I’ve just given the Paper53 app a try on my iPhone so I’ll post the first few here. With a new baby in the house (and strapped to my chest!) it’s convenient to try to capture some HK scenes with whatever is handy!
Latte and bagel
Hong Kong skyline seen from Happy Valley
View from our window of dawn in Happy Valley
I’ve started posting some sketches of life here on Hong Kong on a new Tumblr. Find me at alisonstephen.tumblr.com. Here’s a sample…
Relaxing at Kwun Yam Wan beach on Cheung Chai Island
I’m excited to announce that my latest line of paintings and prints is available in my new Etsy store at alisonstephen.etsy.com. I’d love for you to check it out now and then, as I’ll continue adding more work. Overseas shipping is available. Thanks for you support– hope you like it! (If you aren’t familiar with Etsy, you’ll find it’s a wonderful site full of handcrafted goods of all kinds.)
Save the date to come see me at the Handmade Hong Kong Fair, 10 am- 5 pm on Sunday, May 12 at Discovery Bay! I’ll be selling paintings at a table under ‘Alison Stephen Illustration.’ (Table number TBA.) Enjoy a ferry ride to Discovery Bay, lunch by the beach, and tons of affordable, artisan-made goods at the fair! Here’s a preview of some paintings I’ve been working on.
I recently moved to Hong Kong, which promises to be an exciting and inspiring place. We got here just in time for Chinese New Year. 2013 is the year of the snake, which also happens to be my year! Check out these lions I filmed dancing in the new year at a Causeway Bay mall.
We settled into Happy Valley, a neighborhood as charming as it sounds. It is set off from Hong Kong’s main drag by a grass horse track, the middle of which is full of sports fields, walking paths and palm trees, and is open to the public most hours of the week. I really love walking by the track and seeing Hong Kong’s subtropical natural beauty interwoven with skyscrapers.
Passing Happy Valley race course at sunset.
Photo by Jon Monroe
The 3-story mural I designed and illustrated for the new Biology building at James Madison University has gotten a few mentions:
And you can see my description of the project on my:
