INTRODUCING RAYMOND HO & HIS SKETCH ART
Hi to all readers. Any of you keen to take up “scenery
sketch art” as a hobby? If yes, then let
me introduce my pal Raymond Hoh, a sexagenarian (age category 60 – 69).
Raymond was in Yunnan Province , China together with me and
12 other friends for holiday in the third week of March when I incidentally
discovered his hidden talent. We had just finished lunch at the restaurant
nearby the foothill of Lijiang’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. While the rest were
relaxing with coffee or chit-chatting, Raymond went out to the balcony and sat
there, facing the view of the mountain.
I went to him to keep him company and then witnessed that he was inking
a sketch of the mountain.
Within a jiff of about 10 minutes, the sketch was nicely
pieced up. It was awesome, and I was surprised of his “silent” talent which he
harboured to himself without talking about it in the past. Quite reluctantly,
he agreed to my suggestion that I give him a bit of publicity in my blog. Here
are the contents of my interview with him:
*Question: What is
the technical term for this kind of sketch art?
Answer: Not sure……I
just call it free hand sketching.
*Question: When did you start this hobby?
Answer: About 40 years ago.
*Question: How did
you develop an interest in this art?
Answer: After
completing my university education, I went hitch hiking in Europe for a year on
a very tight budget. I didn’t have spare money to buy postcards to send home.
So, I started to sketch scenery sites that I appreciate on white sheets and
mail them as postcards to my family. Later, I turned some into greeting cards
to my friends. They seemed to like the “hand-made” cards.
*Question: What
utensils/equipment do you use?
Answer: Just a fine felt pen plus an album containing blank
thick paper.
*Question: What kind of training is necessary to develop
this hobby? Did you take up a course? Who was your trainer, if any?
Answer: I didn’t go through any special training or course
except attending the art curriculum in primary and secondary schools.
*Question: Did you peruse any reference materials in order
to groom yourself in this hobby?
Answer: No. Whenever I come across any scenery which
attracts me, I sketch it down quickly.
*Question: So far, have you ever exhibited your works? If
not, why not?
Answer: No. Basically, I treat it as a personal pastime and
share with friends only if they appreciate this form of expression.
*Question: If other individuals are keen to get some tips
from you, are you willing to share? Can they communicate directly with you via
your e-mail address? Are you willing to give tuition?
Answer: Sharing via e-mail is alright for me. I don’t have
time to give tuition. (His e-mail: raymondhohty@gmail.com)
*Question: How long do you normally take to do a sketch?
Answer: Normally 5 to 10 minutes. At times, I might fit in
the minor details, such as leaves of a tree, later at my leisure, based on my
memory of the view.
Want to see Raymond’s sketch of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain?
Well, here goes…….
Ray in action………
His completed sketch
of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain……….
The mountain as
captured by my camera………...
The end.
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