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      • Ong Choon Hoo (b. Penang, 1965) The Old Sundry Shop, 2009
        Jul. 17, 2022

        Ong Choon Hoo (b. Penang, 1965) The Old Sundry Shop, 2009

        Est: RM3,500 - RM6,500

        Ong Choon Hoo is a professional watercolorist who has been painting since 1983. He is renowned for painting scenes such as riverside boats in fishing villages, and old towns. This work features a nostalgic view of an old sundry shop, allowing vivid colors of red to denote the range of objects sold at the shop. He focuses on the exterior structure of the shophouse, paying attention to the thatched roofs with broad application of layers of wet paint. The warmth and serenity of this painting results in a laid-back atmosphere. Choon Hoo had won the Gold Medal in the Imaginative Art competition organised by the Penang Normal Chinese Senior Teachers Association in 1983 and the Minor Painting Award in the Penang Pesta Young Talent competition in 1994. Apart from his hometown in Bukit Mertajam in Penang, he travels to Kelantan (Kemamam), Perak (Ipoh, like the pottery factory), Selangor (Pulau Ketam) and Malacca to paint. He was among the artists who painted the Kampung Buah Pala settlement before the houses were torn down in September 2009 and the Artists for Heritage: New Views of Old Penang at Intec College to mark the Unesco Conference-Workshop in 1999. Choon Hoo has had solos at the Galeri Seri Mutiara, Penang (Survival of Old Traditions, April-May, 2012) and Pinkguy Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (Lancar, September-October, 2017). His art has been exhibited in numerous international group shows in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

        Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
      • Ong Choon Hoo (b. Penang, 1965) Dockyard @ Hutan Melintang, 2008
        Mar. 27, 2022

        Ong Choon Hoo (b. Penang, 1965) Dockyard @ Hutan Melintang, 2008

        Est: RM3,500 - RM6,500

        Ong Choon Hoo is a professional watercolorist who has been painting since 1983. He is renowned for painting scenes such as riverside boats in fishing villages, and old towns. This work features a unique composition at a dockyard, focusing on a workshop area for the repair and maintenance of boats and vessels. Choon Hoo had won the Gold Medal in the Imaginative Art competition organised by the Penang Normal Chinese Senior Teachers Association in 1983 and the Minor Painting Award in the Penang Pesta Young Talent competition in 1994. Apart from his hometown in Bukit Mertajam in Penang, he travels to Kelantan (Kemamam), Perak (Ipoh, like the pottery factory), Selangor (Pulau Ketam) and Malacca to paint. He was among the artists who painted the Kampung Buah Pala settlement before the houses were torn down in September 2009 and the Artists for Heritage: New Views of Old Penang at Intec College to mark the UNESCO Conference-Workshop in 1999. Choon Hoo had solos at the Galeri Seri Mutiara, Penang (Survival Of Old Traditions, 2012) and PINKGUY gallery, Kuala Lumpur (Lancar, 2017). His art has been exhibited in numerous international group shows in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

        Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
      • ONG CHOON HOO (b. 1965) LIME-STONE HILLSIDE, 2009, Watercolour on paper
        Apr. 29, 2018

        ONG CHOON HOO (b. 1965) LIME-STONE HILLSIDE, 2009, Watercolour on paper

        Est: RM1,200 - RM2,000

        Ong Choon Hoo is a professional watercolourist who has been painting since 1983. He keeps to two main subjects in his paintings: namely riverside boats in fishing villages, and old towns, like this one, where a freight train has made a short stop. Choon Hoo won the Gold Medal in the Imaginative Art competition organised by the Penang Normal Chinese Senior Teachers Association in 1983 and the Minor Painting Award in the Penang Pesta Young Talent competition in 1994. Apart from his hometown in Bukit Mertajam in Penang, he travels to Kelantan (Kemamam), Perak (Ipoh, like the pottery factory), Selangor (Pulau Ketam) and Malacca to paint. He was among the artists who painted the Kampung Buah Pala settlement before the houses were torn down in September 2009 and the Artists for Heritage: New Views of Old Penang at Intec College to mark the Unesco Conference-Workshop in 1999. Choon Hoo has had solos at the Galeri Seri Mutiara, Penang (Survival Of Old Traditions, 2012) and PINKGUY gallery, Kuala Lumpur (Lancar, 2017). His art has been exhibited in numerous international group shows in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

        Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
      • ONG CHOON HOO (b. 1965) RESTING BOAT, 2009, Watercolour on paper
        Nov. 12, 2017

        ONG CHOON HOO (b. 1965) RESTING BOAT, 2009, Watercolour on paper

        Est: RM2,000 - RM2,500

        Ong Choon Hoo, a professional watercolorist who has been painting since 1983. He keeps to two main subjects in his paintings, namely old towns and riverside boats in fishing villages like this one being moored to a makeshift platform jetty. Choon Hoo had won the Gold Medal in the Imaginative Art competition organised by the Penang Normal Chinese Senior Teachers Association in 1983 and the Minor Painting Award in the Penang Pesta Young Talent competition in 1994. Apart from his hometown in Bukit Mertajam in Penang, he travels to Kelantan (Kemamam), Perak (Ipoh, like the pottery factory), Selangor (Pulau Ketam) and Malacca to paint. He was among the artists who painted the Kampung Buah Pala settlement before the houses were torn down in September 2009 and the Artists for Heritage: New Views of Old Penang at Intec College to mark the Unesco Conference-Workshop in 1999. Choon Hoo has had solos at the Galeri Seri Mutiara, Penang (Survival of Old Traditions, April-May, 2012) and PINKGUY gallery, Kuala Lumpur (Lancar, September-October, 2017). His art has been exhibited in numerous International group shows in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

        Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
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