ginger flowers I did based on the photos I took last week. The one on the left was done on a hot press watercolor paper that I bought recently, and the one on the right is on a 135lb heavy weight paper.\nhalia\n","date":"18 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ginger-flowers/","section":"Blog","summary":"I went to the Botanic Garden last week and took lots of photos. Here’s two paintings of the ginger flowers I did based on the photos I took last week. The one on the left was done on a hot press watercolor paper that I bought recently, and the one on the right is on a 135lb heavy weight paper.\n","title":"Ginger flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":"Just realized that the first EDM drawing I did was in 2006! I had kinda stopped following the list the last few years, but now I’m re-doing the list all over again, using Paper 53 on the new iPad. I’m posting them on my tumblr blog – whydoodle. I will also post a summary / highlight here from time to time. Hope you’ll enjoy!\nHere’s #1 – draw a shoe. I recently bought a few pairs of shoes from my HK trip, and here’s one of them.\nshoes\nShoes are such a draw-able subject. I drew another one – the slippers I’m wearing at home.\nSlippers\n","date":"11 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/everyday-matters/","section":"Blog","summary":"Just realized that the first EDM drawing I did was in 2006! I had kinda stopped following the list the last few years, but now I’m re-doing the list all over again, using Paper 53 on the new iPad. I’m posting them on my tumblr blog – whydoodle. I will also post a summary / highlight here from time to time. Hope you’ll enjoy!\n","title":"EveryDay Matters","type":"blog"},{"content":"I see sheep clouds suspended in the sky….\nsheep clouds\n","date":"11 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-suspend/","section":"Blog","summary":"I see sheep clouds suspended in the sky….\nsheep clouds\n","title":"IF: Suspend","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"5 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/abad/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"ABAD","type":"tags"},{"content":"Whee! Finally got around to color this… Bear’s A to Z Career! Now it’s time to redrew these individually in photoshop and post them on my A Bear A Day blog on tumblr! Stay tuned!\nBear’s A to Z Career\n","date":"5 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bears-a-to-z-career/","section":"Blog","summary":"Whee! Finally got around to color this… Bear’s A to Z Career! Now it’s time to redrew these individually in photoshop and post them on my A Bear A Day blog on tumblr! Stay tuned!\n","title":"Bear’s A to Z Career","type":"blog"},{"content":"enjoy the refreshing rain… throw your umbrella away…\nrefresh\n","date":"3 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-refresh/","section":"Blog","summary":"enjoy the refreshing rain… throw your umbrella away…\nrefresh\n","title":"IF: refresh","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve been borrowing books and DVDs on watercolor painting from the library lately, and got really motivated to practice my watercolor techniques.\nI painted the followings after watching the DVD, Painting outside the lines – A positive approach to negative painting by Linda Kemp. You can get the book of the same title on Amazon too.\nI’m always intriguied to see negative painting techniques in a painting and have always wanted to learn to do it. Linda makes it seems so easy to follow! She starts by showing us the basic of negative painting, using circles only. This exercise really helps me to understand how negative painting works. She then went on to demonstrate how she works – paint some bold colors as an underpainting, identify shapes using the colors already on it and further develop these shapes by painting around it, then slowly build up the painting layer by layer to achieve the final result. She demonstrated three paintings in the DVD – winter berries, forest, and a landscape scene. I enjoyed watching she paint and how the paintings slowly evolve.\nNegative Paintings\n","date":"3 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/negative-painting/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve been borrowing books and DVDs on watercolor painting from the library lately, and got really motivated to practice my watercolor techniques.\nI painted the followings after watching the DVD, Painting outside the lines – A positive approach to negative painting by Linda Kemp. You can get the book of the same title on Amazon too.\n","title":"Negative painting","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"3 July 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/review/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Review","type":"tags"},{"content":"space rabbits floating around in space…\nSpace\n","date":"29 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-space/","section":"Blog","summary":"space rabbits floating around in space…\nSpace\n","title":"IF: Space","type":"blog"},{"content":"Here’s my interpretation for last week’s Illustration Friday’s topic *– secret. *\n[\n](secret)secret\n","date":"22 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-secret/","section":"Blog","summary":"Here’s my interpretation for last week’s Illustration Friday’s topic *– secret. *\n[\n](secret)secret\n","title":"IF: secret","type":"blog"},{"content":"practicing watercolor painting based on some photo references…\nautumn colors\n","date":"22 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/watercolor-practice-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"practicing watercolor painting based on some photo references…\nautumn colors\n","title":"watercolor practice","type":"blog"},{"content":"Haven’t updated for a while as I went back to HK for a short break. Did not bring the camera this time, just a small sketchbook and a pen. It was great to see family and friends again, but the trip was too short.\nWe took an early flight to HK.\nTiger Airway SG to HK\nThe first thing we did after settling down is to go for a haircut. I had a very bad haircut a few months ago in SG and I need a fix so badly… felt much happier after the haircut. Then we went back to the hotel and take a short break before going to family dinner.\nHair cut and dinner\nThe next morning, we had dim sum brunch with a friend.\nDim Sum Brunch\nWe went to Sha Tin to see the Picasso Exhibition in the afternoon, and had dinner at New Town Plaza with a friend.\nSha Tin\nThe next day, we went to Sai Kung. We even took a small boat to one of the off islands. The boat ride was really fun. We had desserts at the famous HoneyMoon dessert place before going home for dinner.\nSai Kung\nOn the bus ride from town to HKIA.\nBus ride to HKIA\nOn the flight back from HK to SG.\nTiger Airway, HK to SG\n","date":"16 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hk-trip/","section":"Blog","summary":"Haven’t updated for a while as I went back to HK for a short break. Did not bring the camera this time, just a small sketchbook and a pen. It was great to see family and friends again, but the trip was too short.\n","title":"HK Trip","type":"blog"},{"content":"This week’s Illustration Friday’s topic is ‘Hurry!’. The first thing that pop up in my mind is the white rabbit in Alice in wonderland. “Hurry! Hurry!” said the white rabbit, “Time is running out! I must run against time!”\nhurry! hurry!\nPlaying with texture in Photoshop again…\n","date":"2 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-hurry/","section":"Blog","summary":"This week’s Illustration Friday’s topic is ‘Hurry!’. The first thing that pop up in my mind is the white rabbit in Alice in wonderland. “Hurry! Hurry!” said the white rabbit, “Time is running out! I must run against time!”\n","title":"IF: hurry!","type":"blog"},{"content":"Summer is here and the weeds in the garden are in full bloom! I picked a few of them to draw, and stamp on my garden sketchbook. A bit messy but I think the prints look quite nice :)\nweeds in the garden\n","date":"2 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/weeds-in-the-garden-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Summer is here and the weeds in the garden are in full bloom! I picked a few of them to draw, and stamp on my garden sketchbook. A bit messy but I think the prints look quite nice :)\n","title":"Weeds in the garden","type":"blog"},{"content":"The following is my interpretation for last week’s Illustration Friday topic “faded”. I drew a simple girl figure in Photoshop, added layers of texture and played with different custom brushes. Love the postcard texture from bittbox.\nfaded\n","date":"1 June 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-faded/","section":"Blog","summary":"The following is my interpretation for last week’s Illustration Friday topic “faded”. I drew a simple girl figure in Photoshop, added layers of texture and played with different custom brushes. Love the postcard texture from bittbox.\n","title":"IF: faded","type":"blog"},{"content":"Drew this on a very hot afternoon, it was so hot that I don’t want to leave the room because it has air conditioning. I was bored and wanted to sketch, but there isn’t much interesting things to sketch in this very ordinary room, so I came up with this – draw the 360 view of the room. I added in the color in Photoshop later after scanning the sketch.\n360 view\n","date":"30 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/360-view/","section":"Blog","summary":"Drew this on a very hot afternoon, it was so hot that I don’t want to leave the room because it has air conditioning. I was bored and wanted to sketch, but there isn’t much interesting things to sketch in this very ordinary room, so I came up with this – draw the 360 view of the room. I added in the color in Photoshop later after scanning the sketch.\n","title":"360 view","type":"blog"},{"content":"i had so much fun playing with the watercolor set, just experimenting with different color combinations and see which one i like best… hmm….still couldn’t decide…\nwatercolor\n","date":"25 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/watercolor-experiment/","section":"Blog","summary":"i had so much fun playing with the watercolor set, just experimenting with different color combinations and see which one i like best… hmm….still couldn’t decide…\n","title":"watercolor experiment","type":"blog"},{"content":"i see a bear…\nsight\n","date":"24 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-sight/","section":"Blog","summary":"i see a bear…\nsight\n","title":"IF: sight","type":"blog"},{"content":"kernel…\nkernel\n","date":"17 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-kernel/","section":"Blog","summary":"kernel…\nkernel\n","title":"IF: kernel","type":"blog"},{"content":"Little India is such a colorful place to sketch, and you won’t run out of topics! Last Sat, I joined another sketching session at Buffalo Road, Little India organized by Master Chan Chang How. It was another fruitful session, Master Chan showed me how to sketch people, he was really fast and his sketch captured the motion and the form so nicely! The two persons in the sketch in the middle were done by Master Chan, I added them to my sketch with Photoshop :P He also showed me how to sketch the leaves in the drawing on the right, and helped me to add some darker parts to the drawing so that it’ll pop.\nBuffalo Road and Kerbau Road\nI went on to sketch along Chander Road, attracted by the shadows on this Kerbau Hotel but can’t quite capture it on my sketch here.\nChander Road\nAlso tried to sketch with pencil at Belilios Lane…\nBelilios Lane\n","date":"16 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/littleindia/","section":"Blog","summary":"Little India is such a colorful place to sketch, and you won’t run out of topics! Last Sat, I joined another sketching session at Buffalo Road, Little India organized by Master Chan Chang How. It was another fruitful session, Master Chan showed me how to sketch people, he was really fast and his sketch captured the motion and the form so nicely! The two persons in the sketch in the middle were done by Master Chan, I added them to my sketch with Photoshop :P He also showed me how to sketch the leaves in the drawing on the right, and helped me to add some darker parts to the drawing so that it’ll pop.\n","title":"Little India again","type":"blog"},{"content":"Japanese sushi, Chinese noodles, French crepe, Mexico taco, USA hotdog, Indian curry, Swedish meatball, English fish and chips… which one is your favorite?\nFood around the world\n","date":"15 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/food-around-the-world/","section":"Blog","summary":"Japanese sushi, Chinese noodles, French crepe, Mexico taco, USA hotdog, Indian curry, Swedish meatball, English fish and chips… which one is your favorite?\n","title":"Food around the world","type":"blog"},{"content":"A little drawing for my dear Mom, wish you happy and healthy everyday.\nI drew the bear with a hand-made twig pen on rice paper, and then add the background and words in photoshop.\nHappy Mother\u0026rsquo;s Day\n","date":"13 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-mothers-day/","section":"Blog","summary":"A little drawing for my dear Mom, wish you happy and healthy everyday.\nI drew the bear with a hand-made twig pen on rice paper, and then add the background and words in photoshop.\n","title":"Happy Mother’s Day","type":"blog"},{"content":"Last weekend, I joined Master Chan Chang How and the USKSG group to sketch along South Bridge Road around Chinatown. Master Chan is one of the most excellent watercolor painters in Singapore, and it was a very valuable experience to sketch with him. He is a very warm and generous person, volunteer to organize a sketching session like this to share his knowledge in sketching and painting. It was really helpful to see him demonstrate how our sketches could be improved. A very inspiring session indeed.\nSouth Bridge Road\n","date":"13 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/south-bridge-road/","section":"Blog","summary":"Last weekend, I joined Master Chan Chang How and the USKSG group to sketch along South Bridge Road around Chinatown. Master Chan is one of the most excellent watercolor painters in Singapore, and it was a very valuable experience to sketch with him. He is a very warm and generous person, volunteer to organize a sketching session like this to share his knowledge in sketching and painting. It was really helpful to see him demonstrate how our sketches could be improved. A very inspiring session indeed.\n","title":"South Bridge Road","type":"blog"},{"content":"this week’s IF…\nhitched\n","date":"11 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-hitched/","section":"Blog","summary":"this week’s IF…\nhitched\n","title":"IF: hitched","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sketching at the Subway sandwiches store at the Verge. The construction site opposite seems to be the location of the new subway station..\nLittle India\nWhile I was sketching the motorbikes, one of the owner came and said he’d buy TOTO, lottery in SG, based on the plate numbers of these bikes..\nmotorbikes\nMany interesting shop-houses to sketch in Little India.\nLittle India\n","date":"8 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/little-india/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sketching at the Subway sandwiches store at the Verge. The construction site opposite seems to be the location of the new subway station..\n","title":"Little India","type":"blog"},{"content":"The iPad app Paper by FiftyThree is my favorite sketching app. It is beautifully design, and is so fun to play with. I think Paper is the best app for quick sketches and doodles. I’ve been using it to draw, to sketch, to write down ideas and to-do list.\nI really like the notebook metaphor of the interface. You can add new books, customize the title and choose your own cover image. Also, it doesn’t seem to have any limit on the number of notebooks and the pages of each notebook that you can create, I’ve already created 7 different books and one of them has 90 pages!\nWhen you tap on a book, you can then ‘flip’ through the pages. You can also share the image out to twitter, facebook, tumblr, likedin or the camera roll all at the same time.\nPaper 53\nThe app comes with one free drawing tool – the pen tool. It creates beautiful energetic lines and you can control the thickness by varying the speed. The line gets thinner when you move faster.\nHands\nfashion girl\nThe pen tool also made my handwriting looks so much nicer.\nleafbear studio\nI also bought the watercolor tool and loved it. Look at these juicy colors!\nColor Mixing\nThe watercolor tool allow me to add color to a large area easily and I really like the effect it creates.\nstill life\nSketches look much nicer with color too.\nStarbucks\nThe watercolor gets darker when you keep painting over it, which is awesome as you can get some really interesting mix of colors.\nbear pack\nThis mini landscape is painted by overlaying the watercolor.\nlandscape\nEven though the tool and the color is limited, the potential of what you can do with it is unlimited. If you still haven’t downloaded the app, go do it now and join in the fun! I am still exploring and experimenting. Please visit my tumblr blog for more drawings and doodles I made with paper http://whydoodle.tumblr.com/\n","date":"7 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/paper-by-fiftythree/","section":"Blog","summary":"The iPad app Paper by FiftyThree is my favorite sketching app. It is beautifully design, and is so fun to play with. I think Paper is the best app for quick sketches and doodles. I’ve been using it to draw, to sketch, to write down ideas and to-do list.\n","title":"Paper by FiftyThree","type":"blog"},{"content":"Just realized that I only managed to post once in April! Anyways, here’s a quick one I did in Photoshop for this weeks IF.\nCan elephants jump?\nJump\n","date":"4 May 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-jump/","section":"Blog","summary":"Just realized that I only managed to post once in April! Anyways, here’s a quick one I did in Photoshop for this weeks IF.\nCan elephants jump?\n","title":"IF: Jump","type":"blog"},{"content":"the best thing to do during a long bus ride is to sketch…\non the road\n","date":"24 April 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/on-the-road/","section":"Blog","summary":"the best thing to do during a long bus ride is to sketch…\non the road\n","title":"on the road","type":"blog"},{"content":"a quick one for this week’s IF… all done in photoshop\nswamp\n","date":"30 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-swamp/","section":"Blog","summary":"a quick one for this week’s IF… all done in photoshop\nswamp\n","title":"IF: swamp","type":"blog"},{"content":"Been playing with the new iPad, and was having fun with this painting app Inspire and the photo effects app Pixlr-o-matic.*** ***\nInspire is quite easy to use, and I really like how the colors can be blended together beautifully. However, the canvas size is too small for the free version, and the image looks kinda blur when you view it on the computer.\nPixlr-o-matic is gotta be one of my favorites. It provides many filters that could drastically change the mood of your photos. I found it equally useful for drawings and paintings.\nIn this Rabbit King painting, the one at the upper left corner is the original one painted with Inspire using fingers, and the rest are different versions of the same painting created by Pixlr-o-matic.\nRabbit King\n","date":"27 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/inspire-and-pixlr-o-matic/","section":"Blog","summary":"Been playing with the new iPad, and was having fun with this painting app Inspire and the photo effects app Pixlr-o-matic.*** ***\nInspire is quite easy to use, and I really like how the colors can be blended together beautifully. However, the canvas size is too small for the free version, and the image looks kinda blur when you view it on the computer.\n","title":"Inspire and Pixlr-o-matic","type":"blog"},{"content":"Finally drew the Capitol Building on a rainy afternoon. I had to capture it in two separate pages on the 20*9cm sketchbook…\nCapitol Building\n","date":"16 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/capitol-building/","section":"Blog","summary":"Finally drew the Capitol Building on a rainy afternoon. I had to capture it in two separate pages on the 20*9cm sketchbook…\n","title":"Capitol Building","type":"blog"},{"content":"she intended to catch a falling star~\nCatch a falling star\nand an old drawing with similar idea…\ncatch a star\n","date":"9 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-intention/","section":"Blog","summary":"she intended to catch a falling star~\nCatch a falling star\nand an old drawing with similar idea…\n","title":"IF: intention","type":"blog"},{"content":"Went for a walk at the Botanic Gardens last weekend and picked up a leaf from the ground to bring home. I did a small painting on it the next day, it looked great when I just finished, but it ‘shrink’ and wrinkle up the next day! I tried to press it down with my sketchbooks but it seems too late, does anyone know how to fix it??\npainting on a leaf\n","date":"8 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/painting-on-a-leaf/","section":"Blog","summary":"Went for a walk at the Botanic Gardens last weekend and picked up a leaf from the ground to bring home. I did a small painting on it the next day, it looked great when I just finished, but it ‘shrink’ and wrinkle up the next day! I tried to press it down with my sketchbooks but it seems too late, does anyone know how to fix it??\n","title":"Painting on a leaf","type":"blog"},{"content":"I drew this last week, on a rainy morning. This is the 8×8″ Earth Care Sketch Book that I bought a while ago, with 22 sheets of 160gsm white drawing paper. The paper doesn’t take ink and watercolor that well, it bleeds to the next page!\nweeds\n","date":"5 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/weeds/","section":"Blog","summary":"I drew this last week, on a rainy morning. This is the 8×8″ Earth Care Sketch Book that I bought a while ago, with 22 sheets of 160gsm white drawing paper. The paper doesn’t take ink and watercolor that well, it bleeds to the next page!\n","title":"Weeds","type":"blog"},{"content":"Bartender Bear\nBartender Bear\n","date":"3 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-58-bartender-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Bartender Bear\nBartender Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 58 – Bartender Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Going to post a bear a day again… this time, with the career theme. Please meet the Artist Bear!\nArtist Bear\n","date":"2 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-artist-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Going to post a bear a day again… this time, with the career theme. Please meet the Artist Bear!\nArtist Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 57 – Artist Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"watercolor on 9*20cm sketchbook, finishing the last page…\nhouses\n","date":"1 March 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/houses-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"watercolor on 9*20cm sketchbook, finishing the last page…\nhouses\n","title":"houses","type":"blog"},{"content":"SuperBunny is capable of anything!\nSuperBunny\n","date":"28 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-capable/","section":"Blog","summary":"SuperBunny is capable of anything!\nSuperBunny\n","title":"IF: capable","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was at Bintan, the Indonesia island that is just around an hour’s ferry ride from Singapore, with my family for a very relaxing holiday trip last month. While we were there, we picked a lot of seashells from the beach. I miss that place, so I did a drawing of some of the seashells we picked.\nseashells\nHere is the black and white version, where you can download and print it, and do the coloring by yourself.\nseashells\nAnother version that I did with my watercolor brush in photoshop.\nseashells\n","date":"21 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/seashells/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was at Bintan, the Indonesia island that is just around an hour’s ferry ride from Singapore, with my family for a very relaxing holiday trip last month. While we were there, we picked a lot of seashells from the beach. I miss that place, so I did a drawing of some of the seashells we picked.\n","title":"seashells","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is a temple in the middle of Little India, Singapore. I only had a few minutes to sketch while my friends went inside to take a quick look of the temple.\nSri Veeramakaliamman Temple\n","date":"21 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sri-veeramakaliamman-temple/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is a temple in the middle of Little India, Singapore. I only had a few minutes to sketch while my friends went inside to take a quick look of the temple.\n","title":"Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple","type":"blog"},{"content":"The Sky Park of the VivoCity was packed with couples on the V day.\ncouples\n","date":"18 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/couples/","section":"Blog","summary":"The Sky Park of the VivoCity was packed with couples on the V day.\ncouples\n","title":"couples","type":"blog"},{"content":"added some texture to an old doodle :\nteardrop\n","date":"18 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teardrop/","section":"Blog","summary":"added some texture to an old doodle :\nteardrop\n","title":"teardrop","type":"blog"},{"content":"draw on printed paper with marker and Faber-Castell jumbo magic pens, then edited in photoshop.\nanimal ark\n","date":"15 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-ark/","section":"Blog","summary":"draw on printed paper with marker and Faber-Castell jumbo magic pens, then edited in photoshop.