Tim Loh's Paintings 陸天樞繪室

I am an enthusiast of Chinese Brush Painting and I would like to share my trials and tribulations in learning the craft. I want to document the process, the inspiration and the weird ideas behind my projects and to address some of the nuances related to this dicipline. I hope to create a dialogue and stir up some interest in the art of painting with a Chinese brush on Xuan. In any case, it would be interesting to see my own evolution as time progresses. This is my journal

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Taking a break

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I was really getting tired of my brush calligraphy. Every stroke was a chore.  I had no flow.  I was flustered.  I was told that this is...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Crash and Burn, attempting woodblock

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I took the prints from my first attempt at wood cut to my teacher, who happened to be an expert in this field.  My teacher excelled in woodc...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Attempting Woodblock

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I had grown increasingly dissatisfied with my brushstrokes, and my calligraphy.  I sensed that I was placing too much emphasis on the shape ...
Friday, February 28, 2014

A Quorum of Geese

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It is time to get back to my geese project. While I was preoccupied with painting my horse, the thought of how to create a geese painting ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

We have a problem

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I have been casting that occasional glance at my horse paintings, especially the joie de vivre  piece. These seemingly casual encounters a...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Joie de vivre

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I had my Happy Year of the Horse painting pinned on my wall;  indulging myself in narcissistic glaring sessions. After the initial euphori...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Horsing Around (with horses this time)

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The last time that I was horsing around, I was trying to paint a herd of zebras back in 2009.  I was more intrigued with the black and whit...
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Tim 陸天樞
Oregon, United States
Transplant from Hong Kong. Make my living pushing legal drugs. Painting is my Prozac!
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