Sunday, May 1, 2016

Quick Sketch at Colour Brown and Details of My Mini Exhibition 速寫Colour Brown及小型畫展詳情



Colour Brown first started its business in Sai Kung Old Town.  As the old town became more and more crowded with tourists, the cafe decided to move to this less touristy location in Jordan, Kowloon where coffee fans can take time to enjoy their coffee.   

Yesterday afternoon, a group of sketcher friends assembled at Colour Brown to sketch and enjoy the coffee there.  The coffee machines, the decorations, the bottles and glasses made excellent sketching materials and in order to capture the elongated cafe, I used fisheye view to capture the scene.  

Meantime, I also have an informal exhibition going on at Colour Brown which features a number of my live urban sketches of Hong Kong and a few studio paintings.  Here's the details:

Hong Kong Colours @ Colour Brown
No. 10 Kwun Chung Street
Jordan
Kowloon
Date: 1 May to 31 May

 Colour Brown 始於西貢舊墟,其咖啡深受歡迎。及後西貢舊墟人流漸多,每逢假日,整條市場街必水洩不通,店主認為嘆咖啡絕不可急更不可逼,於是遷往佐敦一條安靜小街,等咖啡迷可慢慢享用 Colour Brown 各種各樣嘅咖啡。

昨日同畫友到 Colour Brown 速寫。面向長長嘅cafe,一堆咖啡機、玻璃樽、玻璃杯、骷顱、牛牛、河馬等擺設,便用魚眼透視捕捉全景。

同時,得店主邀請,小弟現於 Colour Brown 有一小型畫展,展出作品包括香港城市速寫同畫室作品。畫展詳情如下:

香港本色 @ Colour Brown
九龍佐敦官涌街10號
展期:
五月一日至五月三十一日





Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Maryknoll Convent School 瑪利諾修院學校



A wonderful afternoon at the campus of Maryknoll Convent School!   Rarely do we have large school campuses in the urban areas of Hong Kong, Maryknoll Convent School is truly a rare gem in the city.  Located in Kowloon Tong, the campus houses a cluster of brown brick buildings which first started service in 1936. 

瑪利諾修院學校建於1936年,乃香港小數於市區擁有大型校園嘅學校。 四月十六日有幸獲邀走入校園速寫,遊覽校園一圈,塔樓與背後城市相映成趣,於是停低以畫為紀。




Sunday, April 10, 2016

Lunch and Sketch at Pan da Cafe 西貢Pan da Cafe午餐速寫



Under the thundery weather, I retreated into a cafe to sketch and have lunch.  The collection of objects from the past few decades was amazing!  Great sketching materials!

雷雨下,cafe內慢用午餐並速寫眼前各種各樣店主的懷舊陳設。




Friday, April 1, 2016

Kowloon Union Church 九龍佑寧堂



After visiting KUC Space at Kowloon Union Church, I went outside and sketched this handsome little church from across the road.

KUC Space 食完美點,行過馬路對面,速寫此鬧市中的古老小教堂。

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Sketching in the Woods 林中作畫



The warm sun appeared briefly and hid back into the clouds!  I rested under a row of Sweet Gum. A very quiet afternoon in the woods.  Perfect time for quiet sketching and resting! 

Lions Nature Education Centre

楓香樹下,陽光驟現,光影陰晴,作畫好時光。

獅子會自然教育中心

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Hong Kong Park Aviary 香港公園百鳥居



The aviary has always been my favourite attraction inside Hong Kong Park!  The juxtaposition of the commercial high-rises around the park with the dense woodland and the flying tropical birds within is a magical sight to behold!  

香港公園百鳥居四周商廈林立,與園內熱帶雨林同雀鳥拼合成一個城市奇景。

Sketching with Alex and Joyce in Dihua Street 與Alex和Joyce迪化街速寫



I met Alex and Joyce, two veteran urban sketchers and founders of Urban Sketchers Taiwan on the first day of my trip.  We sketched in Dihua street, an old street where much original architecture is preserved!  It was a great day out!  Thanks Alex and Joyce!  

首日到台北,Alex 和 Joyce 與我一同到迪化街寫生。當日下雨,我們躲在有蓋行人路上速寫迪化街的舊建築。再次多謝Alex 和 Joyce 的款待!



Taipei Guandu Nature Park 關渡自然公園



A rainy day in Taipei!   I visited Guandu Nature Park in Taipei, a nature reserve which is haven to many migratory birds.  I sat down inside the park lobby and started sketching the view and the kids who were also sketching at the time.

台北下雨天!安坐關渡自然公園大堂,速寫窗內窗外!

