Main Building, The University of Hong Kong 香港大學本部大樓

An ad hoc sketch meet up yesterday with a sketcher friend at the Main Building of the University of Hong Kong.

昨日在港大臨時拉夫同畫友速寫。 

University Hall, the University of Hong Kong 香港大學大學堂

It was very cold sketching today in the shade of University Hall this afternoon. I was shaking by the time I finished. 

Info from Wikipedia

University Hall is one of the oldest student residence of the University of Hong Kong.  The building was built in 1861 by a wealthy Scottish trader, Douglas Lapraik and was named Douglas Castle. It was later bought by the French Mission (the Societe Des Missions Etrangere De Paris）.  The castle was renamed Nazareth and was enlarged to include a printing house.  The first South-East Asia Chinese Bible was printed here.  During the Japanese occupation in the Second World War, the castle was once used as a torture and execution venue.  It was bought by the University of Hong Kong in 1954 and converted into a male student residence.  

冬天來了！畫完時身都震！

資料來自维基百科

香港大學大學堂由蘇格蘭商人杜格拉斯·林柏（Douglas Lapraik）於1861年建成並命名為杜格拉斯堡（Douglas Castle）。1894年，巴黎外方傳教會（the Societe Des Missions Etrangere De Paris）購入該建築物，並易名為拿撒勒樓（The Nazareth House）。拿撒勒樓遭到大規模修葺及重建，更加建了一所印刷工場，印刷工場在其後期間內印刷了六萬多本由二十八種文字編成的天主教書目流傳亞洲各地，全東南亞第一本中文聖經亦出於此。香港日佔時期，拿撒勒樓及伯達尼療養院分別成為香港仔船塢工人宿舍及日本憲兵總部。教士被逐，而底層休息室以及對出庭園更是當日拷打、行刑及停屍的地方。1953年，巴黎外方傳教會撤離拿撒勒樓。香港大學於翌年將之購入，並於1956年正式用作男生宿舍及命名為大學堂。

World Wide Sketchcrawl 41 Hong Kong 國際寫生日 41

A merry group of Hong Kong sketchers assembled at the University of Hong Kong today and sketched for an afternoon.  I chose the oldest building of the university, the main building and settled in the corridor next to one of the courtyards in the building to sketch.

今日一班 香港 sketchers 匯聚香港大學一齊畫 sketch。而我就選了港大最老的大學本部，坐在其中一庭園徊廊寫生。

Climber Plant at University of Hong Kong 香港大學黃金葛

A huge climber, Scindapsus aureum, is firmly attached on this palm tree in the courtyard of the university Main Building.  I thought it was two separate climbers at first as there were two distinct leaf shapes but after consulting a tree expert friend, he says it's actually the same plant as this species has the ability to change its leaf shape.

畫時以為喺兩種攀緣植物，後來問一位熟識植物的朋友才知都喺同一棵植物。據那位朋友所講，黃金葛攀上高處後喺可以「變葉」的。

View from my Studio at Knowles Building. 鈕魯詩樓外望

View from our Studio at Knowles Building, the University of Hong Kong. 鈕魯詩樓外望. This view is going to be our companion for many days and nights to come!


Hard Fact: Knowles Buidling is built on a slope and yet the buildings out there are all built lower down slope, rising all the way up blocking my view to the harbour and mountains beyond.

Quick Sketches at the University of Hong Kong

Quick Sketch on a slope next to the lotus pond behind Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong



Everyone was busy writing the History paper. Location: The University of Hong Kong