Colours By Vista

Having lived in Singapore for over twenty years, I believe art, in whatever form, needs to reach a wider audience. The local art scene in Singapore during the past ten years has had exceptional growth, but it generally appeals to the more affluent, and well traveled generation. 

Since childhood, my exposure to the visual arts, was without doubt, exceptional. My mother was, and still is, a prolific artist and art educator. As a child, every day was an education in art, or a creative project, (a wacky artistic mother's way of keeping ten brothers and sisters busy). With minimal materials, we had to use maximum imagination. As the creative juices would flow, the hands would create, and the results really didn't matter. As children, we had a wonderful time, our creativity appreciated and flourished. As I grew older, my mother would show us slides, practicing her presentations on us for…