Another fun medium for landscape sketching August 4, 2009

Mudflat at Main Bird Hide

If you are feeling bored with your usual sketching medium, try something new. Charcoal, pencils and pastel are the usual ones I use. For want of a fresh approach and experimentation I picked up some marker pens to try.
In this sketch I did at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, using Letraset markers. You will note that a variety of gradation and texture quality can be achieved. The pigment ink from a marker pen is somewhat difficult to modulate and one has to be careful about the duration and pressure of contact between pen and paper. I managed to produce enough variety of strokes and intensity of pigment by deliberately controlling the contact time and pressure. Try these two aspects out separately before working on your painting.
Happy sketching.
Tham Pui San 4 August 2009

Nature Art On Trash Bins July 31, 2009

Volunteers Work of Art

Trash Bin Art: The next time you visit Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve be sure to enjoy the beautiful artwork done by our conservation volunteers and the Buloh Dabblers. A special activity for the Volunteer Appreciation Day on the 18 OCt, 2008, was the trash bin painting contest. Volunteers were given 2 hour to paint these bins, on all 5 sides if they had the time. And most met the challenge headon and managed to complete. The finished panels were simply beautiful and brightens up the images of the otherwise taken for granted bins. Thanks to all who participated.
Tham Pui San, 20 Oct 2008

Wetlands Alive October 31, 2008

 

Wetlands Alive: this  art exhibition to celebrate  the 15 th anniversary of Sungei Buloh will be held  from 6 Dec 08 to 15 Feb 2009.

exhibition poster

 

It will showcase 40 oil paintings of  this mangrove environment, depicting  glorious perspectives of this habitat and presents a message of hope and encouragement for nature and us. Two paintings will be auctioned to raise  funds for the Garden City Fund and  Rainbow Centre, a charity with a mission to enhance the lives of children and youths with special needs by providing early intervention programme and special education schools to help them develop to their fullest potential.

   Tham Pui San 24Nov.08

Coming soon: oil series for Sg Buloh June 2, 2008

Watch out  for my next exhibition at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in Dec 08.

 Here are two thumbnail references for plein air painting at the Main Hide on 2 June, 08.

 Tham Pui San, updated 2 June 08.

More bin-painting sessions October 17, 2007

Pui San led another bin-painting session at Sg Buloh Wetland Reserve. And all they took was half a day to complete these 6 colourful bins!

Unveiled: Fabric of the Wetlands June 7, 2007

This work of art took 11 weeks and 40 pair of hands to complete. Titled, Fabric of the Wetlands, it was launched on 2 June 2007 to commemorate World Environment Day. It will continue to be on display for the month of June. Visit the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to enjoy the patchwork!

Watching by the Main Bridge March 23, 2007

Submitted by Lee Long

Closeup of Green Lizard March 22, 2007

  ”Closeup of Green Lizard” Submitted by Joyce

Mangal March 21, 2007

Mangal submitted by Siew Chin

This is my territory March 20, 2007

 ”This is my territory”

Submitted by June Tham