He learnt from singapore master watercolour artist Mr. Gog Sing Hooi,[5] late and founding president of Singapore Watercolour Society, Associate Professor Emeritus Cheng-Khee Chee (University of Minnesota at Duluth) [6] Associate Professor Don Southard and Professor Susanna Coffey at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Professor Edward Schmidt at New York Academy of Art.

[7] His painting style carries Chinese calligraphic strokes; showing strong influence from master Singapore watercolour artist Gog Sing Hooi.

He is constantly searching for balance and harmony in the dynamic image making process.

[10] He is a tenured Associate Professor[11] at the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore since 2019.

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