Kowloon Union Church 九龍佑寧堂

After visiting KUC Space at Kowloon Union Church, I went outside and sketched this handsome little church from across the road.

KUC Space 食完美點，行過馬路對面，速寫此鬧市中的古老小教堂。

Sketching in the Woods 林中作畫

The warm sun appeared briefly and hid back into the clouds!  I rested under a row of Sweet Gum. A very quiet afternoon in the woods.  Perfect time for quiet sketching and resting! 

Lions Nature Education Centre

楓香樹下，陽光驟現，光影陰晴，作畫好時光。

獅子會自然教育中心

Hong Kong Park Aviary 香港公園百鳥居

The aviary has always been my favourite attraction inside Hong Kong Park!  The juxtaposition of the commercial high-rises around the park with the dense woodland and the flying tropical birds within is a magical sight to behold!  

香港公園百鳥居四周商廈林立，與園內熱帶雨林同雀鳥拼合成一個城市奇景。

Sketching with Alex and Joyce in Dihua Street 與Alex和Joyce迪化街速寫

I met Alex and Joyce, two veteran urban sketchers and founders of Urban Sketchers Taiwan on the first day of my trip.  We sketched in Dihua street, an old street where much original architecture is preserved!  It was a great day out!  Thanks Alex and Joyce!  

首日到台北，Alex 和 Joyce 與我一同到迪化街寫生。當日下雨，我們躲在有蓋行人路上速寫迪化街的舊建築。再次多謝Alex 和 Joyce 的款待！

Taipei Guandu Nature Park 關渡自然公園

A rainy day in Taipei!   I visited Guandu Nature Park in Taipei, a nature reserve which is haven to many migratory birds.  I sat down inside the park lobby and started sketching the view and the kids who were also sketching at the time.

台北下雨天！安坐關渡自然公園大堂，速寫窗內窗外！

Ice-Cream Man Restaurant 雪糕佬冰室

Ice-Cream Man Restaurant "雪糕佬冰室" has been in Sai Kung Old Town for a long time.  I was told about the delicious milk tea it serves and decided to give it a try.  Settling down with my milk tea and noodles, I couldn't resist to start sketching the interior of the restaurant which was not attractive but very local.  

雪糕佬冰室乃西貢舊墟老牌茶餐廳，風聞其奶茶香滑可口，不得不前來一試。奶茶、出前一丁放在臺前，白光管下，老闆、夥計四圍咁轉，此情此景，非速寫不得。

A Very Quick Sketch at the Victoria Park Flower Show 維園花展速寫

A very quick sketch at the Victoria Park Flower Show! Kids from different schools were participating in a drawing competition that day. 

小朋友維園花展上畫畫，參加繪畫比賽。

Time Lapse Video on Sketching St. John's Cathedral 速寫聖約翰座堂全記錄

Ligustrum Sinense in Blossom 盛放山指甲

Ligustrum sinense is a common native plant in Hong Kong.  The flowering period starts from February and ends in June.  Flowers are very tiny, white and formed in clusters.  They have a strong fragrance too.  This plant here adorns the alley that leads up to a secret quiet park in the heart of Sai Kung Town.  

山指甲乃香港常見植物，花期二月至六月，花芳香，細小，白色，排列成圓錐花序。此山指甲係西貢市中心一癮蔽公園小樓梯邊盛放。

Tsuen Wan Yuen Yuen Institute 圓玄學院

Yuen Yuen Institute is a Taoist institute in Tsuen Wan which also pays tribute to Buddhist and Confucianist figures.  Large number of people flocked to the institute to pray for good fortune after Lunar New Year.

圓玄學院供奉儒家、佛教及道教的思想，係荃灣區有名嘅老牌宗教場所。新年過後，大批市民前來拜太歲，熱鬧非常。

Anchored Ship at Tsuen Wan West Waterfront 荃灣西海岸

Overcast day, anchored ships, moody atmosphere.

陰天荃灣西海岸靜靜畫船！

Sketching an Antique Land Rover 畫古董軍車

Land Rover Series III Lightweight

Made in the UK in 1984.  Landed in Hong Kong in 1985.  Served in Royal Air Force in Shek Kong from 1986 to 1992.  Dismissed from Ministry of Defence and auctioned in Hong Kong in 1992.

1984年英國出廠，1985運抵本港，1986至1992服役皇家空軍石崗機場，1992年退役。

Sketching Guan Yu Temple 年初二畫關帝

Festive Flowers at Mong Kok Flower Market 旺角花墟年花

I returned to the flower market the second time to do a close-up sketch of the Chinese New Year festive flowers.  It was a supper sunny day with strong lights and shadows, a perfect moment to sketch flowers!  

