Ngau Chi Wan Village 牛池灣鄉

I went to sketch at Ngau Chi Wan Village, one of the few remaining villages in the urban areas of Hong Kong and sadly its existence is under increasing pressure for redevelopment. I settled near the red village shrine as you can see it on the right. Huts built with metal sheets adorned with washing lines are right in front of me. I wouldn’t say it’s a beautiful scene but It’s definitely a fun and intriguing scene to sketch. 

Sai Kung Cow No. 2 西貢牛 No.2

Time to paint the cows in my neighbourhood. I just finished painting the second piece of the Sai Kung series. Sai Kung Cow No. 2. It’s the first time I used Daniel Smith watercolour and I like it.

 

Sai Kung Cow 2021 No.1 西貢牛 2021 No.1

Sai Kung Cow 2021 No.1 

29.7 cm x 42 cm  

watercolour on paper 

Feral cows are often seen in the district I live in and I enjoy so much drawing and painting them. Recently I did a small watercolour sketch of a cow in my sketchbook and I decided to repaint it on an A3 size watercolour paper and here's the result.

 

西貢天后廟速寫 Sketching Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple

陰天安靜的下午，速寫好時機，我安坐西貢天后廟前速寫。   

A cool overcast day, a quiet afternoon, perfect for some meditation and urban sketching in front of Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple, a temple for the goddess of the sea.

Sketching at Nam Sang Wai 速寫南生圍

Sketching at Nam Sang Wai, a wetland in Yuen Long, with art buddies. I like the cluster of vertical tree trunks packed together and the lights and shadows created by the afternoon sun.

 

Wish You All a Productive and Healthy Year of the Ox

 

Just in time to finish a cow painting before the first day of the Year of the Ox ends! Happy new year everyone and I wish you all a healthy and productive year ahead! Japanese ink and Gouache on paper. #japaneseink #gouache #japaneseinkpainting #wildlifeart

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The Moon Lady and Mid-Autumn Festival 嫦娥奔月

Today I drew her. One of the mythological figures associated with Mid-Autumn Festival. The Moon Lady or the goddess of the Moon. #ink #inkdrawing #inktober  #嫦娥奔月 #嫦娥 #中秋節

Old Hong Kong: Elegant lady and a car. 懷舊香港：淑女與車

 When Hong Kong was once called the pearl of the orient.  Ink drawing on paper.

Hong Kong Bird Series : Japanese White-eye on a Coral Tree 香港鳥類：暗綠繡眼鳥與盛放中的刺桐

Three Japanese white-eye hopping on a Coral tree! Acrylic on gesso paper. These little birds are common resident birds in Hong Kong. Thanks to veteran wildlife photographer Robert at Wildcreatures Hong Kong for taking me to Tai Po Kau nature Reserve, I took a series of photos of these beautiful birds when they were hopping on the Coral trees which were in full blossom. I had been thinking painting these birds since then and now I finally composed and painted this piece. To simulate the vibrant colours of both the birds and flowers, I repeatedly glazed the painting with layers of transparent colours, a technique which is called Flemish technique and has been used by many old and contemporary masters on their oil paintings.

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Hong Kong Bird Series : Brown Fish Owl 香港鳥類 ：褐魚鴞

 Doodle time! Let’s draw and paint a Brown Fish Owl!

Hong Kong Pharmacy Cat 香港藥材舖貓

Doodle time! Hong Kong Pharmacy Cat. It’s quite a common sight to see a cat or two guarding a traditional Hong Kong pharmacy which sells both oriental and western medicine and daily necessities. Besides inking and colouring the cat, it’s fun to look for references of some of the most popular and yet unusual medicated ointments and oil available in the market. 

 

Black Kite Over Hong Kong 香港麻鷹

 

Newly completed ink drawing. ‘Black Kite over Hong Kong’ I’m very happy that it has just found a new home! Black Kites are common birds of prey in Hong Kong and they can be seen flying above and between skyscrapers. I think it would be great to draw a majestic black kite with the iconic view of Victoria Harbour from the Peak to go with it. #inkartist #lineart #birdart #wildlifeart #blackkite #hongkongbirds #香港雀鳥 #麻鷹

Second Summer Hong Kong Art Sale

I am glad that some of my artworks have been collected recently and found their way to their new homes.  And now comes the second Summer Hong Kong Art Sale. All together seven pieces for you to choose from. Five of them are my latest Hong Kong native bird artworks and the other two are framed artworks in landscape orientation which depict old hong kong boats and feral cows in Sai Kung.  If you are interested in collecting these art pieces, do contact me via instagram : 

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Black Kite Close-up 41cm x 29cm

Mounted size 50cm x 40cm

Acrylic ink on paper.  A great thank you to Robert @ https://www.wildcreatureshongkong.org for providing me with his wonderful photo reference to this handsome Black Kite. Instead of rendering it in the usual way, I added patterns to the feather formation to make it more stylised.

