Outdoor Painting - Pahang Street, Singapore

It's a bright sunny Sunday and I went out to paint with my artist friends again. This is another street scene along Pahang Street, off Jalan Sultan in Singapore.

Here's a photo of the location.



So, here's my first painting of Year 2007...
It's a quarter sheet of Fabriano Artistico, painted with W&N, Rembrandt, Schmincke, M.Graham Artist Watercolour Paints.
I think I spent about 2.5 hours on this painting.

Pahang Street, Singapore (11" x 15")
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Below are some close-up shots of the painting:




The sky was clear and bright when I started and then it turned cloudy and drizzled for about 5 minutes. Luckily, the sun came out again ... it was a challenge to paint under such changing weather.

Although, the painting turned out fine, I think I didn't portray the sunny day well enough and should have left more white areas untouched to represent the pillars and walls that are brightly-lit by the sun... oh well... I must remember this next time.

Oh... and I nearly dated the painting 2006, instead of 2007... fortunately, I corrected it just in time! LOL :D

Critiques and comments are welcome as usual.

Outdoor Painting - Kuching Waterfront

I went back to Kuching during the Christmas-New Year holidays hoping to paint as many plein aires as I can... and guess how many I managed to paint? 10? 5? No, just ONE! :D

Hey, don't blame me! It's the monsoon season and it practically rained every single day when I was there. But fortunately, I managed to paint this one on 28 Dec. So, this is my last piece of painting for the just concluded Year 2006.

The locale is the Kuching Waterfront along the bank of Sarawak River. I arrived slightly after 9.00am and proceeded to find a shaded spot to paint this scene.

Here's the location pic. Some of you may remember this place as it has been featured in my past paintings but at different spot and angle.



...and this is the finished painting.

Kuching Waterfront (11" x 15")
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It's a quarter sheet painted in 2.5 hours with Winsor & Newton, M.Graham, Rembrandt, Schmincke and Old Holland Artists Watercolour paints.

Hope you like it. Critiques and comments are welcome as usual.

Happy New Year 2007!

... 4 days late... but better late than never... ;-P

Well, it's this time of the year where we look back at the past 12 months and reminisce what we have done and achieved.



I for one has had a fantastic year. The birth of Javier is definitely the best thing ever happened to me and Adeline. Having a stable job that provides good opportunity to better my skills and knowledge is a plus. Although busy at times, I still managed to find time to do what I like best - painting watercolours.

Although I found it increasingly difficult to paint large full-scale painting due to my work schedule, I made it a point to paint half-sheets or quarter sheets whenever I could, and I can see my outdoor paintings have improved (though not by much) throughout 2006.

I've also fulfilled one of my resolutions to do some exercise which I started late in November but still it's within the year 2006. We have a small gym in the office which I've never set foot in until recently. Now, I go there twice a week during lunch break to run on the treadmill and do some light weightlifting. I should have done this much earlier!

So, what's in store for me in 2007? Watching Javier grow up would take most of my time, I'm sure about that!
There are so many things I want to do with him, teaching him to walk, to run, to kick a ball.... it will be the best day of my life in 2007 when he says Daddy for the first time!




.... and in between that, it's work, paint, paint and more paint... Have a Happy and Prosperous 2007 :-)