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.

Painting the Old Hong Kong General Post Office 正在畫中環舊郵政總局

Working on the first layer today.
正在畫第一層。

Retro Ladder Street 復古樓梯街

Retro Ladder Street
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

The painting is based on an old photo of Ladder Street.  I really like the clothes that the people were wearing which were either white or black which unified the image so well.  A deliberate blue tone  was added to the painting so as to create a cool jazzy feeling to it.  It's also quite a challenge and a lot of fun to paint so many people in one painting.   While painting each one of them, I was like going back in time, trying to think and feel what each person's life was like. 

復古樓梯街
油彩，塑膠彩畫布

此畫是根據舊照片畫的。地點是樓梯街。大概是當時其他色彩的布料昂貴吧，畫中人物衣服都是非黑即白。如此黑白配襯，畫面又特別好看。繪畫時我刻意加上藍調，給整張畫一種冷的感覺。還有刻畫每一個人時，好像時光倒流，猜想他們每一個當時究竟過著怎樣的生活。



Painting the under layer.
畫緊張畫的底層。

「新不如舊」新書封面 New Book Cover Illustration

好開心自己的作品做了陳雲先生新書封面:) 

昔日尖沙咀火車總站氣派非凡，維港兩岸山脈延連。今日車站只剩下鐘樓，維港兩岸高樓阻擋山脈。

I'm really happy that my work is now featured as the cover of one of Mr. Wan Chin's books.

The Kowloon Canton Railway Main Station Complex superimposed on the current Hong Kong Cultural Centre.  The remaining clock tower serves as the only connection between the past and the present Victoria Harbour.  The contrast is striking as the skyline was an inseparable feature of the harbour in the past but for today, the skyline is very much obscured by the skyscrapers!  

我哋三位 Sindy, Steve and Gary 現身「親筆香港」開幕典禮及簽名會

各位朋友，我哋三位 Sindy, Steve and Gary 將會把我哋以香港為題的作品融入三本不同的記事本並於今屆書展中推出。我哋將於 7月18日（星期四）下午2時30分現身「親筆香港」開幕典禮並舉行簽名會。請大家多多支持！

Three notebooks featuring Hong Kong scenes by Sindy, Steve and me will be available at the 2013 Hong Kong Book Fair!  We will meet with you on 18 July, 2:30pm at the Wan Chai Hong Kong Convention Centre.  Do come and support us!

《Old Aberdeen Harbour – 港人畫港記事本》：香港畫家Gary Yeung的作品“Old Aberdeen Harbour II”融入記事本，呈現了香港仔避風塘的自然風貌。港味濃郁的港人畫港記事本，給您舒適自在的創作空間。

《記憶載睇 – 港人畫港記事本》：香港畫家袁樹基的作品「記憶載睇」融入記事本，以素描描繪七十年代流行玩意，滿載兒時回憶。港味濃郁的港人畫港記事本，給您舒適自在的創作空間。

《大城小巷 – 港人畫港記事本》：香港畫家Sindy Lau的作品「大城小巷」融入記事本，富本土色彩的上環海味街呈現眼前。港味濃郁的港人畫港記事本，給您舒適自在的創作空間。

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Blue House Now and Then 藍屋古與今

The illustration is done based on a photograph I took of a rusty photo metal plate displayed on site at Stone Nullah Street, Wan Chai.  The rusty photo shows what the street was like at least fifty years ago. The passing bikes, the people and the children walking in the street really brightened up the whole scene.

這張畫喺根據石水渠街頭的一幅老照來畫的。我諗張老照都應該喺四五十年前拍的。當時的石水渠街睇起來比現在熱鬧得多。

Decades passed and this is what is like at Stone Nullah Street, Wan Chai today.  Only the "Blue House" remains and Stone Nullah Street is a much quiter street today.  

時移世易，現在只有藍屋仍然存在！石水渠街亦比舊時靜得多。

The "Blue House" is currently declared a grade I historic building in Hong Kong which means it is of great importance and every effort should be made to preserve it.   However, only buildings or sites declared "monument" will be given legal protection which prevents them from demolition or alteration.

More about "Blue House" at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_House_(Hong_Kong)