Art b.fore work

Oops, it’s boarding time! Another unfinished life drawing that I did while I was at the boarding gate of Adisupcito International Airport, Jogjakarta, Indonesia. 

Strange enough, this is the first time that I ever draw a sketch of my wife. The drawing was done a week ago while we were waiting for our flight at Changi Airport. She was so engrossed in her reading. 

Another quick life drawing that I did while commuting in the MRT; what attracted me was the green paper bag. I wonder what’s in it...

A quick life drawing of Peh, a fellow from Creative Singapore. The drawing was originally done in pencil. I only managed to find the time to ink it last night. It was funny that the pen running out of ink before I could really finish it. 

An out-of-context drawing that I have done on the Christmas Eve. Originally it was a sketch I done after I have visited the Conney Island. But, it turned out to be something else...

I have seen two thoughtful middle-aged men while I was at a cafe working on my game design document. I try to sketch it down in a stealth-mode.  But, I don’t know why I suddenly added a window into the composition afterward. Now come to think about it, maybe it is about the same old just pipe-dream that I hope to achieve someday; to own a fine-art studio place where I can make art and work for myself. We are not born to keep paying bills and die in bed. Suddenly, a quote comes to my mind...

Singapore is a busy place; everywhere is almost overcrowded. Although having said so, I found that Singapore is a highly livable place. Believe it or not, one of the pleasure things that I treasure while living in this city-state is the freedom to drink and eat alone without needing to worry too much about other things, as everyone does it. In fact, it is a nice city culture to have for stepping out of yourself for an hour or two, be it is eating alone or growing old slowly.

It was another year-end term test week again; I got bored while invigilating two different examination events. I picked up a black ball pen and did a series of life drawings, which based on the facial expression that my students had exhibited when they were taking the test. Thanks to the boredom, I have found a new way that allows me to do art while keeping an eye on them.

Marcus's life stories not just evoked me to recall the dream that I have always dreamt about but dare not tread, but it also gave me a fresh perspective about art-making. The meet up had got me excited to an extent that I immediately did a life sketch. Too bad, this was also the only piece of drawing that I did. After that, I have not drawn anything for the next ten months.

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