Mark Lee & Co.

Celebrities are often sighted at Far East Plaza. This time round, Mark Lee, the famous local comedian was here recently.Together with actresses Kym & Lina Ng, they were shooting a T.V. programme Super Tots at the atrium.I took some shots of them during the session which lasted the whole afternoon.

Mark was having fun with a toddler.


Another toddler's turn to chat with Mark.


Doing a funny face to entertain a kid.


Partnering Kym as the show's MC.


Another shot of them.


Lina was chatting with a guest.

Camera used: Sony DSLR A700.

Individual caricature.

A4 size caricature of NTUC Income's boss Mr Tan Kin Lian.
Medium used: Colour pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Appreciation gift.

Caricature of Noshir & friend.

A4 size caricature of Noshir & his friend drawn from photos.
Medium used: Colour pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose:Farewell gift.

The client,Noshir, provided me with a photo of himself with an expression of being whipped by his friend whom he was pulling on a rickshaw. Quite a funny scenario & a good idea.

On-site live caricature drawing event.

Event: Great Eastern Dinner & Dance.
Date of event: 4 Oct 2008 Saturday.
Venue: Shangrila Hotel,Singapore.
Duration: 1 hour (5.30pm to 6.30pm).
Average drawing speed: 4 minutes per head.

I was engaged by a local caricaturist Peter Draw, who had recently broke the Guiness Book of records for the biggest caricature in the world.Apart from that,he also did a publicity stunt last December by drawing caricatures for 24 hours non stop for a charity cause. As this corporate event required 3 caricaturists to cater for a big crowd, Peter sought the services of one of the best caricaturists in Singapore, Jit & myself to flank him. He said this was a special event for him to have invited both of us,the masters,to draw alongside him. He is such a big star to have a very big personal backdrop being made by the client specially for this particular event.

A view of the Shangrila Hotel's main building.


The event signage.


Peter's grand backdrop.


The session begins...






























All of us were busy drawing the guests.


The atmosphere at the pre-function area during the event.


A view of the Island Ballroom.


Mission accomplished & it's time to pose for a picture for remembrance.From left to right- Jit, Peter & myself.

On-site live caricature drawing event.

Event: GE Healthcare,M1 Symposium Dinner.
Date of event: 3 Oct 2008 Friday.
Venue: Equinox,Raffles City Tower,Singapore.
Duration: 3 hours (6.45pm to 9.45pm).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

This event was held on the 69th floor of the tower.I took the MRT from Orchard to City Hall station as the venue was just on top of it.I was being engaged by my caricaturist friend Jit,to partner him as the client required 2 artists to work at the same time so that every guest would get an artwork for remembrance in their short stay here in Singapore. My friend Henry was there too to assist us.The session was not stressful at all so I decided to spend more time on the drawings in order to give them better quality works.

A worm's eye view of The Raffles City Tower.


The entrance leading to the lift lobby of Equinox.


The event signage that greeted us.


The session begins...
































Both of us busy working on our models.


The atmosphere during the dinner.


A well designed smoking room for the guests.


A view overlooking the Suntec City & the Flyer when we arrived.


A beautiful night view.


The other side of the skyline.

Wedding caricature done from photograph.

A3 size wedding caricature.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose:Wedding invitation card printing.

The clients wanted their caricature with the Nemo theme as they are the fans of this cartoon movie.The interesting part is the bride requested the image of the mermaid's body for herself.

Individual caricature.

A4 size caricature depicts a muscular guy who likes singing.
Medium used: Colour pencil on white paper.
Type: Face wiyh cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

Live caricature event.

Event: Lenovo F1 Event.
Date of event: 28 Sept 2008 Sunday.
Venue: National Library,Singapore.
Duration: 2.5 hours (2.30pm to 5.00pm).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.
Theme: Formula 1.

It's Formula 1 race day in Singapore.The client preferred a quality service instead of my usual speedy ones, so I spend about 6 minutes per face drawn.Everyone should be caricatured according to the theme which had a cap & jump suit shown.According to the MC,the word 'Williams' should be written on their caps.The venue was at the 16th. floor of the building & overlooking the skyline but the race circuit was a distance away so there's no way Henry & I could watch the race. Afterall, the race started at 7.30pm & we could only managed to listen to the loud sound of the cars during the race at ground zero, too bad...

The reception counter that greeted us.


The event signage.


My session begins...



























I was busy working on one of the guests.


The atmosphere.


The MC showing off the caricature I did for him.


Formula 1 computer game.


Interesting window mullion of the building.


A view of some buildings around the area.


Another view of the area.