little miss may

crouching tiger happy merdeka

Sunday, 31st August, 2008 | 12:40 pm

Ahhh, Spring is almost here.

Almost.

One more day, and it’s officially end of Winter.

The beginning of warmer days and colourful blooms.

So what else is new?

A friend got me started in painting with acrylics. Not little tubes of watercolour on a plastic palette and art block, but fully propped with an easel, canvas and all sorts of brushes. There were so many things I could’ve done as my first piece. I don’t know why, but the tiger caught my attention the most.

See? Tiger.

 

tiger

 

Maybe it’s to do with Malaysia’s Independence Day.

Maybe it’s the versatility and cunningness of the animal out in the wild.

Maybe it’s just the adorable white patches behind a tiger’s ears that I just can’t get out of my mind.

Crouching Tiger,
Happy Merdeka.

What shall I paint next?

36 Comments so far

  1. ehon  |  August 31st, 2008 1:36 pm

    happy merdeka!!!! i totally forgot to say that during my speech last night! :P

    u should paint me!!! :P no lar. paint some gerberas! :D

  2. jemima  |  August 31st, 2008 2:19 pm

    Long Time NO CHUP here!!!

  3. jemima  |  August 31st, 2008 2:20 pm

    Nice new passion!

    Happy Merdeka! :)

  4. Chen  |  August 31st, 2008 2:32 pm

    cute leh the drawing
    and somehow seeing the tiger reminds me of MayBank :P

  5. Nicole  |  August 31st, 2008 3:59 pm

    Happy Merdeka Day to yoU!! although no feelings here since in Australia and I dun feel any mood whatsoever…urmmm how about painting food??? :)

  6. rinnah  |  August 31st, 2008 4:17 pm

    Nice for first ever painting!

    Btw, what’s Mr. Tiger thinking of? :P

  7. doreen  |  August 31st, 2008 5:31 pm

    I just can’t wait for the winter to go away and welcome the spring with open arms! Happy Merdeka. Nice painting May.

  8. Kikare  |  August 31st, 2008 10:09 pm

    Flowers next! It’s spring time!

  9. py  |  August 31st, 2008 11:31 pm

    Nice and beautiful painting. I like the colour scheme, and the interesting composition whereby the tiger faces away from the viewers. :)

  10. carcar  |  September 1st, 2008 12:23 am

    paint me paint me! now i need an updated portrait, my hair is longer and is ‘toi toi’ now! hehe..

    nice painting! keep it up!

    have a nice merdeka working day to u and all m’sian whom reside outside of m’sia.

    cheers.

  11. moz  |  September 1st, 2008 1:53 am

    Wow … nice painting. You’ve beaten me to it … I wanted to start and paint something myself !

    Happy Spring Time !!! If all goes well, I’ll be in Sydney soon !

  12. Kenny Ng  |  September 1st, 2008 4:30 am

    Happy Merdeka!!! You there just started hot? Me here hot till can fry egg lor… LOL

  13. angeles  |  September 1st, 2008 5:36 am

    wow.. u so lek in drawing too… i suck in art haha..

    next, the dragon! ;)

  14. PB  |  September 1st, 2008 12:47 pm

    That’s a pretty good tiger, May. And it looks like you have an artistic eye and hand! :)

  15. mistipurple  |  September 1st, 2008 4:47 pm

    wow, you’re really good.
    you should have continued with this gift. don’t hide it. nurture it. the lines joining the object and the background is superb. all seamless. hard to do that. the black tiger lines abit harsh considering you did the rest so well. and the ears too. the line defining the ear. eeks. my critical eye talking. and i can’t paint for nuts!!!
    ah may that is so good! where did you learn this technique? obviously i haven’t been able to get anything ’seamless’ for ages.

  16. winn  |  September 1st, 2008 6:50 pm

    oh its a meow!

  17. ChristinE  |  September 2nd, 2008 2:00 pm

    paint foooooood!!

  18. thaoie  |  September 2nd, 2008 11:16 pm

    WOW!! Baby girl you are so talented, this is an absolute masterpiece. What will you do next?! :D :D

  19. cc  |  September 3rd, 2008 1:40 am

    Great job for a first timer! :)

  20. simple american  |  September 3rd, 2008 12:41 pm

    Self portrait. :D

    Wow looks so good. Wish I could use that tiger for a pillow. I’m so tired.

  21. Hijackqueen  |  September 3rd, 2008 1:10 pm

    You should go visit Tulip Festival in Melbourne! I’m going next year! Can’t wait.

  22. giddy tigress  |  September 3rd, 2008 3:49 pm

    Awww….and it wasn’t because you thought of me? *grins*

  23. Selby  |  September 8th, 2008 2:19 pm

    Are you drawing me? I’m the “sweet tiger”, hehehe…

  24. kyh  |  September 9th, 2008 2:28 pm

    nice leh…. the fur and the grass look realistic… yes, i can see the fine brush strokes there. ;)

    how about paint a spring day full of flower blooms?

  25. Everyday Healy  |  September 11th, 2008 11:11 pm

    You really impressed me, May! What am I doing with my life all this while? LOL!

    Sense of drawing obviously is not in my blood. But, I am drooling for the Japs and Western cuisine that you prepared (which showed in your previous post). Oh… Just one bite?

  26. laundryamah  |  September 13th, 2008 12:57 am

    wow lil miss may can paint too! multi talented la!

  27. mistipurple  |  September 15th, 2008 3:42 pm

    this is a blog.
    possssssst. :P

  28. zara's mama  |  September 17th, 2008 12:53 pm

    wow wow wow..
    Doing so many things in Aussie land.
    Paint some cute things.. for my girls. :P

  29. TUX  |  September 17th, 2008 2:11 pm

    Wow…did not know you paint too.

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  31. mistipurple  |  September 28th, 2008 12:52 am

    already end of sept.
    post lah. :P

  32. kyh  |  September 30th, 2008 5:56 am

    *queues behind misti*

  33. mistipurple  |  September 30th, 2008 8:53 pm

    lol at kyh!

  34. carcar  |  October 2nd, 2008 10:29 pm

    *q behind kyh*

  35. mistipurple  |  October 2nd, 2008 11:57 pm

    LOL at carcar this time!!

  36. kyh  |  October 4th, 2008 6:32 am

    *q’s behind misti again*

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