\nanimal ark\n","title":"the ark","type":"blog"},{"content":"sketched this outside ION Orchard, the landmark shopping mall on orchard road, singapore. this building has a unique outlook and is quite challenging to sketch.\nion orchard\n","date":"12 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ion-orchard/","section":"Blog","summary":"sketched this outside ION Orchard, the landmark shopping mall on orchard road, singapore. this building has a unique outlook and is quite challenging to sketch.\n","title":"ION Orchard","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve been playing with watercolor texture recently. First, I painted some random watercolor my sketchbook, a Daler Rowney 4*6″ 100 g/m cream color one. Then I scanned the images in and adjusted them in Photoshop to create my own watercolor brushes.\nThese would come in really handy when I need to create some texture for my digital illustrations. It’s also really fun and de-stressing to just splash watercolors onto a paper and see how they run into each other.\nThe following illustration used one of my original scan as the background image.\nwatercolor hair girl\n","date":"12 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/watercolor-texture/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve been playing with watercolor texture recently. First, I painted some random watercolor my sketchbook, a Daler Rowney 4*6″ 100 g/m cream color one. Then I scanned the images in and adjusted them in Photoshop to create my own watercolor brushes.\n","title":"watercolor texture","type":"blog"},{"content":"drinks, anyone?\ndrinks?\n","date":"10 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/drinks-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"drinks, anyone?\ndrinks?\n","title":"drinks?","type":"blog"},{"content":"Went sketching at Chinatown two days before CNY outside People’s Park Complex\nChinatown\nWent there again the next day and sketched along South Bridge Road\nChinatown\n","date":"7 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/chinatown-sketches/","section":"Blog","summary":"Went sketching at Chinatown two days before CNY outside People’s Park Complex\nChinatown\nWent there again the next day and sketched along South Bridge Road\n","title":"Chinatown sketches","type":"blog"},{"content":"Happy Yuen Siu Festival (aka Letern Festival, Chinese Valentines’ day). Remember to keep warm!\nkeep warm\n","date":"6 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/keep-warm-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Happy Yuen Siu Festival (aka Letern Festival, Chinese Valentines’ day). Remember to keep warm!\nkeep warm\n","title":"keep warm","type":"blog"},{"content":" suspense\n","date":"5 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-suspense/","section":"Blog","summary":" suspense\n","title":"IF: suspense","type":"blog"},{"content":"found a quiet shady spot at esplanade to sketch the marina bay… there was a big crowd at the merlion…\nmarina bay\nFullerton Hotel\n","date":"4 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sketching-at-esplanade/","section":"Blog","summary":"found a quiet shady spot at esplanade to sketch the marina bay… there was a big crowd at the merlion…\nmarina bay\n","title":"sketching at esplanade","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve been very busy with all the visitors in town since Xmas, and haven’t got much time to update this blog. Can’t believe it’s Feb already! Now it’s time to clear all the mushrooms that have been growing here :)\nmushroom\n","date":"1 February 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mushroom/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve been very busy with all the visitors in town since Xmas, and haven’t got much time to update this blog. Can’t believe it’s Feb already! Now it’s time to clear all the mushrooms that have been growing here :)\n","title":"mushroom","type":"blog"},{"content":"I finally made the Teru ‘hearts” book available on blurb (for 15 days only!), you can preview the whole book here, or order a copy as a Valentine’s day gift for your special one. :)\nhearts | Make Your Own Book\n","date":"27 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-hearts-book/","section":"Blog","summary":"I finally made the Teru ‘hearts” book available on blurb (for 15 days only!), you can preview the whole book here, or order a copy as a Valentine’s day gift for your special one. :)\n","title":"the “hearts” book","type":"blog"},{"content":"wish you all a happy dragon year!\nhappy dragon year 2012\n","date":"23 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-dragon-year/","section":"Blog","summary":"wish you all a happy dragon year!\nhappy dragon year 2012\n","title":"Happy dragon year!","type":"blog"},{"content":"How many bears can you handle? Here’s 20 of them!\nbears doodle\n","date":"12 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bears-doodle/","section":"Blog","summary":"How many bears can you handle? Here’s 20 of them!\nbears doodle\n","title":"bears doodle","type":"blog"},{"content":" grounded\n","date":"12 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-grounded/","section":"Blog","summary":" grounded\n","title":"IF: grounded","type":"blog"},{"content":"Pottery is fun. I made this sake bottle set with the help of the instructor. I didn’t know that it could be so hard to make the tiny cups. I spend another hour painting them, and quite like how they turn out.\nSake Bottle\n","date":"10 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sake-bottle-set/","section":"Blog","summary":"Pottery is fun. I made this sake bottle set with the help of the instructor. I didn’t know that it could be so hard to make the tiny cups. I spend another hour painting them, and quite like how they turn out.\n","title":"sake bottle set","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hello world! 2012 is here already! Hows everyone doing? I’ve been quite busy with all the visitors in town the past few weeks and haven’t got much time to update this blog or to draw. Anyways, here’s a little doodle I did about resolutions with Pilot G-2 05 gel pens, wish you all a great 2012! This also starts my 6th years of blogging, how time flies.\nResolutions 2012\n","date":"9 January 2012","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/resolutions2012/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hello world! 2012 is here already! Hows everyone doing? I’ve been quite busy with all the visitors in town the past few weeks and haven’t got much time to update this blog or to draw. Anyways, here’s a little doodle I did about resolutions with Pilot G-2 05 gel pens, wish you all a great 2012! This also starts my 6th years of blogging, how time flies.\n","title":"Resolutions 2012","type":"blog"},{"content":"Messenger Bear has a mail for you!\nMessenger Bear\nIn the old days, you need to train your own birdies to send message.\nbirdies messenger\n","date":"28 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-messenger/","section":"Blog","summary":"Messenger Bear has a mail for you!\nMessenger Bear\nIn the old days, you need to train your own birdies to send message.\n","title":"IF: messenger","type":"blog"},{"content":"Did a quick sketch of the Christmas decorations on Orchard Road and outside Paragon last week.\nParagon\n","date":"28 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/paragon/","section":"Blog","summary":"Did a quick sketch of the Christmas decorations on Orchard Road and outside Paragon last week.\nParagon\n","title":"Paragon","type":"blog"},{"content":"playing with splash and splatter brushes in photoshop\nsplash\n","date":"26 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/splash/","section":"Blog","summary":"playing with splash and splatter brushes in photoshop\nsplash\n","title":"splash","type":"blog"},{"content":"doodling on color memo pad with Pilot G2 pens on Christmas eve.\nchristmas doodle\n","date":"25 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/merry-christmas/","section":"Blog","summary":"doodling on color memo pad with Pilot G2 pens on Christmas eve.\nchristmas doodle\n","title":"Merry Christmas","type":"blog"},{"content":" sink\n","date":"21 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-sink/","section":"Blog","summary":" sink\n","title":"IF: sink","type":"blog"},{"content":"what a great way to start the morning – with the smell of chocolate pancakes :)\npancakes\n","date":"19 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pancake/","section":"Blog","summary":"what a great way to start the morning – with the smell of chocolate pancakes :)\npancakes\n","title":"pancake","type":"blog"},{"content":"the weeds has been growing like crazy in the garden because of the rain everyday. painted the background with the raindrop rubber stamp that i just made.\nweeds in the garden\n","date":"8 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/weeds-in-the-garden/","section":"Blog","summary":"the weeds has been growing like crazy in the garden because of the rain everyday. painted the background with the raindrop rubber stamp that i just made.\n","title":"weeds in the garden","type":"blog"},{"content":"After having lunch at the Korean restaurant MANNA on the Telok Ayer Street, I did a quick sketch of its shopfront. I sketched another shop along the street, and the entrance of the mosque inside Nagore Durgha.\nTelok Ayer Street\nNagore Durgha Shrine is located at the intersection of Telok Ayer Street and Boon Tat Street, and this is the view from Boon Tat Street. The architecture is quite unique. I did a quick sketch first before drawing it again on watercolor paper.\nNagore Durgha Shrine\n","date":"7 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/telok-ayer-street/","section":"Blog","summary":"After having lunch at the Korean restaurant MANNA on the Telok Ayer Street, I did a quick sketch of its shopfront. I sketched another shop along the street, and the entrance of the mosque inside Nagore Durgha.\n","title":"Telok Ayer Street","type":"blog"},{"content":"I had the unagi don set and it was very delicious! The unagi tasted as good, if not better, as the real thing! The environment is nice too – spacious and comfy. Staffs are very friendly too. We shall visit again.\nZen Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant\n","date":"7 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/zen-japanese-vegetarian-restaurant/","section":"Blog","summary":"I had the unagi don set and it was very delicious! The unagi tasted as good, if not better, as the real thing! The environment is nice too – spacious and comfy. Staffs are very friendly too. We shall visit again.\n","title":"Zen Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant","type":"blog"},{"content":"Don’t mess with an angry bunny!\nangry bunny\n","date":"5 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/angry-bunny/","section":"Blog","summary":"Don’t mess with an angry bunny!\nangry bunny\n","title":"Angry Bunny","type":"blog"},{"content":"Had dim sum brunch at the Crystal Jade of Holland Village last weekend. We were sitting next to the window on the second floor, and I managed to draw this while having dim sum.\nHolland Village\n","date":"2 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/holland-village-3/","section":"Blog","summary":"Had dim sum brunch at the Crystal Jade of Holland Village last weekend. We were sitting next to the window on the second floor, and I managed to draw this while having dim sum.\n","title":"Holland Village","type":"blog"},{"content":"there are too many round things to draw… i came up with three: merry-go-round, bubbles, and donut.\nmerry-go-round\nbubble bunny\nbear donut\n","date":"1 December 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-round/","section":"Blog","summary":"there are too many round things to draw… i came up with three: merry-go-round, bubbles, and donut.\nmerry-go-round\n","title":"IF: round","type":"blog"},{"content":"Thursday sketchwalk at Teck Lim Road and Bukit Pasoh last week. It was a very hot day. We found a shady spot at Teck Lim Road that looks into the back alley of the shophouses on Kiang Siak Road. Finish two sketches in around an hour.\nLaundry\nback alley\nAfter lunch, we head to Bukit Pasoh Road and continue to sketch more.\nBukit Pasoh Road\nKeow Siong Club\nKeow Siong Club\nThe Gan Clan Association\nIt happens that we were sketching next to Books Cellar. The owner came out and look at our sketches while we were doing the show-and-tell. He kindly suggests that we can put our sketches for sales at his cafe! What a nice surprise! We also took a look at the cafe and I found it a very cozy place to chill and hangout! I should go back and draw the cafe some time soon!\n","date":"30 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teck-lim-road-and-bukit-pasoh-road/","section":"Blog","summary":"Thursday sketchwalk at Teck Lim Road and Bukit Pasoh last week. It was a very hot day. We found a shady spot at Teck Lim Road that looks into the back alley of the shophouses on Kiang Siak Road. Finish two sketches in around an hour.\n","title":"Teck Lim Road and Bukit Pasoh Road","type":"blog"},{"content":"Waterfront is always one of my favorite hang out place, from HK’s Victoria Harbour to TO’s Ontario Lake, and now SG’s Singapore River. It is always so calming an relaxing to sit and enjoy the view there. Last week, after having lunch at Boat Quay, I walked across the bridge to join other sketchers around the Asian Civilisations Museum to sketch. I sat outside this IndoChine restaurant, which is located at one wing of the ACM. I think there was a banquet or function going on, as I kept hearing musics and people singing while I sketch.\nIndoChine\nThis is the view from where I was sitting.. I drew it on a 2.5×5.5″ smooth paper first, and then on the A5 sketch book.\nboat quay\nboat quay\nThere were many tourists around that area, some came over to peek at my work. After sketching outdoor so many times, I’m more used to it now. I would smile back and may even chat with them. Most people are very friendly and would say very encouraging words. As I was sketching, the sky gets darker and darker, and I saw a black cloud moving towards my location, so I decided to pack my stuff and find a shelter.\nboat quay\nThe rain came when I was walking to the Art House. I was glad that I escaped the rain, as it was pouring and umbrella wouldn’t help! I took my time to check out the exhibitions at the Art House, and finally decided to sketch the Victoria Concert Hall from the window of the second floor.\nClock Tower of the Victoria Concert Hall\nVictoria Concert Hall\nI was stuck at the Art House for more than an hour because of the rain. I then walked to the Raffles City to grab a bite when the rain stopped. The shopping mall is already dressed up for Christmas. I can’t resist to make a quick sketch of the decoration while eating. I was supposed to meet up with other sketchers at the end of the day but my phone’s battery died and I couldn’t contact them. Nevertheless, it was a productive day for me, and it feels great sketch outdoor again.\nRaffles City\n","date":"28 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/boat-quay-and-the-art-house/","section":"Blog","summary":"Waterfront is always one of my favorite hang out place, from HK’s Victoria Harbour to TO’s Ontario Lake, and now SG’s Singapore River. It is always so calming an relaxing to sit and enjoy the view there. Last week, after having lunch at Boat Quay, I walked across the bridge to join other sketchers around the Asian Civilisations Museum to sketch. I sat outside this IndoChine restaurant, which is located at one wing of the ACM. I think there was a banquet or function going on, as I kept hearing musics and people singing while I sketch.\n","title":"Boat Quay and The Art House","type":"blog"},{"content":"bunny acting vain~\nIF: vanity\n","date":"21 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-vanity/","section":"Blog","summary":"bunny acting vain~\nIF: vanity\n","title":"IF: vanity","type":"blog"},{"content":"Finally sketched the Goodwood Park Hotel, where we had our sinful high tea buffet. More info here.\nGoodwood Park Hotel\n","date":"16 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/goodwood-park-hotel/","section":"Blog","summary":"Finally sketched the Goodwood Park Hotel, where we had our sinful high tea buffet. More info here.\nGoodwood Park Hotel\n","title":"Goodwood Park Hotel","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’m thinking of writing a story about rainforest…\nRainforest\n","date":"16 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/rainforest/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’m thinking of writing a story about rainforest…\nRainforest\n","title":"Rainforest","type":"blog"},{"content":"Now that the MRT circle line was opened, it is very easy to get to Holland Village. This also mean that it’d be more crowded than before! I was there last friday evening and it was sooo crowded – all the restaurants and streets seem to be packed with people!\nI managed two sketches while waiting for a table. The first one is a sketch of the Crystal Jade Kitchen, we had dinner here a few times already and it was pretty good. This time, I decided to wait for a table at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao, a sister restaurant just next to it. There is always a long queue lining up there and they don’t take reservations so we haven’t dined there yet. As I was there about an hour earlier that night, I decided to wait for a table, and finally got it after around 45 min wait.\nCrystal Jade Kitchen\nThe second sketch, I decided to do the windmill again. This is the third time I was sketching this building already. The first time was during my first official outing with the USGSK group, and the second time was while dinning at Crystal Jade Kitchen in September.\nHolland Village\n","date":"15 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/holland-village-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Now that the MRT circle line was opened, it is very easy to get to Holland Village. This also mean that it’d be more crowded than before! I was there last friday evening and it was sooo crowded – all the restaurants and streets seem to be packed with people!\n","title":"Holland Village","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sketched at the Botanic Gardens with USKSG friends last week. It was such a hot and humid day, I only finished 2 sketches. First one was done at the entrance of the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. I’ve walked pass it many times but don’t seem to remember that this is what it look like – a butterfly! I decided to sketch it on a pre-colored watercolor paper.\nJacob Ballas Children\u0026rsquo;s Garden\nI then added more colors at home. I’m not sure which one I like better…\nJacob Ballas Children\u0026rsquo;s Garden\nThe second sketch was done near the Symphony Lake, where all the other sketchers gathered. I was quite tired already when I got there, and only managed to do the line work. I added the colors at home later.\nSymphony Lake\nIt was very challenging to sketch the botanic gardens in such a hot and humid day. All the walking doesn’t help for sure. Not to mention the constant distractions from ants, mosquitoes, and birds. Hope next time I can be more inspired and be more productive.\n","date":"14 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/botanic-gardens/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sketched at the Botanic Gardens with USKSG friends last week. It was such a hot and humid day, I only finished 2 sketches. First one was done at the entrance of the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. I’ve walked pass it many times but don’t seem to remember that this is what it look like – a butterfly! I decided to sketch it on a pre-colored watercolor paper.\n","title":"Botanic Gardens","type":"blog"},{"content":"the bear was shut up by the rabbit :X\nsilent\n","date":"13 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-silent/","section":"Blog","summary":"the bear was shut up by the rabbit :X\nsilent\n","title":"IF: silent","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve been drawing buildings and street scenes on location too often the past few months that I almost forgot what I like most is to paint these little characters. Thanks to Illustration Friday, I’m back in painting them! More to come, so stay tuned!\nbunny and bear\n","date":"10 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bunnybear/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve been drawing buildings and street scenes on location too often the past few months that I almost forgot what I like most is to paint these little characters. Thanks to Illustration Friday, I’m back in painting them! More to come, so stay tuned!\n","title":"bunnies and bears","type":"blog"},{"content":"drew this mango tree on a pre- painted page this afternoon, using a fountain pen with poor ink flow.\nmango tree\n","date":"9 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mango-tree/","section":"Blog","summary":"drew this mango tree on a pre- painted page this afternoon, using a fountain pen with poor ink flow.\nmango tree\n","title":"mango tree","type":"blog"},{"content":"After I painted the bear in striped pajamas, I couldn’t stop and painted a few more bears in striped clothes. So, which one is your favorite? Rugby jersey, Zebra costume, Tiger costume, or swimsuit? **\nbears in striped clothes\n","date":"9 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/striped-clothes/","section":"Blog","summary":"After I painted the bear in striped pajamas, I couldn’t stop and painted a few more bears in striped clothes. So, which one is your favorite? Rugby jersey, Zebra costume, Tiger costume, or swimsuit? **\n","title":"striped clothes","type":"blog"},{"content":"bear in his striped pajamas…\nbear in striped pajamas\n","date":"5 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-stripes/","section":"Blog","summary":"bear in his striped pajamas…\nbear in striped pajamas\n","title":"IF: stripes","type":"blog"},{"content":"The official sketchwalk in October was around the Duxton Hill area. It was my first time there and found many interesting things to sketch. Almost every building is so sketch-able I didn’t know where to start! I ended up at the junction of Duxton Hill and Duxton Road where there are some tree shades, and I decided to sketch this little shop across the road. It just stand out from others – the color, the flag and the sign board – looks like a cute store. It was only much later that I found this is a bookstore called ‘Littered with books’, and many sketchers had sketched it too. I should pay it a visit next time I’m around there.\nLittered with Books\nMy second sketch was pretty much done at the same spot, I just turned to my left to sketch the Duxton Hill, where all the buildings along it were painted with bright bold colors. As I came late and I don’t think I have enough time to finish a detailed drawing, I decided to try blind contours. I sketched the edges and outlines of the buildings only, most of the time without looking at the sketchbook, and then I added in some details that attracts me. I quite like how it turns out.\nDuxton Hill\nAnd then I colored it at home. Initially it goes well…\nDuxton Hill\nBut then it didn’t turn out to be what I expected….\nDuxton Hills\nAnyway, my third sketch was also along Duxton Hill. I was stopped by the contrast of the wall, the green arch and the window while walking back to the URA center, so I took out my sketchbook and did another quick line sketch.\nDuxton Hill\nAfter the sketchwalk, I decided to take a bus at Chinatown. When I was walking along the South Bridge Road, I saw a lot of interesting buildings that I want to draw! Finally couldn’t resist the urge of drawing and I drew this jewelry shop on a page with the USKSG stamp. By the way, I love these stamps, they are awesome and make the drawing looks better!\nA jewelry shop on South Bridge Road\n","date":"4 November 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/duxton-hill/","section":"Blog","summary":"The official sketchwalk in October was around the Duxton Hill area. It was my first time there and found many interesting things to sketch. Almost every building is so sketch-able I didn’t know where to start! I ended up at the junction of Duxton Hill and Duxton Road where there are some tree shades, and I decided to sketch this little shop across the road. It just stand out from others – the color, the flag and the sign board – looks like a cute store. It was only much later that I found this is a bookstore called ‘Littered with books’, and many sketchers had sketched it too. I should pay it a visit next time I’m around there.\n","title":"Duxton Hill","type":"blog"},{"content":"watch out – scary rabbit is here!\nscary rabbit\n","date":"29 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-scary/","section":"Blog","summary":"watch out – scary rabbit is here!\nscary rabbit\n","title":"IF: scary","type":"blog"},{"content":"Joined USKSG for a weekday sketchwalk at Balestier Road yesterday afternoon. It has been raining almost every afternoon this past week, and yesterday was no exception. It started raining once we stepped out of Loy Kee, the chicken rice restaurant. Once we arrived at our first location, the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, it started pouring. The Memorial Hall is now a museum, and I ended up spending more than an hour inside the museum before I started sketching.\nThis was done at the Loy Kee Chicken Rice place, while waiting for other sketchers to finish their lunch. The waitress were folding some pandan leaves.\nLoy Kee Chicken Rice\nFirst sketch at the first floor of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, looking out to the Phang Pheng Mei Temple. It was raining heavily outside. Just when I finished sketching, a staff came and said they are closing in half an hour. So I packed my stuff and went to look for other sketchers to see how they are doing.\nPhang Pheng Mei Temple\nOne of them was sketching the tower of the Burmese temple at the other side, and I decided to do a quick one before leaving.