Oil painting of construction landscape; a transient space and disappearing scene with dumpster

A Slope Still

 I'm drawn to rustic, back-to-basics, disappearing spaces. This is one of the vacant spots in Tampines, north-eastern Singapore, like so many others, that's being urbanised. I pass by here at least once or twice a week and was lucky to capture this dumpster parked right there.

A Slope Still: Oil on panel / 6x8in (15x20cm)

It is a sleepy little scene with little activity, unlike the symbolism of  'Foreign Elements: Supremely Hazy Talks'.

Painting of Pasir Ris Beach Park

'To the Beach'
Oil on panel
6x6 inches

This end of the Pasir Ris beach park is a 5-minute walk from my home in Singapore. On weekday afternoons this 70-hectare, 3.2km park is a quiet spot to visit, but it gets crowded on weekends. Barely 2 hours after I began working on it, the rain came to chase me home.

Oil painting of a disappearing wooded path; a transition to Dead Wood to urbanisation; a construction scene.

Dead Wood

This is one of several small paintings on the de-wooding that's going on where I live in Pasir Ris. It's the site of a new school for overseas families. It's sad knowing that the families of eagles (among other wild critters) will have to find a new location to build their nests.

Transitions: Dead Wood
Oil on archival panel
6 x 8 inches (15 x 20 cm).
Not for sale.

 What drew me.....the tarpaulin a-fluttering in the light.

And oh....I had the last two lines of our four official languages on the signboard in the wrong order. But that's ok, danger by whatever order is still, well, dangerous!

I was tempted to name this piece 'Uniquely Singapore' (as in the languages combi).
Or I could name it 'Families Come, Families Go'.
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This painting is one of a few that mark the beginning of my paint journey along the themes of transient spaces, conservation, works in progress.

Cradle Mountain

Commission

I had to paint this in a more photo-realistic style than I normally would prefer.

Lupins

NFS

In Tasmania, there's beauty everywhere you look. Driving around, I got out of the car several times to take pictures of idyllic scenes like this.

2013 update: I've come a long way from 'needlepoint painting' :)