6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Day 1: Masjid Sultan Singapore 星架坡蘇丹清真寺

A group of urban sketchers from Hong Kong gathered around the Masjid Sultan and sketched in the heat of the afternoon.  

熱辣辣嘅下午，一班香港速寫人齊集星架坡蘇丹清真寺外速寫。

Tea Time Sketch at KUC Space 下午茶速寫

6th International Urban Sketchers Day 3: Norris Street, Little India 星架坡小印度一角

6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Day 2: Sketchwalk at Waterloo Street 第二日Waterloo Street 速寫印度廟

On the third day of the symposium, we went to a sketchwalk at Waterloo Street.  I really liked the delicate patterns and sculptures of this Hindu temple.  I decided not to use colour so that I could focus on the  patterns using line work only.

Waterloo Street 此處有一印度廟，印度廟四處都有精緻圖案同神像雕刻，畫時只用線條不用色，目的係要突出其精緻圖案。

6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Day 3: Sketching at Long Bar, Raffles Hotel 新加坡萊佛士酒店

Nice atmosphere, nice drinks and peanut shells littered everywhere on the floor.  I was told that it was the only place that people were allowed to litter the floor (with peanut shells only I guess).

新加坡萊佛士酒店 Long Bar 充滿英式殖民地氣氛，高樓底，回旋木梯，典雅木櫃再加上籐椅，係作畫嘅好地方。

6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Day 4: Sketching at the Singapore Botanic Gardens 星架坡植物園速寫

6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Day 4: Singapore Art Museum 第六屆國際速寫人大會：星架坡藝術館

This quick sketch was done at the final sketch walk of the 6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Singapore. What a great week with so many sketchers from around the world! A bigTHANK YOU to those dedicated sketchers who brought us this wonderful symposium!

來自世界各地嘅速寫人聚首一堂，交流切磋，日日workshop同畫sketch。這張係星架坡最後一將速寫，題為星架坡藝術館。

The Season of Lotus 盛夏荷塘

The lotus was in full blossom at the Lotus Pond at Lions Nature Education Centre.
盛夏荷塘, 荷花盛放！

Sai Kung Tin Man 西貢鐵匠

It's sad to know that Mr Mak (Sai Kung Tin Man) has passed away. I really admired him for his dedication to his craft.

It's a studio painting which I did 7 years ago of him.

日復日，年復年，西貢鐵匠麥生手制各式鐵器多年，係公認嘅西貢之寶。得知他走了，行到他舖前裝香，心裡若有所失。

這是七年前畫嘅油畫，畫佢係欣賞佢日日如是，默默製造各式各樣鐵器。

Vertical Urban Landscape in Mong Kok 半空旺角

I really like the clouds and the vertical urban landscape there. And what's better than sketching such great view in an air-conditioned environment on such a damp hot day.

Mong Kok
Hong Kong

旺角朗豪坊外望，新舊樓宇，高矮不一，垂直都市，旺角也。

Rush Hour in Central 中環落班

This was the fun of urban sketching! When I did the line sketch, I didn't expect the lights to go up. When I started applying colour, all lights went up and I happily included them in the sketch! They brightened up the whole scene!

畫完線稿後，準備上色時，畢打行特然著燈，我隨即將燈光畫係紙上，此乃城市速寫好玩之處。

Taoist Monastery Ten Thousand Buddha Hall 牛池灣鄉萬佛堂

The Ngau Chi Wan Sketch Crawl brought me to the almost forgotten Ten Thousand Buddha Hall hidden in a quiet section of Ngau Chi Wan Village.   I originally wanted to go in but it's now not open to the public anymore.  I decided to sketch the entrance to the monastery as well as the gate to another now deserted Taoist monastery which sat just next to the Ten Thousand Buddha Hall on the right.  The hall is of Taoist origin and belongs to the sect called "Sin Tin Dao" 「先天道」。 

