recent drawings
Mini arabesque
This is basically my “sketches” or drawings on small sized sketchbooks. It’s where I work out some of the things I observe in the daily life, replacing the 365 project.
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my journal thru drawing… i often get distracted by things around me n forget to spend more time in my studio (or i’m traveling elsewhere…) which is why to this day, my square painting series r nowhere near done! this week, i promised myself i’d try to do 1 drawing per day, unless i’m in […]
long arabesque series…
2010 drawings: shown in sopa gallery (s. pasadena) i’m separating these drawings from the rest becuz they were part of a group show in south pasadena, where i’m a member of the small independent SOPA gallery. When i moved to portland, oregon btwn 2009-2012, my lines have lengthened. perhaps it’s the influence i feel from […]
l’arabesque sketches
2008 white space is just as important as colors n lines filling it.
solo exhibit: l’arabesque 2007
my first ever solo show after years of non-painting, was held in late 2007, Taipei, Taiwan. after i had returned from spending summer/fall abroad. i had accumulated so many brush drawing/paintings, it was hard to choose which to show, but rob ogle (who curated my exhibit) was really insightful in helping me make the cuts. […]
2006 returning to the line
lines that flowing from within… 2006 it all started in 2006 when i traveled to japan. i was in MIHO museum with my parents when i discovered the colorful brush pens. i mean, calligraphy brushes that came in all types of colors! i bought a few pens to draw in. i mean, i’ve been living […]