再到旺角花墟，天色晴朗，陽光普照，花卉顏色格外鮮艷！

Mong Kok Flower Market before Chinese New Year 旺角花墟迎新歲

The year of the Monkey will soon be here!  Mong Kok Flower market is filled with festive flowers of all sorts and people are more than eager to buy these flowers before the new year arrives!

猴年將至，旺角花墟人頭湧湧，個個手束年花，熱鬧非常！

Mother and Son in the Woodland 樹林中母子閒談

Mother chatting with her son in the woodland.

樹林中母子閒談。

Lions Nature Education Centre
獅子會自然教育中心

Sketching in a Jazz Concert 爵士音樂會速寫

Great jazz music at G&V Music Cafe, Tsim Sha Tsui

動聽的爵士音樂，尖沙嘴 G&V Music Cafe

Hong Kong Museum of History: Hakka Houses 香港歷史博物館: 客家民居

The second sketch at the Hong Kong Museum of History, Hakka houses with rattan baskets

係香港歷史博物館畫嘅第二將速寫，客家民居同籐籃。

Hong Kong Museum of History: Boat of Early Boat Dwellers 香港歷史博物館: 水上人艇仔

As the temperature plummeted in Hong Kong to below 7 degrees Celsius, members of Urban Sketchers Hong Kong decided to find an indoor venue to sketch today!  

In the warm indoors of Hong Kong Museum of History, I did three quick sketches.  Here's the first one, a real boat placed in the first hall of the "Hong Kong Story" section，together with a clay pot for preparing herbal medicine and a line of salted fish.  

氣溫急降，寒風凜凜，香港速寫人走入香港歷史博物館速寫避寒。下午我共畫咗三張速寫，第一張係以前水上人住嘅艇仔、鹹魚同砂煲。

Stone Houses Cafe, Kowloon City 九龍城石屋咖啡冰室

A quick sketch together with a few fellow sketchers at Stone Houses Cafe, located in a historic building in Kowloon City.  More information about this place: http://www.stonehouses.org  

昨日下午與友人於九龍城石屋咖啡冰室內速寫。石屋咖啡冰室位於一二戰石屋內，樓底高，地方舒適，值得一去。 http://www.stonehouses.org

Sham Shui Po Fabric Market (Yen Chow Street) 深水埗布市場 「棚仔」

Sham Shui Po Fabric Market is such a place in Hong Kong where customers can browse through very different fabrics for different purposes all in one place.   It's also a tourist attraction in its own right.  A place for tourists who are really interested in local Hong Kong. Tearing it down for a few blocks of residential high-rises is an act of stupidity!  

深水埗布市場俗稱「棚仔」，市場內布疋重重疊起，穿梭布疋窄巷，有如置身另一空間。「棚仔」布疋繁多，應有盡有，顧客不必四處奔走，想買嘅都盡在此處。今日行入「棚仔」速寫見到不少外地遊客到訪，可見「棚仔」嘅魅力。我只可以講，拆「棚仔」後起幾幢住宅大廈，實在愚不可及。

Nga Chin Wai Village 衙前圍村

Nga Chin Wai Village is the only surviving walled village in the urban area of Hong Kong.  According to legend it was established in 1278 by a group of people who followed the Song Emperor who fled to Hong Kong from the Mongols.  The Chinese characters, read from right to left, "慶有餘" (Hing Yau Yu) engraved on the granite stone above the entrance are said to be the handwriting of the Song Emperor.  

This historic village will soon be closed for redevelopment and the remaining villagers are forced to leave the village. 

衙前圍村立於1278年，乃香港市區僅如古村。據聞，衙前圍村係由追隨宋端宗嘅人建立。村口「慶有餘」三字有傳係宋端宗本人所題。

可恨香港政府決意遷走村民並原地發展地產物業。試問，重建時保留幾塊磚瓦，趕走原居民，這是保育，還是借保育之名圖利?

Christ the King Chapel 基督君王小堂

Christ the King Chapel  

基督君王小堂

Tea and Sketch at C.C.Cafe Sai Kung 西貢下午茶速寫

Late afternoon tea and sketch time!

下午茶兼速寫到天黑。

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club 輋徑篤西貢遊艇會

A quiet spot away from the busy Sai Kung Town!  The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Che Keng Tuk.

遠離週末熱鬧嘅西貢市，輋徑篤西貢遊艇會。