The Peninsula 半島酒店

With the presence of the bamboo art installation, the whole composition became much more interesting. 

From Wikipedia:
The Peninsula Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港半島酒店), located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, is the flagship property of the The Peninsula Hotels group. Opened in 1928, and expanded in 1994, the hotel combines colonial and modern elements, and is notable for its large fleet of Rolls-Royces painted the distinctive "Peninsula green".

前景竹做嘅裝置藝術同主角半島酒店相映成趣！
維基百科:
半島酒店（英文：The Peninsula Hong Kong），為香港上海大酒店有限公司（港交所：0045）的旗艦酒店，亦是集團首間命名為「半島」的酒店，位於九龍尖沙咀梳士巴利道22號，是香港現存歷史最悠久的酒店，也是全球最著名及最豪華的酒店之一，為一家六星級酒店。基於其極為珍貴的歷史及建築價值，酒店建築被古物古蹟辦事處評審為一級歷史建築。

Warm Winter Day at Choi Hung Estate 冬日彩虹邨

One of the oldest public estates built by the British-Hong Kong Government, Choi Hung Estate was designed by Palmer & Turner Group and was built between 1962 and 1964. The estate was well-designed and forms a quiet space in itself in the otherwise noisy urban landscape.  

Beddings hung under the warm winter sun in the estate's playground,  a familiar sight back in the seventies and eighties.

彩虹邨係港英年代由巴馬丹拿建築及工程師有限公司設計, 各樓宇由1962年至1964年間分期落成。屋邨係鬧市中自成一角，邨內環境清幽，實而不華。

暖陽下曬床單，仿忽時光倒流，返咗去細路時係屋邨見到嘅景象！

5-Day Sketch Challenge Day 5 : San Po Kong 五日速寫大挑戰 第五日: 遊走新蒲崗

The last day of my five-day sketch challenge!   I wandered around San Po Kong and sketched the following. The first sketch was the iconic plastic wares company factory building which has been around since the 70s, the second one is a lonely stone fence of a playground facing a wall of a tenement building, and the third one a Chiu Chou food stall. 

It's an interesting experience really as the limited time available each day forced me to pick up scenes that I otherwise would not sketch. Good lesson for me!

比畫友提名連畫五日畫，每日三張，「五日速寫大挑戰」最後一日啦！第一張係新蒲崗紅A，第二張係唐樓間嘅公園仔畫嘅，最後一張畫一間潮州食店。

5-Day Sketch Challenge Day 4 : Plants Around Me 五日速寫大挑戰 第四日: 植物篇

I was nominated by a fellow sketcher to take up the five-day sketch challenge. I have to produce three sketches a day, five days in a row and here are my sketches for Day 4. Due to the limited time I had, I chose to sketch several plants that happened to be around me.

五日速寫大挑戰第四日，題目係身邊嘅植物。

5-Day Sketch Challenge Day 3 : Lam Tin Public Library 五日速寫大挑戰 第三日: 藍田公共圖書館

Lam Tin Public Library
Hong Kong 

Because of the cold rainy weather, I decided to do today's sketches indoors and so I went to a nearby public library to sketch the people there.

5-Day Sketch Challenge Day 2 : Mong Kok 五日速寫大挑戰: 第二日

Nominated by a fellow sketcher to take up the five-day sketch challenge, I have to produce three sketches a day, five days in a row and here are my sketches for Day 2. The first one was the main lobby of Langham Place, second one rainy scene of Shanghai Street viewed from Langham Place footbridge. and the third one the chill out area of Pure Fitness.

五日速寫大挑戰第二日，畫嘅係旺角朗豪坊大堂、Pure Fitness Lounge 同雨中的上海街

5-Day Sketch Challenge: Day 1 五日速寫大挑戰: 第一日

I was nominated by a fellow urban sketcher in Hong Kong to take up the challenge.  For 5 days in a row, I have to produce 3 sketches each day and here is the results of Day 1 of the challenge.  I had a art party in my studio this afternoon and friends made perfect subject matter for my sketches!

一位香港速寫人提名我參加五日速寫大挑戰。參加者每日畫三張畫，一連五日，今日朋友係我畫室畫畫，就以他們為題，作畫三張。

My 2015 sketch box set now available 2015 漢思傑 推出最新嘅速寫 box set 現正有售

My 2015 sketch box set brought to you by Handscript is now available. The box set includes, a watercolour sketchbook (300gsm), a water brush and a set of postcards featuring my urban sketches.
Where to buy:
(Central）Shop204B, Man Yee Arcade, 68 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
(Aberdeen）Rm1-5, BLK A, 6/F, Southmark, 11 Yip Hing Street, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

2015 漢思傑 推出最新嘅速寫 box set , 內含素描本（300gsm水彩紙）﹑水膽筆及小弟手繪香港速寫明信片，讓你隨時隨地描繪難忘景致。
發售地點:
(中環店）中環德輔道中68號萬宜大廈商場2樓204B
(香港仔店）香港仔業興街11號南匯廣場A座6樓1－5室

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Lion Rock on the First Day of 2015 獅子山2015的第一日

The first day of 2015, I decided to sketch something symbolic!  I spotted this view of Lion Rock between buildings and trees and settled there and started sketching.  Besides sketching the scene, I also added the huge yellow banner calling for universal suffrage for Hong Kong, which was hung there a few days ago.  Hong Kong, it's time to stand up and make yourself a nation state!

