Dear Finch.

Dear Finch
13.4cm x 13.4 cm
Colour Pencils on Paper
2008

Rudy Djoharnaen
www.day-to-day-drawings.blogspot.com

Harga: SGD50.00

Note: Drawing is not framed


And you are welcome, finch! Rise up and play
Those liquid notes that steal men's heart away;
Like Moses you have seen the flames burnt high
On Sinai slopes there you long to fly,
Like him, avoid cruel Pharoah’s hand, and seek
Your promised home Sinai’s mountain peak.
There you will understand unspoken words
Too subtle for the hearts of mortal birds.

The Conference of The Birds
Farid Ud-Din Attar

Translation by Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis (1984)
Penguin Book

daytodayimagesonpaper

day to day projected images
so many of them
perhaps my memories are made of these

hoopoe

just be the hoopoe and not any other peacock or parrot or whatever...

lalang@bandung

Lalang itu sudah sampai ke Kota Bandung yang dingin.
Thanks, Chie. Aku senang kerana kau menghargainya.

Lalang
Watercolour on Paper
*(in personal collection of Chie Fukase)*

hungrykebulur

Tatkala kita menghitung hasil atau rezeki, apakah
kita juga memikirkan mereka yang sedang
menggeletar kebuluran...masing-masing dengan
masalah sendiri. Dunia...dunia...

while we are counting our gains, do we ever spare a thought
for those who are shivering in extreme hunger?


Kebulur-Hungry
2007
Mixed Media on Paper
65cm x 48cm (framed)
SGD 300.00

magicbrush

If I were Ma Lien, what would I paint with my magic brush?

"If the definition of a diary is a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences, Rudy’s drawings are a form of 'diaristic' interpretation. He goes about his day-to-day life observing nature and the most mundane things he can find and re-interprets them. He approaches everything with honesty and sensitivity. He has demonstrated tremendous interest and has developed a good understanding of his subject matter. As a result, one will find a work that is whimsical but yet elegant and at the same time lyrical."

Erzan Adam, Curator
2007, Day-To-Day:
Rudy Djoharnaen's First Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Singapore

jalanjalan

...going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way... (Sophie's World, 1991/1994)

featherbirdcalledAL

feather from a bird called AL
*Sold*

tributetohundertwasser

Tribute to one of my favorite artists- Hundertwasser

Giraffe

"Teacher Rudy, is that a Giraffe?"

"Yes, darling."

"Wah, so nice leh...can you teach me how to draw a Giraffe?"

"Of course, next term you will."

"Really, ah?"

"Yup."

"Yaay...I must tell my mother I want to go art class next term. I like Giraffe..and...zebra, will I learn to draw Zebra also?"

"Yes. I will teach you ok"

"Ok...you promise me, ok?"

"Ok."

icecream

fatfreeonthewok

working with the enemy on an extremely low fat or fat free diet.

Dear Finch.

And you are welcome, finch! Rise up and play
Those liquid notes that steal men's heart away;
Like Moses you have seen the flames burnt high
On Sinai slopes there you long to fly,
Like him, avoid cruel Pharoah’s hand, and seek
Your promised home Sinai’s mountain peak.
There you will understand unspoken words
Too subtle for the hearts of mortal birds.

The Conference of The Birds
Farid Ud-Din Attar

Translation by Afkham Darbandi & Dick Davis (1984)
Penguin Books

16/7/2008
Rudy Djoharnaen

TheRoyalJoeSketch

When I was a kid, I was fascinated with hot air balloons. If I'm rich one day, I'm going to have my own hot air balloon. I will call it "The Royal Joe ITA" (Royal Joe In The Air). Royal Joe's design will be exclusively for me. I will also get more balloons for other people to experience the float. They will have lunch up on the balloons, snap photos, make drawings of the sky and landscape below. It's going to be wonderful.

Perhaps, one day, it will come true.

Rudy Djoharnaen
12/7/2008
Singapore

twotrees

two trees...one far...the other near. ubin has it's own natural beauty.

Rudy Djoharnaen
2008
Singapore

"Dragonfly dalam bahasa Melayu, apa?"

"Lalat Dragon."

"Kepala otak awaklah. Ia dipanggil Sibur-Sibur."

Antara Cikgu Hadzizah dan Aku, 1987.


Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly
Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.

~Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Silent Noon
English Poetry III: From Tennyson to Whitman.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.


Rudy Djoharnaen
08/07/2008
Singapore

umbrella

an old Malay proverb says "prepare an umbrella before it rains"

Rudy Djoharnaen
Singapore
2007

summer@botanicgardens

mataayer

Rudy Djoharnaen
2007
Singapura

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

flyakite

let's say you propose something great to someone and he then tell you to 'go and fly kite'...should you stop proposing? hell, no! go ahead and fly that kite for you never know how high it could reach.

“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.” Anais Nin (1933-1977)

Rudy Djoharnaen
26/6/08
Singapore

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

pencil

what does a pencil mean to me as an artist?
it is a humble beginning of a wonderful drawing.



Rudy Djoharnaen
25/6/08
Singapore

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

abottleofhappiness

perhaps everyone needs to save some happiness in a bottle as soon as possible as the world gets darker. but happiness does not come in material form. and life does not allow us to do that. so how?

Rudy Djoharnaen
24/6/08
Singapore

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

atributetothebatikladyattheCIDAclass

such sincerity in your art...i admire that...you know who you are.
this paper batik is a tribute to you.


Rudy Djoharnaen
23/6/08
Singapore

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

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Rudy Djoharnaen
2007
Singapore

(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

bungamataharimenari

lalu botaklah bunga matahari
dek terlalu banyak menari-nari...

...


Rudy Djoharnaen
18/6/08
Singapore
(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

megamendunglagi

Amadare...

Rudy Djoharnaen
2007
(c)2007 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

chatafterlunchwithenemy

haj
religion
women
reminders
holiday
relationship
women
lust
rubbish
women
lust
friends

a cup of earl grey
a sip of life...



Rudy Djoharnaen
16/6/08
Singapore
(c) 2008 Artworks by Rudy Djoharnaen

littlemothdecidedtodropby

see...even little moth admired the drawings. thank you little moth for dropping by.













Rudy Djoharnaen
13/6/07
Singapura
(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

pabilasalomaberlagu

chik chiki chiki chiki boom
boom boom boom
bunyi lagu
chik chiki chiki chiki boom
boom boom boom
sungguh merdu
chik chiki chiki chiki boom
boom boom boom
bunyi lagu
penawar duka tentu gembira!

Rudy Djoharnaen
12/2/08
Singapura
(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

megamendung

will the straits of Malacca give me this view?


yang Indah tetap indah
dan memberi keindahan









Rudy Djoharnaen
13/6/2007
Singapore

It's been a year since my first Solo Exhibtion.
I thank my Curator and those who came to
support and believe in my art. The above
piece is quite special to me.

thattreenearchekjawa

somewhere near Chek Jawa, that tree which seems to attract many, many birds caught my attention.

Rudy Djoharnaen
Singapore
(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

aredchairforlittlerobyn

little robyn was told to sit on the red chair. because little robyn was naughty.
little robyn didn't want to sit on the red chair.
little robyn gave a regretful face and said softly said, "i'm sorry teacher Rudy, I promise to be good next time."

what's the red chair for?


Rudy Djoharnaen
12/5/08
Singapore






(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen

acupofhotstrawberrymilkchocolate

a cup of hot strawberry milk chocolate
on a windy Friday
take a sip
how does it taste like?






Rudy Djoharnaen
13/6/08
Singapore
(c)2008 Artwork by Rudy Djoharnaen