FAIRWAY TO TANAH LOT - oil on canvas, 40x60 cm, 2011

Tanah Lot is a small rock island on the western shores of Bali island Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction and it has a Hindu temple on the island. Nearby is the Nirwana golf club where on one of the par 3 hole, players can see Tanah Lot island beyond the green. It is the dark island in the background beyond the palm trees. The fairway referred to in the painting is the golf fairway.

ALICE – acrylic on canvas, 20x30cm, 2006

Alice (my daughter) was about 12 years old and we went to Currumbin Bird sanctuary in Queensland Australia when the photo was taken. I did not find the likeness anywhere near what it should be but I found the color mix was rather nice.

HOMEBUSH BAY - oil on canvas 30x40cm, 2010

This is painting was made as my way to study landscape. It has sharp and bright foreground objects such as cactus tree by the wooden fence, a red brick garage wall with a green metal chimney. In the background is Homebush bay in Sydney - the area where the Olympic was held in the year 2000. Homebush is a suburb with industrial buildings, apartments and some low rise offices beside Parramatta river visible in the painting.

ENGLESE BRUG - oil oln canvas, 40x60cm, 2016

This painting is the oil version of the sketch I did on Englese Bridge. This draw bridge had many different names in the past but it's first name ever was "Englese Brug" or "English Bridge". According to historians, the bridge connected one side of the river where the Dutch were to the other side where most of the English were, hence the name "Englese Brug". It is now known as Jembatan Kota Intan

Self Portrait - oil on canvas, 40x60cm, 2012

This self portrait was done when I was in Jakarta. My apartment has many wall mirrors and has nice warmish lighting. So I was inspired to do a self portrait. I never had a self portrait done before so this is the only self portrait painting I have. PS: I was wearing a pair of glasses

ANNA BAY - oil on canvas, 75x100cm, 2011

Anna bay is a bay in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. I was 4-wheel driving in the area when I came across this rock formation on the sand on the beach. It was low tide at the time and I found the rock shapes inspiring. So I took a photo of it and later I painted it. The painting is now hanging inmy apartment in Jakarta.

NGARAI SIANOK - oil on canvas, 60x75cm, 015

Ngarai Sianok is the name of a well known valley in Sumatra. It is very picturesque and has been subject to many paintings in the past. With such a beautiful landscape I, like many others, could not help but be inspired to paint it.