Drawings

Drawings & Painting:

"Drawing is like making expressive gesture with the advantage of performance." - Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French artist

"Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing." -Henry Moore (1898-1986), British sculptor

I love to draw - it forms the basis of my working practice. Drawing is my way of thinking and generating ideas. I also like drawing just for fun! I find it very relaxing and love seeing my drawings take shape and come to life! I create drawings from both life, photographs and sourced imagery. I like to experiment with different media and see what outcomes can be achieved. It was during art school all those years ago that I then extended my drawing practice to make unique prints for exhibition and selling.

Here are examples of some of my work from over the years (click thumbnail to enlarge):

[Below:] Crouching Tiger (2021), Horse (2021), Bird on Branch (2021), ink and tippex on paper.

[Below:] Fish and Plant (2021), ink, tippex and watercolour on paper.

[Below:] Coy Carp (Endurance) (2021), ink on paper.

[Below:] Dragon Boat Festival (2021), pencil crayon on paper.

[Below:] Random drawings during COVID19 lockdown and thereafter (2021), pencil on paper.

[Below:] Random drawings during COVID19 lockdown (2020), pencil on paper. Some with watercolour too.

[Below:] "The Life of Pui Lee" Illustrations Just for Fun (2015-present), digital art (-and drawn without graphics tablet ...LOL!)

CLF Pui (2020)

[Below:] Design for Carlisle Chinese New Year Parade Dragon (2018): pencil on paper

[Below:] Eye sketches (2015): pencil on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous Doodles! (2015): pencil on paper; biro on paper

[Below left to right:] Light Drawings of Landscape During Charity Sleep-Out Event in Windermere! (2015): photograph ...The light drawings were made using a camera and the moonlight that night.

[Below left to right:] Doodles before bed-time! (2015): fineliner on paper; pencil on paper; pencil on paper; pencil on paper; pencil on paper

[Below:] Sketching at Emily Allchurch exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery... (2015): fineliner, blue biro and green biro on paper;

[Below left to right:] Doodling on the train... (2015):biro on paper; biro on paper; biro on paper; pencil on paper

[Below:] Sketch made on-site at Big Sleep charity event in Windermere - view (Feb 2015): fineliner on A5 paper;

[Below left to right:] Face Studies: (2015): pencil on A5 paper in sketchbook;

[Below:] Animal Studies (2014), pencil on A5 paper in sketchbook

[Below:] Doodles (2014); rollerball on A4 paper

[Below:] Studies: Transcriptions from old PUNCH cartoons (2014), rollerball on A4 paper

[Below:] Dragon doodle (201?), charcoal on A3 paper

[Below:] Still Life studies (201?), charcoal on A2 paper

[Below:] Untitled [Demonstration landscape piece for LifewithArt] (201?), acrylic on A2 canvas

[Below:] Untitled (201?), acrylic on A2 canvas

[Below:] Drawings: Transcriptions from the art of de Chirico (2010), biro on paper

[Below left to right:] Miscellaneous drawing studies (2011), pencil on paper

[Below left to right:] Sofa (i) (2010), pencil, biro, rollerball on paper; Sofa (ii) (2010) rollerball and watercolour on paper; Sofa (iii) (2010) fineliner on paper

[Below left to right:] Drawings: Transcriptions from the art of Edward Gorey (2010), fineliner on paper

[Below:] Transcription of Paula Rego's "Night 2002" (2009), black fineliner, tippex and permanent marker on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous Life Drawings (quick studies) (2009), chalk and soot on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous drawing studies (2008), charcoal on paper

[Below:] Life drawing (2008), chalk and soot on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous life drawings (2008), pen on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous life drawings (2008), charcoal on paper

Below:] Miscellaneous life drawings (2007), mixed media on paper

[Below:] Miscellaneous drawing studies (2007), charcoal on paper

[Below:] Life Drawing Study (2007), charcoal, chalk and soot on paper

[Below left:] Abyss (2007), graphite stick on paper

[Below left:] Untitled (bacon fat) (2007), bacon fat on foil [Below middle:] Untitled (take-away lids) i, ii, iii (2007), steam on cardboard takeaway lids. [Below right:] Untitled (cassette tape) (2007), cassette tape on paper.

[Below:] Misc. life studies (2007), mixed media on paper, dimensions variable.

