Melting Heart

“Melting Heart”

Nothing is more important when you are in my arms.  My heart is melting and my world has been changed forever.

I started this painting in May and thought I could give it to my husband as the gift of Father’s Day. But life is always changing as the Anti-Extradition Bill movement in Hong Kong since June, I felt so hopeless towards the brutality of govn’t and the police.  Hong Kong is my home, my birthplace and my motherland.  I hoped the issues could be resolved in a positive way but seemed it’s getting far from people’s wishes.

I desperately need hope and light..... and I think of this painting.  It’s time for me to go back to painting.   Life must go on.

“But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love!”

Lovely Poddle

This cute little poodle is already 11 years old but she is still very energetic and running all around her home to patrol every corner! Salute to her diligence!

送給好朋友的禮物：呢隻可愛小狗叫肥B，但真人一點也不肥，還非常嬌小可愛。雖然，已經十歲有多，但還是很有活力，兩姊妹也很喜歡追著她，不過，通常反被肥B 吠番轉頭。

小朋友多和動物相處真不錯！

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Portrait for a Young Adult

A sunny smile is not exclusive for children only and it works for male too!! Can you feel his sunny personality? Yes, I do!!

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Sunny Smile

This sunny smile is priceless for me as a mother. One day when she grows up, hope this can remind her the joyful self in the picture.

It’s quite difficult to depict a smiley face for a kid without letting them to look old by the shading. Hope I can get a pass.  I hate the addiction to rectify errors over and over.  I just let go and let it be this way. 

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Refining a “Completed” Painting

I just refined a previous painting done half a year ago.

At the time I painted this “First Run” portrait of my elder daughter, I was quitting my previous job. I was pretty much occupied and had so much handover tasks to be completed before I left.  I squeezed time to paint to balance myself.  I just knew something not right by that time but couldn’t tell how exactly (don’t know what happened to my eyes).

Sitting in front of a painting for hours really needs a time-out to readjust my lens.

After months, I changed to fresh eyes to view this piece again and I tried to correct my huge overlooks.  Here I tried to correct the facial structure and warm the color tone. I cannot tell if this is enough but at least I’m contented with it.

There is never a perfect painting just how you view it.  Hope I don’t need another remake of the same piece. But who knows, huh? :)

Before & After: Left is the Original; Right is the Refined Painting

Chubby Cheek

“Chubby Cheek”, Watercolor, 10.5” x 15”

I really miss the chubby cheek of my big girl when she was small.  I always saw hope and possibilities in her pebble like round eyes.

幸好趕得切在妳 5歲生日前，完成這幅畫。沒甚麼可送給妳，就讓這一切珍貴的片段伴隨著妳成長。生日快樂，我的親愛！

這片段已經是兩年前，當時Luvia 剛三歲，面圓圓、眼圓圓的，樣子很可愛；那時的她很怕羞，叫她買個蛋撻，也只會含羞答答的看著人家笑。這兩年間小妮子不知不覺間蛻變了，圓圓的輪廓線不見了，對答亦老積了自信多了。看著妳長大了進步了，心裡當然很高興，但同時我心裡仍會深深記住妳兒時的畫面。

當你開始不停重看小孩子昔日的片段，證明你已越來越不捨得她們長大！

First Run

My 4-year-old daughter participated in an athletic meet for the first time.  I was stunned by the reflected light of the red runway on children’s faces.  In this short run, I felt my lovely girl suddenly grew up.  Of course, there are many more journeys out there waiting for her.


Contrasting the red runway, I don’t know if this is the right way to capture the reflected light on her face and if the color temperature is correct.  I have applied white gouache on the tips of her hair.


It seems some parts have been a bit overdone.  If given another chance, I would try to reduce the layers applied and preserve the fresh white of the paper more.



記Luvia 的第一次賽跑
在紅色跑道的光影下，跑道上的小孩子們均映照得滿面通紅，非常可愛。在短短數十米的跑程下，看著Luvia 堅定的往終點跑，突然發現，小妮子真的長大了。媽媽怎麼捨得妳長大得這麼快呢？

“First Run”, 10.5” x 15”, Watercolor



“First Run”, 10.5” x 15”, Watercolor
Do you think this painting looks better when putting in a frame?

First Watercolor Portrait

When you have two kids to take care, watercolor is the most preferrable medium to paint with.  Unlike oil, which is much more messy and involves many toxic medium.  Watercolor is easy to set up and everything can be cleaned easily with water.


Here is my first attempt to paint portrait with watercolor.


My second daughter Rafella was holding a huge mango and asking us to let her eat!!!  She is just 21 months old and loves to eat so much~~  Contrasting with her tiny body, the mango was so huge that she has difficulties to balance herself. 


I could only paint during lunch hour so it’s pretty much remained as a sketch.  I know it has so much to be improved.  But, I am happy to stop as what it is now. 


When I showed this to her, she said: "It's Rafella.".  Luckily, she can still recognize herself!!




Little Rafella Big Mango, 10.5 x 7.5, Watercolor