Watercolor, Framed
30” x 22.5,” (76 cm x 57 cm)
Framed Size 42.75" x 34.75"
This is the second painting in a series of temple pieces inspired by a Chinese Lion statue I saw on my many visits to the Pak Tai Temple in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island.
As I mentioned in my blog before, one of my favorite places to visit and sketch is the Pak Tai Temple in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong. A few of my smaller sketches have inspired larger paintings. This pencil sketch is one of them. The day I did this one was particularly memorable for me. Our time in Hong Kong was winding down and I knew I would be leaving soon. This visit, I knew would be my last while we were living there. I did a pencil sketch of this guardian lion statue and before I could apply anywatercolor the keeper of the temple came up to me and we started chatting.
Sketch done at the Pak Tai Temple
We talked for over an hour about a variety of things. He was kind enough to write the name of the temple in modern and ancient script in my sketch book, next to the sketch plus a faint impression of the actual temple chop.
Me & Sammy Lo, Pak Tai Temple, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
While I painted the larger painting of this statue it invoked so many wonderful and memorable memories of my visits there.