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I got 5 paintings in this year, here’s how it’s going! Running now to April 21.

What has been a seminal experience? So many, but I’ll tell one at a time. Just after high school I went backpacking through Spain for 2 weeks. I was 18 when I ventured into the Salvador Dali Museum and Theatre in Figueres, Spain. I didn’t want to leave and remember picking up an itch toContinue reading “What has been a seminal experience?”

Imagination and a strong desire to be one. Confidence, a good work ethic, mastery of a medium, financial security and a support system of mentors and artistic peers helps, and those are fairly straight forward to obtain. Imagination and desire, a passion, that secret element of “Je ne sais quois” though, I’m not sure ifContinue reading “What is integral to a work of art?”

What is my background? I’m a second generation, Chinese Canadian. My Cantonese is a little choppy but I am fluent in English, Chinglish and painting. I’m a rat in the Chinese zodiac and my mom is a snake. We have a very charged relationship because snakes eat rats for dinner! My first words were inContinue reading “What is my background?”

It all starts with an idea that excites, which can come from anywhere. Next is gathering reference material. This usually involves researching various things and collecting and taking pictures. Next, I work on some sketches, usually a combination of being done by hand and some of it done on the computer using Photoshop to tweakContinue reading “How do I do what I do?”

Why do you do what you do? I make art to breathe. If I don’t take a little time each day to paint a bit I get grumpy. Some say it’s an outlet, or a form of meditation, I would call it a necessity. I’ve been making art since I could hold a crayon. It’sContinue reading “Why do you do what you do?”

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Lisa Ng (last name pronounced “ing”) and I’m a surrealist painter who enjoys animals, colours and patterns, among many things. Being on the art path has lead me also to a host of other things. I’m a registered nurse, a wife and a momContinue reading “Who are you and what do you do?”

2024 already? Apologies, it’s been a minute. I did finish a couple of large paintings: Goat Cabinet Living Roomacrylic on canvas40 x 30 x 1.5 inches2023 A domesticated animal safari, organic, free range, IKEA? I’m not so sure myself. Tigers In A Field Of Blue Furacrylic on canvas60 x 24 x 1.5 inches2023 (I’m stillContinue reading “2024 UPDATE GALORE”

I’m working on some new stuff: Acrylic on paper, postcard size, 5 x 7 inches. They’re short and sweet and great for popping off ideas. Thank you everybody who peeped in on my art show! It’s been hectic around here. Been starting the day at 4am, he likes to watch me paint.

A painting of a living room of animals as furniture, this painting is a sophisticated take on domestic life. A cross between man and nature, surreal and open to interpretation, there are more questions than answers here.