Watercolour Paintings by
Betty Mei
Mui
Wong
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Betty Mei Mui Wong was born and educated in Hong Kong. She came to Toronto in 1988. Her passion for drawing and painting started as a child and though she did not have the opportunity for formal art training, she has persisted in pursuing her creative passion since she finished university. She has done Chinese painting for nearly 10 years before switching to watercolour in 1999.
“I
was inspired by the more
vibrant colours in watercolour,” she said. Since then, she has taken
numerous workshops and lessons with renowned painters like Stephen Yau, Ita Pechenick, Margaret Roseman, Bonnie Steinberg and Ming
Zhou. The transition from Chinese painting to watercolour was a natural
progression for Betty as both areas have a lot in common. Her previous
Chinese painting experience has helped her to master watercolour within a
reasonably short time.
Betty paints a variety of subjects from everyday sceneries, architecture, landscape to flowers. Her reference materials are from her own personal collection of photos taken whenever she spotted something that appeals to her artistic taste.
“Painting for me is the most expressive thing I can do. I feel I am putting down a part of myself on paper. I love the luminosity and freedom of watercolour. Using a lot of water to paint gives me a good sense of flow and harmony, the feeling that helps to enhance and stimulate my creativity.”
Betty made her debut at the Bayview Watercolour Society Juried Show in July 2004, winning an Honourable Mention (Farmhouse). “It was an encouraging start for a self learner like me,” she said. In 2005, she held her first solo show at the Dufferin Clark Library in Vaughan, Ontario. She won 2nd place in the Bayview Watercolour Society Spring Juried Show the same year (Lonely Tulip). She was invited to participate in the first Heinztman House Invitational Art Show in April 2006 together with some 50 other renowned local artists. She is also a member of the 25 year old Toronto Watercolour Society.
Betty Mei Mui Wong
905-889-1493
bmmwong@rogers.com