Temple street, Chinatown, Singapore (2021) 绘画 由 Gordonartist1

acrylic colours on handmade thai mulberry paper(kada sa), deckled edges, 10 x 13.5 in, 24 x 35 cm
This kind of building, the 'shop house', is a common structure found in South East Asia and certainly in Malaysia & Singapore. The ones left in Singapore have mostly now been beautifully restored as in this case. The character comes out in the old style windows and the seeming random design from one shop house to the next. My paintings on this subject are mainly of this old architectural style I found in Singapore. My dilemma then is do I represent the makeover version or the original style, on a smooth paper or parchment as I did here. Originally these buildings were white washed. The windows had no glass just bars and shutters, painted blue. The shops on the ground floor had bamboo curtains lowered to keep out the sun, now they have awnings. Here is one scene where colours of the buildings have been kept closer to the original. The painting is done on a traditional mulberry paper handmade in Thailand. It’s a parchment like paper, strong yet pliable. I have the paper made to this size to get the deckled edges which adds to the textural effect. . There’s a close up photo to get a better sense of the texture and brushwork. Then there’s pictures of the work in progress.

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