上周係牛池灣作畫，無意走到萬佛堂前，萬佛堂乃先天道派道場，原本想入內作畫，可惜道場現已不再開放。

資料來源：Wikimapia
香港在清末至一九三○年代，約有二十七間道堂，屬於先天道派的佔了十五間，可見早年的先天道是香港最大的道派。但時移世易，今日先天道的影響力已不復從前，道堂住持大都垂垂老矣，後繼無人，在社會上轉趨低調。 先天道主張三教合一，主要崇奉觀音、呂祖和三教聖神。位於九龍牛池灣村的萬佛堂是先天道堂，創立於一九一二至一五年間，它隱藏於村中一角，若不深入探尋，不會找到這間市區現存最古老的道堂。當年的牛池灣屬鄉郊地區，南海西樵人黎玉清女道長選擇在此處建堂，除了因地處往來西貢的交通要道外，也因為該村是雜姓客家村，可讓外人購地建屋。 先天道在早期頗為流行，一九一八年快活谷馬場看台發生大火，導致六百多人死亡，有關方面便邀請萬佛堂的道侶為死難者建醮，超度亡魂，其後東華醫院贈送「誠格幽冥」牌匾，該匾現在仍掛於道堂左門上方。另外，該門的門板上隱約可見「萬年有道」和「佛法無邊」八字，那原是一塊巨大牌匾，戰後木材缺乏，故把牌匾拆下，一分為二作大門之用。 全盛時期，萬佛堂有弟子五、六十人，每天於堂內焚香誦經。但戰後到來的人大減，目前第三代住持是一名白髮老人，無能力對外開放。這位住持曾參與一九六五年牛池灣鄉十年一屆的安龍清醮，但自那年之後，該鄉的打醮活動就停辦了。

資料來源：維基百科
先天道教義：

先天道主張三教合一，但教義是以羅教為主幹，混合佛教禪宗和道教內丹道思想。該教認為，無生老母是一切生命萬物的起源，老母從「無」生「有」，「有」幻化萬物，包括人類。當人類從「無」而生時，每個人都有與生俱來的「性」與「命」，還擁有三寶—「神」、「氣」與「精」。當一個人逐漸成長且成熟時，由於受到各種不正當慾望的干擾，而導致思想雜亂與沉溺於物質享受，而陷入外在的世界，「性」與「命」的力量就會分開，三寶也會逐漸削弱。為了讓一個人保持樸實無華的本性，就必須利用佛教的對外修行和道教內丹術對內的修煉，使人類回到出生前—「先天」—充滿潛力 和生命力的階段。 先天道禁止教士婚嫁，並主張絕對素食，戒律操守嚴格。

Shrine at Ngau Chi Wan Village 牛池灣村大王宮三山國王廟

The Village Shrine is dedicated to three deities of Taoist origin.  It's a small village shrine sheltered by a huge banyan tree, making the shrine and the open area around it a comfortable place to stay, especially on a hot summer day.

牛池灣鄉鄉民視三山國王廟為主廟，亦供奉大王爺、社公和伯公（土地）等鄉村保護神。牛池灣村大王宮有大榕樹蔭庇，炎炎夏日，在此作畫，仍覺舒暢。

Painting Old Ladder Street 畫樓梯街

六月小弟畫展其中一張油畫
This oil painting will be featured in my upcoming exhibition in June.

Under the Traveller's Plants 旅人蕉下

The time lapse video shows how the sketch was done. First, the pencil sketch, then comes the lines using a 0.5 drawing pen. Next is the watercolour and finally strengthening the lines with the 0.5 drawing pen and the Zebra's "Sau Lai" pen.

首先用鉛筆打稿，接住用0.5繪圖筆鈎線，然後上水彩，最後再用0.5繪圖筆同秀麗筆加強線條。

The Gods in Wong Tai Sin Temple 黃大仙祠內畫神仙

Upcoming Exhibition: "Hong Kong Colours" 個人畫展：「⾹港本色」

I'm really excited to have my exhibition held in June at Part-Of Gallery, Wan Chai and it would be my great honour if you could come and see my studio paintings and live urban sketches. 

