Spent two lovely weekend afternoons drawing for some fabulous ladies for Club21. The best part is that they were dressed in looks from some of my favourite designers.
From the sleek minimalism of Jil Sander or the fluid elegance of Stella McCartney to the easy sophisticated looks of 3.1 Phillip Lim and Marni’s quirky clash of prints, I love drawing them all! So thank you, Club21 , for having me at your event to capture all these incredible looks in my illustrations.
It was such a delight to illustrate some of the lovely ladies at the recent THE MU/SE SOCIETY X LONGINES private event.
When Longines asked for blue flowers to be designed and featured with the illustrations of their guests at the recent THE MU/SE SOCIETY X LONGINES event, I couldn’t be happier. Blue is their brand colour and my favourite hue too.
I had painted the monochrome flowers in watercolour in such a way that they look transparent and almost glass-like to reflect Longines’ DNA of timeless elegance.
Huge thanks to the Longines Team for entrusting me with the entire design process and for having me as part of this wonderful event.
When I was invited to illustrate live at The Ritz-Carlton’s Easter Brunch which has a theme of “Pret-a-Porter”, I was expecting to be drawing a lot of fashionable guests. And yes, I was right..okay...half right...I ended up drawing a lot of kids who are no less stylish than their parents! And of course, I do get some special requests too. I drew a baby rabbit and 2 unicorns. My “reward” for going off-theme? 3 Golden Chocolate Easter Eggs!!
And this is Chef Benjamin, the very first chef that I illustrated. Think I would need go back there one day soon to try his madeleines dipped in chocolate that he highly recommended.
Drawing elegant ladies in their fabulous outfits while seated on a plush velvet sofa surrounded by the most sumptuous clothings and accessories may sound more like a fashion illustrator’s sweet dream than a job. Well yes, you got that right!
A huge thank you to Dolce & Gabbana for having me at your private event with Singapore Tatler. Though it was almost non-stop drawing for the two days, I had a most wonderful time.
Do you remember how the Dolce & Gabbana Devotion Bags made their debut being flown in by drones in their Fall 2018 RTW show? Similarly for their recent private event with Singapore Tatler, fashion portraits were done with the most advanced digital drawing gadgets - the Apple iPadPro and Apple Pencil. This hardworking drawing tool served me well for 7-hours of non-stop drawing.
Here are some of the fashion portraits that were sketched and printed out on the spot, much to the delight of the guests during the 2-day event.
I couldn’t help but have also included a couple more shots of their beautiful boutique in ION Orchard. The space is just simply beautiful!
It was such a delight to be invited to illustrate for all the lovely guests at Carat 55's Christmas Party. To reinforce Carat 55's branding on the illustration card, I illustrated the facade of their boutique as well as their brand mascot, a pink giraffe which was also made a standee for photo ops at the event.
It was a beautiful cool evening filled with warm laughter and friendly faces. So it didn’t really seem like work while I was there Live Drawing for the fabulous guests. And among them are these beautiful ladies who stayed back a little more so that each one of them had her own fashion illustration drawn.
I had the pleasure of live-sketching again recently and this time it was for a private event for Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Collection. Thank you, Cortina Watch Team, for having me. Scroll down to see more of fashion portraits that I did for some of the wonderful guests that evening.
When I first started my freelance illustrating career, the thought of sketching and painting in front of an audience had seemed like the most daunting thing to me. I am actually quite an introvert and a rather private person so I had never relished being in the public eye.
But surprisingly, I found that I had honestly enjoyed the live-illustration sessions. I guess that it must be because I truly love what I do and there is nothing more rewarding than sharing my love for art. And the best thing....I get to meet some of the most interesting and nicest people out there.
