RETIRED civil servant and self-taught watercolour artist Yeow Teck Chai will be holding a charity exhibition of his works from March 14 to 18.
The “Painting from the Heart” show will be held at the Annexe Linkway of Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
All proceeds from the sale of paintings in this series will be donated to the Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped and the Malaysian SLE Association.
This debut solo exhibition by Yeow showcases paintings that evoke a range of memories, from glimpses of his simple childhood in the kampung to mesmerising scenery and colours from his travels around the world.
Yeow, a cancer survivor since 2004, believes there is life after cancer: “I believe that my natural ability to paint is a gift from God. It is a joy to share my passion with the community at large to benefit the less fortunate.”
Born in 1950 in Kuantan, Pahang, his flair for drawing started early in his youth.
His work integrates painting and pencil/ink sketches, using watercolour as his main medium.
His approach to art prioritises intuition, light and fluidity of colour.
He had no formal art training apart from art classes in school.
As he developed his art, Yeow focused on the human physique with his monochrome sketches of runners and dancers, besides portraits of his children.
After graduating from Universiti Malaya in 1974, Yeow joined the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority where he spent the next 32 years of his public service career.
He became well-known for his monthly comic strip Durian Talk in the Mida Club’s newsletter -- a series on comically serious discussions among a group of durians about Malaysian matters.
Yeow revisited his love for painting after retiring in 2006.
He currently lives in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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