Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Great Insight

Title (Original Language): 有眼光

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Flit Around the Flowers

Title (Original Language): 逛花市

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Love Ensues

Title (Original Language): 爱相随

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Loving Couple

Title (Original Language): 双双对对

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Wow! So Many Flowers

Title (Original Language): 哇！好多花

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: First Come, First Served

Title (Original Language): 先到先得

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Butterflies Come Uninvited

Title (Original Language): 蝴蝶自来

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Thank you for enjoying my artwork.

Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Be Careful of Thorns

Title (Original Language): 小心有刺

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: The Flower Looks Like a Butterfly

Title (Original Language): 花似蝶

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Whenever I fill these flowers with colourful paint, my mood is particularly cheerful. May these delicate flowers adorn your home and bring you vitality. May you be healthy and happy.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Blessings

Title (Original Language): 有福气

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “I only started to learn painting at the age of 78. Today, I can pick up a paintbrush to paint and sell it at charity sales to contribute to others. I feel happy that I can use my limited ability to help others. May everyone be surrounded with happiness, like a cluster of flowers. ”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Friendly Meeting

Title (Original Language):和平会

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “I only started to learn painting at the age of 78. Today, I can pick up a paintbrush to paint and sell it at charity sales to contribute to others. I feel happy that I can use my limited ability to help others. I pray that all humans will unite and work together to create a prosperous and peaceful world, just like the flowers and birds on a tree portraying a peaceful world.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Give Me a Kiss

Title (Original Language):亲一个

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I only started to learn painting at the age of 78. Today, I can pick up a paintbrush to paint and sell it at charity sales to contribute to others. I feel happy that I can use my limited ability to help others. I yearn for freedom. If I can be young again, I hope to fly freely like a butterfly, without worry.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Freedom Under the Starry Sky

Title (Original Language):星空下的自由

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I only started to learn painting at the age of 78. Today, I can pick up a paintbrush to paint and sell it at charity sales to contribute to others. I feel happy that I can use my limited ability to help others. If I have a next life, I must travel around the world, look at the world carefully over again, and enjoy the freedom under the stars well.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Satiety

Title (Original Language):吃饱饱

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “This year is the year of the ox in the lunar calendar, so I drew these two oxen. In earlier times, cattle ploughed the fields for human beings and were valued partners of human beings. However, modern cattle have become more of a delicacy for human beings. I pray that people will reduce killing and let them live.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: As Diligent as a Tiger

Title (Original Language):精进如虎

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “There are ups and downs in life. When you are disappointed, you should work hard to climb up. I pray that everyone will be brave and diligent like tigers and never give up! In our next life, I hope all leprosy patients will become Bodhisattvas. Even if we cannot become Bodhisattvas, we should continue to practice tirelessly and hope that we can eventually become Buddhas and benefit all beings.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: First Meteor

Title (Original Language):第一道流星

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “We not only have to cherish this human body but also take the opportunity to comprehend the Buddhist teachings, which are beneficial and true. The Buddha is compassionate, and I hope that the Buddha's light will shine upon you. May you and I take good care of the causes and the conditions of this life and practice diligently. I feel that the good things I have encountered in this life may be the cause of my previous life, and of course, things don't always turn out that way, but because I have studied Buddhism and the Buddha has blessed me, I can face it and accept it. ”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Comprehension

Title (Original Language): 悟

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “We not only have to cherish this human body but also take the opportunity to comprehend the Buddhist teachings, which are beneficial and true. The Buddha is compassionate, and I hope that the Buddha's light will shine on all. May you and I take good care of the causes and the conditions of this life and practice diligently. I feel that the good things I have encountered in this life may be the cause of my previous life, and of course, things don't always turn out that way, but because I have studied Buddhism and the Buddha has blessed me, I can face it and accept it.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: As the Shadows Follow

Title (Original Language): 如影随形

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “Up in the sky; let us be two birds flying together, and on earth, two trees with branches intertwined. Birds in pairs convey the breath of happiness. May all lovers in the world cherish each other. Do not have any regrets later and then only miss each other.”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Singing Folk Songs

Title (Original Language): 唱山歌

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Up in the sky; let us be two birds flying together, and on earth, two trees with branches intertwined. Birds in pairs convey the breath of happiness. May all lovers in the world cherish each other. Do not have any regrets later and then only miss each other. ”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Secretly Like You

Title (Original Language): 偷偷喜欢你

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Up in the sky; let us be two birds flying together, and on earth, two trees with branches intertwined. Birds in pairs convey the breath of happiness. May all lovers in the world cherish each other. Do not have any regrets later and then only miss each other”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Ride-sharing

Title (Original Language): 顺风车

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I saw this picture in the newspaper. Two birds were flying; one of them was very smart, it didn't want to fly, so it perched on the shoulders of the other bird and flew to its destination with little effort. I saw it and felt that it was amusing. Like friends, they rely on each other, and sometimes each uses the other to achieve the same goal. ”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Trying to Win Someone’s Favour

Title (Original Language): 追求异己

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Up in the sky; let us be two birds flying together, and on earth, two trees with branches intertwined. Birds in pairs convey the breath of happiness. May all lovers in the world cherish each other. Do not have any regrets later and then only miss each other.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Clinch a Deal

