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What a fascinating story and a super watercolour Seok! All those old tins, very ordinary objects in themselves, given a new life by your creative hand. I love it!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Wed 25 Jun 14:26:29

What a great idea for a painting, and as always a super story! Beautifully done.

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Wed 25 Jun 14:43:00

A great and unusual subject which makes a fascinating watercolour - in you skilled hands that is!

Posted by Michael Edwards on Wed 25 Jun 18:34:43

I agree with the above comments Seok, you have a gift of making the ordinary look extraordinary. Lovely watercolour.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 25 Jun 19:43:16

an unusual subject but very well painted . And what a lovely story .Well done Seok

Posted by dennis roberts on Wed 25 Jun 20:00:17

Thanks for your comments on my rooks Seok, another great one !! :)Linda

Posted by Linda Easter on Wed 25 Jun 20:39:26

You must write a book Seok, illustrated with all your wonderful paintings, it would be a best seller!

Posted by Christine Davies on Wed 25 Jun 21:40:08

Thank you very much, everyone!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 26 Jun 13:58:48

Sorry I missed this one Seok. You could say ," Where have I bin." Another terrible pun. Great story, And you have tremendous patience to paint this kind of painting.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Thu 26 Jun 14:52:03

Thanks very much, Fred!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 26 Jun 16:23:45

What a superb painting. It's fantaticly simple yet, beautifully composed and executed. What more can I add; I really like this one.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Thu 26 Jun 19:46:40

Love the story with your painting, it brings it all together.

Posted by karyl Quigley on Fri 27 Jun 10:13:40

Such an unusual subject and well done you for seeing the potential for a painting in it. I agree about writing a book about your travels with your super paintings figuring largely in it. Would be a best seller!

Posted by Thea Cable on Sat 28 Jun 16:56:49

Thanks very much, Gudrun, Karyl and Thea!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Mon 30 Jun 16:37:45

Another painting with a history ...... I love the shapes and colours - a great composition.

Posted by Avril Soldani on Sat 05 Jul 17:32:51

Hang on Studio Wall

13/04/2015

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Long before recycling became fashionable, my Dad was recycling biscuit tins collected back from Malaysian wholesale purchasers of his factory's biscuits. The practice was not driven by environmental consciousness on my Dad's part, but because the wholesalers were cheap enough to demand a small price for re-selling the tins back to him as part of the deal for purchasing the biscuits. Nowadays, of course, recycling is highly lauded everywhere. I guess you could call my Dad a trendsetter, even if an accidental one! I spotted this stack of tins on our factory floor in Malacca, West Malaysia, sometime at the beginning of this year. They were awaiting cleaning and reconditioning.

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