TEMPLE OF HEAVEN - watercolor on paper, 15x20cm, unframed, 2002

This painting was done while I was waiting in the tourist bus in Bei Jing. I was tired of walking so while the other tourists were gawking at the temple, I sat inside the bues and painted the temple. 

VICTORIA FALLS - acrylic on canvas, 120x150cm, 2009

Victoria falls is a famous waterfall in Zimbabwe Africa. The locals' african tribes call it "Mosi-oa-Tunya" or "The smoke that thunder". I took a photo of the fall from the Zimbabwe side of the fall and that photo was where this painting was derived from. I painted it in relatively quick time and with rough finish. It is currently hanging in my living room

YOSEMITE - acrylic on canvas, 120x150cm, 2009

Yosemite National Park in California USA is a must-see for nature lovers. It has huge granite mountains towering steeply into the sky. I drove into the valley late one afternoon when the sun light penetrated down into the river. This is a view from the river bank where I took a photo and subsequently painted it. 

LONG TAIL BOAT - pen and watercolour on paper, 15x20cm, 2011

I attended the wedding of my friend in Kho-phi-phi in Thailand. That was in March 2004. Local fishermen's boat is a long thin wooden boat called Long Tail boat. The long tail is the propeller shaft sticking out of the stern of the boat, I sketched one anchored to the sand. It has a cute "scarf" around its bow head. 8 months later in December, the very spot I was sketching from and the entire west Thailand coast was totally devastated by the Tsunami.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE - pen on paper, 15x20cm, 2010

From a vantage point in an area called "The Rocks" just south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I made this sketch. The sketch illustrates the complex yet elegant steel girders and beams that made the bridge. The sandstone heritage houses are in the foreground. Kirribilli suburb is beyond to the north.

SARDINES - crayon on cardboard, 20x30cm, 2010

Sardine or Pilchard is commonly preserved in salt and is a basic stock food for human and sea predators alike. When fresh, the skin has nice silvery glint on the underside, blue with specks of green on top. I found a photo in a japanese food magazine that I made into this painting. The random and haphazard way the sardines were scattered on the tray and the color contrast was very interesting. The name chop was in red chinese ink. The chop block itself was made in Shanghai when I travelled there. The chop is my name in ancient chinese characters.

FIREWORKS OVER ANGKE - oil on canvas, 40x75cm, 2013

There is a story behind this. I was driving over Angke fly over at 10 minutes to midnight on 2013 New Years Eve. It was a rainy night. Fireworks were lighting up the dark sky and created a spectacular light show. Every motorist stopped in the middle of the fly over blocking the traffic. Not able to go anywhere, I switched the car off and stepped out and joined the crowd, Looking toward Season City Mall in the distance I could not help but being inspired by the panorama before me. Thus the inspiration for this painting was born.