First kiss

If I have perfected anything in life, it is the art of doing nothing for extended periods of time without the slightest guilt or urge to be productive. On a serious note, I really believe that we need to stop this glorification of busy (at least in the corporate world). It’s enough to be productive within the set number of working hours in a day. This madness is not helping anyone.

Flowers in Singapore

23 Saturday Jul 2016

Posted by Ray in Art, Illustration, Singapore

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#art, #illustration, #singapore, flowers, flowershop, watercolor

Flower Shop

Before we moved to Singapore, we always had fresh seasonal flowers at home. Something about them really elevates my mood after a long day at work.

After we moved here, for the first few months I tried to keep this up. But fresh flowers in Singapore are hella expensive! They’re mostly hothouse type flowers, which aren’t particularly fragrant. Also, having been in a fridge for days before they actually hit the shops, they die rather quickly after you bring them home.

So, that’s something I miss, apart from having four seasons, winter clothes, and parties by the bonfire.

Watercolor Leaves

29 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Ray in aceo, Art, Illustration, Singapore, watercolor

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#illustration, #tropical, foliage, leaves, palmleaves, singaporeartist, sketchbook, summer, watercolor

watercolor palm leaves illustration

Yes, it’s as boring as it sounds.

Literally, a few leaves. My body is so tired I cannot think straight, let alone paint. All the weekends are flying by, the work week is hectic, every other week family is coming over from India to stay with us (not that I don’t enjoy this) and I have started taking some fitness classes. So this kind of uninspiring practice type work, sans stories, is all I have for now.

Pentel Brushpen

12 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by Ray in aceo, Illustration, Singapore

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#illustration, blackandwhite, blankink, leaves, pentelbrushpen, singaporeartist, sketchblog

leavesBLOG

So this is the sprig of leaves I had drawn freehand, with my new love – the pentel ink brushpen.

Sketchbook has been coming along a tad slow due to a bunch of reasons.

I was a bit unwell, my parents were visiting and I’ve just been super busy overall. But more frequent uploads from now on, promise.

Singapore Street Fashion

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by Ray in Art, Illustration, Singapore

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#illustration, accessories, Asianstreetstyle, brushpen, fashion, fashionillustration, singaporeartscene, SingaporeCNY, watercolor

Singapore Street Fashion - 1

Singapore is super fashionable, though a tad predictable sometimes. Thankfully, the island is such a mishmash of nationalities that if you go the right parts of the city, you get to see some great fashion outside of the usual branded bores. I tend to lean toward the eclectic dressers, mixing high end with street cool, designer sunglasses with rainbow hair, etc. I also love Korean fashion in all sorts of drapey, futuristic shapes. And as in the illustration above, my absolute fave is Japanese street style in Singapore. Their use of color, personal style choices, quirky accessories and shoes make them stand out among a sea of short shorts and LV Neverfull bags. Japanese men too wear the best suits and their hair is always on point. The only trend I have a little trouble getting behind is the ultra dramatic fake lashes.