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one day, i told myself, my life could be more challenging even all my dreams faded, my aspirations shattered, so i took out my old dirty watercolour papers and started to splash water and colours on it. i added the details in the following days......

surprisingly, these two pieces seemed so clam and tranquil, i found serenity in painting again, however, when i stopped, i would find myself so so restless....

this was done in the 70s when i was studying architecture at that time. i was with a group of friends who were into serious painting and we even went to ipoh, malaysia for a painting trip. one of them was lim tiong ghee who became an full time artist and his work was collected by state dignitaries. i might be just as good or even better if i didn't become an architect. well, couldn't i just dream...... this was done during an outdoor painting trip in 2005 with a friend and my son. technically speaking, it is mixed media with light pink handmade paper on watercolour paper, so the building is pink. i also added bright blue with roller over a piece of perforated plastic sheet. i was in experimental mood..

This page was added on 24 Feb 2007.
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