This painting was departed from a photo that I took in Malaysia. I changed its colours all together but I still keptp the basic lines of the structure of the landscape. I like the colours. Hope you like this unusual painting too.
Landscape. 2001. Acrylic on canvas. 18 x 14 inches. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara. All Rights Reserved.
I am happy to attend a lunch dana offered by my friend Mr Aw to Sayadaw Pannathami at Metta School on Saturday. Sayadaw Pannathami gave a short talk after the lunch dana.
We visited Sayadawgyi U Pandita. He learned that my friend is working in Day Rehabitation Center for the Elders and Hospice Care, he told us always to have a quality of lovingkindness in our heart at works and in life.
Sayadawgyi U Pandita is one of the rarest kind of meditation master. He recently conducted a meditation retreat in Singapore, which organized by Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore), the retreat ended last Saturday. He will be leaving Singapore for America today.
I'll be showcasing my Exclusive Artist Pendants and Art Greeting Cards at the Singapore Arts Street 2008 @ Clarke Quay and Singapore Arts Street 2008 @North East. There will be artists exhibiting their paintings at the Art Wall, Graffiti & Street Painting, Art demonstrations, Workshop as well as artists performances. Event Venue : at Clarke Quay on 14 and 15 June. At Hougang Central Hub (Outside Hougang Mall), on 21, 22, 28 & 29 June 2008. Time: 11:00am to 6:00pm.
Today is the first day of my second year with My Opera. I likt to post 2 paintings of wave to mark this special day. These are new paintings that I painted early this year. I am happy with the effect of the paintings. I hope you will enjoy them.
Last year this day (31 March 2007), I posted three paintings of wave at my first post.
Wave 2008. Acrylic on canvas. 40 x 30 inches. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Wave 2008. Acrylic on canvas. 18 x 12 inches. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
I am happy to meet a customer this morning. He acquired one of my painting. He told me he likes this painting that I did in 2002. I am delighted to learn that he appreciates modern abstract painting as well. I have added this painting and few others paintings in my photos album to share them with you.
Green Celebration. 2002. Acrylic on canvas. 120 x 100 cm. Framed. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
These are my newly made 3D art works. I felt that they are cute and lovely. Each piece is handmade and hand painted. I enjoy doing big paintings as well as small art works like these.
3D art. Mini Prosperity Cakes. Medium: Clay with acrylic paints. Size: approximately 1"x1"x". By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
3D. Prosperity Cakes. Sizes varied.
(Avaliable at Pabha Creation. For inquiry, email: pabha@singnet.com.sg)
Share with you a video that I made this afternoon. I used some of my paintings images to work out this video presentation. Hope you enjoy these paintings. These paintings were painted in year 2005 to 2007. Some of them are sold.
This is my painting "Beginning to Rejoice", one of the two big paintings commissioned by Raffles City. The paintings are installed near the entrance to the ballroom at the Raffles City Convention Centre of Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore, Southeast Asia's Tallest deluxe Hotel. There are two large ballrooms, the Raffles Ballroom and the Stamford Ballroom with seating capacity of 3000 and 1000 respectively. Swissotel The Stamford is in Raffles City, it is about a 20-minute drive from the Singapore Changi Airport. It is conveniently located in the heart of Singapore.
It is recorded that Raffles City is also the home of one of the island republic's largest and most important collections of modern art. In their first complete catalogu to 'showcase' the major works in their collection, the colour images of art works by the following artists are featured in their book "Art In The City, The Raffles City Collection". They are: Alexander Calder, Rima Farah, Kevin Jackson, Kieron Thomas Farrow, Ithipol Thangchalok, Helyne Jennings, Ellsworth Kelly, Leung Kui-Ting, Liu Haisu, Donn Moulton, Kenneth Noland, Toko Shinoda, Sunaryo, Thavorn Ko-Udomvit, Zao Wou-Ki, Chen Kezhan, Chen Wen Hsi, Goh Beng Kwan, Lin Hsin Hsin, lu Guo Xiang, Ng Yak Whee, Jimmy Ong, Anthony Poon, Prabhakara Jimmy Quek, Tan Swie Hian, Tay Chee Toh, Teo Eng Seng, Simon Wong and Thomas Yeo.
