A look back on time – Taipei TV interview on Expert Talks
I came across the video of an interview I did years ago. I was interviewed on TV program Expert Talks and the interview was aired on Taipei TV in 2002. Although the interview was done long time ago and the video quality is not that great, It nonetheless covers quite a...
How to paint a portrait – a step-by-step process for Girl in Kimono
This is a recent demonstration from the Twin Bridge Studio. Excluding breaks for the model, it took approximately twelve hours (or six class sessions) to complete the painting. 這是最近的「雙橋畫室」課堂作業，共畫了六堂課，扣除模特兒休息，布上作業約12小時。 The model is very beautiful and holds a steady...
Jesus walking on water – from the perspective of an artist
I moved from Mainland China to Hong Kong in the early 1980s and rented a small apartment in the industrial area of Kowloon, Kwun Tong. There were a lot of migrant families in this area, residing in cramped apartments. There were also a lot of American and British...
From Mackay Practicing Medicine to Huang Dafu
Well known author, commentator and historian Li Ao recently passed away on March 18, 2018. We met in 2001 through an introduction of my brother Jinzhong who is the chief editor of Open Magazine in Hong Kong. The last time I saw him was at his 80th birthday party three...
Letter from Ray Seitz
Occasionally we have artists from overseas joining the Taipei studio for short term studies. These requests are considered on a case-by-case basis depends on the artist's needs and studio capacity. Ray Seitz was the first international student we had at the Taipei...
Figure drawing (charcoal) – a step-by-step guide
Introduction The figure drawing is no doubt the most advanced genre of drawing. The human body is artwork by God. Regardless of its appearance – rotund or bony – the different shapes of each part of the body together create a magnificent unity. The beauty of life is...
When East Meets West
By Iris Yim My father Yim Mau-Kun is known to many as an oil painter. And indeed, his oil paintings are classical in style; if you were to see one of his paintings such as Christina on public display in the US or Europe, you would probably never have thought it’s the...
Still Life Drawing (Charcoal) – A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction Still life painting became a stand-alone art genre in seventeenth-century Holland. From then on, ateliers and academies in Europe and Russia began teaching still life painting, making it part of the formal fine art education. Still life drawing affords...
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Studying in Taipei with Yim Maukun, twice
Note: Occasionally we have overseas students joining local students at the Twin Bridget Studio. International student admission is decided on a case by case basis depending on student needs and studio capacity. We recently had Aqeel from India and Osamu from Japan...
