Not Just Another Pretty Face II/ Más Que Otra Cara Bonita II (painting)

Not Just Another Pretty Face II/ Más Que Otra Cara Bonita II, acrylics on Canson paper, 100 x 70cm, /39 x 27" For sale at This is a second version of this piece. The first belongs to Dones de Picanya. From Saatach's description I have done many paintings and drawings inspired by musical performances. This second original acrylic painting on paper, “Not Just Another Pretty Face/ Mas Que Otra Cara…

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Singapore During WWII: the Former Ford Factory

The Former Ford Factory is now a museum about Singapore during WWII. Built in 1941 as a state of the art facility, it was the first Ford production plant in SE Asia after 15 years building cars in garages. In this very building the British surrendered to the Japanese on February 13, 1942, the office they used left as it was.

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Rural Singapore

Rural Singapore, watercolor 21 x 30 cm/ 8.3 x 11.7" Adding to the long series of watercolor paintings from my travels, Rural Singapore is the first from that trip. The large leaves, variety of colors vegetation, some which is not quite like what I have seen before, yield a strong impression of lushness befitting a warm and humid climate. The abstract elements provide diversity.

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Winter Canal

Winter Canal, charcoal, , 64 x 40 cm/25 x 16″ Continuing with my efforts in charcoal, this is a winter scene in the Netherlands. We've traveled extensively on the canals of the Netherlands. Not long ago these canals froze every winter and to this day the Dutch people are over-represented in the Winter Olympic speed skating events. This canal is located near 's-Hertogenbosch.

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Looking Out

Acrylics on canvas, 73 x 60 cm/ 29 x 23.5" For sale at Another in my series of Hopper inspired paintings, a woman looks out over a golden field with a thick green forest at its edge. Figures walk in a line towards the dark woods, phantoms in the foreground. Completed in 2021, modified 2025. From Saatachi's description:

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Singapore’s Cuisine- a Cacophony

Occupying a unique position on ocean trading routes enhanced by its importance to the British Empire, with Malaysia and Thailand to the north, Indonesia to the east and China to northeast, India to the northwest, Singapore developed a rich, diverse Asian cuisine. The result is a potpourri of spices and ingredients, bewildering to most Western visitors. Hawkers You can try an astounding variety of dishes at Singapore's hawkers, vendors…

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Woman in Black White

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Amazing art in Buddhist and Hindu Temples in Singapore

No visit to Singapore would be complete without a visit to the Buddhist and Hindu temples. The temples are awash in highly colorful imagery. Buddhist art is dominated by images of the Buddha. The figures are generally in accurate proportions, displaying a good understanding of anatomy. Not all portrayals are realistic overall. Much of the art is repetitive, that is, most images are standard copies of traditional…

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Singapore: a mixture of cultures and cuisines

Wispy humidity-laced clouds welcome the visitor on the descent to Singapore's waterfront airport. Lush greenness contrasts with glass and metal skyscrapers, all sitting together in the warm bath that is its climate. It was a quick pass through the passport scanners. My nephew was waiting for me. He didn't need the sign others waiting for visitors held up. Once I'd jokingly held one up.

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Visiting temples

The Buddist temple is Chinese. Buddhism is more of a Chinese, SE Asia, Japanese tho startd in India. It's part of the multi cultural fabric of this secular society, along with Muslims.

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