Every year I print some Christmas and New Year Cards for customers and friends. This year, I have printed this design with an acrylic painting of winter scencery that I completed recently. The inside message of the card is:
Best Wishes for Peace and Joy this Holiday Season and a New Year of Health, Happiness and Prosperity
Card Size: 148 x 149 mm. Printed on 250 g/m2 Special surface treatment paper. Complete with white envelope.
I started working on these painting on 3 January 2006. I spent more time working on the first one. I completed these two paintings before the Chinese New Year February 2006.
Golden Showers and Mountains 1. 2006. Acrylic on canvas. 18 x 18 inches. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara. Golden Showers and Mountains 2. 2006. Acrylic on canvas. 18 x 18 inches. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
I painted this painting in year 1997. The idea came from reading Buddhist texts, but I didn't react to it at once. It lurked in the back of my mind until I read the poem by Thich Nhat Hanh about a brother coming home from an adventurous journey and kneeling in tears at the family altar, vowing never to venture out again. Thich wanted the brother to break out of his shell and assume a life devoid of all selfish desires. I still did not try to paint this until one day when I felt that I was ready to do it.
Smile and Tears. 1997. Acrylic on canvas. 153 x 128 cm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
"A mystical picture full of Buddhist symbols, such as the lotus and the flaming mountain. It has obvious links with his earlier paintings about change and impermanence but is intended to capture and evoke a mood of contemplation." - Constance Sheares. 1997.
I have selected this painting for the 9th Teochew Art Exhibition 2007, the exhibition will be held from 20 Nov to 2 Dec, 2007 at the Ngee Ann Cultural Centre at Teochew Building, Tank Road, Singapore. This exhibition is one of the cultural activities organized by the Ngee Ann Cultural Centre. It provides an opportunity for the artists to exhibit and promote their arts in Singapore. Hundreds of paintings will be exhibited in this exhibition. All are welcome. Free admission.
Title: White Sand Beach Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 40 x 40 cm Artist: Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
You may be interested to see this link that it is about a 11,000-year-old work of art that looks like a work by a modernist. It is said that it resembles the work of Paul Klee. I found that it is interesting.
Art Exhibitiion News: ARTSingapore 2007 is now held at Suntec Singapore from 4 to 8 October. This art fair is participated by art galleries from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Korea, Malalysia, Taiwan and others. Venus: Level 4 Hall 404. Date: 4 Oct (Private Event); 5 to 8 for General Public Admission, entry fee $10 for adults.
Chinese in Singapore like to place the Chinese character "Fu" up side down to mean that "forture arrived". I have a lady friend who like to collect pendants with character "Fu" from me, sometimes she use them as gifts to her friends as well.
Pendant with Chinese Fu up side down. 35 x 28 x 3 mm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Pendant with Bodhi Tree design on one side and Bodhi Leaf on the other side with name on it. 48 x 33 x 8 mm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara. Collection: Helen
Rubber Plantation. Pencil and watercolour on paper. 37.5 x 27.5 cm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Rubber trees and Santisukharama. Pencil and watercolour on paper. 37.5 x 27.5 cm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Santisukharama. Pencil and watercolour on paper. 37.5 x 27.5 cm. By Jimmy Quek Prabhakara.
Santisukharama is a meditation centre in Kota Tinggi Johor, Malaysia. Last time Ven. Sujiva was there and he had guided many yogis who went there for meditation retreat.
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is working in Day Rehabitation Center for the Elders and Hospice Care, he told us always to have a quality of lovingkindness in our heart at works and in life. 
