Singapore Art Society 2008 Annual Exhibition

Artwork by Ng Woon Lam, Distinction Award in Abstract Category

Singapore Art Society SAS 59th Annual Exhibition 2008

cum Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Awards 2008

Opening: 18th Oct 2008, 3pm

Exhibition: 11am to 7pm, 18th -20th Oct 2008

Ngee Ann Cultural Centre

97 Tank Road, Singapore 238066

新加坡艺术协会59屆年展

Singapore Watercolour Oil Painting Lesson Class Schedule

Below are my current Watercolour, Oil Painting and Acrylic Painting lessons and details.

Day	Frequency	Time	Venue	Fees	Medium	Vacancy
Discuss	Private one to one	Discuss Available slots	At your prefered premises	$380 per session of 2.5 hours	Oil Painting / Watercolour / Acrylic	Discuss
Discuss	Private Group	Discuss Available slots	At your prefered premises	Discuss package for multiple session	Oil Painting / Watercolour / Acrylic	Your Preference

Oil Painting Materials required:

Colors : Ivory Black, Arizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Cerulean Blue Hue, Lemon Yellow, Vermillion, Cadmium Orange or Cadmium Orange Hue, Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red, Raw Sienna and a larger tube of Titanium White

Brushes : Brittle Brushes, Flat or Filbert, Size 2, 4, 6 and 8

Waste cloth for cleaning paint

Palette: Paper palette or wooden palette

Low Odour Turpentine

Small canvas or acrylic painted watercolor paper

Linseed Oil

2 small bottles for waste turpentine and linseed oil

Detergent (Mama Lemon) / Brush Cleaner for cleaning brushes

MUST HAVE : 6B pencil + A4/letter size Sketch Book

Watercolor Painting Materials required:

Colors : Arizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Cerulean Blue Hue, Lemon Yellow, Vermillion, Orange, Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red, Raw Sienna

Brushes : Round size 2 (about 0.2cm diameter), 6 (about 0.5 cm diameter), 12(about 1cm diameter)

Waste cloth for drying brushes

Palette: White plastic palette

Tupperware for water

Watercolor Paper (Schut or Fabriano 22"X30", cut it into 8 pieces)

MUST HAVE : 6B pencil + A4/letter size Sketch Book

Acrylic Painting Materials required:

Colors : Arizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue or Cerulean Blue Hue, Lemon Yellow, Vermillion, Orange, Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red, Raw Sienn, A large tube of Titanium White

Brushes : Brittle Brushes, Flat or Filbert, Size 2, 4, 6 and 8

Waste cloth for drying brushes

Palette: White plastic palette

Tupperware for water

Watercolor Paper (Schut or Fabriano 22"X30", cut it into 8 pieces)

MUST HAVE : 6B pencil + A4/letter size Sketch Book

Singapore Art Lesson Floral Oil Painting Demo Ng Woon Lam

Singapore Art Lesson

Floral Oil Painting Demo Ng Woon Lam

Roses

Transparent Watercolour -- How did J.M.W Turner keep that?

St Chapel, Paris

Transparent watercolour like British Watercolour.

Learn it from old English masters; Thomas Girtin, J. M. W. Turner and John Sell Cotman.

When I learnt watercolour from instruction book, almost watercolour painters would advise us not to paint more layers. The most is 3 layers.

However, when I looked at these British watercolourists above, they did a lot more than that and still could keep watercolour transparent and fresh. I solved my doubt with 2 pieces of information; one from Singapore master watercolour artist Mr. Gog Sing Hooi (He was the late president and founding member of Singapore Watercolour Society) and the other from my Chemistry and Physics knowledge.

Mr. Gog said to me "To stay transparent, keep on using similar colors."

Brown goes onto similar brown => more transparent
Blue goes onto similar blues => more transparent

I undertood that rule better after I was trained in a house paint company research lab.

1. Each paint type has it own particle distribution. Mixing them causing more light scattering. => less light goes to viewer's eyes . => dull (could be less transparent too)
2. Some pigment may react with other pigment in aqueous form causing coarse percipitation.=> losing transparency with coarser and more irregular particle sizes.


So in order to stay transparent, each layer better choose similar pigment type. Turner could paint 30 layers and still kept the transparency of watercolour. The painting also carries very strong tonal structure. It is a wonderful way to paint architectural elements slowly.

Hope this helps. Feel free to drop your comments.

Watercolour Painting Preservation

Watercolour Painting Preservation

There are 2 major groups of attack to watercolour paintings:

1. Acidic moisture bleaching the painting surface or acidic moisture penetrating through the back surface attacking the paper which causes yellow spots appearing on the paper.


2. UV light bleaching the paper.

For case 2 it is easier. Just keep away from direct UV or direct sunshine. There is anti-UV glass which more advanced frame shop can provide. The rule is : Strong lighting is always harmful to both oil or watercolour. The UV light and heat and 2 energy source that could accelarate any chemical reactions.

Case 1 is a more common headache to all collectors. My rule is : Change the painting environmental condition.

I learnt this from corrosion engineering idea in school. In corrosion engineering, it is called sacrificial anode. Since corrosion always happens, we provide a material for it to corrode. Therefore, the original object like a big ship in the sea will not corrode.

So these are the steps:

First make sure the frame environment is dry before fitting in the painting

Next prepare all protective layers that change the whole environment against acid moisture.

• Get a larger piece of acid free watercolor paper


• Gesso it with oil paint acrylic ground


• let it dry for at least a day


• Use this protective layer and place behind the watercolour painting


• Matting should be acid free museum grade if possible. Alternatively, regular grade mats can be coated with transparent gesso at the back. That makes it similar to acid free mats.

Ensure everything is dry, then seal the frame tightly. Minimize regular adhesive in contact with painting paper.

The sacrificial piece of watercolor painting can last 3 years. Mats should last about the same length of time. So, change them after every 3 years.

**Wooden backing is one of the major source of acid moisture. Gesso it can block certain level of its acidity.

** Acrylic Gesso has some alkaline content in it. Ammonia is one of the common content. That neutralizes acids.

If you have watercolour paintings that are already having problems, some fine art restorers can help reduce the problem. Eliminating it might not be possible.

Feel free to contact me, if you have more questions or anything to discuss.
Email me: ngwoonlam@yahoo.com

Singapore Watercolour Oil Painting Workshops Art Classes

My Workshop

I accept workshop proposals.
Kindly email me to discuss details.

Brief description of how a workshop may be conducted



** e.g : Outdoor Painting Workshop in oil or watercolour

No of days : 2 full days, 5 hours per day.

No of students : 5 or 6

Students prepare materials and gears needed for their own paintings

Locations : Students can suggest venues. Possible venues : Botanical Garden, Sentosa, Faber Hill, Chinatown...

Travelling Workshop locations : Melaka or Penang

Students can form their own group and propose possible time and venue

Fees : $200/= per students for a local workshop and $300 per person for a travelling workshop

*** Students are reponsible for personal transport and accommodation for a travelling workshop.

Working Process



Day 1

I will first work on a painting on location

Students starts composing their painting on location

I will discuss with each students resolving their problem, demontrate on their in progress artworks or on a sketch book

Day 2

Students continue to work on their painting on location

I will continue to discuss with their progress

Group critique and group discussions

Email: ngwoonlam@yahoo.com

Woon Lam MFA Graduation and Diploma Show

I just graduated from New York Academy of Art. See my diploma show artwork

at New York Academy of Art from 18 May 2007 to 25 May 2007.

New York Academy of Art

111 Franklin Street, NYC, NY 10013.

website : www.nyaa.edu