B. B. King by Albert Kan

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ARTIST NOTES: I painted this great musician, King of the Blues, to commemorate his death at the age of 89. The story of his naming his guitar “Lucille” was fascinating. He performed tirelessly throughout his musical career averaging more than 200 concerts per year. That was both remarkable and admirable. I chose blue, purple and some other vibrant colours in this painting to depict his colourful career. His lips lifted upwards to his left while lingering on a note with varying, shivering pitches. That’s his unique B. B. King singing style, bringing sentimental feelings in the blues. Although he is not my favourite singer, we do share the same one – Frank Sinatra.

DIMENSIONS (Height - 29.70 cm X Width - 42.00 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE Watercolour on Paper
GENRE Contemporary
REGISTERED NRN # 000-38470-0134-01
COPYRIGHT © Albert Kan
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Biography

 

Kwok Hung Albert KAN

Dingley Village, Victoria 3172                                         Mobile :  0411 143 812

Australia                                                                       E-mail: khkan3@student.monash.edu

  

SUMMARY

A few years ago, I retired as a management executive from the manufacturing sector. Since the early years in my career, I have been engaged in the oil & gas equipment manufacturing industries. Over the years, art silently sneaked into my inner self. And that magical process has elicited my talents in art. Now it gets under my skin and transformed a hobby into an infatuation.

Particularly, I was drawn into portrait painting. I started drawing portraits of my family and friends, followed by painting with watercolour. The process of developing my skills has been so encouraging that my confidence level has grown exponentially.

I enjoy drawing with different media ranging from charcoal, soft pastel, ink and watercolour crayon. In paintings, watercolour is my favourite media. But I have also dabbled into acrylic and oil in my recent painting adventures. Sculpture is emerging strongly as another inviting form of art that allows me to fill my imagination in a 3D space.

Currently, I am studying fine art under the Bachelor of Fine Art degree program at Monash University. I have since broadened my art approaches considerably in my BFA studies at Monash. It is this exploration I wish to continue.

 

 EDUCATION

 

Monash University                                                        Melbourne, Australia   2017

          Department of Art, Design & Architecture
                Bachelor of Fine Art, 2nd Year

 

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology                        Melbourne, Australia   2011

          Certificate IV
                - Small Business Management

 

Carleton University                                                           Ottawa, Canada     1985

         Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.)
               - Major: Computer Systems Engineering

 

The Great Lakes College of Toronto                                  Toronto, Canada    1981

          Secondary School Honour Graduation Diploma
               - Awarded Ontario Scholarship

  

REFERENCE: Available upon request.