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    #the100daysofnumberedbits Part 2

    June 4, 2018 / No Comments

    Halfway and somehow I feel like it’s only been not long ago when I started this project… To be honest, all this play has been addicting. I keep getting distracted from doing other stuff and instead just want to keep cutting up papers and painting backgrounds. Acrylics are not easy for me to use as I’ve always been a watercolour fan since my university days, but on this creative journey, it gave me a chance to learn how to tweak it to my needs. So here’s a look at the second quarter of pages… Thank you for reading. SaveSave SaveSave

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    #the100daysofnumberedbits Part 1

    May 17, 2018 / No Comments

    Somehow this project has got me all wrapped up in a good way; I cannot seem to stop once I get started… Just the notion of playing with paper and paint somehow is kind of calming. Everything has been all done intuitively, nothing planned, just whatever I have on hand and what I feel inspired to cut and paste and paint together onto the pages. Thank you for reading. SaveSave

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    #the100daysofnumberedbits

    April 26, 2018 / No Comments

    We are 22 days in since the start of #the100dayproject this year. In my mind, what I had planned is easy, but got a bit sidetracked with work and now still playing a bit of catch-up. So I thought I’d start this year’s blogpost series with a bit of background. I knew for this year’s project, I wanted to get my hands dirty with paint and glue and play with collages of collected bits and pieces. A bit of art journaling and license to just go and express whatever creative ideas I have. Inspiration stems from these amazing artists: Julie Hamilton, Katie Licht, Molly Anthony and my good friend Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd,…

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    500 Colored Pencils: Wanderlust

    August 24, 2017 / No Comments

    This might now become a regular series in my blog… as I complete (I hope) my 500 colored pencils from Felissimo. A couple weeks ago I received in the mail my equally awesome set called Wanderlust. The name alone resonates me and my love for travel! So I added coloured pencil drawings or shadings into a couple watercolour paintings I did for the DoodleWash prompts. Aren’t these names so cool? I love how these quirky names add a touch of personality to each colour. Hard to pick which is my favourite colour from this set because I love every colour! These are now available in Shanghai from a chain store called…

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    Watercolour Explorations #76 to #100

    August 2, 2017 / 2 Comments

    Here’s the fourth, and final, installment of my #the100dayproject. Was a bit late in finishing especially with the unplanned and planned trips during the 100 days. But it feels great that I finished though I am planning on continuing these watercolor exercises. It’s been part of my outlet and have truly enjoyed exploring the different styles and techniques. Thank you for looking.

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  • Art Journals

    Watercolour Explorations #51 to #75

    July 22, 2017 / No Comments

    Here’s the third installment of my #the100dayproject. Thank you for looking.

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    Watercolour Explorations #26 to #50

    July 7, 2017 / No Comments

    Here’s the second installment of my #the100dayproject. Thank you for looking.

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    Watercolour Explorations #1 to #25

    June 27, 2017 / No Comments

    Have you joined this year’s #The100DayProject? If so, how are you getting along with your respective projects? Mine was going well until I had some family emergency and then had to do a lot of catch ups. But I’m happy I got to the halfway mark in spite of the crazy days at work. So here is a look at 25 of my mini watercolour exercises. Thank you for looking. SaveSave SaveSaveSaveSave

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    Art Journal | Get Messy Season 8: Messy Lists Part 4

    June 4, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Sharing my pages for the GetMessy Messy List part 4. Somehow this set of prompts got me quite inspired to do quickly (unfortunately it took me a while to get this post out). I think it is also to do with having a smaller area to play with and getting most background done before putting on the finishing touches on each spread. Here are my spreads: Since I wrote this list for the prompt, new trips have suddenly come up which I am excited about. One of this is to Tokyo and another to Wuxi, China. Thank you for looking.

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    Art Journal | Get Messy Season 8: Messy Lists Part 3

    June 3, 2016 / No Comments

    This blogpost is way way way overdue. My pages for the Get Messy Messy Lists #3 and #4 were done some time ago but somehow time went in a blur and kept forgetting to take photos of them for this post. So finally, I’m sharing my Messy List #3 here below. Thank you for looking.

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Walked around with my friend, Mo, and ended up in one of Shanghai’s most touristy areas yesterday. I think the sheer amount of people suddenly felt overwhelming 😓. We were lucky to find a place to sit, sketch, and chat. 🤦🏽‍♀️ Plus, I broke my pencil ✏️ in half 🫣.

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