\nBurmese Buddhist Temple\nSketched this outside the main entrance of the Memorial Hall while waiting for other sketchers. We then walked to the Burmese temple next to the Memorial Hall for the first part of the ‘show and tell’ session.\nBurmese Buddhist Templen.\nWe took some group photos outside the temple, and sketched a bit more.\nBurmese Buddhist Temple\nmonk\nIt was a great way to spend a weekday afternoon! Hope to join more sessions like this in the future.\n","date":"28 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/balestier-road/","section":"Blog","summary":"Joined USKSG for a weekday sketchwalk at Balestier Road yesterday afternoon. It has been raining almost every afternoon this past week, and yesterday was no exception. It started raining once we stepped out of Loy Kee, the chicken rice restaurant. Once we arrived at our first location, the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, it started pouring. The Memorial Hall is now a museum, and I ended up spending more than an hour inside the museum before I started sketching.\n","title":"Balestier Road","type":"blog"},{"content":"“Deepavali, which literally means “row of lights,” is celebrated by Hindus across the world and is the most important festival in Hinduism. In Singapore, the Festival of Lights, as it’s endearingly called, falls on 26 October 2011 and is a public holiday.” – read more at the YourSingapore.com web site.\nI went to Little India yesterday, the day before Deepavali, trying to capture the festivity. I took a bus there, but the bus moves very slowly and took more than 10 min just to align to the Little India station and to turn into **Serangoon Road! The road was jam packed with cars and people!. The Campbell Lane was closed and turned into ‘Deepavali Festival Village’. It was so crowded and all I can see from the outside are people’s heads! This reminds me of the flower market in Chinese New Year.\nDeepavali Festival Village\nAll the flower shops seem to be very busy too – people keep coming and going to buy stuff.\nFlower shop at little india\nI’ve been wanting to draw Belilios Road for a personal reason and finally did it yesterday. The road is just next to the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple and i can hear the prayer and music from the temple while sketching.\nThe sketch below was drawn at the corner of Serangoon Road and Belilios Road. The festive decorations on the left are all over Serangoon Road. The white building is a coffee shop / restaurant, and the blue cover at the right bottom corner is the flower shop in above sketch.\nBelilios Road\nThis is the back alley of the coffee shop / restaurant.\nBelilios Road\nThis is another view of the coffee shop / restaurant, drew near the junction of Belilios Road and Belilios Lane.\nBelilios Road\nThis is ‘Taste of India’, a restaurant on the junction of Belilios Road and Belilios Lane.\nBelilios Lane\n","date":"26 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/deepavali/","section":"Blog","summary":"“Deepavali, which literally means “row of lights,” is celebrated by Hindus across the world and is the most important festival in Hinduism. In Singapore, the Festival of Lights, as it’s endearingly called, falls on 26 October 2011 and is a public holiday.” – read more at the YourSingapore.com web site.\n","title":"Deepavali","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sketched this last week while waiting to pick up my uncle and aunt from the Universal Studio of Singapore. The studio is all dressed up for the Halloween event!\nUniversal Studio, Singapore\n","date":"26 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/universal-studio/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sketched this last week while waiting to pick up my uncle and aunt from the Universal Studio of Singapore. The studio is all dressed up for the Halloween event!\n","title":"Universal Studio","type":"blog"},{"content":"little tin man adding fuel to himself\nfuel\n","date":"25 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-fuel/","section":"Blog","summary":"little tin man adding fuel to himself\nfuel\n","title":"IF: fuel","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was at The URA Centre this evening, for the book launch and the exhibition of Urban Sketchers Singapore. The exhibition features sketchbooks, sketches, photos, and videos of the fellow SG sketchers. I’ve also contributed a small sketchbook, 2 small sketches, and a collaborative drawing for the exhibition. If you are in SG, please drop by the URA center and check it out! The exhibition last until 24 Dec 2011.\nUrban Sketchers Singapore - The Book \u0026amp; Exhibition\n","date":"21 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/urban-sketchers-singapore-bookexhibition/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was at The URA Centre this evening, for the book launch and the exhibition of Urban Sketchers Singapore. The exhibition features sketchbooks, sketches, photos, and videos of the fellow SG sketchers. I’ve also contributed a small sketchbook, 2 small sketches, and a collaborative drawing for the exhibition. If you are in SG, please drop by the URA center and check it out! The exhibition last until 24 Dec 2011.\n","title":"Urban Sketchers Singapore – The Book \u0026 Exhibition","type":"blog"},{"content":"Haven’t been posting recently, as I’ve been traveling most of the time the past 2 weeks. We went to KL on the first weekend of Oct. It was a very short trip and I only managed to draw on the plane to KL, at the S2 hotel, and on the train back.\nat Changi airport\non the plane\non the plane and inside S2 hotel\nS2 hotel, and on the train back\n","date":"20 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/kl-trip/","section":"Blog","summary":"Haven’t been posting recently, as I’ve been traveling most of the time the past 2 weeks. We went to KL on the first weekend of Oct. It was a very short trip and I only managed to draw on the plane to KL, at the S2 hotel, and on the train back.\n","title":"KL trip","type":"blog"},{"content":"bear hibernating in the snow\nbear hibrenating in the snow\n","date":"7 October 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-hibernate/","section":"Blog","summary":"bear hibernating in the snow\nbear hibrenating in the snow\n","title":"IF: hibernate","type":"blog"},{"content":"I had a wonderful time sketching with the Singapore Urban Sketchers at Club Street for the monthly sketch-walk last weekend. Instead of sketching on our own, we were challenged to collaborate with other sketchers on a panoramic sketch of Club Street. I teamed up with a new friend, Chao, and did the following piece. I didn’t think much about it when I started, luckily Chao did some magic and put the drawing into the right perspective and some nice composition. I then went back to Club Street on Monday morning to finish off the last part of the sketch. It was a good learning experience and I really enjoyed sketching with others!\nClub Street Panoramic Sketch, 24 x 100 cm, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper\nI did three other sketches after i finished the first part of the panoramic sketch, at the same location, as I was attracted by the color of the shop front, and i was too lazy to move my chair :P .\nThe first one was done with the Koh-I-Noor Magic pencil (red, blue, white) on a pre-colored page of the A5 Monologue soft sketch book.\n92 Club Street\nThe second one was sketch directly on the sketchbook with watercolor.\n92 Club Street\nThe third one was done on a 4×6″ watercolor paper, using the purple color Staedtler triplus fineliner.\n92 Club Street\n","date":"30 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/september-sketchwalk-at-club-street/","section":"Blog","summary":"I had a wonderful time sketching with the Singapore Urban Sketchers at Club Street for the monthly sketch-walk last weekend. Instead of sketching on our own, we were challenged to collaborate with other sketchers on a panoramic sketch of Club Street. I teamed up with a new friend, Chao, and did the following piece. I didn’t think much about it when I started, luckily Chao did some magic and put the drawing into the right perspective and some nice composition. I then went back to Club Street on Monday morning to finish off the last part of the sketch. It was a good learning experience and I really enjoyed sketching with others!\n","title":"September Sketchwalk at Club Street","type":"blog"},{"content":"Library is always a good place to sketch people. Sketched these while having a bite at the cafe of the National Library.\nNational Library\n","date":"28 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/nationallibrary/","section":"Blog","summary":"Library is always a good place to sketch people. Sketched these while having a bite at the cafe of the National Library.\n","title":"National Library at Bugis","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was sketching at the courtyard of Raffles Hotel, one of the most famous hotel in Singapore, earlier this month.\nRaffles Hotel\nSee more of my SG sketches here\n","date":"21 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/raffles-hotel/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was sketching at the courtyard of Raffles Hotel, one of the most famous hotel in Singapore, earlier this month.\nRaffles Hotel\n","title":"Raffles Hotel","type":"blog"},{"content":" giraffe in the dark\n","date":"18 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/giraffe/","section":"Blog","summary":" giraffe in the dark\n","title":"giraffe","type":"blog"},{"content":"I made this little booklet with 10 sheets of colorful construction papers.\nRainbow Book\n","date":"17 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bookmaking-rainbow-book/","section":"Blog","summary":"I made this little booklet with 10 sheets of colorful construction papers.\nRainbow Book\n","title":"Bookmaking: rainbow book","type":"blog"},{"content":"Whee~ finally finished all the alphabet bears (transportation and vehicle theme)!\nAlphabet Bears\n","date":"14 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-alphabet-bears/","section":"Blog","summary":"Whee~ finally finished all the alphabet bears (transportation and vehicle theme)!\nAlphabet Bears\n","title":"ABAD: Alphabet Bears","type":"blog"},{"content":"Z for Zeppelin.\nZeppelin Bear\n","date":"14 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-56-zeppelin-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Z for Zeppelin.\nZeppelin Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 56 – Zeppelin Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Imagination has no boundaries.\nImagination has no boundaries\n","date":"14 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-boundaries/","section":"Blog","summary":"Imagination has no boundaries.\nImagination has no boundaries\n","title":"IF: boundaries","type":"blog"},{"content":" yacht bear\n","date":"13 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-55-yacht-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":" yacht bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 55 – Yacht Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"X for Xebec.\nxebec bear\n","date":"12 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-45-xebec-bea/","section":"Blog","summary":"X for Xebec.\nxebec bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 54 – Xebec Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Picked up this book at a secondhand book sales for only S$4 last month. Finished reading it not long ago, and one day after i finished this drawing, it somehow reminds me of Miss Prym, the character of the novel.\nmiss prym\n","date":"11 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-devil-and-miss-prym/","section":"Blog","summary":"Picked up this book at a secondhand book sales for only S$4 last month. Finished reading it not long ago, and one day after i finished this drawing, it somehow reminds me of Miss Prym, the character of the novel.\n","title":"The Devil and Miss Prym","type":"blog"},{"content":"soft pastel on a black paper\nmysterious\n","date":"9 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-mysterious/","section":"Blog","summary":"soft pastel on a black paper\nmysterious\n","title":"IF: mysterious","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sorry I haven’t been posting much recently, but I have been drawing! Will be posting the rest of the A to Z Bear in the next few days! Also planning to start on a few things, September is going to be really busy!\nW is for Wheelbarrow.\nwheelbarrow bear\n","date":"1 September 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-53-wheelbarrow-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sorry I haven’t been posting much recently, but I have been drawing! Will be posting the rest of the A to Z Bear in the next few days! Also planning to start on a few things, September is going to be really busy!\n","title":"ABAD: Day 53 – Wheelbarrow Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore to sketch at Malay Village and Joo Chiat Road twice this month.\nWe first did some thumbnail sketches, then we were given an hour to go back to one of the thumbnail locations to paint a larger piece. I liked the idea of thumbnail sketches and the multiple sharing sessions that we had, there were more interactions among the participants for sure.\nMalay Village - thumbnail sketches\nMalay Village - lots of cats there\nWe then walked to the junction of Joo Chiat Road and Changi Road to capture the Hari Raya spirits and decorations. I sketched with the new orange STAEDTLER triplus fineliner.\nJoo Chiat Road / Changi Road - Hari Raya Decorations\nI also brought the Koh-I-Noor Mona Lisa watercolor wax crayons that bro got me, and did a quick sketch with it. But I don’t like how it looks after adding water, so I added ink lines again.\nJoo Chiat Complex\nLast Sunday, we went back to the same place for the official August sketchwalk. Again, we started with some thumbnail sketches before spending longer time on a larger piece.\nMalay Village\nMalay Village\nThe market was packed with people, because it was only a few days away from Hari Raya.\nGeylang Serai Market \u0026amp; Food Centre\n","date":"31 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/malay-village/","section":"Blog","summary":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore to sketch at Malay Village and Joo Chiat Road twice this month.\nWe first did some thumbnail sketches, then we were given an hour to go back to one of the thumbnail locations to paint a larger piece. I liked the idea of thumbnail sketches and the multiple sharing sessions that we had, there were more interactions among the participants for sure.\n","title":"Malay Village","type":"blog"},{"content":"Drawing our dinner…\nsimple dinner\n","date":"14 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/simple-dinner/","section":"Blog","summary":"Drawing our dinner…\nsimple dinner\n","title":"Simple dinner","type":"blog"},{"content":"Got a pack of Staedtler triplus fineliner (0.3mm, 6 colors) from Popular Book store for S$4. I tested it on a yellow color memo pad. It bleeds to the back of the page, and even the next page if you did not move the pen fast enough. The ink is not waterproof too. Out of the 6 colors in the pack (black, blue, red, green, purple, orange), I like the orange color most.\nStaedtler triplus fineliner\nAfter playing around in photoshop:\n18 shoes\n","date":"14 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/staedtler-triplus-fineliner/","section":"Blog","summary":"Got a pack of Staedtler triplus fineliner (0.3mm, 6 colors) from Popular Book store for S$4. I tested it on a yellow color memo pad. It bleeds to the back of the page, and even the next page if you did not move the pen fast enough. The ink is not waterproof too. Out of the 6 colors in the pack (black, blue, red, green, purple, orange), I like the orange color most.\n","title":"Staedtler triplus fineliner","type":"blog"},{"content":"V for Van.\nVan Bear\n","date":"12 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-52-van-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"V for Van.\nVan Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 52 – Van Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Last week, I was visiting my friend at NTU. On my way back, I decided to get off at the Chinese Garden MRT and explore the area. Apparently, this is the site of the lantern festival in Sept. I ended up staying there for a few good hours sketching away~\nChinese Garden\n","date":"12 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/chinese-garden/","section":"Blog","summary":"Last week, I was visiting my friend at NTU. On my way back, I decided to get off at the Chinese Garden MRT and explore the area. Apparently, this is the site of the lantern festival in Sept. I ended up staying there for a few good hours sketching away~\n","title":"Chinese Garden","type":"blog"},{"content":"we usually feel imperfect when we compare ourselves to others… but remember, we are not imperfect, we are just unique.\nimperfect teru\n","date":"12 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-imperfect/","section":"Blog","summary":"we usually feel imperfect when we compare ourselves to others… but remember, we are not imperfect, we are just unique.\nimperfect teru\n","title":"IF: Imperfect","type":"blog"},{"content":"U for Unicycle.\nUnicycle Bear\n","date":"11 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-51-unicycle-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"U for Unicycle.\nUnicycle Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 51 – Unicycle Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"July’s sketchwalk was around the City Hall MRT area. This time it was a whole day event, but I only managed to join the afternoon session. The first stop after having lunch at the Funan was the Central Fire Station. It is definitely one of the most challenging buildings I’ve drawn. I got caught in the details and spent more than an hour to draw just one tower of the building…\nCentral Fire Station\nThe next stop is the American Church. It is a small church in the middle of the city, and has a very nice garden.\nAmerican Church\nThe final stop is the Peranakan museum. There are so many interesting buildings to draw around the area, will definitely go back to sketch more. I did not sketch the museum this time, because it seems like another challenging building; and after drawing the central fire station I feel like tackling at something ‘easier’. I sketched this corner of Loke Yew Street, which reminds me of the Lok Yew Hall of HKU.\nLok Yew Street\n","date":"10 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/city-hall-sketchwalk/","section":"Blog","summary":"July’s sketchwalk was around the City Hall MRT area. This time it was a whole day event, but I only managed to join the afternoon session. The first stop after having lunch at the Funan was the Central Fire Station. It is definitely one of the most challenging buildings I’ve drawn. I got caught in the details and spent more than an hour to draw just one tower of the building…\n","title":"City Hall Sketchwalk","type":"blog"},{"content":"T for Tram.\nTram Bear\n","date":"8 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-50-tram-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"T for Tram.\nTram Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 50 – Tram Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"S for Sledge.\nSledge Bear\n","date":"5 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-49-sledge-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"S for Sledge.\nSledge Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 49 – Sledge Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"R for Rickshaw.\nRickshaw Bear\n","date":"3 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-48-rickshaw-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"R for Rickshaw.\nRickshaw Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 48 – Rickshaw Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"I took a week’s break from the ABAD project, and now I’m back!\nP is for Paddlewheeler.\nPaddlewheeler Bear\n","date":"2 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-46-paddlewheeler-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"I took a week’s break from the ABAD project, and now I’m back!\nP is for Paddlewheeler.\nPaddlewheeler Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 46 – Paddlewheeler Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Q for Quad Bike.\nQuad Bike\n","date":"2 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-47-quad-bike-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Q for Quad Bike.\nQuad Bike\n","title":"ABAD: Day 47 – Quad Bike Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Went sketching at Marina Bay last Friday.\nThis is the Marina Bay Financial Center, a very tall building. It seems that there are still some constructions going on.\nMarina Bay Financial Center\nThere is a reason why the water is pretty clean – there are workers working hard to collect rubbish.\nMarina Bay - cleaners\nThis is the Custom House, there are a number of bars and restaurants there. There isn’t much people in the afternoon, but I can image how lively it’ll be after dark.\nCustom House\nI found a shady spot with nice views at the end of the Custom House that overlooks Marina Bay Sands. The view is so great that I keep sketching the Art Science Museum (The Lotus) and the Marina bay sands (The Ship) the whole afternoon.\nArt Science Museum\nArt Science Museum\nArt Science Museum\nMarina Bay Sands\n","date":"2 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/marina-bay/","section":"Blog","summary":"Went sketching at Marina Bay last Friday.\nThis is the Marina Bay Financial Center, a very tall building. It seems that there are still some constructions going on.\n","title":"Marina Bay","type":"blog"},{"content":"Updated: Finally sketched the Goodwood Park Hotel\nWe were back at the GoodWood Park! Still loved the food – you can tell from how much I ate. But we really should not go back there again so soon, all the good foods made me feel guilty!\ngoodwood park high tea buffet\nStarting from 3pm, there is a pianist playing piano in the lobby.\nGoodWood Park Pianist\n","date":"1 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/goodwood-park/","section":"Blog","summary":"Updated: Finally sketched the Goodwood Park Hotel\nWe were back at the GoodWood Park! Still loved the food – you can tell from how much I ate. But we really should not go back there again so soon, all the good foods made me feel guilty!\n","title":"GoodWood Park High Tea Buffet","type":"blog"},{"content":"We need to pick up a guest at the Woodlands train station two weeks ago so we went there for the first time, but it was a horrible experience. First, we waited more than 30 minutes for the bus. Then, we got caught in a traffic jam and the bus moved very slowly, it took us more than 75 minutes to get to Woodlands. The worst part is, we did not get off the bus at the right station because a lot of people got on the bus at Kranji and totally blocked our view/way. Before we knew, we were already at the Immigration Tower where we were asked to show our passports! Of course we did not have passports with us, as we had no intention of going across the border and just want to go to the train station. But there is no way out from there, and we had to ask the security guard/immigration officer for help. Finally, we had to hand in our IDs to the officers there, and wait for an armed guard/officer to escort us through the tower. We waited for around 30 minutes before an officer came. We were then took to a room where we had to wait again for our IDs to be checked. I cannot believe what we had gone through! It was well passed 7pm when we finally get to the train station, when we were supposed to be there at 5:30. We decided to take a cab back after picking up our guest, and it only took us around 25 min to be back in town.\nThe sketch below was done after I sent the guest back to the train station last week.\nWoodlands Train Checkpoint\n","date":"1 August 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/woodlands-train-checkpoint/","section":"Blog","summary":"We need to pick up a guest at the Woodlands train station two weeks ago so we went there for the first time, but it was a horrible experience. First, we waited more than 30 minutes for the bus. Then, we got caught in a traffic jam and the bus moved very slowly, it took us more than 75 minutes to get to Woodlands. The worst part is, we did not get off the bus at the right station because a lot of people got on the bus at Kranji and totally blocked our view/way. Before we knew, we were already at the Immigration Tower where we were asked to show our passports! Of course we did not have passports with us, as we had no intention of going across the border and just want to go to the train station. But there is no way out from there, and we had to ask the security guard/immigration officer for help. Finally, we had to hand in our IDs to the officers there, and wait for an armed guard/officer to escort us through the tower. We waited for around 30 minutes before an officer came. We were then took to a room where we had to wait again for our IDs to be checked. I cannot believe what we had gone through! It was well passed 7pm when we finally get to the train station, when we were supposed to be there at 5:30. We decided to take a cab back after picking up our guest, and it only took us around 25 min to be back in town.\n","title":"Woodlands Train Checkpoint","type":"blog"},{"content":"Nando is famous for its peri-peri chicken. We were at their Bugis store a few times and quite like their food. This time, we tried the one at PlazaSingapura. For some reasons, the foods don’t seem to be as good. I also ordered a ‘refreshing mint’ drink, and it was SO sour – I can hardly taste the mint but lime juice. I guess we should just go back to Bugis next time.\nNando\nWe then headed to VivoCity after lunch. Was supposed to walk along the Sentosa boardwalk, but couldn’t stand the heat and just decided to relax in a cafe. The mall was packed with people on this Saturday afternoon. Although there were many cafe and restaurants there, it is not easy to find a place to set. We ended up at Haagen-Dazs, and I had a yummy scope of chocolate truffle icecream.