Oriental Magpie Robin 41cm x 29cm

Mounted size 50cm x 40cm

Acrylic ink on paper.  It's based on a photo I took near Sai Kung Lions Nature Education Centre.  An Oriental Magpie Robin happened to be singing high above me.  To render it, I added the stylised clouds and sky rendering in the classical Franklin Booth style. 

Japanese Sparrowhawk 41cm x 29cm

Mounted size 50cm x 40cm 

Acrylic ink on paper.  An unexpected encounter of this hawk feasting on a robin near my home in Sai Kung.  I quickly went home to grab my tele lens and I was lucky to have taken many photos of this bird feasting.  Thus this piece of artwork. Thank you!  Japanese Sparrowhawk!

Black Kite above Central 38cm x 26cm (SOLD) 

Acrylic ink on paper.  The background is based in an on-location sketch I did a few years ago at the roof top of a building in Central.  Black Kites like to circle high above and between high rises in Hong Kong so I created this ink painting.

Osprey 23cm x 35cm

Mounted size 40cm x 50cm.

Acrylic ink on paper.  Osprey!  A handsome predator not as easily to be spotted as the Black Kite! 

Old Aberdeen Boats 

Framed size 42.5cm x 74.5cm

Watercolour and Mixed Media on paper  It's based on a low-res vintage photo I found on the net.  I really wanted to visualise how the scene was like so I added a lot of details in the illustration style and used watercolour to create a relaxing mood to this piece. 

Sai Kung Cows 

Framed size 36cm x 78cm

Watercolour and Mixed Media on paper  Feral cows are members of the Sai Kung community. They can be spotted walking, eating and resting in town quite easily on weekdays.  This piece depicts a scene which is a combination of certain references of the lovely and gentle Sai Kung cows.

Sketching in the Water in Sai Kung 西貢溪中速寫

Sitting and sketching in the middle of this stream. The water and the shades helped me cool down while sketching on this otherwise very hot day. 

Old Hong Kong : Cheungsam, Old Harbour Boat and Old Street 懷舊香港 ：長衫、舊維港與舊街

 

Tried out different ideas, did a few sketches of elements of old Hong Kong and came up with this drawing.

Portrait Study: David Gandy

 

Just finished this mixed media painting. A portrait study of David Gandy. 

A Busy Store in the Flower Market 太子花墟一角

A Busy Store in the Flower Market 

On-location sketch 

This sketch is mounted just now and is ready to be sent to its new home overseas.

Retro Ladder Street 復古樓梯街

I’m happy that this painting has found a new home overseas. Now I’m ready to send it to its new home. 

Summer Hong Kong Art Sale

Some of my paintings of old and modern Hong Kong such as boat people, flowers, flower market, Hong Kong iconic scenes are waiting at my studio for collectors to take home. Interested please message me on instagram.

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At the Foothill of Lion Rock 獅子山下

At the foothill of Lion Rock  

Imagine animals like this bull can roam freely at night at the foorhill of Lion Rock which is now all forests.

Hot Day in Sai Kung 夏日西貢

Super hot day today in Sai Kung, Hong Kong! I took shelter under a building and sketched the tropical garden, the residential buildings and the rolling summer clouds in front of me. #usk #uskhk #urbansketchers #lineart

Sai Kung Tui Min Hoi Waterfront 西貢對面海海傍

A quiet afternoon at Sai Kung Tui Min Hoi Waterfront. Boats were docked here as usual in the shelter. The sky was grey and it seemed thunderstorm was looming. #usk #uskhk #urbansketchers #linesketch

Hong Kong Bird Series: Blue Whistling Thrush 香港雀鳥：紫嘯鶇

Hong Kong Bird Series: Blue Whistling Thrush 香港雀鳥：紫嘯鶇 

Mixed media on paper Based on a photo I took from under a banyan tree, I reimagined the scene by putting the bird high up between the branches of a banyan tree. Since the bird is brght blue/violet blue in colour, I decided to use complementary colours, orange and yellow to contrast with the bird.

Art Demo : 鵲鴝 墨水畫 Oriental Magpie Robin Ink Drawing (Cantonese Version)

鵲鴝 墨水畫 video 中，我會分享我所用的顏料同工具以及創作過程。 In this video, I'll show you the ink and tool I used and a time-lapse video which shows the whole drawing process. 

Hong Kong Bird Series: Japanese sparrowhawk 香港雀鳥：日本松雀鷹

Finally get this done. The drawing is based on a photo I took. When I was on my way home, I discovered a Japanese sparrowhawk settled up in a ficus tree, ready to feast on its prey, likely a Oriental magpie-robin. I quickly went home and grabbed my camera and returned to the scene. I was lucky, I took a great number of photos of this bird feasting. For the drawing, I decided to create a dramatic atmosphere by using lines in the sky which all point to the sparrowhawk. I also want the dark sky to contrast with the white wing and to highlight the feather pattern underneath the wing.