Since 1998

Since 1998
Singapore

Welcome to Singapore Portrait & Caricature artist Reggie Wan's Blog

Portrait Studio Singapore is where you can do a portrait or caricature from your photos as a gift for your loved ones,friends,colleagues & business associates for all occassions such as birthday,wedding,farewell,house warming & etc.There is a variety of mediums used for your choice.

Bookings for on-site caricature service for corporate events,wedding,d & d, etc are also available.Feel free to visit our website http://www.iportraitstudio.com for more samples as well as rates.

For enquiry,please send your email to reggiewan@yahoo.com.



Wednesday, October 27, 2010

My most honourable moment.

One of the top ten most interesting things I ever did with my life - was meeting face-to-face with the President of Singapore SR Nathan and shaking his hand! One of the perks of my job I guess.

Going to the Gala Dinner 2010, a charity event of Tan Tock Seng hospital was the most memorable time for me. The event was held at the Shangrila Hotel Singapore on 14 Oct 2010, and guess who was the guest of honour,.. none other than our Mr President of Singapore SR Nathan himself. Imagine my excitement when I was invited to do a caricature of a donor together with the President! The drawing was to be signed by the President personally before being framed up and sold to the highest bidder for this good cause.

At the scene, a photo of Mr President & the donor was taken by the official photographer instantly on the spot which was then downloaded into a laptop. Much to my surprise that the gentleman made a bid for a whopping 50K to have himself drawn beside the President in the picture. With a deep breath, I worked intensively to finish off the work when I heard how much my piece was worth! It took me 20 minutes to hand-draw the caricature from start to finish. Luckily it was done offstage, otherwise I would be a little nervous drawing in front of 300 guests would I have been called on stage to draw them live as originally planned. So I spent a little more time than usual to make sure that the resemblance was spot on. Even with all my experiences, I naturally felt a little pressure because.. Wow!.. this is the most expensive caricature I've done in my whole entire life. The finished piece was then presented to Mr President before giving it to that gentleman up on the stage.

It was a great privilege for me to chat and shake the hand of President SR Nathan. I also felt most honoured to be invited to contribute in ways that I can for this charitable cause and hope to be able to give back to the community again in the future. I'm happy to see that caricature is officially an art form that can bring value to public benefit besides being an entertaining novelty art.

I hope you enjoy viewing some of the photos I've uploaded. And I want to say a special thanks to Eunice Toh of TTSH for giving me this opportunity and making this event possible.

The Shangrila Hotel facade.


The hotel lobby from which I entered upon arrival.


Arrival of guests at the pre-function hall.


Guests were invited into the main ballroom & seated.


The arrival of the President.


A stage performance by a group of children.


My session started after the successful bidder was announced & photo being taken with the President.


The expensive caricature was in progress.


The completed caricature was being signed by the President.


A nice frame was put in place before being presented to the donor.


The moment has come for me to go up to the stage. Thanks Mr President for your warm chat & hand shake.


An honourable photo.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Group caricature for Siemens Singapore.

A3 size group caricature for Siemens Singapore done from photographs.
Medium used: Black pen on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.



Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Caricature of 4 graduates.

A3 size caricature of 4 graduates done from photographs.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Clients purpose: Graduation gift.



Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Caricature of a SAF officer.

A3 size caricature of an Singapore Air Force officer done from photograph.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.





















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Couple caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a Singaporean couple.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Anniversary gift.



Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

On-site caricature drawing service at Mandarin Orchard Hotel..

Event: DPH Sunflower Ball.
Date of event: 29 Sept 2010 (Wednesday).
Venue: Mandarin Orchard, Singapore.
Duration: 7.00pm to 10.00pm (3 hours).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.


I did a fund raising event with my caricaturist friend Jit who sought my service to partner him. Upon reaching the venue, I was told that the guests would have to donate S$100 for every piece of caricature they ask for. There wasn't a queue as expected simply because not many people willing to pay that amount for a piece of paper. Those who did donate generously said that they paid for a good cause. Altogether, we did 9 pieces between us.
The Guests Of Honour of this event was President SR Nathan.

The event signage that greeted us at the foyer.


Guests mingling at the pre-function hall.


The arrival of His Excellency President SR Nathan.


The generous guests whom I drew...















































































The stage performance started immediately after our session.


A gentleman being caricatured by me.


Jit in full concentration.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Individual caricature.

A4 size caricature done from photograph.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.





















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

On-site caricature drawing service for kids party.

Event: Phoebe's birthday party.
Date of event: 19 Sept 2010 (Sunday).
Venue: Raffles Town Club, Singapore.
Duration: 4.00pm to 5.30pm (1.5 hours).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

I was hired to do another kids party event in Sept. The client called me in the morning on that particular day for a last minute job. It was her daughter's birthday party. This was the 3rd such event I did 3 Sundays in a row but this time the kids were older. Although bowling was the main event at the party, I was hired to add an extra punch to it.

The main entrance of the venue, Raffles Town Club.


Bowling game was in progress when I reached the place.


Selected are 6 of my caricatures for your viewing.























































































































I was busy drawing one of kids during the session.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Caricature for ESPN.

A3 size group caricature for ESPN done from photographs.
Medium used: Black & White(outline) - Black ink pen on white paper.
Type: Face & cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

A gift from the subject's colleagues who have different interest.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Wedding caricature.

A4 size wedding caricature done from photographs.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Invitation card printing.





















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.