Let blessings fall around you like blossoms ~ Rumi
Quick sketch in between puppy duties. I’m fostering a couple of puppies for a few months.
Another native fragrant flower mostly grown in temples and gardens because they are believed to bring wealth to the family. The plant is also used as natural anticipectic and anti inflammatory.
Sketch of the day no 1270 in my moleskine sketchbook is of a yellow magnolia champaca
Today feels like it’s been played out in slow motion from over exerting myself yesterday with the excitement of all the different workouts I discovered on ClassPass.com which just launched in Penang, but I didn’t forget to sketch 😂🤣
Sketch of the day no 1268 in my moleskine sketchbook is of ylang ylang plant.
Sketch of the day no 1267 in my moleskine sketchbook is of a pomegranate flower and fruit.
I thought this was an important symbol in Chinese culture but turns out everyone loves it too ❤️
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I simply love the name of this tree. I think the name comes from the silhouette of the tree but I could be wrong 🤔
Sketch of the day no 1266 in my moleskine sketchbook is of the midnight horror flower and pod.
These trees are fairly common in Penang. They are easy to spot as well because they are tall and you can see the hanging pods from far.
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It’s been a haze free weekend and I’m grateful for the fresh air. It doesn’t mean the forest fires from plantation clearing have stopped, it just means the wind direction has changed. Trees and nature should be protected and respected.
There are many heritage trees in Penang which I love and here’s one of them that is found in both the old and new worlds.
Sketch of the day no 1265 in my moleskine sketchbook is of a coral tree.
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Not as innocent as it looks…
Botanical illustration #3 Papaver somniferum commonly known as opium poppy
Ink on acid free water colour paper
Size 30.5 x 22.9 cm
Price USD 75
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Another flower therapy day.
Botanical illustration #2
Ink on acid free water colour paper
Size 30.5 x 22.9 cm
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The air quality in Penang, Malaysia is at dangerous high levels right now. The open fires in the region is causing the country to be covered in a layer of smog. Slash and burn methods used by roque plantations should be banned!
Preserve the forest and Plant trees instead of cutting them down 🌳🔥😷
Botanical illustration #1
Ink on acid free water colour paper
Size 30.5 x 22.9 cm
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Kitchen Qing: blue and white porcelain used for simple meals.
Steamed rice is a staple food in Chinese culture especially for the Southern Chinese who migrated to South East Asia in the 18th and 19th century because of civil wars, hardship and starvation.
The free trade between imperial China and Malaya under the British empire attracted many Chinese to move there as labourers.
Sketch of the day no 1264 in my moleskine sketchbook is of a Crane rice bowl lid.