2015第一日想畫張特別啲嘅畫。行經新蒲崗永顯工業大廈，見獅子山遠處聳立，就囉畫具出里畫，畫時加埋早幾日掛係山上黃色嘅大banner，喻意香港首長，立法會全面普選，港人治港，城邦建國。

An Interview by Varsity CUHK 中文大學 Varsity 採訪

Capturing scenes from the city – the old fashioned way

Capturing scenes from the city – the old fashioned way from Varsity CUHK on Vimeo.

Interview by Varsity CUHK with Ric Tse, Luís Simões and I

中文大學 Varsity 採訪我同另外兩位藝術家關於怎樣用不同手法捕捉香港嘅事物。

Sketching in Action from Varsity CUHK on Vimeo.

An Afternoon at Fuk Kee Plant Dealer 福記花園的下午

Nice array of plants, nice owner, relaxing atmosphere and a garden cat! I'm looking forward to visit the garden during Chinese New Year again.

福記花園老闆娘話一月中會有好多年花，到時再里畫。

Bird Watchers at Hong Kong Wetland Park 香港濕地公園觀鳥者

Birds have ears!  Be quiet!  Sketching the Bird Watchers! Be quiet too!
人有耳，雀鳥都有耳！觀鳥者，畫觀鳥者，安靜!

Sai Kung Sweet Gum 西貢楓香

A sketch done at the Sai Kung Lion's Nature Education Centre
係西貢獅子會自然教育中心畫嘅楓香紅葉

Remains of Devil's Peak Battery and Victoria Harbour 魔鬼山炮台遠眺維多利亞港

Another sketch done at the Devil's Peak Battery.

另一張係魔鬼山炮台畫嘅速寫。

Ruins and Trees: Devil's Peak Battery 廢堡與樹：魔鬼山炮台

The Devil's Peak Battery was built in 1902 by the Hong Kong British Government to guard the eastern entrance to Victoria Harbour.   Today, the battery has fallen into disrepair and parts of the structure were modified.  In the sketch, trees are growing within the structure with branches reaching up to the top of the fortified walls, creating a rather eerie mood.  

魔鬼山炮台建築於1902年，守護維多利亞港東面入口鯉魚門。時至今日，炮台已成廢墟。畫中樹木從炮台走廊內生長，樹枝向天擴散，廢堡與樹，氣氛淒清。

Farmers at Work in Long Valley 塱原農民

Another sketch of Long Valley.  This time a close-up of farmers fixing a machine in the field.
另一張塱原速寫！

Autumn Harvest in Long Valley 塱原秋色

Long Valley is located in the northern part of the New Territories and is one of the few remaining freshwater wetlands and farmlands in Hong Kong.  However, this piece of precious natural beauty is under great threat as the Hong Kong Government is planning to develop this area!  What a shame!

塱原濕地位於新界北部，係香港重要嘅淡水濕地同買小見小嘅農地！可恨係香港政府計劃發展塱原一帶，淡水濕地同買小見小嘅農地好可能係不久將來消失！

Painting of Gwan Gung : Work in Progress 正在畫關公

I sketched this Gwan Gung image at the Mong Kok protest site earlier and thought it would be good subject matter for a painting, so I started working on it today.  First the under layer then the blocking of Gwan Gung based on my sketch done on site.

早前係旺角佔領區速寫關公廟傍嘅關公像，一路打算畫張關公油畫，等到今日有時間就開壇作畫！先打底層色，然後對照張速寫確立關公造型，遲啲再上色。

Boats in Tui Min Hoi 對面海小船

Umbrella Revolution : Nathan Road Library Under the Tent 彌敦道圖書棚

Protestors are either reading book that are donated by supporters or on their smartphones. 
Mong Kok

旺角佔領者係彌敦道圖書棚下閱讀市民捐出的書籍同上網

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Sketching High Tea at Helena May 速寫梅夫人婦女會大堂餐廳

I went with a group of merry sketchers today to Helena May to sketch, a declared monument in Hong Kong.  After the guided tour, we settled in the nice restaurant there, had tea and sketched the afternoon away.  

今日下午同畫友參觀已被列為法定古蹟的梅夫人婦女會，然後留係大堂餐廳一邊飲茶食餅，一邊速寫。

St Joseph's Church, Central 中環聖若瑟堂

The art deco church fitted with blue walls is an architectural gem in Hong Kong.  Instead of sketching the whole building, I chose to sketch the iconic mural of St. Joseph, the carpenter on the exterior of the church building as the main feature, with quick sketches of the lit candles, the church tower in the shape of a "ship's prow" with a cross on top and the statue of St. Joseph holding baby Jesus placed on two sides of the main sketch.   

中環聖若瑟堂外有一幅充滿南美風格的壁畫。畫完壁畫後再加插三張速寫，分別係蠟燭台、船頭高塔同聖若瑟手抱聖嬰像。

Umbrella Revolution: Gwan Gung on Nathan Road 關帝祐香江

A majestic image of Gwan Gung meant to guard the protest site is erected next to his shrine on Nathan Road.

關帝祐香江

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Umbrella Revolution: Praying to Gwan Gung 旺角關帝前誠心上香

A protestor offering joss sticks and praying for democracy for Hong Kong in front of the temple of Gwan Gung

Mong Kok
Hong Kong

路人係旺角關帝前誠心上香！

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Umbrella Revolution: St Frances Chapel on the Street 雨傘革命：重建聖法蘭西斯堂

St Frances Chapel set up again in Nathan Road by protestors for democracy after it was dismantled by police during violent crackdown last Friday.

Mong Kok
Hong Kong

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警察鎮壓後，信眾係彌敦道上重建聖法蘭西斯堂！