Crossing Victoria Harbour on Star Ferry 天星小輪渡維港

Founded in 1888, the Star Ferry has been in operation for more than a century, carrying over 70000 passengers each day across Victoria Harbour.

天星小輪服務香港市民超過一個世紀!  創立於1888, 天星小輪每天接載超過70000乘客橫渡維多利亞港!

Under the Highway 東區走廊與獅子山

I first walked along King's Road, then turned into the side streets and finally came to the Island East Corridor Expressway, a highway built over the water of Victoria Harbour, along the east shore of Hong Kong Island.  Under the influence of tropical storm Haima, it was a very windy and overcast day.  Still, there were people hanging out here under the highway, some fishing, some just chilling out in the fresh wind.  Across the harbour in the middle is Lion Rock, a beloved hill that represents the virtues of Hong Kong, resilience, optimism and the love of the rule of law. 

起初沿著英皇道走，後走進橫街，見到東區走廊就停下來。一號戒備訊號仍然生效，「海馬」下的維港風力強勁，烏雲密佈，但毫不阻人們到此釣魚和乘涼。維港對岸的獅子山，象徵能耐、樂觀同法治，正默默守望每一個香港人。

Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower Now and Then 尖沙咀鐘樓古與今

Time to compare two pieces of work here.  First, a quick sketch I did today at a friend's office on the 15th floor of Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui.  The clock tower together with its railway terminus was completed in 1916.  Sadly, the whole terminus was demolished in 1977 and only the clock tower was preserved. Below is a watercolour painting I did based on a black and white photo taken around the sixties, should also be taken on one of the top floors of Star House as Star House was built in 1963, 14 years before the railway station was demolished.  The station was of Edwardian Baroque style and was designed by British architect Brigadier General Arthur Benison Hubback (1871-1948), who also designed a number of public buildings in Malaysia.

第一張作品是今日在星光行十五樓朋友寫子樓內畫的。鐘樓連同尖沙嘴火車站大樓建於1916年。可惜到了1977年火車站就拆了，只有鐘樓保留下來。下面的水彩作品就根據一張攝於六十年代的黑白照畫的。星光行建於1963年, 可以肯定照片都是從星光行高處拍攝的。 整個尖沙嘴火車站是愛得華建築風格而建築師是英人Brigadier General Arthur Benison Hubback (1871-1948)。他的作品還有多座馬來西亞公共建築物。

Victoria Harbour Gone Dry 乾燥維港

A photoshop fantasy collage/painting done using Wacom drawing tablet.

What would it be like if there is a major shift of weather pattern.  What would happen if global temperature falls dramatically after rising to an all time high in human history?  Will cities be abandoned altogether as once fertile land fed by large rivers gradually dries up, leaving only cracked and barren landscape?  Or what would happen if major cities are contaminated with invisible nuclear radiation?

假若全球氣侯變冷、各大江河乾骷、核災禍及各城...

"Victoria Harbour in the Fifties" Painting Finished!

The initial underlayer


The finished painting