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Ice-Cream Man Restaurant 雪糕佬冰室



Ice-Cream Man Restaurant "雪糕佬冰室" has been in Sai Kung Old Town for a long time.  I was told about the delicious milk tea it serves and decided to give it a try.  Settling down with my milk tea and noodles, I couldn't resist to start sketching the interior of the restaurant which was not attractive but very local.  

雪糕佬冰室乃西貢舊墟老牌茶餐廳,風聞其奶茶香滑可口,不得不前來一試。奶茶、出前一丁放在臺前,白光管下,老闆、夥計四圍咁轉,此情此景,非速寫不得。

Saturday, March 12, 2016

A Very Quick Sketch at the Victoria Park Flower Show 維園花展速寫



A very quick sketch at the Victoria Park Flower Show! Kids from different schools were participating in a drawing competition that day. 

小朋友維園花展上畫畫,參加繪畫比賽。


Sunday, March 6, 2016

Ligustrum Sinense in Blossom 盛放山指甲



Ligustrum sinense is a common native plant in Hong Kong.  The flowering period starts from February and ends in June.  Flowers are very tiny, white and formed in clusters.  They have a strong fragrance too.  This plant here adorns the alley that leads up to a secret quiet park in the heart of Sai Kung Town.  

山指甲乃香港常見植物,花期二月至六月,花芳香,細小,白色,排列成圓錐花序。此山指甲係西貢市中心一癮蔽公園小樓梯邊盛放。

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Tsuen Wan Yuen Yuen Institute 圓玄學院



Yuen Yuen Institute is a Taoist institute in Tsuen Wan which also pays tribute to Buddhist and Confucianist figures.  Large number of people flocked to the institute to pray for good fortune after Lunar New Year.

圓玄學院供奉儒家、佛教及道教的思想,係荃灣區有名嘅老牌宗教場所。新年過後,大批市民前來拜太歲,熱鬧非常。


Saturday, February 13, 2016

Sketching an Antique Land Rover 畫古董軍車



Land Rover Series III Lightweight

Made in the UK in 1984.  Landed in Hong Kong in 1985.  Served in Royal Air Force in Shek Kong from 1986 to 1992.  Dismissed from Ministry of Defence and auctioned in Hong Kong in 1992.

1984年英國出廠,1985運抵本港,1986至1992服役皇家空軍石崗機場,1992年退役。

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Festive Flowers at Mong Kok Flower Market 旺角花墟年花



I returned to the flower market the second time to do a close-up sketch of the Chinese New Year festive flowers.  It was a supper sunny day with strong lights and shadows, a perfect moment to sketch flowers!  

再到旺角花墟,天色晴朗,陽光普照,花卉顏色格外鮮艷!


Friday, February 5, 2016

Mong Kok Flower Market before Chinese New Year 旺角花墟迎新歲


The year of the Monkey will soon be here!  Mong Kok Flower market is filled with festive flowers of all sorts and people are more than eager to buy these flowers before the new year arrives!

猴年將至,旺角花墟人頭湧湧,個個手束年花,熱鬧非常!

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Mother and Son in the Woodland 樹林中母子閒談
















































Mother chatting with her son in the woodland.

樹林中母子閒談。

Lions Nature Education Centre
獅子會自然教育中心

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Hong Kong Museum of History: Hakka Houses 香港歷史博物館: 客家民居



The second sketch at the Hong Kong Museum of History, Hakka houses with rattan baskets

係香港歷史博物館畫嘅第二將速寫,客家民居同籐籃。


Hong Kong Museum of History: Boat of Early Boat Dwellers 香港歷史博物館: 水上人艇仔
















































As the temperature plummeted in Hong Kong to below 7 degrees Celsius, members of Urban Sketchers Hong Kong decided to find an indoor venue to sketch today!  

In the warm indoors of Hong Kong Museum of History, I did three quick sketches.  Here's the first one, a real boat placed in the first hall of the "Hong Kong Story" section,together with a clay pot for preparing herbal medicine and a line of salted fish.  

氣溫急降,寒風凜凜,香港速寫人走入香港歷史博物館速寫避寒。下午我共畫咗三張速寫,第一張係以前水上人住嘅艇仔、鹹魚同砂煲。








Saturday, January 16, 2016

Stone Houses Cafe, Kowloon City 九龍城石屋咖啡冰室
















































A quick sketch together with a few fellow sketchers at Stone Houses Cafe, located in a historic building in Kowloon City.  More information about this place: http://www.stonehouses.org  


昨日下午與友人於九龍城石屋咖啡冰室內速寫。石屋咖啡冰室位於一二戰石屋內,樓底高,地方舒適,值得一去。 http://www.stonehouses.org