[Below left to right:] Untitled (male) (2006) charcoal on paper; Untitled (woman) (2006) chalk and charcoal on paper;

[Below left to right:] Painting Studies: Van Gogh With Lipstick (2006); Cezanne with Fake Beard (2006); Girl with Blue Head-Band (2006); Retired Rockstar Wearing Fluffy Hat (2006); oil paint on board

[Below left:] Continent (2006), charcoal and paper on paper, dimensions variable. [Below right:] Detail of Continent (2006)

[Below left:] Moon (2006), charcoal and paper on paper, dimensions variable. [Below right:] Detail of Moon (2006)

[Below:] Miscellaneous Life Drawings (Woman) (2006), marker pen on paper, dimensions variable.

[Below left:] Colin the Dog Flies to the Moon (2006), magazine cuttings on paper, 29.7cm x 42 cm. [Below right:] Fish (2006), computer art on paper print-out, 15cm x 15cm.

[Below:] Design for Alice by Pui Lee (2006), acrylic on board

[Below:] Misc. life studies (2006), mixed media on paper, dimensions variable.

Life Drawing (2006) charcoal on paper - Pui Lee

[Below:] Life painting studies (2006), bleach and ink on paper

[Below:] Misc. life drawing studies (2005), mixed media on paper, dimensions variable.

[Below:] Misc. studies of parts of the body (2005), mixed media, dimensions variable.

[Below:] Misc. studies of the hand (2005), mixed media on paper, dimensions variable.

[Below left and right:] Detailed studies of the hand (2005), biro on paper, dimensions variable

[Below:] Untitled (self-portrait) (2005), whitewash drawing window installation, dimensions variable. At Fold Gallery, Kirkby Stephen. This particular piece was an exploration of ideas of: inside and outside, facades, interior/exterior, public/private and space/room; whilst using this as an appropriate metaphor of the self.

[Below left to right] Untitled (improvisational drawing) (2005) chalk and charcoal on paper 5ft x 8ft; Sat Down (2005) rollerball and watercolour on paper; [Unfinished] Untitled (baby) (2005) mixed media on paper, 5ft x 7ft; Untitled (self portrait) (2005) acrylic on paper; Untitled: Random Doodles (2005) mixed media on paper; Toucan (2005) soft pastels on paper

Toucan (2005) soft pastels on paper - Pui Lee

[Below left to right:] Lucy (i) (2005) pencil and watercolour on paper; Lucy (iii) (2005) rollerball and watercolour on paper; Lucy (iv) (2005) pencil and pencil crayons on paper;

[Below left:] Study of Ronald Searle drawing (2005) pen and ink on paper; [Below right:] Study of Ronald Searle drawing (2005) rollerball on paper;

[Below left to right:] Untitled (male) (2005) pencil on paper; Study of Seated Male (2005) mixed media on paper; Untitled (old man) (2005) pencil on paper; Life Study of Girl Drawing (2005) pencil on paper; Life Study of Girl (2005) pencil and watercolour on paper; Life Study of Girl (2005) pencil on paper

[Below from left to right:] Sketchbook Study: She Plays with her Gameboy Advance (2004), rollerball and watercolour wash on paper; Sketchbook Study: She Plays on her Playstation (2004), rollerball and watercolour wash on paper; Sketchbook Study: She Waits with her Remote Control (2004), rollerball and watercolour wash on paper; Sketchbook Study: Sat Down (2004), rollerball and watercolour wash on paper;

[Below left:] Hand Holding Scissors (2004), pencil, tippex and rollerball on paper; [Below middle:] Untitled (man) (2004), pencil on paper; [Below right:] Untitled (Still Life) (2004), tippex, watercolour, acrylic, biro, felt tip, pencil on paper; Still Life (kettle) (2005), pencil, watercolour, acrylic, rollerball on paper; Untitled (2005) pencil, charcoal, tippex, fineliner, biro, collage on paper

[Below left to right:] Untitled (bottle) (2004) biro on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) pencil and pencil crayon on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) pencil and watercolour on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) ink, wax and marker pen on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) ink and marker pen on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) wax, rollerball and watercolour on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) ink on paper; Untitled (bottle) (2004) pencil and watercolourful on paper

[Below left:] Untitled (2004), pencil and watercolour on paper; [Below middle:] Tree (2004), ink on paper; [Below right:] Untitled (2004), watercolour on paper.

[Below left:] Study for collage: The Human Landscape (2004), chalk and charcoal on paper, 51.2cm x 127.4cm. [Below right:] The Human Landscape (2004), dotted paper collage on hardboard, 18.32cm x 62.0cm.

[Below:] Drawing Studies for The Human Landscape (2004).