While the well known adage, “Less is More” and “Simplify” come through like a mantra in modern day art lessons, sometimes, “More is Just More.” Case in point, when trying to convey the cacophony that is the street shopping of downtown Hong Kong, all the senses become alert. The loud and persistent honking, the pungent smells, and the assault on the eyes that include neon blinking lights and the chaos of color from the wares flapping in the breeze make our faculties want to explode from overload. In choosing to paint this scene, I knew I needed to reveal every minute detail that made this craziness what it is.
By far, this has been one of the most challenging and complex paintings to date, but I’ve also found some treasures in painting this when I discovered that my Dad, who passed away last April, made his appearance in the scene in the bottom left hand corner. I had never noticed that before in the photo. And as I often do in many of my paintings, there are a number of hidden Easter eggs for you to find.
This painting has been accepted into the following exhibition:
"Shantung Street," 2025 November BoldBrush Painting Competition Jury Favorite 15%
2024 January BoldBrush Painting Competition Jury Favorite 15%
2024 Top 100 Finalist of the February Plein Air Salon Art Competition
2024 Jackson's Art Prize Longlist
2024 "Best of Show," Northwest Pastel Society 38th Open International Show
2024 Pastel Society of North Carolina Pure Color
2024 The Almenara Art Prize, Landscape and Plein Air
While the well known adage, “Less is More” and “Simplify” come through like a mantra in modern day art lessons, sometimes, “More is Just More.” Case in point, when trying to convey the cacophony that is the street shopping of downtown Hong Kong, all the senses become alert. The loud and persistent honking, the pungent smells, and the assault on the eyes that include neon blinking lights and the chaos of color from the wares flapping in the breeze make our faculties want to explode from overload. In choosing to paint this scene, I knew I needed to reveal every minute detail that made this craziness what it is.
By far, this has been one of the most challenging and complex paintings to date, but I’ve also found some treasures in painting this when I discovered that my Dad, who passed away last April, made his appearance in the scene in the bottom left hand corner. I had never noticed that before in the photo. And as I often do in many of my paintings, there are a number of hidden Easter eggs for you to find.
This painting has been accepted into the following exhibition:
"Shantung Street," 2025 November BoldBrush Painting Competition Jury Favorite 15%
2024 January BoldBrush Painting Competition Jury Favorite 15%
2024 Top 100 Finalist of the February Plein Air Salon Art Competition
2024 Jackson's Art Prize Longlist
2024 "Best of Show," Northwest Pastel Society 38th Open International Show
2024 Pastel Society of North Carolina Pure Color
2024 The Almenara Art Prize, Landscape and Plein Air