Life In the River - 0060sk

 

Medium : Oil 

Size :

Status : Unavailable 

This painting is about how some Vietnamese live their life in Binh Duong. Some are river fishermen that relies on their fishing catch from the river. Some even live in a boat and sell their catch of the day directly to the market near the river. The river not only provides living to the local but panoramic view to foreigners like myself. 

Charity Bazaar Schedule

 SuKagallery will showcase paintings and crochet works at Charity Bazaar in November and December 2022. Below are details of the events

Consulate Club Charity Bazaar 

Date : 12 November 2022

Time : 9.30a.m to 4.00 pm

Venue : Caravelle Hotel, Saigon

ILV Charity Bazaar

Date : 1 December 2022

Time : 9.30 am - 3.00 pm

Venue : Intercontinental Hotel, Saigon

From My Window - 058sk

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size :

Status: Available in the personal collection

From My Window is the painting of the view I had when I looked through my bedroom window. I was in deep sorrow at the moment I painted this painting. My father passed away at the very beginning of the pandemic of covid-19. Not because of covid but due to stroke. I could not go back to my home country when I received the news that my father had a stroke. It was just a week after Hari Raya Haji 2020. I still remembered that we had a video call during Hari Raya Haji and he smiled at me. He looked so happy coming back from the mosque. He asked me when will I come back home and I said, I couldn't go back due to the current lockdown in Saigon and will be back soon after the pandemic is over. I was devastated that a week after we had that video call he collapsed due to a stroke and 3 weeks after that he passed away. At this moment when I painted this, my heart was broken thinking of him and the test that I had at that time. Yes, I was tested badly, I felt lonely, sad, useless, and all sorts of bad vibes. Hence, things happened for a reason, life is about changes and time is moving forward and never turning back. As a human, we try hard, accept Qada & Qadar, and embrace the plan God has planned for us.

 

Tangerine -057sk

 

Size : 49.5cm x 49.5cm

Medium : Oil Painting 

Near to Lunar Year Celebration or TET they called it in Vietnam, I finished this painting. It such a quiet and isolated feel when the pandemic hit the world. This is the first time the Lunar Year Celebration or TET is celebrated in such a dark time when most of the world is under quarantine. Hence, the celebration continues within the individual self-compound. What most important is the feel of thanks and hope for a better future.

The Ingredients - 0056sk

Medium : Oil paint on canvas

Size : 30cm x 30cm each unit

Status : In collection 

The ingredients were inspired while I was in the kitchen. Two main ingredients in most of my cooking are onions and tomato that give the sweet, sour, and spicy flavor to my cooking. 

 

Flowers Series : Life of Tulip 1, Life of Tulip 2 and Life of Tulip 3 - 0052sk

Flower Series :

Life of Tulip 

Medium : Oil paint on canvas

Size : 20cm x 29.5cm each unit

Status : In collection 

Tulip 1

                                                 

Tulip 2

Tulip 3

Life of Tulip series was inspired by the fresh tulip that I bought during TET festival (Lunar Year festival). It was so beautiful when it bloomed however faded and dying through time. Just like our life that will never be permanent and will meet the end one day. 

 

From Toulouse to Paris Series : The Canal #2 - 0051sk

Medium : Oil paint on canvas

Size : 48.5 cm x 68.5cm

Status : In collection " From Toulouse to Paris"

This painting was inspired by the canal that I saw and passed through during my visit to Toulouse, France in 2019. This painting has been uploaded on my posting at Global Malaysian Network FB page on Jul 30th 2020 and received 322 likes. Received positive comments made me so honored and feel appreciated. 

These were some of the comments received from the FB page that I like to share with. Well, I hope you too enjoy my painting collections.