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Old Drawings

The player happened to play Daydream's piano music. The very past burst to my mind.When I was in uni, I hated accounting as my major. At that time I skipped classes to stay in the dorm to draw. With music, I kept drawing different portraits one after another, sometimes with tears dropping. My heart continued to be sensitive. Drawing was the way to let my sentiments out. It was my way to heal. I couldn't help looking back at some old drawings drawn at that time, about 5-6 years ago.

Once there was a girl,

You've no ideas what she'd been through

You don't know she was such something blue

a bird singing gloomy songs

The first time her wings broke

she realised she actually had them in two

The first time her heart broke

she believed her feelings were so true

that others could hurt but could never deprive

From then on, she started the long trip seeking home

Rather suffered than numb

--- Robin





















listening to Dreaming

"I'm Rich"

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Frost

Many eyes are covered by the splendid world

not be able to see the truth

The truth lies in the heart

only if you listen to its rhyme

you could be free

 

Listening to Chris Garneau's So Far

Tree Bark

Bleak wind, visits the hollow wilderness

Whistling an lonely tale

It was recorded on a piece of tree bark

You peeled off remember?

It was a promise on behalf of leaves, stars and squirrels

Beautiful flowers grew on the tree

But it's never told how long it lasts

The next autumn, I was left alone

around the tree where the bark's from

fallen leaves, full of the memory trail

----Robin



Inspired by  Ólafur Arnalds'  Ljósið

Cartoon Portraits Commission

These old photos are found in my hard-disk back to the year of 2006 (I know I was quite fat at that time). I was still in university. I worked for a sports  shop during National Holiday for their marketing campaign as what they called "Dalian Young Comic Artist". My job was to draw quick cartoon portraits on T-shirts for the customers who consumed over 400 yuan. It was quite fun. That was my first time to earn money from art.







 

Summer Trip- People

A Miao woman sewing in Langde Village, Guizhou



A woman resting in Renmin Park in Chengdu



A silent old man on Zhongnan Mountain, taking an afternoon nap



A man relaxing from drinking tea in Renmin Park, Chengdu



A grandfather and his grandson resting on the ground in Langde Village, Guizhou



And... the two travellers under each other's pens

Miao Village Memory

Listening to the Dong songs which remind me of my special village in Guizhou where I found my peace.





 

 

Portrait

A Sunny Day

Yesterday was quite a sunny day after a rainy one the day before, which lightened up the post-hospital life a bit. Not being able to g0 outside to do things has made me down and moody. I walked out of the apartment with the crutches, spent two hours feeling sunshine on a bench in the square just down my apartment.

Entertainment in Mianyang

Sketches by Chengdu Railway Station

Illustration for the story Stained

I was surprised and more thrilled when reading Stained-a story based the character on me written by my friend Lindsay.It's about an auditor who hates her job but loves art and she draws a monster that comes into life on the Shanghai metro... She described my feelings well.:-)The story is very interesting.I was very happy when Lindsay asked whether I could illustrate it to go with the publish.

Here goes the link of the story.DO READ IT! Thanks for the story Lindsay!

And some of the illustrations I did-

Dream Home

A dream- my land.



Me drawing at my cousin's desk, got caught by my cousin's lens.

Nanny and Jimmy

This drawing is for Nanny and Jimmy.

Six months after Nanny passed away,Jimmy just followed her path...May you continue the happy life in Heaven.You are in my thought.
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Nanny said,"I remember when I was young,I was like Miao- didn't like my daily job.So I went to the beach after work to pick up stones,and ground them to make necklaces,then gave them to my friends..."

It was nice that

I'm Here,You're Not There-3

I'm Here,You're Not There-2

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Hello Hitchhiker, and Goodbye