tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9525705044417194662024-03-28T20:29:24.939-07:00 yen's art blogPainting is my second wanderlust.. breaking me free to realms where my footsteps dare not tread.. <br>
~ Oil acrylic paintings of travel landscapes, places, people, things by Singapore artist, Ong Hwee Yen, an impressionist painter. yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-34298544134691664182023-10-08T08:28:00.022-07:002023-11-24T18:16:38.753-08:00My Joo Chiat Corner art series (part 2)<em style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">The <a href="https://yenpaintings.blogspot.com/2023/03/my-joo-chiat-corner-art-series.html" target="_blank">art journey inspired by Van Gogh</a> continues with the depictions of the nooks and corners around my studio in the peranakan enclave, Joo Chiat, in eastern Singapore.. </em><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"> </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">The exploration begins <i>within</i> my studio where I was inspired by a neighbour to garden. Twas another trials and tribulations journey for one not predisposed to green fingers and a therapeutic journey to have some finally flourish and adorn my window view :) As well as inspire me to paint still life!</span></div><div><br /></div><div></div>
<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/yellow-flowers-blue-pot-original-oil-painting-impressionist-style-still-life-hand-painted" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="962" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlN9a5Cd0MkuekjMbhmXjJkpNbsGTN_BPW-o6L3bV5J3QKt_1158WO-1iM3WuYmotFsuBR-RcUzZNlmCN_CfYYzUnFvpDjJJtD5rvYcgboBYA423Q_WP1V7VLCN7gptygIlsiW0El5fbfXVgyJxiT_vuY1kD0V9vUhgQIu6d33leiM-u5bR2SvQ2K0BlX/w151-h200/O182-KalanchoeOfJoy-24x18in-OilCanvas-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="151" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrbbvJrl7GsIHer5ZWEtq13qlyyWVGZqlHzM70HHVFV64SHw6AeISFa5AkV58Z0qxK24TsDz88lnUs1p9wBOJSX8eeWa0xZrHF6H9dCbpZjvgHHh-05EuH3IZZAGd5J5LRNjEFjg42D_65djQbOkkfu-LWrc3NEH0QFAGA7iiNmTAHLLiMiNQXXtSgb2c/s1080/kalanchoe_pic.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/yellow-flowers-blue-pot-original-oil-painting-impressionist-style-still-life-hand-painted" target="_blank">Kalanchoe of Joy, 24x18 inches, oil on canvas</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;">With these yellow florals I had bought for chinese new year looking mightily familiar to me ~ reminiscent of a certain master's famous sunflowers ~ <b>Kalanchoe of Joy</b> was born with a composition that is a nod to Van Gogh, no less. The companion piece, <b>Orchid of Life</b>, is a special one as the Singapore national flower is an orchid. It was pure joy to watch these elegant blooms open one by one. And to paint them :) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;"> </span></div>
<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/orchid-flowers-yellow-pot-original-oil-painting-beautiful-floral-artwork-soft-purple-hues" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="958" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWS5qd9kOTrNTNrvRUdraE03j_zogjuPNn-mq1U9XKHfwQird5lmfvbsIbC9xFkXL8ftNi8NgFeRoU0rjJylkqyG1aFnCvFqXtwPUwRWVUwk0-IBq4M6oId_ot-YE_yocAoxJFZKFw0IX4bqVSrWS-NJ88TTLd2y4YFK-lPlR1G4ctckFzU-mwrgx5MPC/w150-h200/O183-OrchidOfLife-24x18in-OilCanvas-23.jpg" width="150" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="544" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBgtaqC4jLBiidB1PCJQpPQ1GGTfdXtYB6Yuwq-xSe83D3GrOZxut14VzItfhVM88PfpSikIq2PPrpaoxwmnsTmxHSiAaoNyXduxhvC0jFUiYu1Vm9eZkGhY5RNyodT14i99ZScaxQXeGfOr1uz7W7pQgMRxeaO2Gm83Yit0m15kTz9dGbpYupFDDTQ-O/w146-h200/OrchidOfLife_pic.jpg" width="146" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/orchid-flowers-yellow-pot-original-oil-painting-beautiful-floral-artwork-soft-purple-hues" target="_blank">Orchid of Life, 24x18 inches, oil on canvas</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody></tbody></table><span style="color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">Enough smiling with the flowery, the next works are literally <i>corner</i> pieces. To live up to my art series' namesake, kidding ;p There is a beauty to architecture in corners. They anchor the place and provide a fascinating study of the crossing cultures and historical mix of the place. I believe that buildings are alive and witnesses to the tumultuous happenings around them in the passage of time. I don't like straight lines and so in spite of my love for painting buildings, they are never mathematically structural and always organic to my surreal feel for the sights and sounds of the scenes that touch me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/impressionist-landscape-oil-painting-colorful-singapore-shophouses-city-street-heritage" target="_blank"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/impressionist-landscape-oil-painting-colorful-singapore-shophouses-city-street-heritage" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1280" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1iOkz9sNvfq-V0LPmplAUbacuk-y95Nz7hk6YgPj7uazQRVHtchdyB4dy56EfXpemoa6Tog5ByNS1B-AGApGgc2gdUOvtKtx50xi7vUPy_wfcpF3MbruYcTPFMk5Gf-OyHolN0Zsnq30a2sf_pRPtn5315ErWPvm-sSQP16B563nLTXL7cyelCOtAKeX/w200-h133/O184-JooChiatCorner(133-89)-24x36in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat23.jpg" width="300" /> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1320" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6XEW2nj1NGz2uHZlD6fl2js_2yhotx5ahikVZH2a5OE9qFOjK2BPo31Qgac-iC5OAjqoZMi3nELAedVvwgwG44iLcqmPEkjxNuxNVTuXjZVEqLhF4DXA4Rezby-B-EdlSrkPbkL_RvLFJb_LYL-EIA8VYiVR_i_Sb9QNP468R6ccZwf4CSVpQcC0TktQ/w200-h103/JooChiatCorner-pic.jpg" width="200" /></span><br /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/impressionist-landscape-oil-painting-colorful-singapore-shophouses-city-street-heritage" target="_blank"><font size="2">Joo Chiat Corner, 24x36 inches, oil on canvas</font> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Joo Chiat Corner</b> holds a dear childhood memory to me. Twas an old bus route that I used to take with the bus huffing and puffing at the turn, oft getting stuck due to some parked vehicle. The same bus still goes by today but the road is now an improved one-way with a nice pavement. I miss the shops of old with the bustling traditional trades but I also like the mix of old and modern today with the contrasting architecture at both sides that have seen the times change. On the left we have the more Malay-Islamic style buildings leading to Geylang Serai. On the right are the more Chinese ones with some truly beautiful peranakan residences down the stretch. Joo Chiat Road itself is a bridge between malay Geylang Serai and chinese peranakan Katong areas, 2 distinct cultures. And so we have an interesting melting pot of 2 colourful architectural influences at this lovely corner that inspired my whimsical take. