Hungry Ghost Festival 盂蘭勝會

Hungry Ghost Festival in Orthodox Chinese Culture (A tradition well-preserved in Hong Kong)

It's believed that on the 1st of July of the Lunar Calendar, the gate of the underworld opens and for the whole month, ghosts wander on the face of the earth. During this month, people burn offerings and place food on streets so that hungry ghosts can be fed. Different village associations also construct temporary temples and street theatres which host special Chiu Chau Opera performances both for the public and for the ghosts as well.

We would like to thank our friend Sylvia Midgett for the awesome tour of the festival.

Alison Hui

Catherine Chan

Chickita Kwan

Stella So

 Chloe Ka Kei Yau

 Cynthia Pong

 Elena Klimova

 Gary Yeung

Guillaume How-Choong

 Noble Wong

Sarah Li

Sandy Hau

Alvin Wong

Heanu Kang



Helen Chan

Ben Luk

Carrie Leung

Tung Tak Pawn Shop 同德大押

Historic buildings such as Tung Tak Pawn Shop have become increasingly rare in Hong Kong.   They may not be able to yield great financial profit if preserved, however they are extremely precious and valuable to our sons and daughters as they tell stories through their architecture and of the different times, whether good or bad, that they have endured.  They are living monuments of Hong Kong which  witnessed the many changes of our homeland.  What is more "valuable" to Hong Kong?  The redeveloped property or the original monument which grew up with Hong Kong as well as you and me? 

 Sandy Hau

Justin Ng

Ben Luk

Catherine Chan

Gary Yeung

Cynthia Pong

 Elaine Chiu

Noble Wong

Sarah Li

Serge Raïf Chehab

Vanessa Leung

Alison Hui

Forbes Street Wall Tree

On 9 August, Urban Sketchers Hong Kong assembled at Forbes Street and spent a morning sketching the largest group of wall trees in Hong Kong.  The wall trees are Banyan trees (Ficus macrocarpa).  Their aerial roots grow on masonry walls in an intertwining manner and gradually thicken into wooden trunks, therefore attaching themselves firmly on the walls.  The combination of banyan trees with these pre-war masonry walls is truly an icon and treasure of Hong Kong and thus they should be well-protected! 

Alison Hui

Alvin Wong

Elena Klimova

Grace Tam

Guillaume How-Choong

Noble Wong

Sandy Hau

Romy Wu

Gary Yeung

Urban Sketchers Hong Kong at the 6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium

We, a band of merry urban sketchers from Hong Kong took part in the 6th International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Singapore from 22 - 25 July.  We attended workshops, lectures, sketch walks and along the way we met many wonderful sketcher friends from around the world. It was a great trip for learning, sharing and having fun.

 Rob Sketcherman

Carrie Leung

 Alison Hui

 Catherine Chan

Guillaume How-Choong

 Chloe Yau

Alvin Wong

 Cynthia Pong

 Elaine Chiu

Ben Luk

 Elena Klimova

 Helen Chan

Grace Tam

 Justin Ng

 Sandy Hau

 Stella So

Gary Yeung

 

One of a joyful dinner with the locals and overseas sketchers.

 

 

 

傘下速寫 Sketches Under The Umbrella

【衝出香港！透過畫筆，讓雨傘價值感染世界！】
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尚未正式印妥，便已獲得多家外國出版社洽談版權！
真正透過無國界的藝術，讓我們追尋的價值，帶到更遠更遠！
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還記得嗎？
雨傘運動期間，一站就是半天的畫者們，
默默將佔領區的人與事，以心感受，
以色彩去捕捉，細繪雨傘運動下的真實面貌。
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《傘下速寫 Sketches under The Umbrella》裡，31 位本地及世界各地的城市速寫畫者聯手合作，無分國界與種族，以藝術來紀錄我們最重要的社會運動。
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他們穿梭於各大佔領區，將轉瞬或逝的新聞段落，化作永不朽的印象定格。發揮自己所長，集眾人力量，繪畫出 400 多幅振奮人心的畫作，讓精神延續下去。

Sketches Under the Umbrella 

Hong Kong 2014

One single sketchbook. 400 sketches. 31 sketchers from Hong Kong and other countries, using their pens, colors and paper documented a string of important events which happened between September and December in 2014. 

Available now at 2015 Hong Kong Book Fair
Hall 1A - B16

＝＝＝作者資料（排名不分先後）＝＝＝

＝＝＝Sketchers Info ＝＝＝
Sketching Occupy Central
事吉茶記 Sketcher-Kee / Urban Sketchers Hong Kong 速寫香港
Adolfo Arranz / A.H / Atelier Alvin Wong / Big Kay / Sketcher Ben / Catherine Chan / Carrie Leung / cuson's art / Collins Yeung ART / Flyingpig / Grace Tam / Guillaume How-Choong / Gary Yeung's Art Blog / Helen Chan / Kammy Choi / Kay Cheung / LKM / Dark Red Kami / World Sketching Tour / 李建明 Ming Lee / Noble Sketchbook / Pang Bear 彭啤 / 劉佩詩 Peisea Low / Chanqueen / Rob Sketcherman / Romy C.W.Wu / Serge Chehab / Stella, So Man Yee / Tia Boon Sim / Tony Chua / Van Sketcher / 慧惠

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