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Loy Chye Chuan

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Watercolour is my Passion, Hobby and Addiction

Watercolour Paintings By Loy Chye Chuan

Watercolour has been my favourite pastime and profession since 1957. From landscapes, buildings, and riverscapes to wildlife, I managed to experiment with different techniques and methods of painting. Some learned through observing paintings of established artists, while the rest were attained through the hard work of experimenting.

Through experimenting with different ways of painting, I have managed to gather some experience in controlling different types and sizes of brushes, the mixture of paints, using papers of different textures and materials, some techniques of painting outdoors and indoors.

Watercolour Art – An Addiction I Refuse to Let Go

Loy Chye Chuan Painting

Watercolour art gives me room to create, express my emotions and sentiments. During the creation of an artwork, which requires focus and attention, I have learnt to enjoy the repetitive movement of my painting brushes moving back and forth between the palette and paper.

Watercolour art has helped me to develop better patience and perseverance to accomplish the fruitful completion of my own creation.

– Loy Chye Chuan painting

Learning Painting Techniques

1960 - Reflection Of Sailboats By Merdeka Bridge Loy Chye Chuan

Other than completing a new painting, it is seeing how art lovers learn their painting skills and eventually master them. I have seen different batches of artists grow in their skills from my lessons, and develop their own styles of painting.

For the coming months, I will be spending more time compiling some of my experiences into more digestible information, which may not come in a form of instruction but rather a sharing session of my self-learned technique. Hoping to share these pieces of information with aspiring young artists and the painting community.

Reflection of Sailboats by Merdeka Bridge, 1960
– Loy Chye Chuan

Painting Tips – Where Sharing is Enriching

Esplanade Walk 1963

I would like to share here some painting tips which I think would be useful to fellow painters who are picking up watercolour as a hobby. While learning painting was a slow and long journey for me, with the advance of modern technology, I was glad to find many related magazines available in the market with great painting tips and techniques shared by professional artists around the world. I had the pleasure of sharing some of my painting moments in the International Artist Magazine(45 Oct/Nov 05).

Esplanade Walk, 1963
– Loy Chye Chuan

Exhibitions – Where I Learn Painting Skills from Other Artists

Singapore River 1983 Loy Chye Chuan

Exhibitions had been my learning ground of watercolour painting from other artists. I had developed this habit of observing and studying the artworks of other painters since my beginning of learning watercolour as early as in the 1960s. While participating in joint exhibitions have been one of the ways for me to share with others my completed paintings, I have yet to organize any solo exhibition for my collection of artworks created through the years. Exhibitions are good opportunities for artists to showcase their recent artworks and earlier creations.

Singapore River 1- Singapore, 1983
– Loy Chye Chuan

Collection of My Artworks

Docking At Merdeka Bridge 1064

Some of my works can be viewed on this website. My collections range from iconic places in Singapore over the years such as the Singapore River, and vanishing sceneries. My artworks also include sceneries across Asia. I would also share some life philosophies through my paintings.

Docking at Merdeka Bridge, 1964
– Loy Chye Chuan

If you would like to find out more about the watercolour community in Singapore, please visit Singapore Watercolour Society’s website here.

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  1. Avatar Of Girish Vikas NaikGirish Vikas Naik says

    November 5, 2018 at 3:23 am

    Hello. Lovely paintings. Are these on sale? Is there a studio or someplace I can visit to see and buy the paintings?

    • Avatar Of AdminAdmin says

      February 7, 2019 at 12:48 pm

      Hi Girish,

      Feel free to drop by Mr Loy’s studio at 91 Telok Kurau Lorong J Studio, 3 level, unit 307 after the CNY break. He will be available at the studio next Monday onwards daily after 2pm.

      Regards

  2. Avatar Of Deborah L MillerDeborah L Miller says

    February 5, 2019 at 9:50 am

    Where can I purchase your book, Watercolor World?

    • Avatar Of AdminAdmin says

      February 7, 2019 at 12:50 pm

      Hi Deborah,

      Thanks for the purchase at our online store. We will deliver the book next week.

      Regards

  3. Avatar Of TkTK says

    November 14, 2021 at 9:27 am

    Hi, are the paintings available to see and buy?

    • Avatar Of AdminAdmin says

      December 2, 2021 at 9:45 am

      Hi TK,
      Due to Covid 19, we can only arrange for private viewing.
      Kindly whatsapp Eileen at 81687819 for the arrangement.

      Regards

  4. Avatar Of CorrineCorrine says

    November 30, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Would love to purchase the paintings. When will the studio be open? Thanks

    Cheers Corrine

  5. Avatar Of CorrineCorrine says

    December 2, 2021 at 4:59 am

    Hi there I’m interested to visit the studio and make a purchase. Let me know when the studio will be open for a visit.

    Thanks!

    • Avatar Of AdminAdmin says

      December 2, 2021 at 9:43 am

      Hi Corrine,
      Due to Covid 19, we can only arrange for private viewing.
      Kindly whatsapp Eileen at 81687819 for the arrangement.

      Regards

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