Sketchbook 2004-2007
I used to love drawing animals when I was little. But I gave up being an artist when I took my mother's advice on not becoming one. After finishing my bachelor in architecture and worked in several architectural firms, I realised I had killed my spirit by not drawing anymore.
I never thought of showing the world such drawings and I had no idea how back then. Now I can proudly present them and hopefully they would lead me to some new adventures.
Left Handed Animals
Drawn in green ink pen.
Most animals were drawn in left hand except the right column where I marked "right hand cat".
Sis & Ba
Drawn in 20th August,2004.
The girl on the left is my sister playing with her killer whale doll --- Baba; the horse on the right is an attempt to sketch from a photograph taken by her in Canada.
Galloping Horse
Drawn in 26th August,2005.
I notice the Chinese dragon's head is inspired from the horse's elongated face. That is why I find it really interesting and easy to draw those imaginary beasts.
Chinese Dragon
Drawn in 27th August,2005
...... and so there we go a good old classical Chinese Dragon.
Small Calf
I copy this poor lost fellow from National Geographic and you can see the markings from the other page (The Chinese Dragon) goes through this one and forms a beautiful scenery, which makes it look like running on snow.
Tree Elf
I can't remember where I saw this thing, maybe in my dreams or maybe in the movies. But somehow this little guy pops into my mind and I had to draw him out.
The Judge of Hell and his Female Companion
Drawn in 25th July,2006
This drawing is inspired from the Thangka images I saw from a book. The Judge of Hell from Tibet Buddhism has a bull's head, a female companion attached to him to assist his power.
The Hungry Ghost in Buddhism
Drawn in 26th July,2006.
Another drawing inspired by the Tibet Thangka. The hungry ghosts always suffer from hunger no matter how much they consume, representing the greedy human who turn into hungry ghosts after their death. They are described to be skinny enough to see their skull, with an abrupted tummy like the hungry people we saw who starve in undeveloped countries.
Kill the Lion King
Drawn in 21st April, 2007
This drawing depicts an anger from my own experience. The winged dog represents a superior beast being attacked by another non-winged beast when unguarded.