"When I am able to paint again, if I have no imagination, I shall do some studies of flowers . . . . It is a great pleasure for me".

Paul Gauguin

China painting

I had a great opportunity to get to know famous China-paining artists of Thailand and become their students. Three of them I greatly appreciated and must mention here are Angsana Klempin, Pattree Chuchinda, and Suppawan Duangsuwan. In addition, self learning and reading books written by many Western artists, such as Paula Collins and Clapham made my china painting even more fun. 

Oil painting

Before I started painting with oils, I practiced painting with various types of paints, including watercolors, pastels, acrylics, and my most favorite one, china painting. The main reason that inspired me to start painting with oil paints came from my work as the conservation scientist that required me to analyze the oil paintings of many famous artists. Since I want to analyse their work precisely not only by scientific techniques and materials science but I want to understand techniques done by the artists and also want to be "connected" with those paintings. Therefore, I started practicing oil painting by self-learning through reading and watching videos of many artists. I discovered that by painting with oils, texture, depth, and vibrant colors achieved through these paints create an emotional vibrancy that cannot be replicated. It creates an immersive feeling that stimulates a variety of feelings, from inspiration to self-reflection. This precious sensory experience made me fall in love with oils.

"I found out that oil painting can complement the feeling that comes from porcelain painting very well. When painting porcelain, it is necessary to control the amount of oil to be as less as we can but enough to smooth and thin the paint. The nature of this type of painting is not suitable for thick paintings because the paint may crack after firing. In contrast, the alla-prima which I like to do for my oil painting is thick, showing a clear brush stroke.

I asked myself whether I should choose to do one type of work so that I can focus on practicing my skills. However, my inner is telling "no, please continue to do both at the same time. It is challenging to balance both simultaneously."

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