\nHaagen-Dazs icecream\nDid another sketch while chilling in the cafe.\nHaagen-Dazs VivoCity\n","date":"29 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/nando-and-vivocity/","section":"Blog","summary":"Nando is famous for its peri-peri chicken. We were at their Bugis store a few times and quite like their food. This time, we tried the one at PlazaSingapura. For some reasons, the foods don’t seem to be as good. I also ordered a ‘refreshing mint’ drink, and it was SO sour – I can hardly taste the mint but lime juice. I guess we should just go back to Bugis next time.\n","title":"Nando and VivoCity","type":"blog"},{"content":"O for outrigger canoe.\noutrigger canoe bear\n","date":"21 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-45-outrigger-canoe-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"O for outrigger canoe.\noutrigger canoe bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 45 – outrigger canoe bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"N for Narrowboat.\nNarrowboat Bear\n","date":"20 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-44-narrowboat-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"N for Narrowboat.\nNarrowboat Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 44 – Narrowboat Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Bukit Timah Plaza is a pretty old shopping complex, but you can find all kinds of stores there. My friend took me there for Laksa last time. This time, it already passed lunch time when I arrived, and all the laksa and prawn noodles were sold out. I ordered a cup of ‘hot tea’, which is actually milk tea, so that I can sit down and sketch. While sketching, I overheard the ladies in front saying that this place has very nice Nonya desserts too.\nNonya at Bukit Timah Plaza\nLooking down from the dining area, you can see this stall that sells drinks and snacks called “Snack Gallery”.\nSnack Gallery at Bukit Timah Plaza\nOn my way home, I found a small road that leads to the railway track behind the bus stop opposites Bukit Timah Plaza. No train is using the tracks now, as the train station has already moved to Woodlands on 1st July. Instead, a lot of people were taking photos on the railway track. The road Jalan Bingka lies next to the railway track. I found this area quite interesting, and stopped to do a sketch before the sky turns dark.\nJalan Bingka\n","date":"19 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bukit-timah-plaza/","section":"Blog","summary":"Bukit Timah Plaza is a pretty old shopping complex, but you can find all kinds of stores there. My friend took me there for Laksa last time. This time, it already passed lunch time when I arrived, and all the laksa and prawn noodles were sold out. I ordered a cup of ‘hot tea’, which is actually milk tea, so that I can sit down and sketch. While sketching, I overheard the ladies in front saying that this place has very nice Nonya desserts too.\n","title":"Bukit Timah Plaza","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is the entrance of FairPrice at Coronation Plaza. We usually get our groceries here.\nFairPrice\n","date":"19 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/fairprice/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is the entrance of FairPrice at Coronation Plaza. We usually get our groceries here.\nFairPrice\n","title":"FairPrice","type":"blog"},{"content":"We went to Orchard Road on Sunday and it was SO SO SO crowded. There was even a big crowd at the entrance of an underpass and people need to line up to get in! It’s that crazy! ! It was about dinner time when we were at Takashimaya, so we went to the food court to look for food. Needless to say, there were lineups everywhere and no free table at the food court at all. We decided to go somewhere for dinner, and we found this little cafe called PiqueNique on our way out. It has some interesting decorations – large tins of milk bottles were hanging on the walls. We were seated at the middle of a long table as this is the only available spot left, and there was a cute glass bottle on the table, with a paper tag in it. The letters ‘LTM’ were printed on the tag. I drew these sketches while waiting for my food – ‘big breakfast cheese burgers with fries’, which costs $12 before tax/service charge.\nPique*Nique\n","date":"19 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/piquenique/","section":"Blog","summary":"We went to Orchard Road on Sunday and it was SO SO SO crowded. There was even a big crowd at the entrance of an underpass and people need to line up to get in! It’s that crazy! ! It was about dinner time when we were at Takashimaya, so we went to the food court to look for food. Needless to say, there were lineups everywhere and no free table at the food court at all. We decided to go somewhere for dinner, and we found this little cafe called PiqueNique on our way out. It has some interesting decorations – large tins of milk bottles were hanging on the walls. We were seated at the middle of a long table as this is the only available spot left, and there was a cute glass bottle on the table, with a paper tag in it. The letters ‘LTM’ were printed on the tag. I drew these sketches while waiting for my food – ‘big breakfast cheese burgers with fries’, which costs $12 before tax/service charge.\n","title":"Pique*Nique","type":"blog"},{"content":"M for Moped.\nMoped Bear\n","date":"18 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-43-moped-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"M for Moped.\nMoped Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 43 – Moped Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"finger-crossed bunny\nfinger-crossed bunny\n","date":"18 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-gesture/","section":"Blog","summary":"finger-crossed bunny\nfinger-crossed bunny\n","title":"IF: gesture","type":"blog"},{"content":"I bought this for S$3.5 and quite like it. The colors are bright, and the best thing is you can make both thin and thick lines with it, by holding the pen at different angle.. The only problem is, like most other marker pens, the color will bleed through the paper easily, so you need a thicker paper to draw on.\n12 Jumbo Magic Pens Marker\nTiong Bahru drawing using Jumbo Magic Pens Marker\n","date":"17 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/faber-castell-jumbo-magic-pens/","section":"Blog","summary":"I bought this for S$3.5 and quite like it. The colors are bright, and the best thing is you can make both thin and thick lines with it, by holding the pen at different angle.. The only problem is, like most other marker pens, the color will bleed through the paper easily, so you need a thicker paper to draw on.\n","title":"Faber-Castell Jumbo Magic Pens","type":"blog"},{"content":"It was a very hot day last sunday. Everyone’s out sketching already when I finally arrived at the White Canvas Gallery. It was so hot that I decided to stay inside the gallery and check out the exhibition first. There were so many lovely sketches. After cooling down, I went outside to look for other sketchers, and found Tia being surrounded by a bunch of people. I joined them and watched Tia starting on her second sketch. It was so inspiring to watch an artist work. I thought I was just gonna watch, but then decided to get my sketchbook out and start drawing too. I managed to finish two sketches. Colors were added at home later.\nBlock 76, Guan Chuan Street\nGuan Chuan Street\n","date":"16 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/tiongbahrucommunitysketchwalk/","section":"Blog","summary":"It was a very hot day last sunday. Everyone’s out sketching already when I finally arrived at the White Canvas Gallery. It was so hot that I decided to stay inside the gallery and check out the exhibition first. There were so many lovely sketches. After cooling down, I went outside to look for other sketchers, and found Tia being surrounded by a bunch of people. I joined them and watched Tia starting on her second sketch. It was so inspiring to watch an artist work. I thought I was just gonna watch, but then decided to get my sketchbook out and start drawing too. I managed to finish two sketches. Colors were added at home later.\n","title":"Tiong Bahru Community Sketchwalk","type":"blog"},{"content":"L for Limousine.\nLimousine Bear\n","date":"15 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-42-limo-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"L for Limousine.\nLimousine Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 42 – Limo Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Did a quick one in AI for this week’s Illustration Friday topic** – stay.**\n\u0026ldquo;Please stay~\u0026rdquo;\n","date":"15 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-stay/","section":"Blog","summary":"Did a quick one in AI for this week’s Illustration Friday topic** – stay.**\n“Please stay~”\n","title":"IF: stay","type":"blog"},{"content":"J for Jalopy.\nJalopy Bear\n","date":"14 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-40-jalopy-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"J for Jalopy.\nJalopy Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 40 – Jalopy Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"K for Kayak.\nKayak Bear\n","date":"14 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-41-kayak-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"K for Kayak.\nKayak Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 41 – Kayak Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"I for Iceboat.\nIceboat Bear\n","date":"13 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-39-iceboat-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"I for Iceboat.\nIceboat Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 39 – Iceboat Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"H for Helicopter.\nHelicopter Bear\n","date":"12 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-38-helicopter-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"H for Helicopter.\nHelicopter Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 38 – Helicopter Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"F for Flatback Truck. Flat-back Truck Bear\n","date":"8 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-36-flatback-truck-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"F for Flatback Truck. Flat-back Truck Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 36 – Flatback Truck Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"G for Gondola.\nGondola Bear\n","date":"8 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-37-gondola-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"G for Gondola.\nGondola Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 37 – Gondola Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"the remedy is about to ready…\nIF: remedy\n","date":"8 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-remedy/","section":"Blog","summary":"the remedy is about to ready…\nIF: remedy\n","title":"IF: remedy","type":"blog"},{"content":"D for Dinghy.\nDinghy Bear\n","date":"6 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-34-dinghy-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"D for Dinghy.\nDinghy Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 34 – Dinghy Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"E for Earth-mover.\nEarth-mover Bear\n","date":"6 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-35-earthmover-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"E for Earth-mover.\nEarth-mover Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 35 – Earthmover Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"C for Cable Car.\nCable Car Bear\n","date":"4 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-33-cable-car-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"C for Cable Car.\nCable Car Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 33 – Cable Car Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"We had an evening walk around CCAB last week, and stopped at Mr. Prata to enjoy some yummy prata and one of my favorite drinks, the Milo Dinosaur~\nmr.prata\nThis sketch was made more than a month ago, when having high tea buffet at L’Espresso @ Goodwood Park Hotel. The food was great, and the tea set was so pretty that I had to sketch it.\nGoodwood Park High Tea\n","date":"3 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mr-prata-and-lespresso/","section":"Blog","summary":"We had an evening walk around CCAB last week, and stopped at Mr. Prata to enjoy some yummy prata and one of my favorite drinks, the Milo Dinosaur~\nmr.prata\nThis sketch was made more than a month ago, when having high tea buffet at L’Espresso @ Goodwood Park Hotel. The food was great, and the tea set was so pretty that I had to sketch it.\n","title":"Mr. Prata and L’Espresso","type":"blog"},{"content":"Continuing with the ABAD project, July’s theme is Bear’s A to Z!\nA for airplane.\nAirplane Bear\n","date":"2 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-31-airplane-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Continuing with the ABAD project, July’s theme is Bear’s A to Z!\nA for airplane.\nAirplane Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 31 – Airplane Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"B for bus.\nBus Bear\n","date":"2 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-32-bus-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"B for bus.\nBus Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 32 – Bus Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"I started this A Bear A Day project in June, hoping to brush up on my computer drawing skills. As Makoto Nagasawa said in his book 《線條速寫上達術》， “when you continue to draw, you can discover your own style after you’ve finished 30 or 50 drawings”, I am hoping to explore a new style. This past month, I mainly focused on using Photoshop – playing with different brushes and textures to make it more interesting. There are still a lot to learn and to try out, I think I shall continue the project in July and see how things go..\nA Bear A Day in June 2011\n","date":"1 July 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-june-2011-summary/","section":"Blog","summary":"I started this A Bear A Day project in June, hoping to brush up on my computer drawing skills. As Makoto Nagasawa said in his book 《線條速寫上達術》， “when you continue to draw, you can discover your own style after you’ve finished 30 or 50 drawings”, I am hoping to explore a new style. This past month, I mainly focused on using Photoshop – playing with different brushes and textures to make it more interesting. There are still a lot to learn and to try out, I think I shall continue the project in July and see how things go..\n","title":"ABAD – June 2011 Summary","type":"blog"},{"content":"bear catching a star~\nStarry Bear\n","date":"30 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-29-starry-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"bear catching a star~\nStarry Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 29 – Starry Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"sail sail sail bear is sailing away~\nSailing Bear\n","date":"30 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-30-sailing-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"sail sail sail bear is sailing away~\nSailing Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 30 – Sailing Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"dance dance dance\nbear the ballet dancer~\nBallet Bear\n","date":"28 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-28-ballet-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"dance dance dance\nbear the ballet dancer~\nBallet Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 28 – Ballet Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"bear wearing her new bag~\nBag Bear\n","date":"27 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-27-bagbear/","section":"Blog","summary":"bear wearing her new bag~\nBag Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 27 – Bag Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"playing with colors\ncolorful oranges\n","date":"27 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/colorful-oranges/","section":"Blog","summary":"playing with colors\ncolorful oranges\n","title":"colorful oranges","type":"blog"},{"content":"Joined USK Singapore for the Little India sketchwalk. We arrived late, as usual; but this time we couldn’t see sketchers everywhere. We tried to find the group but I guess Little India is actually not that ‘little’, we had no idea where did everyone go. After wandering around for a while, I decided to stay at the Little India Arcade to sketch as it started raining. Only managed to do two sketches, one was the flower shops on the Campbell Lane, and the other was a corner shop at the Little India Arcade. There were so much to see there, and everything is so colorful – the houses, the shops, the street, the people. I should go back to sketch more later. Added the colors later at home, and scanned the sketches with my brand new scanner – yummy colors!\nLittle India - Campbell Lane\nLittle India Arcade\n","date":"27 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/little-india-sketchwalk/","section":"Blog","summary":"Joined USK Singapore for the Little India sketchwalk. We arrived late, as usual; but this time we couldn’t see sketchers everywhere. We tried to find the group but I guess Little India is actually not that ‘little’, we had no idea where did everyone go. After wandering around for a while, I decided to stay at the Little India Arcade to sketch as it started raining. Only managed to do two sketches, one was the flower shops on the Campbell Lane, and the other was a corner shop at the Little India Arcade. There were so much to see there, and everything is so colorful – the houses, the shops, the street, the people. I should go back to sketch more later. Added the colors later at home, and scanned the sketches with my brand new scanner – yummy colors!\n","title":"Little India Sketchwalk","type":"blog"},{"content":"I had my first pottery class at Tanglin CC last week, it was fun!\nTools for pottery class\nTanglin CC\n","date":"27 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pottery-class/","section":"Blog","summary":"I had my first pottery class at Tanglin CC last week, it was fun!\nTools for pottery class\nTanglin CC\n","title":"Pottery Class","type":"blog"},{"content":"This train station will cease service on 1 July 2011. A lot of people went there with their camera to take picture before it shuts down. From July 2001 onwards, we need to go to Woodlands to take the train to MY instead.\nTanjong Pagar Railway Station\n","date":"27 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/tanjong-pagar-railway-station/","section":"Blog","summary":"This train station will cease service on 1 July 2011. A lot of people went there with their camera to take picture before it shuts down. From July 2001 onwards, we need to go to Woodlands to take the train to MY instead.\n","title":"Tanjong Pagar Railway Station","type":"blog"},{"content":"bear going for a magic carpet ride~\nCarpet Bear\n","date":"26 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-25-carpet-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"bear going for a magic carpet ride~\nCarpet Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 25 – Carpet Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"turning into couch potato~\nTV Bear\n","date":"26 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-26-tv-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"turning into couch potato~\nTV Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 26 – TV Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"“If you miss the train I’m on, You will know that I am gone. You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles…” ~ 500 miles, The Carpenters\nBear Train\n","date":"24 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-24-bear-train/","section":"Blog","summary":"“If you miss the train I’m on, You will know that I am gone. You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles…” ~ 500 miles, The Carpenters\nBear Train\n","title":"ABAD: Day 24 – Bear Train","type":"blog"},{"content":"txt txt txt\nbear is busy texting away…\nTexting Bear\n","date":"23 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-23-texting-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"txt txt txt\nbear is busy texting away…\nTexting Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 23 – Texting Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"slurp slurp slurp\nBear loves noodles\nNoodle Bear\n","date":"22 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-22-noodle-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"slurp slurp slurp\nBear loves noodles\nNoodle Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 22 – Noodle Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Swing Swing Swing Bear on a swing~\nSwing Bear\n","date":"21 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-21-swing-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Swing Swing Swing Bear on a swing~\nSwing Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 21 – Swing Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"pot pot pot bear in a pot\nPottery Bear\n","date":"20 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/2525/","section":"Blog","summary":"pot pot pot bear in a pot\nPottery Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 20 – Pottery Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"bored bored bored bear is super bored\nBored Bear\n","date":"19 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-19-bored-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"bored bored bored bear is super bored\nBored Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 19 – Bored Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"hola hola hola\nbear in mexican\nMexican Bear\n","date":"18 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-18-mexican-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"hola hola hola\nbear in mexican\nMexican Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 18 – Mexican Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"super super super\nhere comes superbero~\nSuperhero Bear\n","date":"17 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-17-superhero-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"super super super\nhere comes superbero~\nSuperhero Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 17 – Superhero Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"ready to launch the rocket~\nlaunch\nrocket~\n","date":"17 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-launch/","section":"Blog","summary":"ready to launch the rocket~\nlaunch\nrocket~\n","title":"IF: Launch","type":"blog"},{"content":"Sketching at Starbucks yesterday, enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate with jazz musics and air conditioning.\nStarbucks\n","date":"17 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/starbucks-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Sketching at Starbucks yesterday, enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate with jazz musics and air conditioning.\nStarbucks\n","title":"Starbucks","type":"blog"},{"content":"Bear fishing on a cloud~\nBear Cloud\n","date":"16 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-15-bear-cloud/","section":"Blog","summary":"Bear fishing on a cloud~\nBear Cloud\n","title":"ABAD: Day 15 – Bear Cloud","type":"blog"},{"content":"swim swim swim\nBear enjoying a duck tour\nBear\u0026rsquo;s Duck Tour\n","date":"16 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-16-bear-duck/","section":"Blog","summary":"swim swim swim\nBear enjoying a duck tour\nBear’s Duck Tour\n","title":"ABAD: Day 16 – Bear Duck","type":"blog"},{"content":"Roar Roar Roar~ Here comes tiger bear~\nTiger Bear\n","date":"14 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-13-tiger-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Roar Roar Roar~ Here comes tiger bear~\nTiger Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 13 – Tiger Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"fly fly fly\nfly me to the sky\nFlying Bear\n","date":"14 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-14-flying-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"fly fly fly\nfly me to the sky\nFlying Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 14 – Flying Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"rabbits flew into the sky from nowhere when teru is sweeping the ground~\nswept\n","date":"14 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-swept/","section":"Blog","summary":"rabbits flew into the sky from nowhere when teru is sweeping the ground~\nswept\n","title":"IF: swept","type":"blog"},{"content":"bake bake bake baking bear in the kitchen~\nBaking Bear\n","date":"12 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-12-baking-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"bake bake bake baking bear in the kitchen~\nBaking Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 12 – Baking Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"on a hot hot hot day in the middle of a mysterious forest he forgot his hiking boot and water bottle…\nHiking Bear\n","date":"11 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-10-hikin-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"on a hot hot hot day in the middle of a mysterious forest he forgot his hiking boot and water bottle…\nHiking Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 10 – Hiking Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"Jump Jump Jump\nJumping in pouring rain\nJumping Bear\n","date":"11 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-11-jumping-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"Jump Jump Jump\nJumping in pouring rain\nJumping Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 11 – Jumping Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"la la la la la music in the air~\nMusic Bear\n","date":"10 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-9-music-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"la la la la la music in the air~\nMusic Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 9 – Music Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"moo moo moo the bear is growing mushroom~\nMushroom Bear\n","date":"8 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-8-mushroom-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"moo moo moo the bear is growing mushroom~\nMushroom Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 8 – Mushroom Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"shadows can be so much fun~\nshadows\n","date":"8 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-shadows/","section":"Blog","summary":"shadows can be so much fun~\nshadows\n","title":"IF: shadows","type":"blog"},{"content":"here comes captain the bear the pirate everyone scares\nPirate Bear\n","date":"7 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-7-pirate-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"here comes captain the bear the pirate everyone scares\nPirate Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 7 – Pirate Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"ZzzZzzZzz sleepy bear is dreaming of letters\nSleepy Bear\nletter brush on Deviantart or from obsidiandawn.com\n","date":"6 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-6-sleepy-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"ZzzZzzZzz sleepy bear is dreaming of letters\nSleepy Bear\nletter brush on Deviantart or from obsidiandawn.com\n","title":"ABAD: Day 6 – Sleepy Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"roar roar roar it’s the sound of thunder\nthunder bear\n","date":"5 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-5-thunder-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"roar roar roar it’s the sound of thunder\nthunder bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 5 – Thunder Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was sketching the St.Andrew’s Church near the CityHall MRT last month\nSt.Andrew\u0026rsquo;s Church\nand today, I was reading this photoshop tutorial and decided to apply some of the techniques onto the sketch..