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/singapore-corner-shophouse-landscape-oil-painting-city-street-heritage-artwork-beautiful" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="851" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOq-Qafj0_bftlUY0WorNXNpF3BjiuNFHMvcqHaKkogvkKA3PzODVandkgnVxnvYUzxZFFAMGlDPnhF1SULi2XzXqqQEGCkJ-7PfryqtJqG6YwtIImmt3grgJxo9DqnPVZ4n9gzQXpjvcagmNzDs7xXHxgnmHl-Fn5-4oXOa1lQ9qTDUWl_NzAq7oMP7u/w213-h320/O185-TheCornerShophouse(185)-30x20in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat23.jpg" width="199" /></a> <a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/singapore-corner-shophouse-landscape-oil-painting-city-street-heritage-artwork-beautiful" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="635" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7Ch5C8mqM2h7nzPJOZsx8_o-q6orDA7Y7mp1Rps-ZBCm1Y28qOuU9j5rnufXBrudXfBYPuQKhy-OcJ0TsRVGcHJGF-bxRVRn8BK0QSONBRQNRb_Fo8dD0AMYTxflIWcbYb4kC9Lriiqww9Vphmblxzh-E8h_iQbfv737vLC4abk5T5PxhYBBdsFHIdC0/w129-h200/TheCornerShophouse-pic.jpg" width="129" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/singapore-corner-shophouse-landscape-oil-painting-city-street-heritage-artwork-beautiful" target="_blank">The Corner Shophouse (joo chiat road), 30x20 inches, oil on canvas</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">Just further down Joo Chiat Road is an iconic shophouse in an angled corner, a 1928 building with impressive chinese dragons overlooking the buzz in the shops below. The building was originally bright yellow when I moved into the area and then painted over beige white which annoyed me at the loss of colour. But one day when I was walking by in the twilight, the dark mahogany motifs came alive and struck me how delicately intricate they were with many unknown ancient creatures woven into them if one were to look carefully. The motifs of this building are simply beautiful no matter what new paint coats adorn them or how the shops below have changed from traditional trades to a hip coffee joint today. And it is this slice of history, this moment in time, that I am capturing in <b>The Corner Shophouse</b>, just as the architectural beauty itself is a timeless testament travelling from the past to the present.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="752" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMFTt8YBvNoRZDcB5X1d92RqHsO9b1KpWtV_kyBc5o5hsUFQEorIPBfNKhI3Fv_8OAM4GEeZHLf8ESZ1YJ30Ajm0-sT7Khpi9QeB2GFEixcAEhtzv6Tebli2gcJLpoZZ5gQcuXSKFvCyi-7yWguTXHs3i7psOROsDkE7nIgQMdjUk54u1bjVk-yK1NAo3/w151-h200/SOLD_O186-PrettyAlley(15-17)-24x18in-OilCanvas-singaporekoonseng23.jpg" width="188" />
</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ItzXtM1QUoaCTJPAl76SoCLgaWwsqYKToM3fx3AlF5W8k9PGlGLzsToY7qIktRSR6mukLc3AEChVMSEFdff6S7hjH6NnFqHZFcu1DsmHtTjTZt_Punxt6pXlZUYaN868aq1xEnS4YJfhkciCIqrsGE5XBXaU5xrDIb_PdAflp-twGaYK90hKoVvoSSJo/s1280/PrettyAlley-pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
<img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ItzXtM1QUoaCTJPAl76SoCLgaWwsqYKToM3fx3AlF5W8k9PGlGLzsToY7qIktRSR6mukLc3AEChVMSEFdff6S7hjH6NnFqHZFcu1DsmHtTjTZt_Punxt6pXlZUYaN868aq1xEnS4YJfhkciCIqrsGE5XBXaU5xrDIb_PdAflp-twGaYK90hKoVvoSSJo/w150-h200/PrettyAlley-pic.jpg" width="150" /></a><br />Pretty Alley (koon seng road), 24x18 inches, oil on canvas, <a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/galleries/sold-items" target="_blank">SOLD</a><br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">Insta enthusiasts and tourists often make a beeline for the Koon Seng Road shophouses near the middle junction of Joo Chiat Road, oft said to be the most colourful picturesque street in Singapore. If one really takes the time to explore the area, the real gems are the peeks of these peranakan beauties from the many backlanes and corridors. I stumbled across this <b>Pretty Alley</b> that frames possibly one of the most photographed green and pink houses with high alley windows dancing towards them together with the arching lamppost. My feline friend in the picture would agree with me that it is a beau-ootiful view :) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/beautiful-impressionist-shophouse-corridor-oil-painting-singapore-city-heritage-surreal" target="_blank"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/beautiful-impressionist-shophouse-corridor-oil-painting-singapore-city-heritage-surreal" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="972" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXQFwZZlC26aFBou1D6hU21mXgvLa9XnuNiUlpK6iWLgov0We7BQLOOMR7t4BcaMemzLq-EfVLHMUCMwY7DB75OLd7BHkUjNWPs1njSMqhz_H65sgbm38PUmwf_d4cu4DYsPP1eAR8nBeKX8oGihBfjfhQSkDTcwkOaPlnSAJ-LCS6xJnDQbTL_qlXYme/w152-h200/O187-CorridorView(25)-24x18in-OilCanvas-singaporekoonseng23.jpg" width="190" /><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz8rs4eQW6nmgBhqORWfshywU8H5tuAEvsttxMd6LzvtjZ3njOcfJp7c1ZQISyxIoxj1QW91sj90ik0qlhxWgAYLypHD47kuA1tg35s7zHXixbE5c4UqS08_aIBjzWxqZOqDyXD9w0-ybYNdyZaoTGivWRarQfkrpr_zHP6oG7aOJYr14FHV32OVNfQox/w150-h200/CorridorView-pic.jpg" width="150" /></span><br /><br /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/product/beautiful-impressionist-shophouse-corridor-oil-painting-singapore-city-heritage-surreal" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Corridor View (koon seng road), 24x18 inches, oil on canvas</span><br /><br /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;"></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">Finally, my sojourn ends with an entrancing </span><b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">Corridor View</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;"> framing the last shophouse in the famous row. It's an intriguing one with a view within a view within a view, if you can spot what I am saying ;p</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">--------------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span>Purchase any items at my art stores:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://www.artbyyen.com">www.artbyyen.