A mental picture of Leland Wong: September 2014

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Progress tonight

It's been more than ten days since I've last touched this mural. Here's my progress tonight. I added keylines to dragons #2, #3 and #4.

Friday, September 12, 2014

My residence at CHSA is coming to an end at the end of this year for sure. It's been a good two years. It was good exposure to be a part of the museum. Can't say if it got my any sales or commissions though. But it was good that a Chinatown organization was at least supportive of my art and photography. Through the residence I was able to showcase my art and photography to the community. It has been my experience that Chinatown as a community has not been supportive of local Chinatown artists.

Now I have to look for another studio space. I may have to look to moving to pier 70. But I must say...it's pretty spooky out there at night, given my habit of working into the night. Then there's the plumbing out there. There's no plumbing and the restroom is a portapottie. There is no real building structure neither. Everything was just nailed together. Because it's prime development land, the place may get sold at anytime and I'm out of there in no time.

If I have to move I most likely will not be able set up my screenprinting operation wherever the family will move. Which means I will have to most likely give away my t-shirt screen printing operation.

I am seriously considering getting a job as a taxi driver. With my luck, I will fall asleep at the wheel......

Thursday, September 11, 2014

dragon mural at utopia cafe

I am working on a mural with nine dragons at the utopia cafe. It's been taking me so long because I can only go in from 9pm and on. Nice part is they let me stay there by myself and let myself out. Bad part is I'm only getting paid $1,500 for the project. Bad part is I'm am to do a mural at CHSA also. Bad part is I'm going through a force partition lawsuit by the brother and I'm worried about what will happen to the house I live in. Where I am to live from here on. What will happen to all my belongings and the though of having to throw away a lot of the things.