\nSt.Andrew\u0026rsquo;s Church in color\n","date":"5 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/st-andrews-church/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was sketching the St.Andrew’s Church near the CityHall MRT last month\nSt.Andrew’s Church\nand today, I was reading this photoshop tutorial and decided to apply some of the techniques onto the sketch..\n","title":"St.Andrew’s Church","type":"blog"},{"content":"rain rain rain\npetals down the drain~\nRainy Bear\n","date":"4 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-4-rainy-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"rain rain rain\npetals down the drain~\nRainy Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 4 – Rainy Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"dig dig dig fruits are ready to be picked\nGardener Bear\n","date":"3 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-3-gardener-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"dig dig dig fruits are ready to be picked\nGardener Bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 3 – Gardener Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"yum yum yum raisin and rum\nice-cream bear\n","date":"2 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-2-icecream-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"yum yum yum raisin and rum\nice-cream bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 2 – Icecream Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"A bear a day in June 2011, presented by yours truly. Day 1: Bubble bear bub bub bub a bear in a bub\nbubble bear\n","date":"1 June 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/abad-day-1-bubble-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"A bear a day in June 2011, presented by yours truly. Day 1: Bubble bear bub bub bub a bear in a bub\nbubble bear\n","title":"ABAD: Day 1 – Bubble Bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"All birds stop singing, hiding in their nest\nThe stars are sparkling in the deeply sky* *~ Lullaby for Lucas, by Standfast **\n","date":"31 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-asleep/","section":"Blog","summary":"All birds stop singing, hiding in their nest\nThe stars are sparkling in the deeply sky* *~ Lullaby for Lucas, by Standfast **\n","title":"IF: asleep","type":"blog"},{"content":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore for the Holland Village sketchcrawl today.\nAfter the sketchcrawl, we had lunch with friends at the Mexican restaurant, Cha Cha Cha at Holland V. Yummy food!\n","date":"28 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/holland-village/","section":"Blog","summary":"Joined the Urban Sketchers Singapore for the Holland Village sketchcrawl today.\nAfter the sketchcrawl, we had lunch with friends at the Mexican restaurant, Cha Cha Cha at Holland V. Yummy food!\n","title":"Holland Village","type":"blog"},{"content":"Dad’s having his first group show from 13-15 May 2011 at HK Central Library Exhibition Gallery 4-5. He has two paintings showing there. If you happen to be in HK, please drop by and say hi! I was making some name cards for him, as those provided by their association doesn’t include his personal email and portfolio web site.\n","date":"13 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/dads-first-group-show/","section":"Blog","summary":"Dad’s having his first group show from 13-15 May 2011 at HK Central Library Exhibition Gallery 4-5. He has two paintings showing there. If you happen to be in HK, please drop by and say hi! I was making some name cards for him, as those provided by their association doesn’t include his personal email and portfolio web site.\n","title":"Dad’s first group show","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"11 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/birdy/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"birdy","type":"blog"},{"content":"polar bear’s joining the swimming lesson for beginners…\n","date":"9 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-beginner/","section":"Blog","summary":"polar bear’s joining the swimming lesson for beginners…\n","title":"IF: beginner","type":"blog"},{"content":"the bears are having a cooking lesson\n","date":"6 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-lesson/","section":"Blog","summary":"the bears are having a cooking lesson\n","title":"IF: lesson","type":"blog"},{"content":"Had an appointment near Clarke Quay on Tuesday morning. I went earlier and did a sketch outside the Central. After the appointment, I came back for more sketches. It is a very quiet and peaceful place to sketch in the early morning. The only complain is, I got sunburn because it was too sunny and hot and I forgot my sunscreen!\n","date":"6 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sketching-at-clarke-quay/","section":"Blog","summary":"Had an appointment near Clarke Quay on Tuesday morning. I went earlier and did a sketch outside the Central. After the appointment, I came back for more sketches. It is a very quiet and peaceful place to sketch in the early morning. The only complain is, I got sunburn because it was too sunny and hot and I forgot my sunscreen!\n","title":"Sketching at Clarke Quay","type":"blog"},{"content":"with the new 4-colors ballpoint pen…\nand later with my Nokia cellphone…\n","date":"5 May 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/doodles/","section":"Blog","summary":"with the new 4-colors ballpoint pen…\nand later with my Nokia cellphone…\n","title":"doodles","type":"blog"},{"content":"bunny going for a bike ride with giraffe…\n","date":"23 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-bicycle/","section":"Blog","summary":"bunny going for a bike ride with giraffe…\n","title":"IF: bicycle","type":"blog"},{"content":"a poster design for bunny’s cubicle…\n","date":"22 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/calm-cool-confident/","section":"Blog","summary":"a poster design for bunny’s cubicle…\n","title":"calm, cool, confident","type":"blog"},{"content":"the bear is following the yellow brick road, there is a long long journey ahead…\n","date":"22 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-journey/","section":"Blog","summary":"the bear is following the yellow brick road, there is a long long journey ahead…\n","title":"IF: journey","type":"blog"},{"content":"went sketching around the Sai Kung Pier and the waterfront park area with family last month…\na few months ago, i also visited one of the offshore island, Yim Tin Tsai Village with my friend\n","date":"16 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sai-kung-sketches/","section":"Blog","summary":"went sketching around the Sai Kung Pier and the waterfront park area with family last month…\na few months ago, i also visited one of the offshore island, Yim Tin Tsai Village with my friend\n","title":"Sai Kung sketches","type":"blog"},{"content":"the polar bear is sending out a message in a bottle\n","date":"13 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/message-in-a-bottle/","section":"Blog","summary":"the polar bear is sending out a message in a bottle\n","title":"message in a bottle","type":"blog"},{"content":"a bear in a beer bottle\nclouds in bottles\n","date":"12 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-bottled/","section":"Blog","summary":"a bear in a beer bottle\nclouds in bottles\n","title":"IF: bottled","type":"blog"},{"content":"joined the Singapore urban sketchers for a sketchwalk during my CNY trip in SG\nother SG sketches…\n","date":"10 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/singapore-sketches/","section":"Blog","summary":"joined the Singapore urban sketchers for a sketchwalk during my CNY trip in SG\nother SG sketches…\n","title":"singapore sketches","type":"blog"},{"content":"for my friend, who has butterflies in the stomach..\n","date":"8 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/butterflies/","section":"Blog","summary":"for my friend, who has butterflies in the stomach..\n","title":"butterflies","type":"blog"},{"content":"it was a crazy month in March… too many things are going on…\n","date":"8 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/wedding-band/","section":"Blog","summary":"it was a crazy month in March… too many things are going on…\n","title":"wedding band","type":"blog"},{"content":"that swepts everything away~\n","date":"7 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-black-tide/","section":"Blog","summary":"that swepts everything away~\n","title":"the black tide","type":"blog"},{"content":"“Why do birds suddenly appear. Every time, you are near? Just like me, they long to be, close to you.” ~ Close to you by the Carpenters\n","date":"6 April 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-duet/","section":"Blog","summary":"“Why do birds suddenly appear. Every time, you are near? Just like me, they long to be, close to you.” ~ Close to you by the Carpenters\n","title":"IF: duet","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"19 March 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-cultivate/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: cultivate","type":"blog"},{"content":"This winter has been so freaking cold… even wearing extra layers of clothes doesn’t help much…\n","date":"23 February 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-layer/","section":"Blog","summary":"This winter has been so freaking cold… even wearing extra layers of clothes doesn’t help much…\n","title":"IF: layer","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"17 February 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/back-arrows/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"back arrows","type":"blog"},{"content":"wish everyone a happy chinese v day \u0026lt;3\n","date":"17 February 2011","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/yuen-siu/","section":"Blog","summary":"wish everyone a happy chinese v day \u003c3\n","title":"yuen siu","type":"blog"},{"content":"I have quite a number of sketchbooks and journals, each have a ‘specific’ function… but sometimes I forget which book is for which function. 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There was a video showing him sketching the Victoria Harbor, and I tried to copy his work …\n","date":"11 October 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/wu-guanzhong/","section":"Blog","summary":"I went to see Wu Guanzhong ‘s exhibition at the HK Museum of Art last month. 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It was a 2km hike, the first half of the hike was hard, as we had to climb 600 stairs. I was soo tired already when we reached around 500… but the view is spectacular up there.. Dad and I did a few quick sketches at the lookout… Colors added at home…\n","date":"28 May 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hiking/","section":"Blog","summary":"Went hiking with family on Mothers’ day earlier this month. It was a 2km hike, the first half of the hike was hard, as we had to climb 600 stairs. I was soo tired already when we reached around 500… but the view is spectacular up there.. 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The day job is just too tiring, I feel so wore out and I can hardly find time to think.\n","title":"april month","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"31 March 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/shut-down/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"shut down","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"15 March 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/balance/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"balance","type":"blog"},{"content":"i made my first mini book, now i have 22 pages to fill in….\n","date":"4 March 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/cheer-up-book/","section":"Blog","summary":"i made my first mini book, now i have 22 pages to fill in….\n","title":"cheer up book","type":"blog"},{"content":"last fri was mom’s bday, and i drew this for her.\n","date":"1 March 2010","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bday-card/","section":"Blog","summary":"last fri was mom’s bday, and i drew this for her.\n","title":"bday card","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"24 February 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chai..\n","date":"8 May 2009","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/on-the-bus/","section":"Blog","summary":"104 to wan chai..\n","title":"on the bus","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"4 May 2009","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/tram/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"tram","type":"blog"},{"content":"drew this on the bus 682\n","date":"27 April 2009","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/682/","section":"Blog","summary":"drew this on the bus 682\n","title":"682","type":"blog"},{"content":"on 5*7″ watercolor paper… tiny paintings\n","date":"15 April 2009","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/landscape/","section":"Blog","summary":"on 5*7″ watercolor paper… tiny paintings\n","title":"landscape","type":"blog"},{"content":"I went to Lamma Island with a few friends on the 11th April for a hiking/sketching/photo trip. 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is the 427th post on whycreate.My wrinkle teru got picked by the IllustrationFriday site this week!! what a nice surprise! :D\n","date":"2 May 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pick-of-the-week/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is the 427th post on whycreate.My wrinkle teru got picked by the IllustrationFriday site this week!! what a nice surprise! :D\n","title":"pick of the week!","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"1 May 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/drawing/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"drawing","type":"blog"},{"content":"ink on Moleskine..EDM#1: Draw a shoe\n","date":"30 April 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/cross-hatching/","section":"Blog","summary":"ink on Moleskine..EDM#1: Draw a shoe\n","title":"cross hatching","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"30 April 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-137-draw-something-you-can-turn-on-or-off/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"EDM #137 – Draw something you can turn on or 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line drawing i did this morning…\n","date":"4 March 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/meh/","section":"Blog","summary":"another random line drawing i did this morning…\n","title":"meh","type":"blog"},{"content":"finally replaced the ultramarine acrylic paint…. i can paint the sky again…..\n","date":"4 March 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ultramarine/","section":"Blog","summary":"finally replaced the ultramarine acrylic paint…. i can paint the sky again…..\n","title":"ultramarine","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"3 March 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/3/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"\u003c3","type":"blog"},{"content":"i’ve been crazily drawing lines these 2 days… can’t seem to stop…\n","date":"3 March 2008","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/crazy-lines/","section":"Blog","summary":"i’ve been crazily drawing lines these 2 days… can’t seem to stop…\n","title":"crazy lines","type":"blog"},{"content":"from the rabbit hole…\n","date":"3 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Thanks again for the drawing, Andrew!\n","title":"Andrew Fulton","type":"blog"},{"content":"keep falling on my head…\n","date":"30 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/raindrops/","section":"Blog","summary":"keep falling on my head…\n","title":"raindrops…","type":"blog"},{"content":"blind contours..\n","date":"30 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ugly-faces/","section":"Blog","summary":"blind contours..\n","title":"ugly faces","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"28 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-zoo/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: zoo","type":"blog"},{"content":"thank you for being there…\n","date":"24 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/when-it-rains/","section":"Blog","summary":"thank you for being there…\n","title":"when it rains…","type":"blog"},{"content":"a drawing for J\u0026amp;Z…to pray for a rainy day, try to hang a teru-teru upside-down…\n","date":"21 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-superstition/","section":"Blog","summary":"a drawing for J\u0026Z…to pray for a rainy day, try to hang a teru-teru upside-down…\n","title":"IF: superstition","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"13 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-scale/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: scale","type":"blog"},{"content":"Pillo in her pink pajamas.She likes sleeping and talking.\n","date":"13 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pillo/","section":"Blog","summary":"Pillo in her pink pajamas.She likes sleeping and talking.\n","title":"Pillo","type":"blog"},{"content":"I received a parcel from home today.\nThere’s this cute cat bear in it , covered with snacks.\nDoes It look familiar to you? It’s based on one of my mom’s very first mspaint drawings!\nShe made it from scratch, including the scarf and the vest its wearing!! Isn’t that amazing?? :D\nI’m smiling all day. Thank you so much, Mom!\n","date":"9 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/moms-cat-bear/","section":"Blog","summary":"I received a parcel from home today.\nThere’s this cute cat bear in it , covered with snacks.\nDoes It look familiar to you? It’s based on one of my mom’s very first mspaint drawings!\n","title":"Mom’s cat bear","type":"blog"},{"content":"teru wearing the little prince’s hat\n","date":"4 November 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-hat/","section":"Blog","summary":"teru wearing the little prince’s hat\n","title":"IF: hat","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"29 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mad-halloween-costume/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"MAD: halloween costume…","type":"blog"},{"content":"orange or pumpkin?on a tee as well…\n","date":"27 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-trick-or-treat/","section":"Blog","summary":"orange or pumpkin?on a tee as well…\n","title":"IF: trick or treat","type":"blog"},{"content":"did these all on one morning last week… still haven’t gone see the fall colors yet..\n","date":"21 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/fall-colors/","section":"Blog","summary":"did these all on one morning last week… still haven’t gone see the fall colors yet..\n","title":"fall colors","type":"blog"},{"content":"i got a few free buttons last month when attending the VFC, and they’ve been sitting on my desk since then. last nite, i suddenly realized that i could just paint over them and here’re the results.. :D i should had taken more buttons from that day :P\n","date":"20 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/buttons/","section":"Blog","summary":"i got a few free buttons last month when attending the VFC, and they’ve been sitting on my desk since then. last nite, i suddenly realized that i could just paint over them and here’re the results.. :D i should had taken more buttons from that day :P\n","title":"buttons","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"20 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-extreme/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: extreme","type":"blog"},{"content":"“everything grows from the heart…”\nfirst draft..another try…digitalize and put on a tee…\n","date":"20 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-grow/","section":"Blog","summary":"“everything grows from the heart…”\nfirst draft..another try…digitalize and put on a tee…\n","title":"IF: grow","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was re-watching BLEACH last week… and these two paintings were inspired by the quote from Orihimi:\n“If. . . If I were the rain. . . that binds together the Earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle. . . Would I be able to bind two hearts together?”\n","date":"20 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/rain-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was re-watching BLEACH last week… and these two paintings were inspired by the quote from Orihimi:\n“If. . . If I were the rain. . . that binds together the Earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle. . . Would I be able to bind two hearts together?”\n","title":"rain…","type":"blog"},{"content":"put some old drawings on this pretty cool online scrapbook tool…. check it out..\nwings\nwhya\nif i have wings……\n","date":"19 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/flip/","section":"Blog","summary":"put some old drawings on this pretty cool online scrapbook tool…. check it out..\nwings\nwhya\nif i have wings……\n","title":"flip","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paperpainted this one a few weeks ago when the leaves just started changing color…. now most of the leaves were gone….\n","date":"9 October 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/autumn-leaves/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paperpainted this one a few weeks ago when the leaves just started changing color…. now most of the leaves were gone….\n","title":"autumn leaves…","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"7 October 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2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/whales/","section":"Blog","summary":"3.5*5, watercolor on watercolor paper\n","title":"whales","type":"blog"},{"content":"which is better? or worst? missing ur heart? ur head? or ur body?\n","date":"4 August 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-missing/","section":"Blog","summary":"which is better? or worst? missing ur heart? ur head? or ur body?\n","title":"IF: missing","type":"blog"},{"content":"so..inspired by this post of the Tuzki, i tried to made teru ‘moves’…\nand the weatherman series:\n","date":"4 August 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/moving-teru/","section":"Blog","summary":"so..inspired by this post of the Tuzki, i tried to made teru ‘moves’…\nand the weatherman series:\n","title":"moving teru","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board.\n","date":"31 July 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/red-and-blue/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol 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John made a tabblo of the progress and it’s really neat. Please check it out! And thanks John for asking me to do it! :)\nI also put its variations on Bountee and it’s available here..\n","date":"25 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-zero42-project/","section":"Blog","summary":"It’s finally finished. John made a tabblo of the progress and it’s really neat. Please check it out! And thanks John for asking me to do it! :)\nI also put its variations on Bountee and it’s available here..\n","title":"The zero42 project","type":"blog"},{"content":"drew another silly story last nite..this is part I only…. not sure if i’ll draw part II…\n","date":"24 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/amnesia/","section":"Blog","summary":"drew another silly story last nite..this is part I only…. not sure if i’ll draw part II…\n","title":"‘amnesia’","type":"blog"},{"content":"last Tue, i went to buy some new pens at the art supply store near college street, and decided to walk down to the lakeshore after that….bought some more pens at another store near king street, bought some socks, took some photos along the way, had some Jap food, drew some sketches, and sat and stared at the lake for awhile.. it was so windy that day….