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">15Oct-30Nov only: use code <b>CHR2023</b> at checkout for buy 2 get 1 for 50% off </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="border-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(42, 42, 42); color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Poppins; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://yenpaintings.etsy.com">yenpaintings.etsy.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; text-align: center;">25% off your order when you buy 2 items by 30Nov </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #262626; text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">p.s. For the nft-inclined, my inaugural OpenSea store:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #262626; text-align: center;"><a href="https://opensea.io/artbyyen">https://opensea.io/artbyyen</a></i></div></div></div></div>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-36463508402049609042023-03-04T08:07:00.018-08:002024-03-28T19:59:56.459-07:00My Joo Chiat Corner art series<em style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">It all started with a dalliance with van gogh.. </em><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"> </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">Don't we all when starting out as novice painters of western art? </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: center;">Falling in love with the starry nights, the vibrancy of the palette, drawn by the energy and impassioned artworks of the most famous painter of them all. At least Yen did, and went on to discover a whole new world of impressionism and expressionism.</span></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/chinatown-blues-original-oil-canvas-painting-art-impasto-van-gogh-style-vibrant-blue-street" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivapcbx8UNjW2HumRFs0SF44zpzGAQKbcg6Qc8KXrDm16iZAwNZav6EwM1LbeHZn_Dzu7SYKmXdZKKWwKPlCW83EQ1hVEVLOKH9Up20RtphIVFjJRt4YjXJBE4F26U4_ZeNbDLcsco9-Gb8Gu5Q59IhE7UH6HB-NGX6mzcDeQFPi8ZK397OYvXMJzwgw/w159-h200/o149-chinatownblues-30x24in-oilcanvas-tecklimrd-dreamembrance18_orig.jpg" width="159" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/chinatown-blues-original-oil-canvas-painting-art-impasto-van-gogh-style-vibrant-blue-street" target="_blank">Chinatown Blues (teck lim road), 30x24 inches, oil on canvas<br /><br /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;">But Van Gogh remains unique, described as post-impressionist but not yet modern art, one can never peg him as either as there were none like him and none after. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJkWyZ3KTzJOIMVasVPNanZsm9HdGDcP6QD64yaPtPlLOVlUjkgiO074krnF4Jl7NousMArD-SfFAQWlzhRFxzpls6mkvDTucPJ6Hhbh6OcLqWzDr_jZLBbNGmcPiosxUHjpmZbbOGgU990oPSLaAK36AvQHy1BTFO5gKRQIqOM9FYNGtiIJ4G6Sa8w/s1000/sold-o163-theblueshophouse-252-30x20in-oilcanvas-singaporejoochiat21_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="669" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJkWyZ3KTzJOIMVasVPNanZsm9HdGDcP6QD64yaPtPlLOVlUjkgiO074krnF4Jl7NousMArD-SfFAQWlzhRFxzpls6mkvDTucPJ6Hhbh6OcLqWzDr_jZLBbNGmcPiosxUHjpmZbbOGgU990oPSLaAK36AvQHy1BTFO5gKRQIqOM9FYNGtiIJ4G6Sa8w/w134-h200/sold-o163-theblueshophouse-252-30x20in-oilcanvas-singaporejoochiat21_orig.jpg" width="134" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Blue Shophouse (joo chiat road), 30x20 inches, oil on canvas, SOLD</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/set-impasto-chinese-shophouses-oil-paintings-auspicious-8-row-singapore-city-heritage" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="1000" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8C6BQAi9lcda_YIraCluWq_pGI78hJt-8VWrZLmh3wxHQMc1gbeBilN8WagZgAWPHjVaJF3cQFJdP2SnkJK5clr-dU3qM0XYvpWzbHSA5zxfHvcoLcHiVjZOW-BrODL8tp9jKODwP82FXczFm7b7L7PUY7wHzdjk46cmy7PmFknkP4Tumi7fSx71wA/w400-h70/O166-173-The8Shophouses(266-252)-14x80in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat22.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/set-impasto-chinese-shophouses-oil-paintings-auspicious-8-row-singapore-city-heritage" target="_blank">The 8 Shophouses (joo chiat road), 14x80inches (8 canvas panels @14"x10"), oil on canvas<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="3833" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiohw3nWWvmjNNR8A3yBysHNXJkN6L_D-j_09DEWEwGuWXvATubh2ti_aT1drsUtfYrrORO3mw8NyB7CuWiv5UZ5I8ISShnMlPQ0ZPUo0TRgQ_rmEi8IKuFAnXJSZ-tXafmRuSxfJ7GOTxjJiPnjjTrxlKef2aGvUE4p8UCp1HSaqML0_5zzdsTDQmQ/w400-h86/The8Shophouses-pic_crop.jpg" width="400" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626;">Yen was perhaps one of millions inspired to pick up the painting brush by this great man who poignantly was not recognized professionally in his equally well known dramatic lifetime.</span> <span></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_OBoU8X5w4rbfBhxBrQ_qVTUo6aswIj1ODbj5Jv6thHdWX7KUvTQMIeF8mtFrw1u6fimywWuoIP5C4kkgC62Q0V3E8KNXsf41-KBJXsMIAukrODMd7pPoElrNIxswNoNCkvyXxB0dEcFXkj-2OFrC6dnvPo3v-0pqYGndXljymSw6aZh1xsjS5OdAA/s1000/0164-a-stroll-at-joo-chiat-318-310-24x30in-oilcanvas-singaporejoochiat21_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1000" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_OBoU8X5w4rbfBhxBrQ_qVTUo6aswIj1ODbj5Jv6thHdWX7KUvTQMIeF8mtFrw1u6fimywWuoIP5C4kkgC62Q0V3E8KNXsf41-KBJXsMIAukrODMd7pPoElrNIxswNoNCkvyXxB0dEcFXkj-2OFrC6dnvPo3v-0pqYGndXljymSw6aZh1xsjS5OdAA/w200-h141/0164-a-stroll-at-joo-chiat-318-310-24x30in-oilcanvas-singaporejoochiat21_orig.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTzVaCspMjKeH2hxTvKf-yMkqTYGMCzANnTaUSodszw8Vb0dllBiTRNn6yB0wUtQCXoO1D8NdLXTx2VuJZRVydr25e87btRBccikcwHKXEfKqJTNXcj9Oz8AfLvDVkL4iIUfbo4dakL_DVk3pJxSUhUWooEZiuWn3s6kScyP6so8LFm55C9_OtUd-6A/s1500/AStrollAtJooChiat-%20318-310%20joo%20chiat%20rd%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1500" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTzVaCspMjKeH2hxTvKf-yMkqTYGMCzANnTaUSodszw8Vb0dllBiTRNn6yB0wUtQCXoO1D8NdLXTx2VuJZRVydr25e87btRBccikcwHKXEfKqJTNXcj9Oz8AfLvDVkL4iIUfbo4dakL_DVk3pJxSUhUWooEZiuWn3s6kScyP6so8LFm55C9_OtUd-6A/w200-h103/AStrollAtJooChiat-%20318-310%20joo%20chiat%20rd%20pic.