Ada Chow
b. 1967, Hong Kong ∙ CE artist since 2018
Ada Chow enjoys drawing flowers and animals. Chow has explored various mediums but gravitates toward colored pencil, marker, and watercolor, often outlining the entire piece then filling in, color by color. Chow also likes to document her food, drawing and painting what she has for breakfast and dinner. She devoted a sketchbook just to these images.
Chow’s animals and figures are typically drawn in the center of the page with the name of the image underneath. Her portraits of people are often doll-like, with wide-set eyes and calm relaxed faces. Chow is not afraid to use unexpected combinations of colors no matter the medium. The artist also enjoys drawing from pre-Modern art. She particularly enjoys artifacts and artworks from East Asia and India, as well as some classics from the European masters.
Japan Woman by Ada Chow, 2019
mixed media on matboard, 8 x 10.25 inches
(ADChow_1207-33)