weekend relaxation

painting is the best form of meditation ...

deer

lioness and cub

after seeing this amazing photograph i decided to duplicate it ...

canvas

good bye liao liao

This is a portrait of my father and Liao-liao, his pet Myna. Liao-liao is an extremely loyal and intelligent bird, he sees my father as his master, and follows him around like his shadow. Sitting on my father’s shoulder, he observes the world as my father sees it. He can imitate sounds (especially human speech) and loves showing off his growing vocabulary. Spoilt like an only child, he is bathed daily, fed egg yolks and apples, and even has a seat on the dining table. Sadly he flew away minutes after this photo was taken, never to come back again. 

I painted this for my father, 

so that liao liao can be remembered forever on canvas.

repetition

baby orangutan

this is a painting I made for my friend gwen, who loves the orangutan. 

her story tracks back to the days when she worked as a voluntary caretaker for orangutans in Borneo,

and looked after a baby orangutan for a few months ... 

an experience she never forgot.

I thought by painting this baby orangutan would be like capturing a snapshot of that memory, 

and make her smile whenever she sees it...

perhaps one day I will become a volunteer for the orangutans too!

 ... and have my own orangutan baby.

painting

turkish bath

red

Experimenting with acrylics on canvas, 

using a primary colour and repetitive strokes

creating different textures ...

evoking images of sand, waves, stars, windows, boats ...

 

one mosquito was sacrificed during the making of these canvases.
he now rests in peace.