Don's Illustration Blog

My wife bought me a new bag for my birthday, and after we got home from shopping, she was eager to see how the new bag works for what I usually carry around and bring along for my sketching trip. It is the best time to empty out my old bag and lay out the [...]

Well there are a few things we are celebrating about. First of all Singapore’s 45th birthday. My 40th birthday. Tia coming back from Portland. Paul’s coming back from Hong Kong; farewell party for Paul since he is moving to HK for the next one year; farewell party for Yi Ting as she is going to [...]

So why am I drawing “cute” versions of me all these while? Well, I am testing out something for a journal book – one that I would illustrate about my life and my experiences as an artist. Not thinking whether it would sell or not, but it is something I have been thinking for some [...]

Found some newsprint pad and started doodling some comics journal.

I grew up in Kim Tian Place – a very old estate in the near vicinity of Tiong Bahru. In fact, I walk to my primary school – Bukit Ho Swee East Primary School, via Tiong Bahru. I love to eat at the Tiong Bahru food centre, where I would go for my favorite Chueh [...]

Work has been really busy but I am not complaining because I am paid to draw not carry rice sacks up to the storage room. I thank God for giving me and blessing me with the power to get wealth and doing something that I enjoy. However when things get hectic, you are robbed of [...]

The group of youngsters I am eating with is a people of the future, the young and promising generation, as what our garv’men describes, the movers of what lies ahead of the days of Singapore. They are the ones who would bring this little gem to a brighter and shinier future, while we who has [...]

Kat just couldn’t get enough of McDonald’s chocolate sundae. I love the cone and french fries which are not like anything in other parts of the world. Singapore’s McDonald makes the best french fries, crispy on the outside but soft inside. We took a walk to Parkway Parade this night just to walk off our [...]

One of the things I look forward to doing with my wife is going for breakfast on a weekend. We would suggest and explore different ideas and locations to where we would have it. One of the most important consideration would be the quality of food. The next would be the environment. We would prefer [...]

Welcome back to my humble blog again!! Here’s a bunch of sketches I did for the last 2 weeks in hot tropical Singapore. I hope you would enjoy what you are about to see in this post.