Ng Woon Lam Semi Abstract Figure Painting

Semi Abstract Figures

Watercolor on Paper

22" X 15"

Semi Abstract Figures

Watercolor on Paper

22" X 15"

Little India Watercolour Painting by Ng Woon Lam nws aws

Little India Watercolour Painting

by Ng Woon Lam nws aws

Watercolor on Paper
15" X 22"

Just for fun: This is my mathematical estimation why we do sketches.

Taking 30" X 22" watercolor as an example.

Assume average time to complete a complex 30" X 22" watercolor
8 hours of painting time

8hours = 8 X 60 = 480min

One year, let's say, we paint 12 'GOOD' paintings = 12 X 480min = 5760 min
However, the success rate of making a reasonablely good 30" X 22" watercolor
is as low as 50% or lower.

Taking 50% as e.g => Needs to paint 24 paintings to get 12 Good ones

=> Total time taken = 5760 X 2 = 11520 min
One sketch on average takes 3 mins

=> 11520 / 3 = 3840 pages of sketches can be made in a year
if I don't waste time to paint.

If for 3 years I just sketch and don't paint => 3840 X 3 = 11520 pages of sketches.

In my life, I have not met any artist that has done more than 10,000 pages
of sketches and still has not acquired high level of skills.

=> It only takes as short of 3 years to be an excellent artists. Isn't this cool!

That's why I always focus on sketches.
Share this with you painter friends and they will stop painting for awhile.

Chinese Painting master Li Ku Chan (李苦禅) says" Sketching trains 'quick hand', 'fast eyes' and 'hand and heart' can hence work together, arriving at brushworks that are: FIRM, ACCURATE & FIERCE!"

'Sketch Theory' by Ng Woon Lam

Hong Kong Market Place, Vege Stall by Ng Woon Lam nws aws

Singapore Watercolour Artist

Ng Woon Lam nws aws mfa

Hong Kong Market Place, Vege Stall

22" X 15"

Watercolor on Paper

Kowloon Market Place, Hong Kong by Ng Woon Lam

Kowloon Market Place, Hong Kong

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Watercolor on Paper

22" X 30"

Ng Woon Lam nws aws

Mystic Seaport Ship Builder II

Mystic Seaport, Ship Builder II

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Ng Woon Lam NWS AWS

Watercolor on Paper

29" X 21"

Ng Woon Lam aws nws mfa Watercolor Painting

Ng Woon Lam NWS AWS

Singapore River & Reflections, Boat Quay 2009

AWS Bronze Medal of Honor Ng Woon Lam Ship Builders

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor

Ship Builders (SOLD)

American Watercolor Society

142nd International Juried Show 2009

Bronze Medal of Honor

Singapore River Cityscape Skyline Watercolour Painting

Singapore River Skyline Watercolour

Ng Woon Lam NWS MFA Watercolour

New Watercolour Paintings

Bugis, Singapore

Size: 21"X29"

Watercolour on Paper

Wabash Street Impression II, Chicago

Size: 21"X29"
Watercolour on Paper

Singapore River Cityscape Skyline Watercolour Painting

Singapore River and Skyline Reflections

22"X30"

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Balinese Gallery

22"X30"

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WOON Watercolor Painting Modern Impressionist Yachts NR

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Sunday Yachting






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Fogg Art Musuem Harvard University Cambridge Woon Watercolor Painting

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Harvard University Fogg Art Musuem






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WOON Ink Watercolor Harold Washington Library Chicago

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Harold Washington Public Library Chicago






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WOON Watercolor Painting Central Park New York Snow NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
central park snow new york city

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Title : Central Park snow, New York City
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WOON Watercolor Painting Morning Melaka Light Shadows

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Melaka, light and shadowsLight and Shadows
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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting Yachts Boats NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Expressive yachts
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Title : Yachts and Reflection
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WOON Watercolor Painting Tropical Fishing Village

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Tropical Fishing Village






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WOON Watercolor Painting Venice San Marco Basilica NR

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

San Marco Basilica Venice




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WOON Watercolor Painting Bridge of Sigh Venice Canal NR

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Bridge of Sigh, Venice Canal





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Singapore Watercolour Ng Woon Lam NWS Fishing Village

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Tropical Fishing Village





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WOON Modern Watercolor Painting Paris Hotel de Ville NR

Ng Woon Lam MFA NWS
Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Hotel de Ville, Paris, Sunshine Morning





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WOON Watercolor Painting Balinese Ceremony Bali Island

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Balinese Ceremony, Bali Island





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WOON Watercolor Painting Trinity Church New York City

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Wall Street Trinity Church, New York City





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Woon watercolour painting Central Park Snow Winter New York City

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting Central Park Snowy Winter,New York City




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Title : Central Park Snowy Day, New York City
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Singapore Watercolor Ng Woon Lam NWS MFA Singapore River Watercolour

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Singapore River Watercolour Art




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Ng Woon Lam NWS Singapore Watercolour Emerald Hill NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Emerald Hill
Rhythm of Light and Shadows






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Title : Emerald Hill, Singapore, Rhythm of light and shadows
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Woon Modern Impressionist Ink Watercolor Venice Canal

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Venice Canals





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Woon Modern Watercolor Harvard Book Store Cambridge MA

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
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Title : Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
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WOON Watercolor Painting Modern Impressionist Yachts NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Let's go Yachting
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Title : Yachts
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WOON Watercolor Painting London City Morning Walk

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
London City Morning Walk





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woon watercolor painting Morning Light Snow

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Morning Light Snow





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woon watercolor painting shop house Melaka, Malaysia

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Shop House





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Woon watercolour painting Good Morning Rome NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Good Morning Rome





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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting Florence Alley

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Florence Alley

Light and shadows create beautiful design patterns
for watercolor.





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WOON Modern Watercolor Painting Grand Canal Venice NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting

Grand Canal, Venice
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Rhythm of Light and Shadows
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Woon Watercolor Sacred Heart Basilica Sacre Coeur Paris

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Sacred Heart Basilica Sacre Coeur Paris





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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting Coffee Break

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Coffee Break





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WOON Modern Watercolor Painting Chicago N Michigan Ave

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Scent of Spring, N Michigan Ave, Chicag0
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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting Paris NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Good Morning Paris
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WOON Modern Watercolor Painting Eiffel Tower Paris NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Eiffel Tower, Paris





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WOON Watercolor Painting Modern Impressionist Yachts NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Rhythm of Light and Shadows
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Title : Sunday Yachting
Size : 14"X11"
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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting Yachts Boats NR

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Colorful Yachts & Reflections




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Size : 14"X11"
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woon watercolor painting Times Square New York City

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting

Times Square New York City

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Size : 14"X11"
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Woon watercolour painting City Rain Abstraction

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
City Rain Abstraction

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Woon watercolour painting Balinese Ceremony Bali Island Besakih

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor PaintingBalinese Ceremony, Bali Island Pura Besakih

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Title : Balinese Ceremony, Bali Island, Pura Besakih
Size : 14"X11"
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Woon Ink Watercolor Painting Water Tower Chicago

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Water Tower, Chicago





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Snowy Day Ng Woon Lam Modern Impressionist Watercolor

The Art Institute of Chicago Museum WOON Watercolor Painting

Ng Woon Lam Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum




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Title : The Art Institute of Chicago Museum
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WOON Modern Impressionist Watercolor Painting yachts

Ng Woon Lam Watercolor Painting
Windy Morning, Yachts




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Title : Windy Morning Yachts
Size : 14"X11"
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