From the Atelier Razie Alfiedan was commissioned for this piece. He wrote in after he saw my call out for artists on LinkedIn. I am glad he did. Razie is versatile, thoughtful, generous, and easy to work with. I like his easy simple style. Razie received acclaim several years ago when he put a painting for sale of the dramatic rescue of a boy during the earthquake on Mount Kinabalu in 2015. Razie’s piece sets …
From the Atelier I met Nuriman Manap (Iman) through my secondary school friend, Yong Foo Seng, who saw my call out for artists on Facebook and LinkedIn. Foo Seng is Iman’s agent. He sent me Iman’s portfolio on art and book illustrations. I loved them. Iman works across a diversity of mediums. Initially, I commissioned Iman to prepare the art for part one of the Hasan Ali and Me series. I was blown away by …
From The Atelier Hafiz Hajeedar was recommended to me by my brother-in-law, who is a good friend of the artist. Hafiz is a full-time artist who has exhibited his works. I checked out his portfolio and liked what I saw. There’s a sense of energy and unexpectedness to his work. You never know what you are going to get, but you know it will be thoughtful, playful, and have a shimmer about it. For this …
From The Atelier Razie Alfiedan was commissioned for this piece. He wrote in after he saw my call out for artists on LinkedIn. I am glad he did. Razie is versatile, thoughtful, generous, and easy to work with. You can check out his porfolio here. I like his easy simple style. Razie received acclaim several years ago when he put a painting for sale of the dramatic rescue of a boy during the earthquake on …
From The Atelier Gerald Chong was commissioned for this piece after he saw my call out for artists for my essays. He is starting out as a freelance artist and is available for commissions. We went for a cartoon look that captured the absurdity of an office where the employees were unsupervised and did as they pleased in the office. I’m supposed to be in the picture.