\nEDM #87 – Draw your lunch and journal about it.EDM# 83 – Draw a nearby body of water – ocean, lake, pond, river\n","date":"24 June 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first, and found that the watercolor went thr’ the ricepaper and left a nice pattern on the scrap paper.. i really like it so i put another layer of ricepaper underneath the right one before painting and hope to get a nice pattern as well…and i did another one….\n","title":"fly","type":"blog"},{"content":"inspired by CY’s poem “secret”\n","date":"12 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/secret/","section":"Blog","summary":"inspired by CY’s poem “secret”\n","title":"secret","type":"blog"},{"content":"try the blind contours today and couldn’t stop…with wash…\nwithout wash…\n","date":"10 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blind-contours/","section":"Blog","summary":"try the blind contours today and couldn’t stop…with wash…\nwithout wash…\n","title":"blind contours","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"8 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-suit/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: suit","type":"blog"},{"content":"i received my free 10 pack mini cards from moo.com the other day.. and i and the back of the card…\n","date":"8 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/moo-cards/","section":"Blog","summary":"i received my free 10 pack mini cards from moo.com the other day.. and i and the back of the card…\n","title":"moo cards","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","date":"7 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blue-flowers-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","title":"blue flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":"a tiny drawing on small moleskine.89.6.4. 18th years.\n","date":"5 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/soldiers-tower/","section":"Blog","summary":"a tiny drawing on small moleskine.89.6.4. 18th years.\n","title":"Soldiers Tower","type":"blog"},{"content":"0.5*0.5″, acrylics. a super mini painting.\n","date":"4 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/daisy/","section":"Blog","summary":"0.5*0.5″, acrylics. a super mini painting.\n","title":"daisy","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"2 June 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-your-paradise/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: your paradise","type":"blog"},{"content":"sketched these last Sat around the campus.. used the brush pen instead……\n","date":"30 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/campus/","section":"Blog","summary":"sketched these last Sat around the campus.. used the brush pen instead……\n","title":"Campus","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"30 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-102-draw-a-power-plug/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"EDM #102 – Draw a power plug","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"30 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-104-draw-some-salt-and-peper-shakers/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"EDM #104 – Draw some salt and peper shakers","type":"blog"},{"content":"reflections of my room and the windows on the bulb…\n","date":"30 May 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tabblo for the tee! please check it out!! and thank you sooo much, Pam!!\n","date":"28 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teru-tee-live/","section":"Blog","summary":"Here’s a photo of how the Teru Tee looks in real life, thanks to Pam who ordered a T, took a picture of it, and allow me to post it here :) Being one of the sweetest persons on earth, she even made a tabblo for the tee! please check it out!! and thank you sooo much, Pam!!\n","title":"Teru Tee Live!!","type":"blog"},{"content":"3*4.5″, watercolor on watercolor paper.\n","date":"26 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/colorful-flowers/","section":"Blog","summary":"3*4.5″, watercolor on watercolor paper.\n","title":"colorful flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"26 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-car/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: car","type":"blog"},{"content":"I printed my w.h.y book…. it’s a hard cover 4*4 book with 80 pages, it looks really nice.. :D the quality of both the paper and the print are really good!! I wish I’m rich, then I can order many copies and give them to all of my friends…. :P ","date":"26 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/my-w-h-y-book/","section":"Blog","summary":"I printed my w.h.y book…. it’s a hard cover 4*4 book with 80 pages, it looks really nice.. :D the quality of both the paper and the print are really good!! I wish I’m rich, then I can order many copies and give them to all of my friends…. :P ","title":"my w.h.y book","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","date":"25 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mountain-3/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","title":"mountain","type":"blog"},{"content":"not mine, but one i’m using…i read yahoo!news everyday…too many times a day sometimes…\n","date":"21 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-68-draw-your-computer-edm107-draw-how-you-get-your-news/","section":"Blog","summary":"not mine, but one i’m using…i read yahoo!news everyday…too many times a day sometimes…\n","title":"EDM #68 – Draw your computer / EDM#107 – Draw how you get your news","type":"blog"},{"content":"the weather was so nice last week.. i spent another afternoon sitting outside.. and drew another 2 sketches.. i need a lot more practice!!!\n","date":"21 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/uc/","section":"Blog","summary":"the weather was so nice last week.. i spent another afternoon sitting outside.. and drew another 2 sketches.. i need a lot more practice!!!\n","title":"UC","type":"blog"},{"content":"and a silly comic strip….\n","date":"18 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-signs/","section":"Blog","summary":"and a silly comic strip….\n","title":"IF: signs","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"17 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-93-draw-an-egg-carton-with-or-without-eggs-in-it/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"EDM #93 – Draw an egg carton, with or without eggs in it.","type":"blog"},{"content":"Tabblo has a new comic layout and I was playing it… it was fun ","date":"17 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teru-comics/","section":"Blog","summary":"Tabblo has a new comic layout and I was playing it… it was fun ","title":"Teru comics","type":"blog"},{"content":"it’s so warm these few days…i did some sketches outdoor and it was harder than i thought.. i didn’t want to do such detail sketches and just want to do some quick ones, but i got caught up by the details and failed to put everything i want into the sketch.. should ‘zoom out’ more and have a better composition….here’s a photo of the actual scene…\n","date":"13 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/back-campus/","section":"Blog","summary":"it’s so warm these few days…i did some sketches outdoor and it was harder than i thought.. i didn’t want to do such detail sketches and just want to do some quick ones, but i got caught up by the details and failed to put everything i want into the sketch.. should ‘zoom out’ more and have a better composition….here’s a photo of the actual scene…\n","title":"Back campus…","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"11 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-citrus/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"IF: citrus","type":"blog"},{"content":"outside Pape station..\n","date":"10 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/a-greek-restaurant/","section":"Blog","summary":"outside Pape station..\n","title":"a greek restaurant","type":"blog"},{"content":"some experiments… after looking at the sandbanks photos…1. swan2. trees on sand..3. sunset over the lake…4. river…\n","date":"10 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/chinese-ink-experiments/","section":"Blog","summary":"some experiments… after looking at the sandbanks photos…1. swan2. trees on sand..3. sunset over the lake…4. river…\n","title":"chinese ink experiments…","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board\n[200 post already… wow…]\n","date":"10 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mountains/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board\n[200 post already… wow…]\n","title":"mountains…","type":"blog"},{"content":"another desert painting…2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","date":"4 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/desert-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"another desert painting…2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","title":"desert 2","type":"blog"},{"content":"Teru’s neighbour is a birdy…\n","date":"4 May 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-neighbour/","section":"Blog","summary":"Teru’s neighbour is a birdy…\n","title":"IF: neighbour","type":"blog"},{"content":"Teru is trying hard to remember something… by extracting thoughts out into a pensive…\n","date":"29 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-remember/","section":"Blog","summary":"Teru is trying hard to remember something… by extracting thoughts out into a pensive…\n","title":"IF: remember","type":"blog"},{"content":"brush pen on rice paper\nAt first, I was just gonna practice drawing more pandas by following the instructions on the chinese-tools site… then I came across this post on Stefan G. Bucher’s DAILY MONSTER site and thought that maybe I can fill the page with 100 pandas too! So this is what I got after 5 days! This is the first piece of work that took me so long :P feeling somewhat accomplished though.\nThe “100 pandas” tee is available here! check it out!\n","date":"28 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/100-pandas/","section":"Blog","summary":"brush pen on rice paper\nAt first, I was just gonna practice drawing more pandas by following the instructions on the chinese-tools site… then I came across this post on Stefan G. Bucher’s DAILY MONSTER site and thought that maybe I can fill the page with 100 pandas too! So this is what I got after 5 days! This is the first piece of work that took me so long :P feeling somewhat accomplished though.\n","title":"100 pandas","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","date":"26 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/desert/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","title":"desert","type":"blog"},{"content":"","date":"24 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-84-draw-some-bread-and-write-about-it-if-you-like/","section":"Blog","summary":"","title":"EDM #84 – Draw some bread and write about it if you like.","type":"blog"},{"content":"Miru likes to wink…Blubberu says blub all the timeGrumperu is not grumpy, he just has character.\n","date":"24 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teru-family/","section":"Blog","summary":"Miru likes to wink…Blubberu says blub all the timeGrumperu is not grumpy, he just has character.\n","title":"Teru family","type":"blog"},{"content":"Here’s a page of drawings by following the simple instructions on the Chinese-Tools site, using the brush pen I just got. And that was done by drawing from memory only after looking at the site once, I thought I did pretty well, but now I realized how bad my memory is! None of the drawings look like the original one :PThis is just more random stuff…\n","date":"21 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/chinese-tools-com/","section":"Blog","summary":"Here’s a page of drawings by following the simple instructions on the Chinese-Tools site, using the brush pen I just got. And that was done by drawing from memory only after looking at the site once, I thought I did pretty well, but now I realized how bad my memory is! None of the drawings look like the original one :PThis is just more random stuff…\n","title":"Chinese-Tools.com","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"21 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-105-draw-some-scissors/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #105- Draw some scissors","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"21 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-81-draw-a-streetlight/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #81- Draw a streetlight","type":"blog"},{"content":"from last nite…\n","date":"21 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/haywire/","section":"Blog","summary":"from last nite…\n","title":"haywire","type":"blog"},{"content":"trying out another new sketchbook I got the other day.. it’s a 5*7″ one.. 90lbs paper\n","date":"21 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/rain/","section":"Blog","summary":"trying out another new sketchbook I got the other day.. it’s a 5*7″ one.. 90lbs paper\n","title":"rain","type":"blog"},{"content":"Yesterday was a blue nite…1. blue penguins on ice2. blue whale flying in the sky3. between blue mountain and blue clouds… ","date":"20 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blue-nite/","section":"Blog","summary":"Yesterday was a blue nite…1. blue penguins on ice2. blue whale flying in the sky3. between blue mountain and blue clouds… ","title":"blue nite","type":"blog"},{"content":"My ink pens are running out of ink, so I decided to take a walk out in this SUNNY afternoon and went to the art supply store to pick up a new pen. I got a Sakura Pigma Micron 01 this time. I also got a Pigma Brush pen, and 2 more journals/sketchpad! Just can’t resist it -__-…\nThis one was drawn by the brush pen on the new 4*6″ hardcover journal. Oh the ‘eyelashes’ were drawn by the Micron pen. I made a ‘mistake’ when drawing the eyes with the brush pen, so I tho’ I’d just add the need eyelashes to go with the BIG eyes :P I guess I need a new name for it… Teru’s twin sister… how about… Miru? or Meru?\n","date":"20 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/brush-pen/","section":"Blog","summary":"My ink pens are running out of ink, so I decided to take a walk out in this SUNNY afternoon and went to the art supply store to pick up a new pen. I got a Sakura Pigma Micron 01 this time. I also got a Pigma Brush pen, and 2 more journals/sketchpad! Just can’t resist it -__-…\n","title":"brush pen","type":"blog"},{"content":"long time haven’t done an EDM… this one was colored by watercolor pencil.\n","date":"20 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-92-draw-a-brown-bag/","section":"Blog","summary":"long time haven’t done an EDM… this one was colored by watercolor pencil.\n","title":"EDM #92-Draw a brown bag","type":"blog"},{"content":"Teru in polar bear suit…\n","date":"20 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-polar/","section":"Blog","summary":"Teru in polar bear suit…\n","title":"IF: polar","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nThe paint was put directly on the board from the tube to get the darker area and the texture… I like how this one turned out….\n","date":"20 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/stars/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nThe paint was put directly on the board from the tube to get the darker area and the texture… I like how this one turned out….\n","title":"stars","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"19 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/more-random-stuff/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"more random stuff","type":"blog"},{"content":"Heehee, Teru is finally on a TEE.And here’s the complete collection… I think I’ll take a break from that site now.. 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It is getting frustrated when there’s an image in my mind but I couldn’t draw it the way I want… so I’ve decided to practice drawing faces… the top two are ref. to others drawings, the bottom two are from my ‘imagination’.. but it’s nothing like what I wanted… arrgh.\n","date":"10 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/faces-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’m terrible at drawing faces and figures, especially when I have to draw it from my imagination (without photo reference). It is getting frustrated when there’s an image in my mind but I couldn’t draw it the way I want… so I’ve decided to practice drawing faces… the top two are ref. to others drawings, the bottom two are from my ‘imagination’.. but it’s nothing like what I wanted… arrgh.\n","title":"faces","type":"blog"},{"content":"More faces… from some old WIRED magazine covers..1. Uma Thurman, WIRED (Dec, 2003), the mouth looks so odd….2. Craig Venter, WIRED (Aug, 2004), don’t really look like him…3. 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Same as 2, but draw with the non-dominant hand… wow..shaky lines!!4. from a page in the Aug 2004 issue… quite fun to draw these…hmm… none of these are what i like……\n","title":"faces","type":"blog"},{"content":"watercolors on rice paper… more random stuff in green….1. a green lady in a green dress hiding in the greens… can you see her green eyes??2. green veggies…\n","date":"7 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/more-greens/","section":"Blog","summary":"watercolors on rice paper… more random stuff in green….1. a green lady in a green dress hiding in the greens… can you see her green eyes??2. green veggies…\n","title":"more greens","type":"blog"},{"content":"clockwise from top left…..1. blue moon, watercolor on sketchbook.2. blue moon again, watercolor on rice paper, i think i painted on the wrong side…3. just paint some flowers when you don’t know what to paint…4. the cover of the SA journal…\n","date":"7 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/purple-nite-continue/","section":"Blog","summary":"clockwise from top left…..1. blue moon, watercolor on sketchbook.2. blue moon again, watercolor on rice paper, i think i painted on the wrong side…3. just paint some flowers when you don’t know what to paint…4. the cover of the SA journal…\n","title":"purple nite continue…","type":"blog"},{"content":"\nmore green stuff…\n","date":"6 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-green/","section":"Blog","summary":"\nmore green stuff…\n","title":"IF: green","type":"blog"},{"content":"based on a photo I took awhile ago from the 7/f… ","date":"5 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-15-draw-a-tree-or-trees-leaves-or-branches/","section":"Blog","summary":"based on a photo I took awhile ago from the 7/f… ","title":"EDM #15 – Draw a tree or trees, leaves or branches","type":"blog"},{"content":"actually.. it’s just watercolor on ricepaper… all were done on last night… last night was ‘purple night’… the last one was trying to copy a photo of A-mie from her site.. but of course it looks nothing like her… just want to see how it’d look on ricepaper..\n","date":"5 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/more-chinese-paintings/","section":"Blog","summary":"actually.. it’s just watercolor on ricepaper… all were done on last night… last night was ‘purple night’… the last one was trying to copy a photo of A-mie from her site.. but of course it looks nothing like her… just want to see how it’d look on ricepaper..\n","title":"more chinese paintings…","type":"blog"},{"content":"from home…\n","date":"4 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-96-draw-something-sweet-97-draw-a-present-you-have-received-why-is-it-special/","section":"Blog","summary":"from home…\n","title":"EDM #96 – Draw something sweet / 97 – Draw a present you have received. 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I think the Sa paper likes acrylics better than watercolor, and it took ink pretty well too…\n","title":"Andrea’s place","type":"blog"},{"content":"watercolor on rice paper.\ndid these last last weekend…\n","date":"3 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/chinese-paintings/","section":"Blog","summary":"watercolor on rice paper.\ndid these last last weekend…\n","title":"chinese paintings","type":"blog"},{"content":"to you!\n","date":"3 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-birthday/","section":"Blog","summary":"to you!\n","title":"Happy Birthday…","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"1 April 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-aprils-fools-day/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"Happy April’s Fool’s day…","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"30 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-snap/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: snap","type":"blog"},{"content":"a silly story about waiting for nothing…\nread it here..\n","date":"29 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/waiting/","section":"Blog","summary":"a silly story about waiting for nothing…\nread it here..\n","title":"waiting…","type":"blog"},{"content":"2*1″, acrylics on bristol board.\nSo warm these days, sunny and nice outside.. i wanna go out to take photos……\n","date":"28 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/spring-flowers/","section":"Blog","summary":"2*1″, acrylics on bristol board.\nSo warm these days, sunny and nice outside.. i wanna go out to take photos……\n","title":"spring flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":" I found a set of 2 mini frames (2*3″) in Chinatown the other day, and I decided to frame one of my mini paintings. I picked the sunrise painting that I did last week.. but I had to cut some of the edges off so that it can fit into the frame.\nThat’s how it looks in the frame… I just gave it away to my boss as a little gift yesterday, and he said “It’s wonderful!” so I guess he likes it.\n","date":"27 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-57-draw-a-picture-frame-and-the-picture-in-it-write-about-why-its-special-to-you/","section":"Blog","summary":" I found a set of 2 mini frames (2*3″) in Chinatown the other day, and I decided to frame one of my mini paintings. I picked the sunrise painting that I did last week.. but I had to cut some of the edges off so that it can fit into the frame.\n","title":"EDM #57 – Draw a picture frame and the picture in it. Write about why it’s special to you.","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"27 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-64-draw-your-sink-at-home-work-or-wherever/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #64 – Draw your sink – at home, work or wherever","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"27 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-66-draw-a-fire-hydrant-and-make-a-journal-entry-about-fire-fighters/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #66 – Draw a fire hydrant and make a journal entry about fire fighters","type":"blog"},{"content":"I found this cute journal at Chinatown as well, it said its handmade in Thailand with Sa paper… I tried it with watercolor.. and hmm… i’m not sure if i like it.. haha\n","date":"27 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/handmade-journal-sa-paper/","section":"Blog","summary":"I found this cute journal at Chinatown as well, it said its handmade in Thailand with Sa paper… I tried it with watercolor.. and hmm… i’m not sure if i like it.. haha\n","title":"Handmade journal – Sa paper","type":"blog"},{"content":"2*3″, acrylics on bristol board.\nJY was showing me how to do some Chinese paintings on rice paper last weekend, we did some plum blossoms, blue flowers, bamboos, etc… and yesterday when I was trying to think of what to paint, I decided to try the plum blossoms with acrylics… I framed it with the 2nd mini frame, but I don’t think it goes very well with it :P\n","date":"27 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/plum-blossoms/","section":"Blog","summary":"2*3″, acrylics on bristol board.\nJY was showing me how to do some Chinese paintings on rice paper last weekend, we did some plum blossoms, blue flowers, bamboos, etc… and yesterday when I was trying to think of what to paint, I decided to try the plum blossoms with acrylics… I framed it with the 2nd mini frame, but I don’t think it goes very well with it :P\n","title":"plum blossoms","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"24 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-i-spy/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: i spy…","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nI guess I watched too much PGSM lately..\nI just want some quiet time…\n","date":"23 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/new-moon/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nI guess I watched too much PGSM lately..\nI just want some quiet time…\n","title":"new moon","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nSunrise this morning.\nAfter the portrait, I just need to paint something that is easier…. in order to feel ‘balanced’ -__-.\n","date":"20 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/sunrise/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\nSunrise this morning.\nAfter the portrait, I just need to paint something that is easier…. in order to feel ‘balanced’ -__-.\n","title":"Sunrise","type":"blog"},{"content":"Did this awhile ago.. my cap.. and my ear.. the rest is invisible…\n","date":"19 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-58-draw-a-hat-cap-or-other-head-gear-79-draw-an-ear-or-two-or-three-or-more/","section":"Blog","summary":"Did this awhile ago.. my cap.. and my ear.. the rest is invisible…\n","title":"EDM #58 – Draw a hat cap or other head gear/ #79 – Draw an ear, or two or three or more.","type":"blog"},{"content":"3*3.5 acrylics on bristol board.\nThe background is the support board that I use whenever I paint acrylics.\nSo I just feel like painting today, but don’t really know what to paint. I’ve never really painted a portrait, so I try to paint Ayumi again. This time, she turned into an Indian girl… Oh well.. this reminds me of Miss Chan Chan.\nPortrait is too hard. this little painting took me 1.5 hour!!! I just can’t get the colors right, and her face look so FLAT, like she doesn’t have a nose. -__-\n","date":"19 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hindi-ayumi/","section":"Blog","summary":"3*3.5 acrylics on bristol board.