Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Painting of a Hamster

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Painting of a Hamster: This painting of  the cutest hamster in the world is for my friend( ex-classmate since 1971)  whom I have met only 2 years ago after we s...

Painting of a Hamster-a work in Progress

This painting of  the cutest hamster in the world is for my friend( ex-classmate since 1971)  whom I have met only 2 years ago after we separated when we completed our junior high.

Su Chin....I am beginning to love painting this and because of you, I have started to love painting mammals and  I will start a series of paintings of  these animals.

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: The next stage...Penang Scenery

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: The next stage...Penang Scenery:  Almost completed...just the buildings on the opposite shoreline, and rocks in the foreground... got to view this with head tilted to ...

The next stage...Penang Scenery

 Almost completed...just the buildings on the opposite shoreline, and rocks in the foreground...

got to view this with head tilted to the right...the reflections of the pillars of the Penang Brige on the calm sea were too captivating and irresistable to try painting them...

Malaysian Scenery...Penang

 A work in progress...

Another work in progress ....or is it work in 'distress' ...hahaha....need to make some corrections...on the street lights......not bright enough....and I haven't done the reflections yet...just too difficult at the moment when my mind cannot focus.




All these pictures were painted from snapshots of Christopher Harriot, a local , and boy , his photos are too awesome! I think I am not doing credit to his photos...hahaha...You can get to see them  FAA(Fine Arts America)

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Work in Progress- 2

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Work in Progress- 2: The next stage of this painting. A watercolour on acid free sketch book paper, although I had not sketched the scenery first.  I went str...

Work in Progress- 2

The next stage of this painting. A watercolour on acid free sketch book paper, although I had not sketched the scenery first.  I went straight on painting with a brush starting with light colours first, just as I will do when working with soft pastels. It is a picture I had used from the blog 'Tired of London, Tired of Life'. I am painting an impression of the scenery, especially the reflections on the water that challenges me to paint them and the different tones on the water too; how the part that has sunlight looks almost whitish and how the part that was cast by the shadows looks almost black, and how parts of the tunnels look lighter due to light coming from the other end.  It had me thinking a lot on the aspects of lighting and its effects on the picture as a whole.
  I think the writer of the blog has very interesting pictures and it will be wonderful to try to paint some of them. Thanks to Tom, I must say!

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Works in Progress-all in one night

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Works in Progress-all in one night

Works in Progress-all in one night

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Today's Paintings are reflective of the Hot Weathe...

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Today's Paintings are reflective of the Hot Weathe...:  Rambutans...yet to be finished...details not in yet...  A little more progress....continuation from last night...  Mr Grasshopper ...

Today's Paintings are reflective of the Hot Weather

 Rambutans...yet to be finished...details not in yet...

 A little more progress....continuation from last night...

 Mr Grasshopper is well camouflaged here...

Mr and Mrs Bovine.....isn't it hot out there?....get  under the shade and chew on the yummy grass will be the best idea.....

Practising Chinese Painting Techniques.....

 This is done....this is a hybrid of techniques, not totally Chinese brush painted.

This is not completed...to be continued when I have time tomorrow...

This is also not finished.  Just got to get the images in ink and on paper to see how they turn out.  Experimenting.....
Good night ...oh... it is morning....when you are enjoying , you just lose track of time...

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Working With Soft Pastel Again

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Working With Soft Pastel Again: It has been a while since the last time I painted with soft pastels.  I had to stop because I have weak lungs and breathing in the powder w...

Working With Soft Pastel Again

It has been a while since the last time I painted with soft pastels.  I had to stop because I have weak lungs(I mean, highly irritable lungs) and breathing in the powder which got blown up by the turning fan was not very healthy for me. Lately the weather has been rainy and tonight is much cooler so, no need for the fan.

I actually like painting with soft pastels and one day.....one day....hahaha....I will have an airconditioned studio to do my painting in.  That one day will be quite soon.  My children promise me that.  How nice of them!

Yes, my own studio....where I can paint and listen to my songs, talks, sermons etc without having to wear those uncomfortable headphones.

Here's what I managed to do tonight...it is not finished yet...Much to my surprise, the colours look more intense than I thought. 

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: A Little More to go, Don't Give Up

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: A Little More to go, Don't Give Up: Though it has been tough doing this, though probably there is an easier way to do this, I did not mind having gone through the process.  ...

A Little More to go, Don't Give Up

Though it has been tough doing this, though probably there is an easier way to do this, I did not mind having gone through the process.  It is a test of my patience and perseverance.

 About 6 more buds to do...at times, I thought of covering up all in paint and forget about them. hahahaha....that would be very funny....besides, they aren't that nice looking.  My son did not understand why I had wanted to paint them.  He thought flowers would make a more beautiful picture.

I think otherwise.  I think buds or dried up flowers are really interesting.  Now , how am I going to make all these stand out in the picture.  Wait for my next post.  Keeping my fingers crossed. Hope the picture will turn out fine.

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: They are done!

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: They are done!

They are done!

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Coffee Anyone?

Linda Wan's Paintings and Other Artworks: Coffee Anyone?: A watercolour painting on 300g paper 30 cm by 21cm Challenge 37 at 'Paint and Draw Together' Phew, this is a really tough ...

Coffee Anyone?

A watercolour painting on 300g paper
30 cm by 21cm
Challenge 37 at 'Paint and Draw Together'

Phew, this is a really tough one for me.