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WHERE sunshine flecks the green,
Through towering woods my way
Goes winding all the day.

Scant are the flowers that bloom
Beneath the bosky screen
And cage of golden gloom.
Few are the birds that call,
Shrill-voiced and seldom seen.

Where silence masters all,
And light my footsteps fall, 
The whispering runnels onlyWith blazing noon confer;
And comes no breeze to stir
The tangled thickets lonely.

– Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967).  The Old Huntsman and Other Poems.  1918. 

This is something very different from all of my previous work. Landscape! Lots of green and green is the my fearful colour of all. The reason is because I find this colour very tricky, especially when it comes to realism art. It can turn out to be very cartoony or very rigid.

I got the inspiration when I was vacationing in Bandung, Indonesia last December. We stayed in a resort up on

Imago Mundi is a cultural, democratic and global project that looks to the new frontiers of art in the name of coexistence of expressive diversity – Luciano Benetton

Imago Mundi (Image of the world) was founded and strongly supported by Benetton Foundation, Italy.  imagomundiart.com

This idea of this project is to foster positive relation allowing active interaction amongst artists of all ages and levels, art communities and academics.

Inspired by the movement, three South East Asia’s established artists, Abu Jalal Sarimon of Singapore, A.Zaki Hadri of Malaysia and Antonius Kho of Indonesia decided to collaborate and continuing the project in their own country respectively.

With their motto “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something”, they believe via collaboration within these three countries, true progress can be amplified for maximal effect. They hope that this Imago Mundi 3 Nations will move on to a much bigger platform, capturing entire Asia, Europe and beyond.

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What a pleasant end to the year 2017 to see my artworks published in both CP Treasures 5 and Strokes of Genius 9!

Strokes Of Genius 9 – Creative Discoveries

Strokes of Genius was one of my most anticipated publication since the beginning of my career. It was my dream to one day have my artwork published in this collection.

I knew it will be a tough call since it is an all media juried selection. When I received the news that my piece “Of Time Long Past” was amongst 140 selected international artworks. Needless to mention that I was over the moon. This could be an one-off lucky strike but at least one of my dream was fulfilled.

CP Treasures 5 – Colored Pencil Masterworks From Around The Globe by Ann Kullberg

Having my art work included amongst the 120 pieces out of 838 entries is a huge deal for me as a colour pencil