One of my biggest influences in drawing and painting is Michelangelo Buonarroti. He is a remarkable Renaissance sculptor who happens to be a very gifted painter, architect, engineer, and poet. He was made famous by his ceiling frescoes on the Sistine Chapel, which he was at first reluctant to do because he considers himself a […]
Georgia O’Keeffe is probably best known for her large oil paintings of (sometimes abstract) flowers and her love affair with American photography pioneer Alfred Stieglitz. I have had a biography of her in my bookshelf for a couple of years now and had never felt the compulsion to open it. It wasn’t until I saw […]
One of my amazing book finds for 2011at a second-hand book shop was this: The Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady: A facsimile reproduction of a 1906 naturalist’s diary by Edith Holden It is a beautiful book filled with remarkable illustrations in watercolor, with beautifully hand-written poetry, sayings, and observations of the flora and fauna […]
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Pennywort terrarium. f22. 1/200s. ISO 400. I’ve added a new section on the Menu bar which showcases my attempts at photography. I’d love some feedback. 🙂 Hope you enjoy them!
This drawing started when I was teaching a student how to draw — to really look and see the lines, their directions, their shapes and spaces from each other. It’s a difficult concept to imbibe in a 10 year old — in fact, it took me years to finally understand and see them, but […]
For the past couple of days I had been reintroducing myself to my least favorite medium of all — oil paints. The last time I used them, which also happens to be my first time, was when I was in college required to present one oil painting as a final plate. Well, I didn’t exactly […]
I found this gem of an Art book — Kids’ Art Pack by Ron Van Der Meer — at a known second-hand bookstore here in Phnom Penh [now closed], and I felt immensely lucky (or blessed) to stumble upon this (fortunately) ignored beauty (except by me). My initial impression when I first saw it was […]
Since I took a shot of today’s Sunrise, I thought I may as well do today’s Sunset. Below are some of my better shots. f6.3. 1/320. ISO100 f6.3 1/400s. ISO100. I was at first disappointed that I didn’t get the 20mm lens. But you know what, the 14-45mm is actually pretty great! I like being […]