Tag / sunshine
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EXPO | 28th Montgermont Watercolour Exhibition
My very first time at the famous Montgermont Watercolour Exhibition 2024 that I’ve heard and read so very often ! I was very excited and happy to receive their invitation back in March for one of my few paintings from last year – “The Contemplations”, and with my husband we went to the opening early…
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EXPO | 34th Uckange International Watercolour Exhibition
This April once more I was selected to present my works at the Uckange International Watercolour Exhibition 2024. It’s a huge previlege to particpate in such a long-standing art salons which houses many beautiful works. This year particularly was full of diverse styles and trends that featured incredible creativity by artists from all over the…
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MOVIE | “Perfect Days” is perfect
I first watched Perfect Days on a fine sunny day when the first winds of spring breezed in Paris. But I was on the brink of a(nother) burnout, exhausted both physically and mentally. My mind was in all over the place, fractions of stimulis scattered and blocked any train of thoughts longer than a few…
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EXPO | St-Yriex-la-Perche 2023 – Awarded the Esquisse Prize
I was lucky enough not only being chosen to participate in the 18th International Watercolour Exhibition in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche but also awarded the Esquisse Prize at the opening ceremony on the 22/08 🏅 It was such a beautiful surprise since I was already very contented with just being there and having a chance to see other…
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WIA 2023 – ‘Papillion’ Longlisted for Children Publishing
On one fine May morning, a great news came in – I got longlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2023 in Children Publishing category for the set of 5 illustrations of my Papillion Project!!! ‘Papillion‘ is a combination 2 French words – ‘papillon’ (butterfly) and ‘lion’ (same as ‘lion’ in English). It is a picture…
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EXPO | Uckange 2023 – My First Watercolour Exhibition
🖼️ The 33rd Uckange International Watercolour Exhibition 2023 💐 The news came on one cold morning in February, I was thrilled to be invited to one of the most well-known and well-organized exhibitions in France. Two of my painting: Garden Scent and Bouquet of Sunshine were selected to participate in this year assemble of 86…
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2022 – A Year in Review
It’s been another year. A special year. A brilliant, sparkling, and heart-breaking year! I’ve reread all my past yearly reviews and each and every year seemed to be such a winding road. Thinking back, I might have never had a totally smooth-sailing year where there is only sunshine, except maybe before college? I feel a…
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BOOK | Bông hồng vàng – Paustovsky
Rất lâu rồi, khi tôi còn trẻ nít và ngây thơ, tôi đã viết về tình yêu cuồng nhiệt của mình với “Bình minh mưa” và Paustovsky. Những truyện ngắn trong trẻo, trữ tình và đầy nhân văn ấy đã theo tôi suốt những năm tháng tuổi trẻ. Nhưng dẫu nằm chung trong cùng một…
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A little note of happiness
It’s been so long a time. But finally, I am here, back to square one. Eyes swollen from lack of sleep, neck hurt from craining over paintings, heart broken and stomach hurt. But happy. Not the kind of happiness that makes you feel exhilarated on cloud nine, but the gentler, quieter kind because it’s meaningful,…
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2021 – A Year in Review
2021 was a remarkable year. Although it seems that this statement has been repeated so many times, it was indeed a turning point in my life where I quitted my full-time job and finally followed my dream of doing art professionally. In May, I came across Sylvia Path’s quote, I finally realised that I was…