THE RED VIOLIN

^{8″ X 11″}

^{MARKER AND GOLD LEAF WITH EMBOSSING ON PAPER 2023}

^{Retouched in 2023, this work is easily understood once you spot the bow and the red thing under her arms.}

ORIENTAL AIR

^{33.5″ X 43.5″}

^{ACRYLIC AND GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS (framed )2013}

^{Do you sense a figure dressed in a kimono? And that treatment of space according to the Japanese philosophy of MA.}

^{The top is the back of a lady’s head with fan-like shapes flowing from the neck.}

^{As seen below and across is the script of my first trial in adapting the use of asemic writing.}

SPIRAL

^{12″ X 12″}

^{ACRYLIC AND GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS 2012}

^{These four belongs to an experimental phase before I switched approaches.}

^{It is one of four pieces that goes together under the idea of simplicity and minimalism.}

^{The use of lnes, shapes and dots in design was adapted into these four rare gems in my abstract presentation.}

VULTURES

^{12″ X 12″}

^{ACRYLIC AND GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS 2012}

^{As the title states, these shapes found from the crossing of lines take shapes of the bird.}

^{It is one of four pieces that goes together under the idea of simplicity and minimalism.}

PROFILE OF A CHARACTER

^{12″ X 12″}

^{ACRYLIC AND GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS 2012}

^{Ihe black areas are in high relief making these works more about sculpture.}

FLEA

^{12″ X 12″}

^{ACRYLIC AND GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS 2012}

^{This belongs to an experimental phase before I switched approaches.}

^{It is one of four pieces that goes together under the idea of simplicity and minimalism.}

^{The use of lnes, shapes and dots in design was adapted into these four rare gems in my abstract presentation.}

SUTRA

^{8″ X 11″}

^{MARKER & GRAPHITE ON PAPER 2022}

^{This is one of the limited pieces done in an airy atmosphere. The only intentional lines is the face.}

^{The very first piece to try out Asemic script with an Asiastic influence and was thought to be some kind of sutra script related to Buddhism.}

SUPERSTITION

^{8″ X 11″ MARKER & GRAPHITE ON PAPER 2022}

^{The black cat is the reason why I decided on the title. It is of course not intentional, or rather, maybe a reflection of what I experienced with the pet during the creative moments.}

NIRVANA

^{8″ X 11″}

^{MARKER, GRAPHITE & EMBOSSED GOLD LEAF ON PAPER 2022}

^{Attention was placed in the treatment of the trapped shapes. The Japanese idea of `Ma’ (space) was stressed.}

^{The figure appeared naturally and I simply went along with it.}

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

^{8″ X 11″}

^{MARKER & GRAPHITE ON PAPER 2022}

^{Schubert has been one of my favorite composers. Within the year, I have created about ten works in a series with compositions of realistic figures, definitely a transition in development.}

SALVADOR

^{18″ X 24″}

^{MARKER, ACRYLICS, & GOLD LEAF ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2016}

^{Speaking of Surrealism, there is a resemblance with Salvador Dali’s `Sleep’. This looks simple and effortless but to whip a line in speed across the page while presenting a mastery in the handling of space, mass and temperament take years of practice.}

BIRDS 2011

^{18″ X 48″ (diptych)}

^{MARKER, EMBOSSED GOLD LEAF ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2011}

^{I now realize that these diptychs were setting the stage for my later attempt.}

^{The birds you see here are abstract and simplified shapes.}

PRAYER 2019

^{16″ X 11″ (diptych)}

^{MARKER, GRAPHITE & EMBOSSED GOLD LEAF ON PAPER 2019}

^{After my mother passed away, a female image started surfacing in my works, may be in the form of a muse? The highlight in this work is in how the lines subconsciously placed, which turn out to be exactly the contour of clasped hands.}

ISOLATION

^{18″ X 24″ ACRYLICS & GOLD LEAF ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2022}

^{Re-worked on an image started a decade ago with the new applications attained in recent years.}

LETTING GO*

^{8″ X 23″ MARKER, ACRYLICS, GRAPHITE & GOLD LEAF ON MOLESKIN PAPER 2023}

^{This was the final piece before I introduced Asemic script into the composition. Letting go – a reminder to self that I had to move onto another stage.}

PHOENIX

^{24″ X 30″ WATER COLOUR ON PAPER 2013}

^{I was lost between stages as I treaded onto an Albertian artist Janvier who used thing lines of bright colours Anything I would do to accept a challenge!}

EYE

^{30″ X 26″}

^{OIL ON CANVAS 1986}

^{An early work done in frustration when back in the University days, I was reluctant to comply to play the expressive game when I was not ready. I needed a foundation before moving on.}

LIBERATION

^{8″ X 11″ MARKER, GRAPHITE & GOLD LEAF ON PAPER 2022}

SOLD

^{The hand was formed by adding two lines to the shape that suggested. The few types of pens used gave life to a wider scope of blacks.}

A TOUCH OF CLASS

^{8″ X 11″ MARKER, ACRYLICS, GRAPHITE & GOLD LEAF ON PAPER 2023}

^{As I was figuring out my own interpretation on facial presentation, anime was one of the trials, namely, the large eyes, small mouth and pointy nose.}

PILGRIMAGE

^{54″ X 24″ (triptych)}

^{ACRYLICS ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2021}

^{With subconscious as a guiding light, my works often reflect what I think and my stance at the moment. Such is a piece about religions and their worshippers.}

PARTING FROM THE ABYSS*

^{18″ X 48″ (diptych)}

^{ACRYLICS ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2022}

^{Haunted by the white space of the unfinished picture from 2011, I finally faced to finish the piece and turn it into a diptych. The figure was found a decade later. Thus another proof of my gift of revelation.}

SPIRITS*

^{18″ X 30″ x 4″}

^{PAPER TOILE 2015}

^{There is always a need to do something on the side to keep an alternate perspective. The shapes are all cut up from the same sheet according to the subconscious lines crossings. Only two made of this kind.}

DISINTEGRATION*

^{18″ X 24″ MARKER, ACRYLICS, GRAPHITE & GOLD LEAF ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2016}

^{There were only three made of my last abstract attempts. Equilibrium and Echoes being the other two share the development from centralized composition in 2016.}

FOLLOW YOUR HEART

^{18″ X 24″ MARKER, ACRYLICS, & GOLD LEAF ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2016}

^SOLD

^{There were pieces that took no time to finish but cast a deep impression. Practised with hundreds of small sketches, I delved into a series with a spontaneity that balanced with cognitive colour placement. It set a foundation approach for works made from 2018 onwards.}

PASSING BEAUTY*

^{18″ X 24″ MARKER, ACRYLICS, GRAPHITE & GOLD LEAF ON CANVAS PAPER 2023}

^{This piece took 5 years to complete. The Asemic script was added towards the end as I mastered the use of such after trials. The composition originated back in 2019.}

PAST & PRESENT

^{24″ X 36″ X 3 (triptych)}

^{ACRYLICS ON CANVAS 2011}

SOLD

^{The beginning of polytych attempts. These were produced without planning ahead, one canvas at a time. Thus also began practising my faith that is needed for subconscious compositions.}

CLAW*

^{23.5″ X 27.5″ (framed)}

^{ACRYLICS & GOLD LEAF ON GLASS 2013}

^{There were a few pieces which I transferred the blue print of my subconscious line composition and painted it on the flip side of the glass. The colours look brilliant and changes as the lighting of the room changes, the colours follow.}

CUBICLES

^{18″ X 24″ & 16″ X 20″}

^{MARKERS ON PAPER}

SOLD

^{Based on a poem I wrote, I created an image as a reference. Possibly due to such spontaneity, two originals of different sizes both found their owners.}

HOOK

^{36″ X 48″ GRAPHITE ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 1988}

^{In my expressive stage, energy and boldness were addressed. This 4 ft work was done as a graduation pieces. Looking back, without preconceived composition was the first reminiscence of how I should start every work later on in life.}

EVADE

^{42″ X 42″ MARKER, & GRAPHITE ON WATER COLOUR PAPER 2003}

not for sale

^{This was produced with short strokes and I used at least 70 pens in the process. The image was taken from an earlier painting and each small areas are comprised of individual composition possibilities.}

^{Available in prints of 10″ x 10″}

CURRENT

^{36″ X 36″ ACRYLIC AND OILS ON CANVAS 1995}

SOLD

^{Juried for auction at the Phillip Charrriol Painting competition in 1996.}

ELAINE

^{24″ X 24″ OIL ON CANVAS 1986}

^SOLD

^{After much disagreement with my professors on the need to go abstract, I answered with this realism result after privately working for a solid foundation.}