\nThe background is the support board that I use whenever I paint acrylics.\nSo I just feel like painting today, but don’t really know what to paint. I’ve never really painted a portrait, so I try to paint Ayumi again. This time, she turned into an Indian girl… Oh well.. this reminds me of Miss Chan Chan.\n","title":"Hindi Ayumi","type":"blog"},{"content":"Have a great weekend.\n","date":"17 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-st-patricks-day/","section":"Blog","summary":"Have a great weekend.\n","title":"Happy St. Patrick’s Day","type":"blog"},{"content":"I just can’t help but paint more shoes… here are two based on the sketches….2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","date":"17 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/shoes/","section":"Blog","summary":"I just can’t help but paint more shoes… here are two based on the sketches….2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","title":"Shoes","type":"blog"},{"content":"I made this book up finally… please check it out. comments welcome. :)\n","date":"17 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/stand/","section":"Blog","summary":"I made this book up finally… please check it out. comments welcome. :)\n","title":"stand","type":"blog"},{"content":"I’ve been wanting to do this for a loong time.. and I’ve been meaning to go to the Bata Shoe Museum since last summer… and I finally dragged myself there yesterday. My original plan was just to see The Charm of Rococo, but I found the Summoning Animal one very interesting too. and I also spent some time in the Chronicles of Riches.\nI managed to do some sketches after the battery of my DC died. It feels pretty weird that I was trying to draw the displays using paper and pen when everyone else is using a digital camera. I also felt that they are trying to peek at my sketchbook and see my drawings while I draw. So I decided to draw those displays that are more ‘isolated’, but people would still come and see what I’m doing, and I just try to smile at them. A lady actually tried to raise her kids to show them I’m drawing. I felt a little pressure to draw in front of people and can’t really do some detail sketches. When I was trying to finish a quick sketch for the last drawing, a young girl who stood beside me said to me “You draw nice”. This made me smile and ended my Museum challenge of the day. :)\nWish I have chance to do it again some day. Here’re three pages that I managed to sketch in about an hour:\n","date":"16 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-38-month-long-challenge-until-end-of-november-2005-draw-at-a-museum/","section":"Blog","summary":"I’ve been wanting to do this for a loong time.. and I’ve been meaning to go to the Bata Shoe Museum since last summer… and I finally dragged myself there yesterday. My original plan was just to see The Charm of Rococo, but I found the Summoning Animal one very interesting too. and I also spent some time in the Chronicles of Riches.\n","title":"EDM #38 – month long challenge until end of November 2005 – draw at a museum","type":"blog"},{"content":"There is a total of 23 Teru… thanks for watching…\n","date":"16 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-total/","section":"Blog","summary":"There is a total of 23 Teru… thanks for watching…\n","title":"IF: total","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","date":"15 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/fishes/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on bristol board.\n","title":"fishes","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on canvas paper.\nI ‘saw’ this little creature the other day when ‘focusing’ my sight on laptop’s keyboard…\n","date":"15 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/keyboard-key-monster/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on canvas paper.\nI ‘saw’ this little creature the other day when ‘focusing’ my sight on laptop’s keyboard…\n","title":"keyboard key monster","type":"blog"},{"content":"That’s the huge LCD tv at the tv room. I was waiting for laundry in the early morning, and took my sketchbook with me to sketch. There’s nothing much on in the wee hours of the morning..so I just tuned into the sports channel. I got to see ManUtd for 1 min, and then most of it were about basketball….That’s the dryer in the laundry room…\n","date":"14 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-51-draw-your-tv-and-favorite-show-playing-journal-about-why-you-like-that-show-etc/","section":"Blog","summary":"That’s the huge LCD tv at the tv room. I was waiting for laundry in the early morning, and took my sketchbook with me to sketch. There’s nothing much on in the wee hours of the morning..so I just tuned into the sports channel. I got to see ManUtd for 1 min, and then most of it were about basketball….That’s the dryer in the laundry room…\n","title":"EDM #51 – Draw your TV and favorite show playing. Journal about why you like that show etc.","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"9 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-wired/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: wired","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"8 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/stuffy/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"stuffy","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"7 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-53-draw-a-mouth-and-journal-about-speaking-out-or-holding-ones-tongue-65-draw-your-nose-a-friends-or-a-strangers-or-a-pets/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #53 – Draw a mouth and journal about speaking out or holding one’s tongue …/ #65 – Draw your nose, a friend’s or a strangers. Or a pet’s.","type":"blog"},{"content":"The most important thing on the fridge is the cleaning schedule:Red – vacuumBlue – kitchenYellow – washroomsGreen – garbage\nThis week is my turn to vacuum.\n","date":"4 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-49-draw-your-refrigerator-interior-and-contents-or-exterior-and-whats-on-the-door/","section":"Blog","summary":"The most important thing on the fridge is the cleaning schedule:Red – vacuumBlue – kitchenYellow – washroomsGreen – garbage\nThis week is my turn to vacuum.\n","title":"EDM #49 – Draw your refrigerator interior (and contents) or exterior (and what’s on the door)","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"4 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-55-draw-a-doorknob-plain-or-fancy/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #55 – Draw a doorknob, plain or fancy","type":"blog"},{"content":"Badminton birds. These are just sitting in my room getting dust. I haven’t played in a looooooong time. No one to play with. :( I really miss playing badminton!!!\n","date":"4 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-61-draw-a-grouping-of-2-or-more-of-similar-objects-71-draw-something-representing-your-favorite-sport/","section":"Blog","summary":"Badminton birds. These are just sitting in my room getting dust. I haven’t played in a looooooong time. No one to play with. :( I really miss playing badminton!!!\n","title":"EDM #61 – Draw a grouping of 2 or more of similar objects/ #71 – Draw something representing your favorite sport.","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was trying to color the “Ayumi” drawing (which doesn’t quite look like her) in photoshop… the top left one was closest to what I had in mind at first… to color the flower and her eyes, but I ended up liking the top right one better…. I think it’d look good on a tee or something :P\n","date":"2 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ayumi-colors/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was trying to color the “Ayumi” drawing (which doesn’t quite look like her) in photoshop… the top left one was closest to what I had in mind at first… to color the flower and her eyes, but I ended up liking the top right one better…. I think it’d look good on a tee or something :P\n","title":"Ayumi: colors","type":"blog"},{"content":"Think of this old work immediately when i saw the title, so I thought I’d just post it again… a blue rabbit hiding in the wood…\nTeru is an expert in hiding:hide in the sand..hide behind a wall…hide among the rabbit bears..hide in the dark…\n","date":"2 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-hide/","section":"Blog","summary":"Think of this old work immediately when i saw the title, so I thought I’d just post it again… a blue rabbit hiding in the wood…\nTeru is an expert in hiding:hide in the sand..hide behind a wall…hide among the rabbit bears..hide in the dark…\n","title":"IF: hide","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"1 March 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-43-draw-something-china-or-ceramic/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #43 – Draw something china or ceramic","type":"blog"},{"content":"I saw a picture of Ayumi accidentally while surfing and decided to draw her because of the eye.. but it turned out like another person…and I messed up her fingers here… and don’t know why but I kept thinking of Michael Jackson when I saw her nose -__-..\nAnd I’m not going to say who I was trying to draw in this second picture… it doesn’t look like her at all!!! It looks pretty scary here……\n","date":"28 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/faces/","section":"Blog","summary":"I saw a picture of Ayumi accidentally while surfing and decided to draw her because of the eye.. but it turned out like another person…and I messed up her fingers here… and don’t know why but I kept thinking of Michael Jackson when I saw her nose -__-..\n","title":"Faces","type":"blog"},{"content":":D~~~\n","date":"27 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/evil-tiramisu/","section":"Blog","summary":":D~~~\n","title":"evil tiramisu","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on canvas paper\n","date":"25 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/apple-rain/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, acrylics on canvas paper\n","title":"apple rain","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"24 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-44-draw-an-animal-a-pet-a-zoo-animal-a-stuffed-one/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #44 – Draw an animal – a pet, a zoo animal, a stuffed one …","type":"blog"},{"content":"\nPart II\n","date":"23 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-communication/","section":"Blog","summary":"\nPart II\n","title":"IF: communication","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is an old one that I don’t use anymore. I intended to use it to paint now.\n","date":"21 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-39-draw-your-toothbrush/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is an old one that I don’t use anymore. I intended to use it to paint now.\n","title":"EDM #39 – Draw your toothbrush","type":"blog"},{"content":"I was watching the Prison Break DVD at a friend’s place on CNY eve. And wow, it’s exciting and addictive. We watched like 5 episodes in a row. And when I try to think of what to draw for the #40 challenge, I think of the paper crane, which seems to have significant meanings in PB, so I fold’ one and drew it.\n","date":"21 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-40-draw-something-with-folds/","section":"Blog","summary":"I was watching the Prison Break DVD at a friend’s place on CNY eve. And wow, it’s exciting and addictive. We watched like 5 episodes in a row. And when I try to think of what to draw for the #40 challenge, I think of the paper crane, which seems to have significant meanings in PB, so I fold’ one and drew it.\n","title":"EDM #40 – Draw something with folds","type":"blog"},{"content":"Ref. to a photo I took a few years ago, which I submitted for the ISC photo contest last year, and got published on their journal just last month (No, I didn’t win, they are just publishing most of the entries).\n","date":"21 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-41-draw-a-landmark-of-your-city/","section":"Blog","summary":"Ref. to a photo I took a few years ago, which I submitted for the ISC photo contest last year, and got published on their journal just last month (No, I didn’t win, they are just publishing most of the entries).\n","title":"EDM #41 – Draw a landmark of your city","type":"blog"},{"content":"He is the genius who came up with the perfect escape plan(s).\n","date":"21 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/michael-scofield/","section":"Blog","summary":"He is the genius who came up with the perfect escape plan(s).\n","title":"Michael Scofield","type":"blog"},{"content":"It’s the Chinese new year tomorrow. Wish you all a happy golden pig year.\n","date":"17 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/golden-pig-year/","section":"Blog","summary":"It’s the Chinese new year tomorrow. Wish you all a happy golden pig year.\n","title":"golden pig year","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"17 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-gravity/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: gravity","type":"blog"},{"content":"I watched Pan’s labyrinth yesterday. It was good, but bloody violent. And the noise of the bugs/fairies annoys me -__-.\n","date":"17 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pans-labyrinth/","section":"Blog","summary":"I watched Pan’s labyrinth yesterday. It was good, but bloody violent. And the noise of the bugs/fairies annoys me -__-.\n","title":"Pan’s labyrinth","type":"blog"},{"content":"Finally got the parcel from T :D. GH got it since 5 Feb but I never found any notice in the mailbox! I had to ask them at the office.. lucky it didn’t get lost!\nYeh, the dolls are just tooo cute!! :D~~~\n","date":"14 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/parcel/","section":"Blog","summary":"Finally got the parcel from T :D. GH got it since 5 Feb but I never found any notice in the mailbox! I had to ask them at the office.. lucky it didn’t get lost!\n","title":"parcel","type":"blog"},{"content":"Goooodies!! Today is a good day, I got 2 parcels! This is a box of snacks from home! Yay! With a new shirt and 2 keroro red pockets for the new year!! Wowhoho!! :D\nI ended up spending the whole night sketching them. -_-~\n","date":"14 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/parcel-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Goooodies!! Today is a good day, I got 2 parcels! This is a box of snacks from home! Yay! With a new shirt and 2 keroro red pockets for the new year!! Wowhoho!! :D\n","title":"parcel 2","type":"blog"},{"content":"a silly story …\nhappy V day to you all…\n","date":"13 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hearts-3/","section":"Blog","summary":"a silly story …\nhappy V day to you all…\n","title":"hearts","type":"blog"},{"content":"I thought it’d be easy to draw some keys, but it’s harder than I thought!\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-37-draw-some-keys/","section":"Blog","summary":"I thought it’d be easy to draw some keys, but it’s harder than I thought!\n","title":"EDM #37 – Draw some keys","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/lotus/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"lotus","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mountain-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"mountain","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/roster/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"roster","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/snail/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"snail","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/tea/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"tea","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/teru-and-jack/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"teru and jack","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/trees/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"trees","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"9 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-crash/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: crash","type":"blog"},{"content":"I drew that picture from memory after I got home from his 2-hrs talk on consciousness. It was a very interesting talk. And I’m quite pleased with this little sketch too, I think I remembered more than I thought I would.\n","date":"9 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ned-block/","section":"Blog","summary":"I drew that picture from memory after I got home from his 2-hrs talk on consciousness. It was a very interesting talk. And I’m quite pleased with this little sketch too, I think I remembered more than I thought I would.\n","title":"Ned Block","type":"blog"},{"content":"This is part of the Robarts’ Library that can be seen from my bedroom window. I’m always curious about the use of this part of the building.\n","date":"8 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-9-draw-something-architectural/","section":"Blog","summary":"This is part of the Robarts’ Library that can be seen from my bedroom window. I’m always curious about the use of this part of the building.\n","title":"EDM #9 – Draw something architectural","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"7 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/arabesque/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"arabesque","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","date":"7 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blue-angel/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on bristol board\n","title":"blue angel","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper\nthe background was first yellow, then reddish brown, then blue.. not what i planned… and i got too much red and blue paint squeezed out and did 2 other paintings from them..\n","date":"7 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bubbles/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper\nthe background was first yellow, then reddish brown, then blue.. not what i planned… and i got too much red and blue paint squeezed out and did 2 other paintings from them..\n","title":"bubbles","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics\ngot too much red paint left from last painting, so just randomly painted this, but i like how it turned out…\n","date":"7 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/red-flower/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics\ngot too much red paint left from last painting, so just randomly painted this, but i like how it turned out…\n","title":"red flower","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"6 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-34-draw-a-fall-leaf/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #34 – Draw a fall leaf","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"6 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hearts-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"hearts","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"6 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/saliva-monster-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"Saliva monster","type":"blog"},{"content":"13*27″, Chinese ink on rice paper\nFinally got some Chinese ink, and a big brush, so just practicing here. This is the biggest thing I’ve ever painted. I have to put it on the floor to take a picture.\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bamboo-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"13*27″, Chinese ink on rice paper\nFinally got some Chinese ink, and a big brush, so just practicing here. This is the biggest thing I’ve ever painted. I have to put it on the floor to take a picture.\n","title":"bamboo","type":"blog"},{"content":"the only glasses i have – 2 martini glasses i painted. hmm, i seem to have problem drawing a glass properly :P\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-25-draw-a-glass-the-kind-you-drink-from/","section":"Blog","summary":"the only glasses i have – 2 martini glasses i painted. hmm, i seem to have problem drawing a glass properly :P\n","title":"EDM #25 – Draw a glass (the kind you drink from)","type":"blog"},{"content":"Onion. Onion fry egg.\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-26-draw-anything-you-like-if-you-want-to-draw-a-vegetable-thats-fine-too/","section":"Blog","summary":"Onion. Onion fry egg.\n","title":"EDM #26 – Draw anything you like. If you want to draw a vegetable, that’s fine, too.","type":"blog"},{"content":"The little prince. All time favorite.\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-27-draw-a-book-or-anything-else-you-want/","section":"Blog","summary":"The little prince. All time favorite.\n","title":"EDM #27 – Draw a book or anything else you want.","type":"blog"},{"content":"Suitemate’s coffee maker.\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-28-draw-an-appliance-or-anything-else-you-like/","section":"Blog","summary":"Suitemate’s coffee maker.\n","title":"EDM #28 – Draw an appliance or anything else you like.","type":"blog"},{"content":"postcards, mails, stamps…\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-31-draw-something-you-collect/","section":"Blog","summary":"postcards, mails, stamps…\n","title":"EDM #31 – Draw something you collect","type":"blog"},{"content":"9*13″, Chinese ink on rice paper\njust another practice.. i think i need to get a book, cuz i don’t know what else to paint except for bamboo and mountain…\n","date":"4 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mountain/","section":"Blog","summary":"9*13″, Chinese ink on rice paper\njust another practice.. i think i need to get a book, cuz i don’t know what else to paint except for bamboo and mountain…\n","title":"mountain","type":"blog"},{"content":"The chair I’m sitting on right now…\n","date":"3 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-30-draw-a-chair/","section":"Blog","summary":"The chair I’m sitting on right now…\n","title":"EDM #30: Draw a chair","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"3 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/wc-lets-illustrate-no-3-she-said-noooo/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"WC: let’s illustrate no.3 “She said NOOOO!”","type":"blog"},{"content":"A MD walkman that Mom got me like 7 or 8 years ago…\n","date":"2 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-32-draw-something-metallic/","section":"Blog","summary":"A MD walkman that Mom got me like 7 or 8 years ago…\n","title":"EDM #32 – Draw something metallic","type":"blog"},{"content":"too hard to draw in the cold…\n","date":"2 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/high-park/","section":"Blog","summary":"too hard to draw in the cold…\n","title":"High Park","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"2 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-sprout/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: sprout","type":"blog"},{"content":"I like the watercolor version better…\n","date":"2 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/wc-lets-illustrate-no-2-making-a-wish/","section":"Blog","summary":"I like the watercolor version better…\n","title":"WC: let’s illustrate no.2 “making a wish”","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"1 February 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-33-draw-an-eye/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #33- Draw an eye","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"30 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/always-right/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"“always right”","type":"blog"},{"content":"just practicing…\n","date":"30 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bamboo/","section":"Blog","summary":"just practicing…\n","title":"bamboo","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"30 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-24-draw-a-piece-of-fruit/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"EDM #24 – Draw a piece of fruit","type":"blog"},{"content":"generated by the scribbler, cool, isn’t it?\n","date":"30 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/scribbler/","section":"Blog","summary":"generated by the scribbler, cool, isn’t it?\n","title":"scribbler","type":"blog"},{"content":"It sucks to have someone tell you in the face that you are so unimportant.\n","date":"29 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/priority/","section":"Blog","summary":"It sucks to have someone tell you in the face that you are so unimportant.\n","title":"priority","type":"blog"},{"content":"He didn’t know until it was raining that he has a broken umbrella.\n","date":"28 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/nothing-is-as-it-seems/","section":"Blog","summary":"He didn’t know until it was raining that he has a broken umbrella.\n","title":"Nothing is as it seems","type":"blog"},{"content":"Saliva monster is drowning in her own saliva. But she still wouldn’t stop talking and keep generating more saliva. Damn all the saliva monsters!!!\n","date":"28 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/saliva-monster/","section":"Blog","summary":"Saliva monster is drowning in her own saliva. But she still wouldn’t stop talking and keep generating more saliva. Damn all the saliva monsters!!!\n","title":"Saliva monster","type":"blog"},{"content":"A friend gave me some rice paper, and here are some of my first tries… watercolor with a round brush..\n","date":"27 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/rice-paper/","section":"Blog","summary":"A friend gave me some rice paper, and here are some of my first tries… watercolor with a round brush..\n","title":"rice paper","type":"blog"},{"content":"happy foooooriday.\n","date":"26 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-23-draw-your-foot/","section":"Blog","summary":"happy foooooriday.