Background
My interest in art started from my secondary school days. I was involved in the school Art Club and experimented with various medium and artistic expressions. In university, I took a 1 year visual arts elective and gained valuable lessons in drawing, painting and learning about perspective, focal points, etc... Then, I painted in gouache. But my interest turned to watercolour because of the liveliness and vibrancy of the medium as well as the un-predictableness of watercolour. I read countless books and worked hard to teach myself this challenging medium. My special interest in water colour lie in realistic water colour, close-ups and action in addition to the more traditional landscapes. I have developed new techniques in masking and blending. Innovation in developing new techniques continue to be fascinating to me. Today, I also paint in acrylic. This is my new artistic playground.
Biography
2004 Organised arts@sp exhibition. [Sold 2 paintings]
2005 Invited to exhibit at National Arts Exhibition 2005 (3 paintings) by Life Arts Society.
2006 Invited to exhibit at National Arts Exhibition 2006 (2 paintings) by Life Arts Society.
2007 Presentation of Painting of Official Farewell Gift for Retirement of Singapore Polytechnic Principal.
2008 Opening of Moberly Art Gallary. [Sold 2 paintings]
Invited to exhibit at National Arts Exhibition 2008 (2 paintings) by Life Arts Society.
Organised "A Tale of Two Cities" art exhibition (5 paintings exhibited).
2009 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2009 (2 paintings)
2011 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2011 (2 paintings)
2012 ITE Visual Arts Show "Nodes" 2012 (6 paintings)
Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2012 (2 paintings)
2013 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2013 (2 paintings)
ITE Fund Raising Dinner Auction [Sold 2 paintings]
NYAA Gold Award - Painting presented to Tony Tan, President of Singapore by Minister of Education
2014 ITE Visual Arts Show "Layers" 2014 (5 paintings, sold 1 print)
Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2014 (2 paintings)
2015 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2015 (2 paintings)
2016 ITE Visual Arts Show "Seasons" 2016 (5 paintings) and featured in The New Paper
Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2016 (2 paintings)
2017 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2017 (2 paintings)
2018 ITE Visual Arts Show "Perspectives" 2018 (4 paintings)
2019 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Exhibition 2019 (2 paintings)
2020 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Online Exhibition 2020 (2 paintings)
2021 Singapore Watercolour Society Annual Online Exhibition 2021 (2 paintings)
NOTE: Member of the Singapore Watercolour Society (since 2009)