Title (Original Language): 谈给它妥

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “Up in the sky; let us be two birds flying together, and on earth, two trees with branches intertwined. Birds in pairs convey the breath of happiness. May all lovers in the world cherish each other. Do not have any regrets later and then only miss each other.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Destined to be Together

Title (Original Language): 圆缘

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “It is not easy for a husband and wife to grow old together. I am impatient, whereas my husband is slow. He is easy to satisfy, but I love trying new things. Even if we were to quarrel often, if we can take one step back, we will be able to get along until old age. I missed him a lot after he passed on. I hope couples everywhere in the world will tolerate each other so that they can last for a long time.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Loving Hug

Title (Original Language): 爱的抱抱

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I pray to the Bodhisattva to give everyone a healthy body. I hope the epidemic will improve, and human beings will no longer suffer. Some people have passed on; children have become orphans, and good families are destroyed one by one - how desolate! My last wish is for the world to be free from the COVID virus and for everyone to be free again.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: A Grateful Heart

Title (Original Language): 感恩的心

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I am 83 years old this year. I can still take care of myself and paint, and I can contribute a little, thanks to the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Our ward's Four Treasures (Pak Nang, Sooi Seong, Gim Thuan and I) have been able to paint for charity sales to help others in recent years and lived very meaningfully. Thank you to the many people who have given us the encouragement, support, courage and confidence to continue drawing”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Crossing the River in the Same Boat

Title (Original Language): 同舟共济

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I hope my children can be good people, down to earth and not lazy. What I can't let go of the most is my son. I hope he can get rid of his drug problem successfully and live a healthy life. I hope my descendants will love and help one another and be happy and tolerant. When I pass on, I will protect them too.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Mindfulness

Title (Original Language): 正念

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I started to believe in Buddhism at the age of 16. I can recite the Great Compassion Mantra, Heart Sutra, etc. Every morning at 5:00 am I start chanting sutras, mantras and dedicating merits. Learning Buddhism has changed me a lot. Originally, I had a bad temper. After I started reciting the scriptures, I often reminded myself not to curse people. No matter how angry I was, I had to learn to be patient.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Meditation

Title (Original Language): 静心

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I have suffered a lot in this life because of leprosy, but I still want to thank the Buddha for bringing the Dharma to me. In the next life, I hope that all of us who are affected by leprosy will become Bodhisattvas. However, even if we cannot become Bodhisattvas, we should continue to practice diligently. I hope that we can eventually become Buddhas and benefit all beings.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Too Wonderful for Words

Title (Original Language): 妙不可言

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I have suffered a lot in this life because of leprosy, but I still want to thank the Buddha for bringing the Dharma to me. In the next life, I hope that all of us who are affected by leprosy will become Bodhisattvas. However, even if we cannot become Bodhisattvas, we should continue to practice diligently. I hope that we can eventually become Buddhas and benefit all beings.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Buddha Sitting on the Lotus

Title (Original Language): 佛坐莲台

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I have suffered a lot in this life because of leprosy, but I still want to thank the Buddha for bringing the Dharma to me. In the next life, I hope that all of us who are affected by leprosy will become Bodhisattvas. However, even if we cannot become Bodhisattvas, we should continue to practice diligently. I hope that we can eventually become Buddhas and benefit all beings.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Buddha’s Blessings

Title (Original Language): 佛陀加持

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I have suffered a lot in this life because of leprosy, but I still want to thank the Buddha for bringing the Dharma to me. In the next life, I hope that all of us who are affected by leprosy will become Bodhisattvas. However, even if we cannot become Bodhisattvas, we should continue to practice diligently. I hope that we can eventually become Buddhas and benefit all beings.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Prayer

Title (Original Language): 祈祷

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I pray to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas each day to wish teacher Eannee to stay healthy. Ever since Eannee taught us how to paint, we have become much happier and filled with inner peace. I only started to learn painting at the age of 78. Although my ten fingers are stiff and distorted, I can still draw. I am happy to be able to sell the paintings at the charity sale and to give back to society.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Flowers are Everywhere

Title (Original Language): 处处有花香

Year: 2020

Words in the Drawing: “We were previously happy, but the epidemic has changed the whole world, and an old friend of ours has died from it. It's really sad. My paintings are colourful, and I hope that all patients can have a speedy recovery and there is no sadness in any corner of the world. Like my paintings, the sun shines brightly, the birds sing, and flowers give forth fragrance. ”

Medium: Watercolor

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan

Title: Freedom

Title (Original Language): 放飞自由

Year: 2021

Words in the Drawing: “I think everyone should have a compassionate heart, give others a chance to live, and not always be preoccupied. Like a bird set free, reborn, and then obtaining freedom. For me, death is another cycle of reincarnation, and it is only a short-term liberation. Because I have not cultivated very well in this life, thus I still have plenty of troubles. May we treat people with a compassionate heart, just like setting the birds free, giving them a chance to be reborn and obtain freedom.”

Medium: Nagomi Art

Size：30cm X 30cm

Owner：Tan Cheng Guan

Copyright: Tan Cheng Guan