Chinatown Blues Painting

I paint landscapes, scenes, inspired by travels, dreams, in an impressionist style, characterized by strong colours and organic forms, with leanings towards surrealist expressionism. As a child, I had harboured thoughts of being an artist but given the prevailing typical Singaporean parent sentiment at the time, I went the conventional route and maintained my penchant for creativity, from music composition to travel photography and writing and eventually back to the active exploration of art in 2005. My favourite artists are Cezanne, Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Chagall and Kandisky, and their post-impressionist modernist influences come through in my artwork. Largely self-taught, I gained much from attending art workshops and interaction with experienced art practitioners, from studying art history and the journey of masters, learning from their works and techniques. Increasingly, it is everyday life that is the teacher - places, people, things that move me into translating those feelings on canvas.