Akuma~Lazy Afternoon

This art piece is done in watercolor and depicts a lazy cat relaxing in the shade of a tree, sleeping high up on a tree branch and away from the bright sunlight. The painting consists of various shades of the green and brown of the tree, the grey of the cat, and the pale blue of the sky. The young grey tabby cat is having a pleasant nap on one of the dark brown boughs of a very green, leafy and shady tree top.

The brushwork of this painting is not very smooth and the brushstrokes for the leaves, the fur of the cat and the bark of the tree trunk is clearly visible. The brushwork of the tree trunk can be considered as being a little rough, to match the texture and color of the tree’s bark. The colors of this painting are bright to make the painting seem sunny.

This painting is meant to portray my desire for lazying around and having a nap on hot afternoons instead of trying one’s best to pay attention during classes in the afternoon, especially after lunch. The tree represents the shade from the weather, the cat representing my desire to be a carefree cat that takes life easy and do as it pleases, while the catnap in the tree represents my desire to escape from boredom, work, and other troubles and simply relax and have fun.

Akuma~Autumn's Joy

This art piece consists of simple origami and watercolor. It depicts a watercolor background, with paper leaves pasted on top, and a frame of watercolor painted around the leaves. The leaves are creased and of various warm autumn colors, such as red, brown and amber, and they are arranged in the shape of a many pointed star of blooming flower. The frame is decorated with pumpkins, onions, autumn leaves and acorns. The entire art piece consists of mainly watercolor except for a little bit of green for the stalk and vines of the pumpkins.

The brushwork of this art piece is relatively smooth, while the creased paper leaves show the uneven texture of autumn leaves. The leaves are arranged in such a way that they radiate from the centre outwards, like a blazing star.

This art piece is meant to portray my desire to experience the lovely autumn that Singapore does not have, the falling leaves, the autumn harvest and the blaze of colors. The way I arranged the leaves was to represent the exotic radiance, joy and happiness of autumn.

Akuma~Wintertime

This art piece is done in watercolor, depicting a winter house situated near a frozen lake, with a barren forest in the foreground and some snowy mountains in the background. The art piece consisted mostly of pale and light colors of white grey and blue. There are some darker tones of colors such as the dark brown of the bare trees, the little shrubs and the water reeds. Even the wooden and brick house is mostly of a pale shade of brown.

The brushwork of this painting is mostly quite smooth, though not entirely invisible.The brushstrokes of the trees are not as smooth as the rest of the painting, as it is meant to depict the texture and varying colors of the tree bark. The colors of the bare trees are contrasting to the paleness of the rest of the winter scene.

This painting is meant to portray my desire for an experience of living in a cosy little house in a cold snowy and peaceful winter countryside, to live away from the hot and humid bustling city for a change, where the scenery is beautiful instead of full of obstructing buildings in the crowded Singapore.

Akuma~The Dormouse Musketeer

This art piece is a clay figure of a mouse in a four-piece group work, which I have named the Dormouse. It represents the sleepy dormouse from Alice in Wonderland and portrays the desire of a human to relax and stick to having one's own pleasure, which in this case is sleeping.

The mouse wears a red coat with a silver brooch and a needle attach to its back. The red coat represents the simple desire of the mouse to just sleep and sleep and continue sleeping, as well as the passion and desire to be useful and fight for its friends. The needle represents the mouse's sword--taking into account of the mouse's small size--and the small but necessary part it plays in the battle of life, as sleeping is its own way of conserving energy, escaping the battle if only for a moment into its own dreams--the way an actual dormouse would during the tough times of winter.

The needle sword, though small like its user, is nevertheless sharp, and both small sword and small mouse should not be underestimated, regardless of its size or sleeping habits. As just as i likes to sleep, it is also protective over its "prized possessions"--which in this case, are its friends, and a thorn is actually quite powerful when it comes to giving pain.