Happy Lunar New Year!

 

Wishing all my friends a very prosperous and 

Happy Lunar New Year!!

Chinese new year market @ Chinatown

Many asians across the world will be celebrating the 1st day of Spring (23rd Jan) or Lunar new year in a few weeks time. We also welcome the year of the dragon according to the chinese zodiac. These sketches were done 2 weeks ago at Chinatown with a few Singapore urbansketchers and I was fascinated by the myriads of decorations being sold at the market. Pineapples made of paper are popular decorations as pineapples in mandarin sounds like prosperity. Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a prosperous new year ahead too!

Chinatown, Singapore

6 more days to the 1st day of the lunar new year. It is also the 1st day of Spring and also the year of the Tiger. Our Chinatown has been transformed into a very big colourful and festive market. You will find many new year goodies, assorted flowers, decorations and many more. I sat down near a group of stalls selling pomelos and started drawing the old man and his stall full of ripe pomelo fruits.

Chinatown, Singapore

I went to another corner of Chinatown and found a stall selling fake plastic flowers. The myriads of colours really zest up the celebration. Happy Lunar New year to all my Asian friends!!