A lot of work still needs to be done for now! 

See you in June!

Gary

Part-Of Gallery presents

“Hong Kong Colours”  「香港本色」

An exhibition of paintings and live sketches by Gary Yeung

楊復始速寫及油畫作品展覽

Date: June 2-30 2015 

Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Opening Reception:

6 June (Saturday) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Venue:

Part-Of Gallery

Ground Floor, no.16 Sik On Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong 

(next to no.99 Queen’s Road East)

香港灣仔適安街16號地下 (皇后大道東99號傍)

Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market 油麻地果欄

Fruit and people buying them!  What a joyful sight!
眾人齊來買生果！

Lights and Shadows of Yau Ma Tei 油麻地的光與影

We discovered this location where we could sketch the cityscape of Yau Ma Tei far from the ground level.  The lights and shadows on the facades of these buildings were striking in the bright afternoon sun.

下午猛烈嘅陽光構成對比強烈嘅光與影，不得不畫低此情此景！

Maryknoll Convent School with Lion Rock 獅子山下的瑪利諾修院學校

Maryknoll Convent School with Lion Rock
獅子山下的瑪利諾修院學校

Peel Street 卑利街公利真料竹蔗水

Opened in 1948, this sugar cane juice shop has been serving residents for many decades.  Since old buildings and old family-run shops are becoming increasingly rare in Hong Kong, this shop together with its buildings has become a gem of the city.

公利真料竹蔗水1948年開業，開舖差不多70年，專售賣竹蔗水，當日寫生完畢第一次入去品嘗，竹蔗水果然新鮮清甜。

Maryknoll Convent School 瑪利諾修院學校

Maryknoll Convent School, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
The school was founded in 1925. This beautiful school is now a declared monument in Hong Kong.

始於1925年，瑪利諾修院學校環境優美，歷史悠久，成績標炳，校園更在2008年列為香港法定古蹟。

Cage Street 結志街

Many of these buildings are waiting to be torn down for redevelopment and many of the old shops here will soon be gone.   Thanks to the money-oriented Hong Kong government!

結志街，嘉咸街一帶唐樓處處，老舖隨處可見，可惜重建在即，巨變將至，好快又係名店，連鎖店同超高層住宅商廈嘅世界！

Fabric Stall in Sham Shui Po 基隆街布舖

It was really quiet on Sundays in this part of Sham Shui Po as most metal ware and fabric shops are closed. I was sitting in front of the only open fabric stall in the street. His colourful rolls of fabric made good subject to sketch! The owner was really interested and came forward to look at my sketch and he was rather pleased that I made him look so young. 

Ki Lung Street

Sham Shui Po

星期日基隆街大部份布舖休息，街道格外寧靜。我坐在唯一開檔嘅布舖前作畫。布舖一卷卷七彩嘅布料同冷清嘅街道相映成趣。布舖老闆好奇，行過來看並高興我張佢畫得好年輕。

Abandoned Tenement Buildings at Berwick Street 巴域街空置舊唐樓

A band of adventurous urban sketchers sneaked up onto the rooftop of an abandoned tenement building in Berwick Street to search for great views of the Shek Kip Mei area.  We were not disappointed.  The connected rooftops and the cluster of abandoned buildings not only provided us with excellent views of the cityscape around us, they were in themselves a strange but tranquil world that worth to be sketched.  It's really a pity that these buildings are now awaiting redevelopment.

走入荒廢唐樓，爬上幽暗梯級，我哋一班香港速寫人今午走到巴域街一排空置舊唐樓天台作畫。唐樓天台彷如鬧市中神秘綠州，榕樹寄生唐樓外牆同天台煙通出口處 ，天台欄邊長出開大型吊鐘狀紅花植物，身處其中作畫，心情舒暢。可惜唐樓拆卸在即，如此由歷史建築同大自然攜手編織嘅綠州好快消失。