Posted: February 9th, 2012 | Author: kk | Filed under: News | Tags: 2012, Bali, DestinAsian, feature, magazine, News & Feature, travel | Comments Off
BALI, INDONESIA “Traveling is definitely more fun when I have my sketchbook with me,” says Penang-born artist Ch’ng Kiah Kiean, best known for his graphite drawings of George Town’s old
streetscapes. “Sketching brings me closer to the places that I visit, and leaves me with indelible memories that are far more personal than images recorded through a camera. As with these three
scenes from Bali, which I sketched during a trip to the island last July, I look for scenic locations where I can also interact with locals and listen to their stories. People teach me more about a place than any amount of observation can, and the Balinese are among the most genuine and hospitable people that I have met on my journeys, with a vibrant spiritual culture to match. Bali also happens to be incredibly picturesque, whether amid the shimmering rice terraces of the highlands or down on a temple-studded beach. I can’t wait to return—and when I do, I’ll be sure to have my sketching tools
along. They are as important to me as my passport.”
TROPICAL TRIPTYCH
From top: The venerable sea temple of Tanah Lot is one of Bali’s most popular sights; Mount Batur, an active volcano in the Balinese highlands that rises above the largest crater lake on the island; the picturesque rice terraces of Ceking village, near Ubud.
Posted: August 1st, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, artist collection, Bali, Balinese temple, Indonesia, KK's Favorite, Moleskine, Ubud, vertical, watercolour | Comments Off
Size: 8.25 x 5″
Media: Graphite & watercolour on Moleskine sketch book
Collection: Artist collection
Posted: July 31st, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Beach, Chinese ink, Indonesia, Tanah Lot | 1 Comment »
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
Posted: July 31st, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, artist collection, Bali, Beach, Indonesia, KK's Favorite, Moleskine, watercolour | 1 Comment »
Size: 5 x 8.25″
Media: Graphite & watercolour on Moleskine sketch book
Collection: Artist collection
Posted: July 31st, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Chinese ink, Indonesia | Comments Off
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
Posted: July 31st, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Chinese ink, Indonesia | Comments Off
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
Posted: July 30th, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Chinese ink | Comments Off
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
Posted: July 30th, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, artist collection, Bali, Indonesia, Moleskine, Nature, watercolour | Comments Off
Size: 5 x 8.25″
Media: Graphite & watercolour on Moleskine sketch book
Collection: Artist collection
Posted: July 30th, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Besakih, Chinese ink, Indonesia | Comments Off
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
Posted: July 30th, 2011 | Author: kk | Filed under: Sketch | Tags: 2011, Bali, Balinese temple, Besakih, Chinese ink | Comments Off
Size: 19 x 56 cm
Media: Chinese ink on paper
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