Orchid and bamboo

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Assignment 4 - Trompe l'oeil

For the fourth assignment, we needed to do a trompe l'oeil. I tried to produce a warm indoor environment with fresh flowers. Dried flowers and dead tree were barred to the gloomy environment outside. A butterfly and a clock were added to signify passage of time.

Step 1 - Cut and paste some readily available images to see the composition

Step 2 - A water colour sketch to see the colour combination

Watercolour on paper

Steps 3 and 4 - A lots of photos were taken to explore the perspective and lighting effect. Oil pastel sketches were also done to see the effect. Oil pastel was used cause it's quick and if you use it well, it can imitate an oil painting effect.

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Step 5 - The under layer

Oil on canvas

Final! It's what I have expected and wanted though.

Oil on canvas

Assignment 3 - A portrait of Grandma

Grandma is a very important person to us that I gave her a "Rembrandt" light to further emphasize the importance.

Steps 1 & 2 - The toned background with outlines

Oil on canvas

Step 3 - Adding more shading

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Step 4 - Added the blue to the outfit

Oil on canvas

Final! Not a good attempt, I have to say.

Oil on canvas

Assignment 2 - A replication of part of Rembrandt's The Jewish Bride

The shading in earthy tones. The paint was rather thick for this layer, cause the paint wasn't dried quick enough to add on more layers :(

Oil on canvas

Final! Rembrandt 見到都要激死多一次。

Oil on canvas

Sketching kit

I am taking an 8-month "short" course on western painting from classical, modern, post modern to contemporary. This is the first assignment -- the long abandoned sketching kit. (How I miss them!)


Steps 1 & 2 - Toned the background and painted the outline.

Oil on canvas

Step 3 - Added the shading and light, still in earthy tones.

Oil on canvas

Finally!

Oil on canvas

Visual Diary

畫國畫都要有 visual diary

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 5

em...can you see two flights attendants waiting for the passengers... 

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 5

I couldn't capture the Cathedral right with my camera. But with a sketch book, there's always a right angle to every thing. Only you would find you lack the skill.

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 5

Sketching the flowers while waiting for the coffee and bagel for breakfast.  (Why would I date the sketch 21 Sept?)

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 4

Tapgol Park, the starting point of the March First Independence Movement in 1919. A granny was curiously watching me sketching and taking this photo with my hands shaking.

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 4

Desperately looking for a breakfast place around the hotel, but all I can find is the cafe downstairs.

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Seoul 2016 ~ Day 1

上機前畫飛機上常識吧
(Only the plane is gone before I am done, and I am obviously lack of practice.)

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On the flight to Seoul, and I am bored.  This guy in the front becomes my vicitm.

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