The Art of Khik Weng Keat

 These portraits of famous artists were studied by the artist as part of his training journey. Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519 Nationality: Italian Style: Renaissance Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) 1386-1466 Nationality: Italian Style: Renaissance Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 Nationality: Italian Style: Renaissance Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) 1483-1520 Nationality: Italian Style: Renaissance Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 1571-1610 Nationality: Italian Style: Baroque Claude Monet 1840-1926 Nationality: French Style: Impressionism Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 Nationality: Dutch Style: Impressionism Salvador Dalí 1904-1989 Nationality: Spanish Style: Surrealism Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 Nationality: German Style: Renaissance Francisco de Goya 1746-1828 Nationality: Spanish Style: Romanticism Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1598-1680 Nationality: Italian Style: Baroque Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 Nationality: Belgian/Flemish Style: Baroque Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-

 CAPTIVATING CATCH The wide variety of fish is not only limited to the wide oceans. In fresh water, fish had also spread into a large array of shapes and forms. Some evolved hard scales for protection while others had adapted to air breathing to survive longer during dry seasons. Some also evolved weird features to get around and look for food, and some remained unchanged since ancient times. These fish are some of the most popular large fish known to have lived in fresh water. Captivating Catch , acrylic on canvas, 2021. Set of 9, each piece 8" X 8"  Mekong Giant Catfish Mekong Giants , acrylic on canvas, 2021 The Mekong river, a long river that flows through five Asian countries (China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam), is home to several species of large fish. One of them is the massive Mekong giant catfish ( Pangasianodon gigas ). Unlike other catfish, the Mekong giant catfish lacked barbels (whiskers) and teeth. It is known to grow very quickly and attain a maximum

FIRST JOURNEY This collection showcases the first leg of the journey of vertebrate evolution from their first appearance in the seas to their domination of the lands. The entire saga of the First Journey took place in the Paleozoic era, the era which preceded the Age of Dinosaurs (the Mesozoic). The evolution of vertebrate life had most of its milestones in the Paleozoic, with a wide range of body features and forms evolving throughout the era. First Journey , acrylic on canvas, 2021.  Set of 9, each piece 8" X 8"    The artworks are arranged in this manner to create a sense of connection in the steps of the "journey". The Forerunners: Cambrian Sea The Forerunners , acrylic on canvas, 2021.  The First Journey begins in the Cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago). Earlier, life had began to evolve in the oceans in the Precambrian, and early biodiversity had reached a significant point called the "Cambrian Explosion" which oversaw the variety of lif