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">A Stroll At Joo Chiat (joo chiat road), 24x33 inches, oil on canvas, SOLD</font> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="747" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98Z0iG_W0u1CrhkfA6Rb9bF9eUgPAclP7Hjg2XiyFOpBCLbD8bk9JzV2lvSseQYohhLLVWWkm_hGKqSxsGpsoY1xWUoRJQ13U5Bho1arrrvB5QTHcTbIe8Vtzxt57slcPxP2QCTzs_csionEHmK7AQXa4ScClNVbeaB2ofaHxOv2yBpCHBoI1Cd5yOA/w149-h200/SOLD_O165-Five%20Foot%20Way-24x18in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="149" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMUENdrY8yBL0L1AtbENfX9CJgBnaaeXdIXNRTNQkdJVF9OHQqjQxouVdUzrPvjeTos-sppWFNYtCxjBIL8gc40m9C3T1380vaJXR2C6VbxZfNDWmU19N4pyx9-wV5ILxtm_51ws2T6DcWPSgRRCP6W-0_LoFH4X3ymOvMWxtK2VvpW8XeBCkgHcN8A/w150-h200/FiveFootWay-pic.jpg" width="150" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Five Foot Way (joo chiat road), 24x18 inches, oil on canvas, SOLD</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">While Van Gogh painted in Arles France (Yen had the privilege of traversing to for a tribute), </span><span style="text-align: center;">Yen painted in our very own backyard. Yes, Singapore. The place Yen calls home after years of backpacking and art-ing around the world.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/singapore-shophouses-landscape-oil-painting-art-w-bright-orange-rooftops-impressionist-mood" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2WF3WUzeneXE85C2Je3G4uHFNlbrPySYd2SCn0b788t14APIOpaRKeKbGhq4wZ-gn_FubUP83PcpPK2JXxddwBcrjTXc_hgsu-INily6rIgdzsPbUyiLNVbn5kDQKKyJqumFlVNZXpdYDc-BttuBYnITNxD1qG29dRO8xQKeIL8HYWenzX0QmeUfQg/w200-h133/o162-onceuponatime-20x30in-oilcanvas-singaporejoochiat21_orig.jpg" width="200" /></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcpsLv8QjZkXmsF8As0cZEC78gBXCLlPunxTa4kO-LH6tBTX1cVodziQx9pzbK1_JrvtkCO1g0S5xF1IVd9ui1lPZyNVJOB4GNvy1l4HDVdg9a5_jJKmZosU65Q4sGxe8ExCOHrmvmacDvFHe9BkYARROpre8b_9UVc5c8o73ntR6lclEhi5ZCFisPA/w200-h150/OnceUponATime_pic.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Once Upon A Time (joo chiat Kuan Im Tng temple), 20x30 inches, oil on canvas, SOLD</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1dyEa_d6bbz-JSINmzq7AX-UB8ox0v6uKZuBTgKyKP3YzS08czbRmCxI8LvTSKuqk5oPsXuyHR9uKo0KIQ6SrlghgmCRasxUgZQsldZaPNbftgfVCxFXIb7tZMI7NYAGTfeGcqGbGxLjbl0SuUjkKcE6lNMPFDI1qze7p2Jtb5E1Yn1RQDOtinK6rw/s1518/SOLD_O161-MemoryLane-18x18in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat21_L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1dyEa_d6bbz-JSINmzq7AX-UB8ox0v6uKZuBTgKyKP3YzS08czbRmCxI8LvTSKuqk5oPsXuyHR9uKo0KIQ6SrlghgmCRasxUgZQsldZaPNbftgfVCxFXIb7tZMI7NYAGTfeGcqGbGxLjbl0SuUjkKcE6lNMPFDI1qze7p2Jtb5E1Yn1RQDOtinK6rw/w198-h200/SOLD_O161-MemoryLane-18x18in-OilCanvas-singaporejoochiat21_L.jpg" width="198" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVpQBrgfvCySCH4_LO6j9_pekKEkCkWyRrVKrpS4-6Xs0Ksd2FPOECV32PtfgQqkcQI9jrf1N799sdzwzzbI82-uXK0V199Xmb3jdXK9HJTSj003batxb-8-LWfgZkIMdnW5uU_z7yQy3Rg3DkHWXtCT0-_Txl1kTQTjD7HpB9iJSpn3nR5ZWQQD-ng/s2101/MemoryLane_pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVpQBrgfvCySCH4_LO6j9_pekKEkCkWyRrVKrpS4-6Xs0Ksd2FPOECV32PtfgQqkcQI9jrf1N799sdzwzzbI82-uXK0V199Xmb3jdXK9HJTSj003batxb-8-LWfgZkIMdnW5uU_z7yQy3Rg3DkHWXtCT0-_Txl1kTQTjD7HpB9iJSpn3nR5ZWQQD-ng/w143-h200/MemoryLane_pic.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Memory Lane (joo chiat), 18x18 inches, oil on canvas, SOLD</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">Her <a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/catalog/singapore-0" target="_blank">DREAMembrance series</a> , exploring the interplay between dreams and memories, are vignettes of local landmarks in impasto abstract style, a nod to the man who first inspired her in the beginning. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center;"></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; text-align: center;" /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu21OuzJ9UsZvsLMjE3UQnWEYDUHRKMxYj2B2E60TAxypG3_PoUPyZgros-E3v3fP6hykJ4RXwGZeBp4DuT4SvuYgPI7DDzWzTzm8szjoIfZOFtTCpMN5SzmMBcT8tc9gmHwjsvotSjOwBy1F7fRVJUq3gMHbSZo3avu6zIZRGpBNaFTR_BDokKBayjg/s1000/a137-avintageshophouse-277-14x10in-acryliccanvas-singaporejoochiat22_orig.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="712" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu21OuzJ9UsZvsLMjE3UQnWEYDUHRKMxYj2B2E60TAxypG3_PoUPyZgros-E3v3fP6hykJ4RXwGZeBp4DuT4SvuYgPI7DDzWzTzm8szjoIfZOFtTCpMN5SzmMBcT8tc9gmHwjsvotSjOwBy1F7fRVJUq3gMHbSZo3avu6zIZRGpBNaFTR_BDokKBayjg/w143-h200/a137-avintageshophouse-277-14x10in-acryliccanvas-singaporejoochiat22_orig.jpg" width="143" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ywf2251AzqF4qS6Yyo_230U3IjIYjNP9zA7m2KarDCIvqff9EuIZ7zoDP7cztjOubyFarxWvDmDsvR_fItI7z-mypQ-9btFxv5_no2Q95dMKpK8SzHDSIkvTnlIxzg49DTh-z5S3F5O1u6f9t3TDhb62XzSnzlr4B9FPq7Clur37ScjNQAVVePRgOw/s800/VintageShophouse-pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="486" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ywf2251AzqF4qS6Yyo_230U3IjIYjNP9zA7m2KarDCIvqff9EuIZ7zoDP7cztjOubyFarxWvDmDsvR_fItI7z-mypQ-9btFxv5_no2Q95dMKpK8SzHDSIkvTnlIxzg49DTh-z5S3F5O1u6f9t3TDhb62XzSnzlr4B9FPq7Clur37ScjNQAVVePRgOw/w121-h200/VintageShophouse-pic.jpg" width="121" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Vintage Shophouse (joo chiat road), 14x10 inches, acrylic on canvas, SOLD</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #262626; text-align: center;">Recently, the wanderer has found a permanent home for her studio in eastern Singapore. The little enclave called Joo Chiat with the ubiquitous peranakan houses is becoming very lively with exquisite culinaries sprouting alongside traditional works and nonya eateries. In this charming place, Yen discovers nooks and corners to love to bits every day and to put into her paintings as her art journey continues with her <a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/catalog/singapore-0" target="_blank">My Joo Chiat Corner series</a>..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/8-colourful-chinese-peranakan-shophouses-oil-paintings-singapore-city-most-picturesque" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="1000" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPdwKve365_glmdgR72ElsEjfKOArhrQiQ_vGD7Bt0G0IMGMUfkQx2J8DHH-F60qFEY5Vsd3MyapBw2twrfwK3r3ImOQqCgqyauqkiur-opRfLDjU2etcfQFBpWr_MeKpXxJxcb16ptqiFkHzr_f_X4NZxaDudzFMSEsnXraN6ZMieBAiiPtnTuxTLA/w400-h70/O174-181-The8PeranakanHouses(16-2)-14x80in-OilCanvas-singaporekoonseng22.