CHINESE MOTIFS

This gallery is very special to me. It represents the beginning of my journey in the art of Chinese brush painting. The calligraphy you see in some of my earlier work belongs to my teacher, Mr. Yap Sin Guan. Thank you, Mr. Yap!

From time to time these particular Chinese motifs make a comeback in my work to this day, after all, we evolve but never forget our origins.

Chinese New Year - 2016 - Year of the Monkey - 58 x 60 cm - Mixed medium collage and watercolor on rice paper

Chinese New Year - 2016 - Year of the Monkey - 58 x 60 cm - Mixed medium collage and watercolor on rice paper

Time to fish - 2015 - 47 x 35 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Time to fish - 2015 - 47 x 35 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Prosperity fish - 2013 - 33 x 38 cm - Watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Prosperity fish - 2013 - 33 x 38 cm - Watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

17. Prosperity fish - 2013 - 17 x 23 cm - Chinese ink on red rice paper

17. Prosperity fish - 2013 - 17 x 23 cm - Chinese ink on red rice paper

Chinese village - 1998 - 39 x 55 - Chinese ink on rice paper (sold)

Chinese village - 1998 - 39 x 55 - Chinese ink on rice paper (sold)

Silhueta - 2011 - 65x53 - Chinese ink and watercolor on rice pape

Silhueta - 2011 - 65x53 - Chinese ink and watercolor on rice pape

Solitude - 2011 - 67 x 50 - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Solitude - 2011 - 67 x 50 - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Tools of my trade - 2010 - 52 x 38 cm - watercolor on canson paper (sold)

Tools of my trade - 2010 - 52 x 38 cm - watercolor on canson paper (sold)

18. Vase of Symbols - 2010 - 55 x 32 cm - Chinese ink on yellow rice paper with gold freckles

18. Vase of Symbols - 2010 - 55 x 32 cm - Chinese ink on yellow rice paper with gold freckles

Prosperity fish - 2013 - 26 x 39 cm - watercolor on Japanese drawing paper

Prosperity fish - 2013 - 26 x 39 cm - watercolor on Japanese drawing paper

Green, green grass fields - 2002 - 29 x 47 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Green, green grass fields - 2002 - 29 x 47 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Fishing village - 1998 - 31 x 49 cm - Chinese ink (sold)

Fishing village - 1998 - 31 x 49 cm - Chinese ink (sold)

Bountifulness- 2008 - 69 x 49 cm - watercolor on black corrugated cardboard

Bountifulness- 2008 - 69 x 49 cm - watercolor on black corrugated cardboard

Sole fish - 2009 - 62 x 32 - watercolor on rice paper

Sole fish - 2009 - 62 x 32 - watercolor on rice paper

Girl at work - 2023 - 37 x 38 cm - Mixed medium - collage, water color on a Chinese newspaper

Girl at work - 2023 - 37 x 38 cm - Mixed medium - collage, water color on a Chinese newspaper

Beautiful scenery - 1998- 47 x 36 cm - Chinese ink and watercolor on rice paper

Beautiful scenery - 1998- 47 x 36 cm - Chinese ink and watercolor on rice paper

Chinese village in autumn- 2011 - 37 x 54 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink (sold)

Chinese village in autumn- 2011 - 37 x 54 cm - watercolor and Chinese ink (sold)

Fishing village - 2013 - 27 x 39 - Chinese ink on silver Japanese paper (sold)

Fishing village - 2013 - 27 x 39 - Chinese ink on silver Japanese paper (sold)

Green mist - 2003 - 37,5 x 37,5 - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Green mist - 2003 - 37,5 x 37,5 - watercolor and Chinese ink on rice paper

Chinese village - 2018 - 12 x 12 cm - Chinese ink with a touch of watercolor on rice paper

Chinese village - 2018 - 12 x 12 cm - Chinese ink with a touch of watercolor on rice paper

Oriental elegance - 2015 - water color and gold on Japanese cards size 7,5x7,5 each - framed

Oriental elegance - 2015 - water color and gold on Japanese cards size 7,5x7,5 each - framed

21x30 - Lucky fish -2023

21x30 - Lucky fish -2023