\n","title":"EDM #23 – Draw your foot","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper\nI only noticed that she turned out like Yoshitomo Nara’s drawings after I painted her, I didn’t mean it at all… it just turned out this way itself… doesn’t look like the draft at all…\n","date":"26 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/hearts/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper\nI only noticed that she turned out like Yoshitomo Nara’s drawings after I painted her, I didn’t mean it at all… it just turned out this way itself… doesn’t look like the draft at all…\n","title":"hearts","type":"blog"},{"content":"red paint\nred hoodie\n","date":"26 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-red/","section":"Blog","summary":"red paint\nred hoodie\n","title":"IF: red","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5, watercolor on canvas paper, 10min\nTrying out the canvas paper again, this time with watercolor. I think it works better with acrylics.\n","date":"25 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blue-rabbit/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5, watercolor on canvas paper, 10min\nTrying out the canvas paper again, this time with watercolor. I think it works better with acrylics.\n","title":"blue rabbit","type":"blog"},{"content":"The lamp at the library’s workstation.\n","date":"25 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-2-draw-a-desk-lamp-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"The lamp at the library’s workstation.\n","title":"EDM #2: Draw a desk lamp","type":"blog"},{"content":"A picture tee with the word ‘vintage’ on it.\n","date":"25 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-2122-draw-something-old-antique-or-vintage-draw-a-piece-of-clothing/","section":"Blog","summary":"A picture tee with the word ‘vintage’ on it.\n","title":"EDM #21/22 – Draw something old, antique or vintage / Draw a piece of clothing","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper, 20min\nJust wanted to try out the canvas paper I bought yesterday. First time painting on ‘canvas’, it feels good! It’s a lot easier to paint on the canvas paper than on the bristol board. The color wasn’t what I planned for, but I never followed my own plan so as long as it turns out alright, it doesn’t matter. And I think it looks pretty good, what a nice surprise.\n","date":"24 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/angel-wings/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, acrylics on canvas paper, 20min\nJust wanted to try out the canvas paper I bought yesterday. First time painting on ‘canvas’, it feels good! It’s a lot easier to paint on the canvas paper than on the bristol board. The color wasn’t what I planned for, but I never followed my own plan so as long as it turns out alright, it doesn’t matter. And I think it looks pretty good, what a nice surprise.\n","title":"angel wings","type":"blog"},{"content":"I did 4 quick sketches during the 30min wait… it is a small salon with mirrors on both sides of the wall , the reflections from the mirrors look pretty interesting… drew that in the new 6*6 sketchbook I just bought, I’m having a thing for the square format recently…and the last sketch is like a 10 second sketch of the hairdresser and the customer..\n","date":"24 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/while-waiting-for-hair-cut/","section":"Blog","summary":"I did 4 quick sketches during the 30min wait… it is a small salon with mirrors on both sides of the wall , the reflections from the mirrors look pretty interesting… drew that in the new 6*6 sketchbook I just bought, I’m having a thing for the square format recently…and the last sketch is like a 10 second sketch of the hairdresser and the customer..\n","title":"while waiting for hair cut…","type":"blog"},{"content":"Thinking of re-drawing those mspaint drawings onto paper, and here are some attempts.\nI messed up the color of its head, so I just painted it into all black.\nDidn’t really like the background too… it doesn’t look like a ‘web’ now.. not sure what to do with it.. it looks too empty when it’s blank…\n","date":"23 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/caught-in-the-web/","section":"Blog","summary":"Thinking of re-drawing those mspaint drawings onto paper, and here are some attempts.\nI messed up the color of its head, so I just painted it into all black.\nDidn’t really like the background too… it doesn’t look like a ‘web’ now.. not sure what to do with it.. it looks too empty when it’s blank…\n","title":"caught in the web","type":"blog"},{"content":"It’s soo loud, keep urging me to draw it.\n","date":"23 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/coca-cola/","section":"Blog","summary":"It’s soo loud, keep urging me to draw it.\n","title":"Coca Cola","type":"blog"},{"content":"I didn’t make it, I just assembled it. I got this keroro model from Mom last Xmas. It’s so fun. You can change its eyes, mouth, arms, legs, and made it into different poses…\n","date":"23 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-19-draw-something-youve-made/","section":"Blog","summary":"I didn’t make it, I just assembled it. I got this keroro model from Mom last Xmas. It’s so fun. You can change its eyes, mouth, arms, legs, and made it into different poses…\n","title":"EDM #19 – Draw something you’ve made","type":"blog"},{"content":"Hmm.. another attempt… maybe I should just stick with mspaint? ","date":"23 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/flower-head-2/","section":"Blog","summary":"Hmm.. another attempt… maybe I should just stick with mspaint? ","title":"flower head","type":"blog"},{"content":"This old theater is located north of our building.. I can see part of it from the bedroom window… I had took pictures of it many times, and I’ve always wanted to go inside but never got a chance. I’m wondering if it’s still a theater, cuz I’ve never seen anyone lining up outside….\n","date":"22 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-18-draw-the-view-from-a-window-of-your-house-apartment-office-etc/","section":"Blog","summary":"This old theater is located north of our building.. I can see part of it from the bedroom window… I had took pictures of it many times, and I’ve always wanted to go inside but never got a chance. I’m wondering if it’s still a theater, cuz I’ve never seen anyone lining up outside….\n","title":"EDM #18 – Draw the view from a window of your house, apartment, office, etc.","type":"blog"},{"content":"A corner of my room. I saw sunshine when I woke up yesterday morning.\n","date":"21 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-14-draw-what-you-see-in-the-morning-when-you-get-up/","section":"Blog","summary":"A corner of my room. I saw sunshine when I woke up yesterday morning.\n","title":"EDM #14 – Draw what you see in the morning when you get up","type":"blog"},{"content":"A set of tiny little screwdrivers with screws Dad got me. It’s perfect for fixing the screws on my eye glasses.\n","date":"21 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-16-draw-a-favorite-tool/","section":"Blog","summary":"A set of tiny little screwdrivers with screws Dad got me. It’s perfect for fixing the screws on my eye glasses.\n","title":"EDM #16 – Draw a favorite tool","type":"blog"},{"content":"This ocarina is a souvenir I got from a friend who visited Taiwan a few years ago. It even came with a booklet with simple instructions of how to play…\n","date":"21 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-17-draw-a-musical-instrument/","section":"Blog","summary":"This ocarina is a souvenir I got from a friend who visited Taiwan a few years ago. 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I think I bought it in 2003. It’s main function is just an alarm clock and timer. I don’t really take it with me anywhere now…\n","date":"18 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-13-draw-your-telephone-land-line-cell-old-fashioned/","section":"Blog","summary":"My cell, sitting on the bear phone holder mom got me. I think I bought it in 2003. It’s main function is just an alarm clock and timer. 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Then I draw it with a pen, and add watercolor later, but the ink blend with the watercolor and the color looks terrible, and the hand looks like a zombie’s hand.\nThen I tried it again on my half- finished Moleskine page, it still looks odd but its the best of three already. So I added the color and call it a day. Hand is too hard to draw or paint.\n","date":"15 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-10-draw-your-hand-or-hands-or-someone-elses-if-you-like/","section":"Blog","summary":"I hate drawing hands, never got it right, here are my failed attempts:\nI painted it with watercolor directly , but it looks awful. 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It was a gift handmade by a friend.\n","title":"EDM #8 – Draw your watch or other piece of jewelry","type":"blog"},{"content":"these are fire fairies… and they are dancing…\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/fire-dance/","section":"Blog","summary":"these are fire fairies… and they are dancing…\n","title":"fire dance","type":"blog"},{"content":"He ate a flower, and petals started growing on his head.\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/flower-head/","section":"Blog","summary":"He ate a flower, and petals started growing on his head.\n","title":"flower head","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/from-heaven-to-hell/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"from heaven to hell…","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/long-hair/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"long hair","type":"blog"},{"content":"It is not a hat. It is a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake.\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/the-little-princes-hat/","section":"Blog","summary":"It is not a hat. It is a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake, which just swallowed a snake.\n","title":"The Little Prince’s hat","type":"blog"},{"content":"some words are cutting into his head…\n","date":"13 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/words-cut/","section":"Blog","summary":"some words are cutting into his head…\n","title":"words cut","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/crying-rain/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"crying rain","type":"blog"},{"content":"I decided to do a color version of the ‘dreamer‘, and painted it in PhotoShop, but I couldn’t get the color of the clouds in her head right…\nSo I drew it again and painted it with watercolor, but it’s even worse… haha..\n","date":"11 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/dreamer-color/","section":"Blog","summary":"I decided to do a color version of the ‘dreamer‘, and painted it in PhotoShop, but I couldn’t get the color of the clouds in her head right…\nSo I drew it again and painted it with watercolor, but it’s even worse… haha..\n","title":"dreamer – color","type":"blog"},{"content":"3.5*4″, watercolor, 12 min.\nThis is a hard topic. I keep thinking what should I paint, but I can’t think of anything. ‘favorite well-loved object’, what is that???!!!\nAnyways, I decided to paint my ‘tool’- some brushes and pencils in a Pooh tin, and some paints on a transparent plastic plate.\n","date":"11 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-6-draw-your-favorite-well-loved-object-or-a-childhood-toy/","section":"Blog","summary":"3.5*4″, watercolor, 12 min.\nThis is a hard topic. I keep thinking what should I paint, but I can’t think of anything. ‘favorite well-loved object’, what is that???!!!\nAnyways, I decided to paint my ‘tool’- some brushes and pencils in a Pooh tin, and some paints on a transparent plastic plate.\n","title":"EDM #6 – Draw your favorite well-loved object … or a childhood toy","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5 * 4″, watercolor, 12min\nbottlegreen ‘s spring water, elderflower flavor. It said on the lable that it is “A refreshing spring water beverage blended with fresh English elderflowers”.\nI bought it because I liked the bottle, and I’ve been wanting to try elderflowers. It tasted pretty good, I like the smell. I also had fun taking pictures of it, and it’s a great filter.\n","date":"11 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-7-draw-a-bottle-jar-or-tin-from-the-kitchen/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5 * 4″, watercolor, 12min\nbottlegreen ‘s spring water, elderflower flavor. It said on the lable that it is “A refreshing spring water beverage blended with fresh English elderflowers”.\nI bought it because I liked the bottle, and I’ve been wanting to try elderflowers. It tasted pretty good, I like the smell. I also had fun taking pictures of it, and it’s a great filter.\n","title":"EDM #7 – Draw a bottle, jar or tin from the kitchen","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"11 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/yes/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"Yes","type":"blog"},{"content":"i forgot what i wanted to draw inside her brain after i finished drawing her hair……\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/bad-hair-day/","section":"Blog","summary":"i forgot what i wanted to draw inside her brain after i finished drawing her hair……\n","title":"bad hair day","type":"blog"},{"content":"She’s a dreamer, didn’t want to wake up from her dream…\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/dreamer/","section":"Blog","summary":"She’s a dreamer, didn’t want to wake up from her dream…\n","title":"dreamer","type":"blog"},{"content":"3*4″, watercolor, 15min\nThe soap in the bathroom, sitting on the cute bear soap holder. I think ex-suitemate left it there..\nThe color is off here, the soap should more pink.. the bear should be deep blue.. and I just failed to paint the white counter and sink again.. it sits right beside the sink but I failed to paint it…\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-101-draw-a-bar-of-soap/","section":"Blog","summary":"3*4″, watercolor, 15min\nThe soap in the bathroom, sitting on the cute bear soap holder. I think ex-suitemate left it there..\nThe color is off here, the soap should more pink.. the bear should be deep blue.. and I just failed to paint the white counter and sink again.. it sits right beside the sink but I failed to paint it…\n","title":"EDM #101 – Draw a bar of soap","type":"blog"},{"content":"open your mind…\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/open-your-eyes/","section":"Blog","summary":"open your mind…\n","title":"open your eyes","type":"blog"},{"content":" It only exist in the mind…\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/perfect/","section":"Blog","summary":" It only exist in the mind…\n","title":"perfect","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/pretty-please/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"pretty please","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"9 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/u-suck/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"u suck","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.3*3.5″, watercolor, 10min\n3*3″, watercolor, 10min\nI brought the hot water mug with me from home. It’s really useful and I use it all the time. The ‘I heart NY’ mug was a gift from cousin, she gave it to me when came to visit last time.\nThese were actually from last night, I made some herbal tea and thought that I might as well do another EDM sketches.\nPainted the “I \u0026lt;3 NY\u0026quot; mug first, and totally messed it up :)\nThen I painted the hot water mug and I think it’s better…\nIt’s sooo hard to paint white and shadow and reflections!!\n","date":"8 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-4-draw-your-mug-or-cup/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.3*3.5″, watercolor, 10min\n3*3″, watercolor, 10min\nI brought the hot water mug with me from home. It’s really useful and I use it all the time. The ‘I heart NY’ mug was a gift from cousin, she gave it to me when came to visit last time.\n","title":"EDM #4 – Draw your mug or cup","type":"blog"},{"content":"5.5*5.5″, watercolor, 30min\nMy Bed, I only made it so that I can paint it..hehe.. The eaton bear sits at this corner all the time, and there’s a cushion beside it.\nThis is probably the most complicated things I’ve painted, but I decided to do it as usual – just paint it without draft (lazy!!). It’s not good and there are problems with white, shadow, folds, lines, etc but for some reasons, I quite like this one…\n","date":"8 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-5-draw-your-bed/","section":"Blog","summary":"5.5*5.5″, watercolor, 30min\nMy Bed, I only made it so that I can paint it..hehe.. The eaton bear sits at this corner all the time, and there’s a cushion beside it.\n","title":"EDM #5 – Draw your bed","type":"blog"},{"content":"Heehee…She’s pretending to be a bat…\n","date":"8 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/having-fun/","section":"Blog","summary":"Heehee…She’s pretending to be a bat…\n","title":"Having fun","type":"blog"},{"content":"She found a pair of telescope, when she look into it, she can see her future.\n","date":"8 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/see-the-future/","section":"Blog","summary":"She found a pair of telescope, when she look into it, she can see her future.\n","title":"See the future","type":"blog"},{"content":"3.5*4″, watercolor, 7 min\nMy desk lamp. So hard to ‘paint’ white, and shadow. This is one failed attempt… maybe I’ll paint it again.. later…\n","date":"7 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-2-draw-a-desk-lamp/","section":"Blog","summary":"3.5*4″, watercolor, 7 min\nMy desk lamp. So hard to ‘paint’ white, and shadow. This is one failed attempt… maybe I’ll paint it again.. later…\n","title":"EDM #2: Draw a desk lamp","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, watercolor, 10min\nMy purse. Mom got me this last time I went home. The kitty looks happier here than in the reality.\n","date":"7 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-3-purses-wallets-or-bags/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, watercolor, 10min\nMy purse. Mom got me this last time I went home. The kitty looks happier here than in the reality.\n","title":"EDM #3 – Purses, Wallets or Bags","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5*3.5″, watercolor, 15min\nrandom stuff… wanted to paint the sea at the beginning, but the sea turned into the sky, and there are some weird flowers / glasses at the foreground…\n","date":"7 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/wild-flowers/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5*3.5″, watercolor, 15min\nrandom stuff… wanted to paint the sea at the beginning, but the sea turned into the sky, and there are some weird flowers / glasses at the foreground…\n","title":"wild flowers","type":"blog"},{"content":"3.5*3″, watercolor, 10min.\nI painted a pair. I got these from Chinatown for just a buck or so. I’m wearing these while painting.\nThe left one, I did look at it while painting. The right one, I got lazy. The difference is so obvious…\n","date":"6 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/edm-1-draw-a-shoe/","section":"Blog","summary":"3.5*3″, watercolor, 10min.\nI painted a pair. I got these from Chinatown for just a buck or so. I’m wearing these while painting.\nThe left one, I did look at it while painting. The right one, I got lazy. The difference is so obvious…\n","title":"EDM #1: Draw a shoe","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"6 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/if-buzz/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"IF: buzz","type":"blog"},{"content":"One day, we’ll all turn into a computer. Our head will be 16:9 ratio, the longer the better.\n","date":"6 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/life-as-a-computer/","section":"Blog","summary":"One day, we’ll all turn into a computer. Our head will be 16:9 ratio, the longer the better.\n","title":"Life as a computer","type":"blog"},{"content":"\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/1824/","section":"Blog","summary":"\n","title":"","type":"blog"},{"content":"I love hats, and I love blue. There’s nothing better than a ‘warm brand’ hat :)\nTwo failed attempts, so hard to draw and paint the wool…\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/gift/","section":"Blog","summary":"I love hats, and I love blue. There’s nothing better than a ‘warm brand’ hat :)\nTwo failed attempts, so hard to draw and paint the wool…\n","title":"gift","type":"blog"},{"content":"No wonder the head feels so heavy, it is full of dumbbells.\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/heavy-head/","section":"Blog","summary":"No wonder the head feels so heavy, it is full of dumbbells.\n","title":"Heavy head","type":"blog"},{"content":"His brain is on leave. Not sure where it goes, not sure when it’ll be back. Will it ever come back??\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/on-leave/","section":"Blog","summary":"His brain is on leave. Not sure where it goes, not sure when it’ll be back. Will it ever come back??\n","title":"On leave","type":"blog"},{"content":"He swallowed an orange, and an orange tree starts growing on his head! He thought he’s lucky that he didn’t eat a watermelon.\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/orange-tree/","section":"Blog","summary":"He swallowed an orange, and an orange tree starts growing on his head! He thought he’s lucky that he didn’t eat a watermelon.\n","title":"Orange tree","type":"blog"},{"content":"Thank you very much :’)\n","date":"4 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/thank-you/","section":"Blog","summary":"Thank you very much :’)\n","title":"Thank You","type":"blog"},{"content":"She has special ear filters that allow her to hear the good things only. That’s her secret of being happy.\n","date":"3 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/ear-filter/","section":"Blog","summary":"She has special ear filters that allow her to hear the good things only. That’s her secret of being happy.\n","title":"Ear filter","type":"blog"},{"content":"An evil thought monster appears from nowhere. It grows and grows and suddenly starts eating you up. You must try very hard to suppress it and squeeze it back, but it may pop out again anytime, especially when you are not paying attention.\n","date":"3 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/evil-thought-monster/","section":"Blog","summary":"An evil thought monster appears from nowhere. It grows and grows and suddenly starts eating you up. You must try very hard to suppress it and squeeze it back, but it may pop out again anytime, especially when you are not paying attention.\n","title":"Evil thought monster","type":"blog"},{"content":"2.5″*3.5″, acrylics, 1.5 hours.\nWanted to paint one of those “streetlight paintings” photos, but it didn’t turn out right at all. Don’t know how to paint lights. I just kept painting over and over and finally settle with this. Not happy about it, maybe I’ll paint it over again later, but that’s it for today.\nHaven’t decided how to title this yet. One thing I like about ‘abstract painting’ is that you get very interesting opinions when you ask your friends to title it, or to describe what they see. :)\n“a figure, with a beard…… like someone in ancient greece or rome, holding out a scroll to someone…. like a message.”\n","date":"2 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/1816/","section":"Blog","summary":"2.5″*3.5″, acrylics, 1.5 hours.\nWanted to paint one of those “streetlight paintings” photos, but it didn’t turn out right at all. Don’t know how to paint lights. I just kept painting over and over and finally settle with this. Not happy about it, maybe I’ll paint it over again later, but that’s it for today.\n","title":"","type":"blog"},{"content":"3*4cm, ink and watercolor, 1 min\nIt’s sunny today, and the sky is so so blue. I really miss the blue sky.\n","date":"2 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/blue-sky/","section":"Blog","summary":"3*4cm, ink and watercolor, 1 min\nIt’s sunny today, and the sky is so so blue. I really miss the blue sky.\n","title":"Blue sky","type":"blog"},{"content":"5.5 * 7cm, ink, 30min\nI dreamed of the cat Mitsu just now. It shrinks to mouse size and the couches become too high for him, but he still managed to jump up and down the couches.\n","date":"2 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/mitsu/","section":"Blog","summary":"5.5 * 7cm, ink, 30min\nI dreamed of the cat Mitsu just now. It shrinks to mouse size and the couches become too high for him, but he still managed to jump up and down the couches.\n","title":"Mitsu","type":"blog"},{"content":"A new year, a new blog.\nI hope 2007 is a good year to look forward to.\n","date":"1 January 2007","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/blog/happy-2007/","section":"Blog","summary":"A new year, a new blog.\nI hope 2007 is a good year to look forward to.\n","title":"Happy 2007","type":"blog"},{"content":" Hello, this is April from Leafbear Studio! # I\u0026rsquo;m a full-time watercolor artist and freelance illustrator from Hong Kong, currently based in Malaysia.\nI love painting with watercolors and doodling from imagination. My work is inspired by my everyday life, the friends and people I\u0026rsquo;ve met, and the stories I\u0026rsquo;ve heard. You can see more of my work on the portfolio page.\nGet in Touch # Feel free to drop me an email at why [at] leafbear [dot] com for commissions and collaborations.\nFollow me to see what I\u0026rsquo;m currently up to:\nInstagram: @LeafbearStudio YouTube: Leafbear Studio Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/leafbear Original Art for Sale # I regularly offer original watercolor paintings for sale. Browse the shop or get in touch for available pieces.\nAll content on this site is copyrighted by April Yip · leafbear.com\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/about/","section":"Leafbear Studio","summary":" Hello, this is April from Leafbear Studio! # I’m a full-time watercolor artist and freelance illustrator from Hong Kong, currently based in Malaysia.\n","title":"About Me","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series","type":"series"}]