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://yen.indiemade.com/product/8-colourful-chinese-peranakan-shophouses-oil-paintings-singapore-city-most-picturesque" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The 8 Peranakan Houses (koon seng road), 14x80inches (8 canvas panels @14"x10"), oil on canvas</span><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="3639" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFWMm7QdsMecmqtP8GPrSZwrt66XwsAIqxduAgY5bZNP6mtsBKeh5gwBQRbKUnJ1blu3y3wWy-AolDeI3eqVIQeoC3tN_MMVQ0OSHzbKJAbxHjafVR3EEU0Q6ZmAaNXMgFg1LAPHcp2F7iPjVfpTI2DBmkPOmN0VWp3uDxv0ETSlzdAxBXbflUXNXaQ/w400-h93/The8PeranakanHouses-pic.jpg" width="400" /><br /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-small;">Purchase paintings at my</span></span><span style="color: #c27ba0;"> <a href="https://www.artbyyen.com/catalog/singapore-0" target="_blank">art store</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">.</span></span></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></div>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-82735671327672487342022-10-24T07:00:00.004-07:002022-10-24T07:04:39.274-07:00Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2022, 17-20 Nov @ F1 Pit Building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>S 038975, <a href="https://www.studiofineartz.com/exhibition-affordable-art-fair-2022.php" style="text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 300ms ease 0s;" target="_blank">Studio Fine Art Gallery</a> (3C-04)</i></div></span><em style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #ae40a5;">MRT: </span></em><span style="color: #333333;">Promenade (Downtown Line)</span></div></em><em style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="position: relative;"><span style="color: #ae40a5;">WHEN: </span></em><span style="color: #333333;">Nov 17, 3-10pm (Thur private view);</span></div></em><i><span face=""Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Nov 18, 12-6pm, 6-9pm (Fri);</div></span><span face=""Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a beep last year this time (due to sheer exhaustion from moving house!), am getting back into my annual christmas "pilgrimage" mode. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">November is the time when gifts can be sent in time for christmas, and I can make the donation in december as a cheer for the seasons. Yes, 50% of my november sales proceeds will go to to elderly charities in my country, a personal cause of mine these few years given the inadequacy of social netting here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is also my 10th christmas charity event, marking how long I have been painting and come into confidence as an artist to share my creations with the world. It has been one long journey from impressionism to expressionism, and now to exploring abstractism. Along the way, I have made many friends and met many art lovers and creators, an invaluable experience I would not have exhanged for anything in the world period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s1"><a href="http://yenpaintings.etsy.com/">http://yenpaintings.etsy.com</a></span> </span><i style="color: purple; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">- 15% off all paintings</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do support the cause, and the art if you like it :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="color: purple;">PostScript: MERCI to all who supported the cause this November. Total contributions of S$350 (approx US$260) have been made to </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://www.sach.org.sg/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">St. Andrew's Mission Hospital</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> </span></span><span style="color: purple;"> and </span><a href="http://www.kwsh.org.sg/" style="color: purple;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital</span></a><span style="color: purple;"> which have been doing very excellent, patient and valuable work in taking care of our elderly that are in their good hands. </span></i></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Be merry most if not all the time, and always healthy !!</i></span></span></div>
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<b><i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"wispy", "oasis", "musings & "deep thoughts", each 24x24in, oil on canvas. </span></i></b><i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;"> </i><br />
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<i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;">Visit ENSEMBLE: coming out into Abstraction exhibition 19-21 July: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ensemble.abstract/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ensemble.abstract/</a></i><br />
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<i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;">The place that my eyes are drawn to whenever I am in town, the Telok Ayer Market, its chinese moniker the Old Market, an archtiectural landmark haven that has always been, never mind the endless modernity sprouting around it. </i></div>
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<b><i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"The Lost Station", 30" x 24", oil on canvas 2018 </span></i></b><br />
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<i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;">Lost in time, literally, our beloved Tanjong Pagar Railway Station saw its last train depart from Singapore to Malaysia in 2011 and then closed in 2016 to be re-made into a new mrt station, due far away in 2025.</i></div>
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<i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;">From the Supreme Court to the National Gallery, the quintessential Dome stayed intact, thankfully, a comforting presence anchoring the padang field and a silent witness to many a historic event in the ever-changing city.</i></div>
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<b><i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"Chinatown Blues", 30" x 24", oil on canvas 2018 </span></i></b><br />
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<i style="font-family: optima; font-size: 14.7px;"> The black white balconies at this classy row of peranakan shophouses on a nonchalent back lane called Teck Lim Road seem to jazz and have a life of their own, nudging me to paint them. And so I did.
