Three Sketchers at Work 三家村岩岸作畫

It was a windy and rainy day today at the entrance to Victoria Harbour.  Still we braced the wind and rain and spent the whole afternoon sketching the interesting boulders and houses along the shoreline here.

大家留連三家村岩岸作畫，時晴時雨，但大家依然興志勃勃。

Offering Joss Sticks At the Gate of Tin Hau Temple, Lei Yue Mun 三家村天后廟上香

Sitting in front of this Tin Hau Temple (temple of the goddess of the sea), I sketched a friend standing in front of a joss stick tripod.  Behind her was the Saam Ka Village, a village built along the shoreline at the entrance to Victoria Harbour.  On the right was a rocky cliff adorned with two rusty ancient cannons facing the sea.

三家村天后廟位處維多利亞港東面海口。廟旁一石崖前放了兩支古砲。一位畫友則站香鑪前上香。

"Ship Temple", Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong 香海慈航

The temple was built in 1960 and because the site is next to a stream, the temple was designed to look like a ship.  The temple is a Buddhist temple and it is dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, however, most locals just call it the "ship temple".

香海慈航建於1960年，該處前身名為「觀音岩」。據說由老圍村村民仿照南中國海的漁船造型自行設計興建，部份建材更是三疊潭的石塊。

「香海慈航」寺內主要供奉觀世音菩薩。在佛教的經典中，觀世音菩薩為普渡眾生，倒駕慈航。

此外，香海慈航的西面設有一道「雲連橋」跨過三疊潭連接對岸。東面則有一座小小的寺廟「潮音淨院」，正門位置面對山下上葵涌一帶。寺外地上有一葫蘆形水池，旁邊的土地廟上寫著「公公十分公道 婆婆一片婆心」。

中文資料來自维基百科

Painting and Drawing Aberdeen Boats 再畫老香港仔漁船全記錄

I used my iPhone to record the whole process of making this painting!  Hope you enjoy it!
今次一路畫一路用iPhone拍低整個過程。

Old Aberdeen Harbour II 香港仔老漁港 II

27.5 cm x 75 cm

Mixed Media: watercolour, drawing pens and various markers

The painting is based on an old Hong Kong photo which depicts the old harbor of Aberdeen.  Watercolor was applied first using wet on wet method.  Boats were drawn when the watercolor was dry.

水彩、繪圖筆、markers

再畫老香港仔漁船！今次先用水彩濕染畫紙，乾後才畫上漁船。

Sketching at a Cozy Cafe 咖啡廳內慢慢畫

KUC Space is a very cozy cafe housed in a historic building now currently owned by the Kowloon Union Church in the Jordan District, Hong Kong.  It's a great place for drinks, organic dishes, or just chilling out!  It's an urban sanctuary in the heart of the city!

今天下午到KUC Space會老朋友、嘆 mocha、畫畫同睇書。座落九龍心藏，英式歷史建築內，KUC Space 就好像鬧市中的綠洲！

39th Sketchcrawl at Wong Tai Sin Temple 黃大仙祠寫生

Wong Tai Sin Temple is a major Taoism Temple in Hong Kong, located in the district which also named after the god, Wong Tai Sin.  It was a fine warm day today.  The temple was full of pilgrims, holding joss sticks, kneeling in front of the altar, praying to the mighty god of Wong Tai Sin.

今日天氣和暖，首次走入黃大仙祠，祠內上香祁福者眾，熱鬧非常!




After sketching for an afternoon, we shared our sketches together.  Great results!
下午畫完畫大家分享交流！

Street Hairdresser in the Old Days 街頭理髮

Finally finished!  A painting based on a very old Hong Kong postcard depicting a street hairdresser taking care of a baby's hair. During the process, I used my iPhone recording the different stages of the painting.  First, the blocking, then basic lights and shadows, details, and finally, deepening the darks and lights.

完成了！油畫是跟據攝影大師陳迹六十年代的老照片名信片畫的。我用iPhone拍低不同的階段。開始是畫人物造型，然後基本明暗，再上色，最後加強名暗對比。

Oil Painting in Progress 未完成的油畫

A painting that I started yesterday based on a very old Hong Kong postcard depicting a street hairdresser taking care of a baby's hair.

昨日新開的油畫。畫的是老名信片上街頭理髮。

The Old Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong 老香港仔漁港

An ad hoc video recorded by a friend visiting my studio! The drawing shown here is measuring at 4.2 m. The medium is various black and grey tone markers. Hope you enjoy it!

今日一時興起拍的 art video!  整張畫全長4.2米。畫的是老香港仔漁港。