Finally finished this painting of a Peranakan floral vase on a recycled wooden shelf divider over the weekend. It’s taken quite a long time because I was stuck for months but I decided it was time to get it done. Feels good to complete this. I’m hoping to be more productive moving forward ๐๐ธ
Common Kingfisher and Blue and white landscape garden ginger jar.
The Kingfisher is a symbol of peace and prosperity and its beauty highly regarded in Chinese culture.
Acrylic on paper
Size A4
Happy weekend my friends. Here is one I finished recently.
Rufous backed kingfisher and Blue and white ginger jar
Size A4
Acrylic on paper
How’s everyone doing? I’ve been busy painting and making time lapse videos of my work. This is something I painted recently. Hope you enjoy it.
Watch my video to see how I painted a Chinese blue andย white ginger jar and common kingfisher with acrylic on acid free paper.
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Thank you.
This piece is inspired when the Dragonfly came to my balcony and stayed overnight and only left after I started to paint again. Before her arrival, I was going through a bit of a mental block. I hadn’t been painting for 2 weeks and I didn’t know how to snap out of this feeling of despair. Sometimes, time out is needed. The stillness allows me to reflect and connect with the energy and nature around me in order to reboot and rebalance. ๐
Blue and White : Dragon meets dragonfly
Acrylic on acid free paper
Size: A4. Unframed.
SOLD
I absolutely love blue and white Chinese ceramics and especially the ginger jars. They remind me of my childhood growing up in Penang. My family home was filled with Chinese antiques, a memory of my ancestors who came from China to build a better future in what was then Malaya. I love birds and seeing them gives me hope and I love their sense of freedom. I’ve paired these two together to bring joy, hope and happiness.
Blue and White : Double happiness with Sunbird
Acrylic on acid free paper
Size: A4. Unframed.
SOLD
Blue and White : Red Durian flower with crane and bat
Acrylic on acid free paper
Size A4
RM 600 (USD 150)
(unframed)
Bat (fu ่ )
The bat is a symbol of happiness and joy. The Chinese for bat (fu ่ ) sounds identical to the word for good fortune(fu ็ฆ) making bats a popular Chinese rebuses.
Crane (he ้นค)
The crane is a symbol of longevity because it lives a long life and its white feathers stand for old age.
It also represents high status as the crane is regarded as โa bird of the first rankโ in the imperial
hierarchy. Flying cranes symbolises a wish or hope to become an official in a higher position.
Source: British museum
Traditional Blue and white Chinese porcelaine jars were used to carry spices like ginger. In this painting, I have matched the fragrant Durian flower with this ginger jar because of the crane and bat motifs on the design. Bats are the main pollinators of the durian flower and the King of fruits is native to Malaysia.
Wishing all my Malaysian friends Selamat Hari Merdeka for tomorrow.
The hibiscus flower or Bunga Raya is our beautiful national flower.
“The word bunga in Malay means “flower”, while raya in Malay means “celebratory” or “grand”. The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is literally known as the “celebratory flower” in Malay. The red of the petals symbolizes the courage, life, and rapid growth of the Malaysian, and the five petals represent the five Rukun Negara of Malaysia. ” source Wikipedia
The 5 Rukun Malaysia or principles in order to achieve unity, democracy, equality, cultural diversity, and progress are:
BELIEF IN GOD
LOYALTY TO KING AND COUNTRY
SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION
RULE OF LAW
COURTESY AND MORALITY
Blue and White : Hibiscus
Acrylic on acid free paper
Size A4
SOLD
Nyonya floral inspired face mask celebrating our diverse cultural heritage. Peonies are a symbol of love, butterflies symbolise happiness and dreams, and the Dragonfly symbolise harmony and luck. ๐ฆ ๐ ๐น
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