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<b><i>journey into the wistful and wishful world between dreams and memories…</i></b></div>
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<i>DREAMembrance presents the collective works of three artists as they explore the interplay between dreams and memories, creating a rich and colorful realm that bridges the past with the present, realities with aspirations. The artworks depict the artists’ emotive connections to places, people, objects, and experiences that transport the viewer to a deeply intimate space. </i></div>
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<i><b>Ong Hwee Yen </b>offers a fresh take on local landmark scenes through a series of forget-me-not art vignettes of the place she grew up and dreamt in. <b>Chris Lim</b>’s paintings are a mix of reminiscences of landscapes, cityscapes, animals, and still life objects, conjuring a dream-like effect that evokes mystery, disorientation, and nostalgia. Using a semi-abstract approach, <b>Arlyn de Jesus</b> creates a series of social commentaries through whimsical mindscapes about living in a hyper-connected world.</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"Lanterns" and "Marina Lights", abstract depictions of the red lanterns and night lights that thread the magic at Chinatown and Marina Bay,</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>"Cape of Hope", "Icelandic Houses" and "Brilliance", faraway dreams of fond places remembered.. Capetown (South Africa) at dusk, Reykjavik (Iceland) in winter, and Mont Tremblant (Canada) woods in autumn. </i></span><br />
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<span class="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Date: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">1 ~ 3 Dec 2017, 12pm-10pm</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Venue:</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">SOTA Art Gallery</span></span><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial";">1 Zubir Said Drive, Level 2, Singapore 227968</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yep. It's that time of the year for my annual christmas "pilgrimage" since I started selling art. The world has gone from posting physical snail mail greeting cards to come full circle where everything is ordered at the click of a button, which keeps deliverymen busy as ever whilst many a brick and mortar store is left biting the dust. Or is there a turnaround yet? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, I am not laying my bets. Meanwhile I am reminded of my old Pigeon Symphony painting, the first one sold, peaceful as ever watching the world, and flowing waters, go by endlessly in time. No matter what the mad mad world turns into, we still need the comforting solace of our fellow compatriots.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Appreciate the support & merry shopping, I mean clicking ;p</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>PostScript: MANY THANKS to all who purchased my art items in November. Donations totalling S$600 (approx US$445) have been made to elderly causes, <a href="https://www.giving.sg/web/ang-mo-kio-thye-hua-kwan-hospital" target="_blank">Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital</a>, <a href="https://www.giving.sg/home-nursing-foundation" target="_blank">Home Nursing Foundation</a> & <a href="https://www.giving.sg/thong-chai-institute-of-medical-research" target="_blank">Thong Chai Institue of Medical Research</a>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px;">Ta-da! Introducing my new revamped website: </span><a href="http://www.artbyyen.com/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px;">www.artbyyen.com</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Been tardy about blogging since I discover the insta-joy of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yenpaintings" target="_blank">instagram</a>, and yes, been too busy painting my heart out, no kidding ;p</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lato" , "roboto" , "opens sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.42857;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lato" , "roboto" , "opens sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Okay no more excuses, I am back after six months, oops.. and wonder where I should begin. My art journey in the past half year has been one of experimentation, not of the wild abandon variety, but trying out new things that I have not had the time to do before, and painting things (even cliche ones!) I have wanted to do at some time but never found the time. In other words, I was having way too much fun ;p</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a hiatus from travel oil art, I came back to one of my favourite nature subject, Iceland.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">I wanted to paint clouds and the fascinating ever-changing skies from my 2012 trip immediately came to mind. There was material a-plenty from my memories and photographs of the land of fire and ice, which is an abstract art unto itself.. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So this little paintings series was born, painted impasto as I got re-acquainted with my favourite oil medium, happy and relaxed as can be :)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.42857;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "lato" , "roboto" , "opens sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Finally when I've done enough pieces that I am satisfied with, it dawned that put together, they form an inspirational whole that brightens up my room. And day :) With this, the name of each piece was born. May the paintings bring peace and good tidings to all beholders of this tribute to Icelandic nature.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yes around the corner. Thank goodness for annual holidays that remind us there is still good and relative peace (no world wars) to be thankful for. Being able to say good things to others.. even a simple holiday greeting.. to be kind to one another (no putting downs).. these little gestures are fast going the way of the dodo if you believe the world of internet advancedness where civility to fellow human beings is in short thrift.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fortunately it isn't the real world. We are real human beings, not a facebook friend not a whatsapp messager. It is easy to mudsling, but it takes courage to praise, to bear tolerance to differing views, to show grace and kindness. I am a believer that having one good thought takes away the capacity to exhibit a negative one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I am gonna do my part again, gratefully, for a drive to garner funds for charitable causes. In support of the World Vision Singapore Life Changing Gifts program which provides life-changing gifts to needy children in Asia developing countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whatever the world is becoming, may 2017 be a peaceful one, at least until the next christmas hols come along :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">PostScript: SPECIAL THANKS to all who purchased my art items in November as well as from my Artist Charity Cum Moving Out Sale. Donations totalling S$628 (approx US$442) have been made to World Vision for 7 gifts of need for children in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as to elderly causes, Assisi Hospice and Kwong Wai Shui Hospital. A Merry X'mas to all :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">The last 2 pieces in my Untitled Series, completed after over a year's journey of 12 whimsical episodes with the central theme of looking at the world through the eyes of a child. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">I started painting the series when I became godma to my baby niece, taking a suggestion from a friend that I should paint from the heart</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">. So it is only apt that my footnote piece is of the protagonist herself, and inspired by a recent real life episode of the little girl who is now 1 year old and, ahem, likes to do her own shopping ;p To a child, a mall must seem like wonderland so it is that I made sure she gets plentiful colourful company, including a beloved care bear. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Untitled 11 is a nostalgic ocean piece that got sold almost as soon as I posted it on facebook ;p I had meant to do this one for some time, having taken a break from the series to paint for another themed exhibition. It was inspired by a story my dad likes to tell, of how he first saw my mum, a little girl with 2 plaits playing balloon (pronounced "bear-loon" for hopscotch) at the beach. This must have been the beach at my grandma's place in Johore where they were both born. So the innocence, romance and idyllic freedom of a little girl skipping at sea theme was born.</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Sweet little girl at beach landscape painting, skipping hopscotch with whimsical nostalgic feel, peaceful waves, turquoise ocean, blue skies and sea shells. A step into the past inspired by how my dad likes to recount when he first saw my mum, a little girl with 2 plaits and playing balloon on the beach. 2016. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Welcome home, Joseph Isaac Schooling. It is good to see you staying relaxed, good-natured and unfazed, all the brouhaha and attention notwithstanding. You certainly deserve the immense adulation and numerous accolades, and the greatest honour of course, if it can even match the historic moment that you touched that wall ahead of Michael Phelps, Chad Le Clos and Laslo Cseh, all amazingly reaching at the same time for the silver but that's another story. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">When you came in first in the heats, I wondered if you had peaked too soon. But your focus on winning was clear, not putting too much on the win. Even when you won the gold, you said it is not as if it is your 22nd or 23rd, showing the same humbleness and respect to your fellow swimmers, all greats in their own right on their day, especially your hero Michael Phelps who went on to win his 23rd. The spirit of comradeship amongst the medallists during the lap of honour was one of the most touching that I have witnessed on the sports arena which epitomises Olympics at its best. This is what true competition is about, the best for the sport above all. Whether a baton is passed or not, only history will know but with this right spirit, may this be only the beginning. And let not that pressure cooker that is that great, ahem, oft unreasonable, Singapore Expectation ever get to you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Ask an overseas Singaporean what he or she misses most about home, and inevitably the answer is food. Indeed some are already missing it on short trips away, such is the national obsession that bonds us all. