Mini exhibition in ARThaus Singapore

This Mini exhibition in ARThaus is to showcase works of our adult students who spent at least 1 year with us. Some with an honorable cause for charity and raising funds for to aid tsunami victims in Philippines.

The artists with us are Claudie Chassat, Karen Charmoille, Gauri, Shernaz, Kathrin Rehde, Ruth Ng, Leong Yiat Teng and Pathma.

As an art educator, I am thrilled to see these very artistic people find their own path of artistic journey. As you can see... we at ARThaus can show you the path, but you are the one who have to walk through it. Through practice, perseverance and passion...  Follow your guts...

And of course some showcases of the educator of ARThaus Carolyn Law, Maria Filatova and Aisha Ramat (me)

Literally and seriously funny

Something happened today that I least expect. Its funny that when you're just having fun and try to be funny, people take it seriously. LITERALLY!

 

 Oh the little bubble that says, 

"$200 please *slash* must buy"...

is not meant to be taken seriously too...

do you see the grinning face?

This is title Scissors, paper, stone. I did not have the title there but my painting says "LOM CHIAM PAS".
Ok my European friends did asked me what it means because duh... they're European. Then another local lady said,"  My daughter wants to know what that means. I said," Lom chiam pas" with a hand gesture showing 'scissors, paper, stone'. She slapped her palm on her forehead and said," Ooohhh... lom chiam pas!" Probably thinking why she hadn't got it before.

I just realized how comical it is... when I put certain text that is blatantly local, with a painting that looks like the hand of God from the Sistine Chapel, people thought I was writing in Latin or some "vavavoom" words.
But actually the message was simple... God playing Lom Chiam Pas ( in a  Chinese dialect) scissors, paper, stone ( in local English) ... or rock, paper, scissors ( in American) with Man.... and God wins. Thank you ladies and gentlemen and have a good night. :)

Samudera: Ribut (Storm) 24x30" mix-media on canvas

 

Since I have done loads of watercolor and sketching teaching in the studio, I have had enough. So for my Samudera theme for took a left turn. (since I'm right handed... so I would wanna go somewhere I have least been)

Preparation of the background is crucial. I dreamt that i was shot in the head... and somehow I can feel the bullet passing through my brains... when I woke up, I somehow have the urge to paint a storm. And at that right moment, I have a storm painting 24x30"  I have never completed. 

I added other mediums and with scumbling technique.... I think I've got what I wanted. 

Samudera: ombak, 20X24" , mix media on canvas 2013

I've came back to my Samudera project as I have that hollow feeling deep in me as when I know I've had somewhat abandoned my Samudera project in the midst of chaos of my work life. But there is no excuses.

I've worked with texture and layers with this one. Got to get it done in a spare room in my home which I've called "Da Studio", haha. Useful space for me... a place of creation for me. Although, I was scared to go in that room for a year because my grandma passed away in that very same room. I'm brought up in a superstitious culture... so forgive me if I seem " koo-koo". But yeah... have to stay rooted to my culture coz I can't brush it off....

But anyhoo, this work makes some up what  think is a step forward. What do you think?

Figure drawing 4

 

This the 4th piece of drawing I conjured from my break in-between classes. Charcoal and white chalk on latte colored Murano paper, the mediums just slides in synchrony, and added some negative space to balance out composition. 

Gave more details on the interlinked fingers in contrast to the figure itself.

Really enjoyed this session. 

Special thanks to the model who was willing to tolerate long exhausting poses. 

Hope this drawings do you justice.

Figure drawing 3

I used sienna dry chalk for this one. On cream colored murano paper. Just as I was hoping, it turned out quite to my expectations.

I've been practicing using this chalk at home during the commercials on tv, using pictures from my mobile phone. The thing with this chalk, I've realised, is there is no need for light tones coz the dark tones would not be dark enough ( because its sienna colored). So it's kinda like a balancing act from what I used to. I really enjoyed this drawing because it kinda reminded me of the classical masters sketches.

Figure drawing2

This is the 2nd drawing I did, finally I feel the tension released from my bones as I know I'm beginning to get the hang of this. My sweat soon dried out from my brows.

In this drawing, I realise that I made her look more mascular and toned than she is... its because the light mostly come from skylight. So tones looked washed out and I was perplexed as where should I add tones to make the drawing to have more depth.

So adding in what I've learned about muscular anatomy, I added subtle touches of tones to areas like muscles around the shoulder blades.