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">The Homesick Series is originally inspired by a personal experience of being away from home for a year of studies in London, with Homesick I featuring many of my favourite foods, especially fried carrot cake, my all-time favourite that also featured in Homesick II. </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I was staying in a hall that catered, ahem, food that doesn't quite meet the standards, or asian palate, of Singlish-speaking ones, even for a poor student. It was hard to get by without a night of jokes at what we had to ingest, and scrimping to save for the occasional visit to a chinese restaurant, and rarer still then, a xingzhou restaurant that charged a dear pound for a stick of satay. Even the humble maggi noodles, which had to be specially scoured from a trip to chinatown, tasted of home. And chilli, I have never missed it more for my entire life! But I am digressing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">When I was asked to paint on the theme of food, an intrinsic part of our culture, and very much the DNA of a true blue Singaporean, whether Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian or other race, the “hunger agony” of my London days came vividly to mind. As well as a comment from our very own PM on what he hears most from overseas Singaporeans about missing home. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Underlying the pining lies the fabric that glues us all together over the years since independence, and became a given to generations like myself, growing up loving the sweetness of Malay food, the heavenly peranakan cuisine, and oh Indian curry prata.. the list is just endless. Just as it was perfectly natural to have playmates of multi races and fun learning how to write tamil 1-2-3 from a classmate. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: red;">Titles: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Homesick III, I & II (A56, A54 & A55) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Homesick Series of the typical overseas Singaporean missing her or his favourite foods back home while in a foreign land, whether studying or travelling. Very much a part of our multi-racial culture, the love of our colourful local food is ingrained in our DNA and a national passion that binds us all. 2016. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Exhibition: </span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/yenpaintings/photos/a.136074579798054.27683.136074439798068/1126978654040970/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">Sudah Makan? (Have you eaten?) Exhibition @ Fullerton Hotel, East Garden Foyer Gallery, 2-29 Aug 2016.</a></span></i><br />
<em style="font-family: "Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif; position: relative; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: red;">Purchase of paintings: </span><span style="color: #3e3e3e;">Please contact </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f;">Baey Sock Hoon at</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:baey@artstou.com" href="mailto:baey@artstou.com" style="color: #b9b9b9; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 300ms ease;">baey@artstou.com</a><span style="color: #3e3e3e;">.</span></span></em>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-70565299292733660482016-07-03T09:10:00.001-07:002017-06-16T08:03:50.884-07:00Rooftop Reverie & Ocean Overture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Have been tardy this year updating my blog but have to really set down to do so, because these 2 paintings from my Untitled series completed earlier this year have sold :)</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The nights always seem so full of possibilities to me, especially from aloft a rooftop which I would dearly love to do myself and dangle away on a carefree evening into an endless night of reverie. So it is that a magical fairytale journey unfolded with this one, inspired by a <a href="http://hweeyen-ong.pixels.com/featured/rooftop-yen.html" target="_blank">photo</a> that I took of Barcelona's beautiful architectural backdrop from Gaudi's Casa Batlló. And with it, the musicians and creatures start to creep in. And it is what your imagination wants it to be..</span></span><br />
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Lastly, my Untitled series was recently featured in an interview with <a href="https://naorococo.net/2016/05/19/title-ong-hwee-yen/" target="_blank">Naorococo</a>, an art news portal cum online gallery, where I shared my inspiration for these whimsical paintings. I don't think I am done with the series yet but let's see how it goes :)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 10 (A51) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical blue painting of girl at rooftop watching a magical fantasy night unfold over a european cityscape of chimneys, pied piper music and a flying witch. 2016. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 9 (A50) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical ocean fantasy painting with little girl conductor, sea waves, dolphins and whale in lively reverie of vintage music notes. 2016. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">A friend said in order to achieve my dream, I need to visualise and draw it. And so I did. And painted an art store that I hope to have one day, my very own corner where I can paint and have other art activities, and hopefully be able to make a living out of it as well. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Yes, a dream that is hard to fulfil in a very urbanised very crowded very expensive city called Singapore. Oh I should focus on the positives :) And so I looked for motifs on the Internet (where else) that I would like for my shop - an artsy street location, a Shanghainese lady portrait will do quite nice for signage art, a laid back wooden feel with lotsa little embellishments like a stained glass window, peranakan tiles decor, an antique gramophone, a chalkboard duster sign, and of course, plentiful art and knick-knacks. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Sigh. Now all I need is the dough. Yes, I am working hard for it! In the meantime, am going back to a bit of my dark expressionist tendencies for a piece inspired by Japan Kyoto's Philosopher's Path. Those who have been will recognize the emblems of fishing teddies and the carnival carriage. It's a beautiful walk and one that invokes creativity and imagination, so ask not what the painting means, just feel and interpret as you will. </span></span><br />
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</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 8 (A49) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical fishing teddy bears painting with sleeping cat, dog & rabbit on carriage, inspired by Japan Kyoto Philosopher's Path, in bluesy vintage expressionist style. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></i>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-53426225430414312012015-11-14T23:06:00.001-08:002017-06-16T08:04:51.782-07:00Remembering Paris..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">I had painted this last month without knowing that the beloved city that means so many things to so many people, were to meet with attacks (for want of a better word, as I refuse to sensationalise as the perpetuators wish) this tragic Friday 13 Nov 2015. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">The piece is a tribute to travels and Paris, inspired by a little yellow boat called "Paris" that I have come to watch out for every morning, at the PSA (Port of Singapore Authority) terminal when my bus to work emerges from a long dark tunnel every morning. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">I have been to Paris twice, once on a europe students tour which whipped in the highlights - Eiffel, Notre Dame, Louvre - in a whirlwind, where I just remembered that I must come back to Monmarte again with the romance and idealism that it holds for struggling artists. The second was a much longer <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/onghy3/travels25_europediary1.html" target="_blank">backpacking trip traversing all over France</a>, which was one hack of a colourful trip with many funny episodes, good and bad, but definitely memorable. I may have encountered a few prickly French as I don't spout any and had a communication issue, but it is hard not to love the country for its beautiful cities, quaint towns, scenic landscapes that look like they come out of an art book, its absolutely rich and fascinating cultural and freedom of artistic expressions that produces so many great artists, and the sheer encouragement of it that is in the psyche of the French which is to be admired and emulated. And Paris with its Eiffel symbol, is an epitome of freedom, and an artist's dream. The current episode will not dent this spirit that has stood the test of time. May the Parisians move on with strength and resilience and continue with their celebrated way of life that should be the way it is, with the ideals to inspire the rest of the world. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial"; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">If you have been in these parts in the last few months, you will know that we have been living in smoky haze courtesy of a certain country that has been ignoring its neighbours' pleas for years until we finally have a mega disaster of peatland fires that cannot be put out because of the extended El Nino season. It's still not over, at least not until the monsoon rains are here. A disaster created by man unfortunately can only be resolved by nature. In the meantime, the weak and frail are suffering. So it is with a greater sense of urgency that I start my annual christmas drive this year. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial"; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This is in support of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">the World Vision Singapore Life Changing Gifts program which provides life-changing gifts to needy children in Asia developing countries:</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a href="http://www.worldvision.org.sg/ways-to-give/life-changing-gifts/"><span style="color: red;">http://www.worldvision.org.sg/ways-to-give/life-changing-gifts/</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">. The catalogue for 2015 should be out soon. 50% of my sales proceeds for the month of November will go to purchasing the gifts. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My paintings & photography shops: </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a href="http://yen.artfire.com/" style="color: #3d85c6; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://yen.artfire.com</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a href="http://yenpaintings.etsy.com/" style="color: #3d85c6; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://yenpaintings.etsy.com</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a href="http://ypics.etsy.com/" style="color: #3d85c6; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://ypics.etsy.com</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Use coupon code: </span><span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">YEN10Q</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> for 10% off. </span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finally, may we have a clear blue-skies Christmas season ahead, and a Blessed 2016 :) </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Two more paintings for this Untitled series. Very different themes and places and time as well, but with a bit of personal connection to it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The nostalgic bicycle painting is </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #737373; font-family: "lato" , "roboto" , "opens sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.42857;">i</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lato" , "roboto" , "opens sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.42857;">nspired by snatches of childhood memories of a funny incident on my first day to kindergarten. On the day before, I couldn't decide which schoolbag to use so I kept packing and unpacking between the two. The next day, on excitedly reaching school, I found that I brought the wrong one ;p</span><br />
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Something that I would love to do myself. And yes, with a dog. The joy of nature, the joy of trees, the joy of running, the joy of accompaniment, the joy of exploration, the joy of light, the joy of being alive.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 5 (A46) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Bright nostalgic painting of chinese man on bicycle ferrying a ponytail girl hugging her schoolbag, with rustic tile wall backdrop and wooden window where a little suitcase sits. Inspired by a childhood memory of my first day to kindergarten and found I brought the wrong bag. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 4 (A45) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical green forest nature painting where a little girl runs with her dog in the woods, on a yellow sunlit path past beautiful trees. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></i>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-84146268289574809292015-08-01T00:02:00.000-07:002017-06-16T08:02:30.723-07:00Whimsical Little Girl Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</a><a href="http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Untitled-3/706572/2559002/view" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xsoO4mbETuo/VbxmhPDhNnI/AAAAAAAAIs0/YwLuCSAqJ8c/s320/A44-Untitled3-76x76cm-AcrylicCanvas-untitled15.jpg" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">At least, this is what this Untitled series is turning out to be ;p It's a new direction in my art, and I am excited about it. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Instead of images from my travels which I have been doing for years, I began to paint pictures from my heart, a suggestion from a friend. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">So I started to imagine scenes from whatever comes to mind.. nuggets, unknown places, memories, feelings, symbols, dreams.. and culled for materials to thread it altogether. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Somehow, the theme of being a child again just seems to linger. But I do not know what to call the pieces as they seem to invoke different things to different people, and even to me. So for the first time in my painting journey, I am leaving them Untitled. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 1 (A42) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical expressionist painting of little girl chancing upon a dog in a nameless city with rose symbol and streakng light in a dreamy surreal nightscape. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 2 (A43) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Whimsical painting of a little girl and a cat reaching out for a fly away hot air balloon with a birdcage in tow, trailed by roses, angels and vintage symbols. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></i></span>
<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: red;">Title: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Untitled 3 (A44) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Impressionist painting of train station in surreal bright orange lights whilst a little girl in pink and her teddy bear stand awaiting. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #444444;">Acrylic on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #444444;">76 x 76cm.</span></i><br />
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<i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></i>yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03886821971838088099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-952570504441719466.post-63385164654806040092015-06-14T06:38:00.000-07:002017-06-16T07:07:04.237-07:00Blossoms Way & Forest Path<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Blossoms-Way/706572/2476245/view" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gJKEWjyfBRA/VX19JW7_OLI/AAAAAAAAIkg/6-fLY5DihlY/s320/O130-BlossomsWay-61x61cm-OilCanvas-japannakasendo15.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Forest-Path/706572/2466888/view" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eXRrpIZVG1A/VX19Jc_VNFI/AAAAAAAAIkc/THCSBIIB_gU/s320/O127-ForestPath-61x46cm-OilCanvas-japannakasendo15.jpg" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial";">Going back to Japan theme, these 2 paintings are inspired by lovely hikes on the Nakasendo Way, one on a path literally blooming, and puffing, with pink cherry blossoms, the other a serene walk through a beautiful green forest.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "arial";">While the places are real, and I can still remember the smell of the crisp spring air and the soft sun rays filtering through the trees, my rendition is more emotion, at once pleasurable yet also full of anticipation of what lay beyond, memories from a year ago intertwining with surreal dreams of a fond place from a year ago.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Title: </span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> Blossoms Way 樱花道 (O130) </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Description:</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> Dreamy expressionist painting of pink cherry blossoms flower trees inspired by a spring village hike on Japan's </span><a href="http://www.artbyyen.com/art-japan-korea.html" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">Nakasendo Way</a><span style="color: #b45f06;"> from Kyoto to Tokyo. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">61 x 61cm.</span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Title: </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Forest Path 林子里 (O127) </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="color: magenta;">Description: </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Serene green forest path painting of a beautiful nature hike through the mountains on Japan's </span><a href="http://www.artbyyen.com/art-japan.html" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">Nakasendo Way</a><span style="color: #b45f06;"> from Kyoto to Tokyo. 2015. </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Medium:</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dimensions:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span style="color: #b45f06;">61 x 46cm. </span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">The week of 23-29 March 2015 has been an emotional one for my fellow countrymen, mourning the departure of a great one whom we owe an indelible debt whatever may be said about the man. The saying that his monument is everywhere is probably something that fully hit the national conscience of many of us only now upon his passing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">Ironically, I rarely paint Singapore, because it is simply too close to heart. And I always used to think, why is there a need to capture in images, what I already know so well and feel so strongly about, albeit mixed feelings? So my focus has always been on my wanderings, where I am but a transient passer-by to foreign lands, and will need the images to remember my feelings by when I grow old one day, sitting on that rocking chair reminiscing on my life's journey in this world ;p But I am digressing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial";">I have to admit I started painting Singapore again recently only because SG50 is the 'latest fashion', so to speak, for artistic outlet. But I am glad I did. I still stuck to material that strike an emotional chord with me, even if I have to go out and find it in our hot sweltering weather. And I do not really care if people recognise the place or not, as I was never a realist painter in the first place. There are plenty of good artists out there who can record landscape details for posterity. For me, art is and has always been about a personal emotional expression. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></span></span></i></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="color: red;">Title:</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> Birds flew over the Pagoda St nest (O120) </span><br /><span style="color: red;">Description: </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Whimsical painting of birds on a lamppost with festive red Chinese lanterns, over a plethora of colourful stalls tentage in Pagoda Street, a charming, touristy street market in Singapore Chinatown. SG50 Series. </span><br /><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Medium:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span></i></span></span><br />
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Title: </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Secret Garden (O124) </span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;">Description: </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blue Victorian whimsical painting inspired by a beautiful pavilion by Swan Lake at the Singapore Botanical Gardens when birds came a-chirping before the dreamy backdrop of a sculpture of swans in flight. SG50 Series. </span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;">Medium: </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79;">Dimensions: </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">61 x 46cm. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Title:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">A House at Katong (O123) </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Description:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> Expressionist painting rendering of an old house compound in Katong, a charming residential district in east Singapore with Peranakan (people of mixed Chinese and Malay heritage) origins. SG50 Series. </span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">Medium: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Title:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tree Tapestry (O125) </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Description:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Bright orange red abstract painting of a blue tree, in a myriad swirl of tapestry like floral emblems, inspired by lyrical tree branches and leaves by a pond at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. SG50 Series. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Medium:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Oil on Ready-to-Hang Canvas. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Purchase at: <a href="http://yen.artfire.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">yen.artfire.com</a> </span></i><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"><i>* Birds flew over the Pagoda St nest & Secret Garden are currently on exhibition ~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1375944212728789/" target="_blank">Mosaic, an art show @ Volvo Art Loft, 2-28 April</a>.</i></span></span></div>
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