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ARTIST : JANSEN CHOW


Jansen was born in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia in 1970 and his talent was already evident when he won first prize in the ‘Beautiful Malaysia’ national competition in 1988. He graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1992 and has been a full time artist ever since. In 1994-96 Jansen undertook post graduate studies at the Art Student League of New York and benefited from a stint with the late American watercolourist, Mario Cooper. Since then he has won numerous of awards in the USA and Canada as well as in Malaysia. In 1997, 2001 and 2004 he presented his work in solo exhibitions in Malaysia.
Jansen has pushed the watercolour medium to uncharted waters with several signature techniques like the stardust highlights, the sequin effect and a mock photographic solarisation (silver gelatin grain) in ‘free-frame’ stills.
Some of his watercolours are larger than normal and he likes the challenge. “The preparations are more important than the size”, he says, “because even a small mistake can spoil it. The work has to be well thought out in terms of subject and execution with the larger watercolour paper ‘primed’ with gesso for layerings as well as to make it thicker as if done by acrylic.” He also mixes the gesso with the watercolours for effect and uses bigger brushes than normal, and likes to use more ‘dangerous’ colours and unconventional settings.

1970Born in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Art Education1994-1996 Post Graduate Studies, Art Student League of New York, New York, U.S.A.1989-1991 Diploma in Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur College of Art, Malaysia Award2005 1st Place, Louisiana Watercolor Society 35th International Exhibition,Louisiana,USA 2003 1st Place, CSPWC 78th Annual International Juried Exhibition,Toronto, Canada19931st Place, Malaysia Open Watercolor Competition, Malaysia1991 1st Place, Kuala Lumpur Open Watercolor Competition, Malaysia 1989 1st Place, Chinese New Year Art Competition, Malaysia 1988 1st Place, Beautiful Malaysia Art Competition, Malaysia 1st Place, National Day Art Competition, Malaysia
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Signature Membership National Watercolor Society (NWS), California, USACanadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC), Toronto, CanadaNorth East Watercolor Society (NEWS), New York, USAWatercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H), Houston, USALouisiana Watercolor Society (LWS), Louisiana, USAMalaysian Watercolour Organization (MWO), MalaysiaSolo Exhibition2005 ‘Jansen Chow 4th Solo Exhibition’, City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur2004 “Transition”, XOAS, Petaling Jaya2001 ‘Jansen Chow’, Art Salon, Kuala Lumpur1997 ‘Touching the Light’, Art Salon, Kuala LumpurCollectionNational Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam GalleryKDYMM Sultan SelangorHong Leong BankHSBC, CitibankMaybank FinanceCIMBDanahartaGamuda BerhadPan Pacific HotelKLIAPernasBank of Indonesia, IndonesiaHakka Art Museum, China Corporate and individual collectors locally and abroad



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butterfly any of a large group of insects found throughout most of the world; with the moths , they comprise the order Lepidoptera. There are about 12 families of butterflies. Most adult moths and butterflies feed on nectar sucked from flowers. In the process they may transfer pollen from one flower to another, and many plants depend on moths or butterflies for pollination. Like moths, butterflies have coiled, sucking mouthparts and two pairs of wings that function as a single pair; the wings are covered with scales that come off as dust when the insect is handled. Butterflies can be distinguished from moths in several ways: the antennae of butterflies are knobbed at the tips, while those of moths almost never have terminal knobs and are often feathery; the body of a butterfly is more slender and usually smoother than that of a moth; butterflies are active by day, while most moths are nocturnal; when at rest most butterflies hold the wings vertically, while most moths flatten them against the surface on which they are resting. The skippers are intermediate in characteristics, but they are usually called butterflies. Some butterflies migrate, usually traveling toward the equator in the fall and away from it in the spring. The North American monarch butterfly makes mass migrations of several thousand miles. Coloration The Lepidoptera, especially the butterflies, are known for the beautiful colors and patterns of their wings. Red, yellow, black, and white pigments are found in the scales; the blues and greens, and the metallic, iridescent hues found especially in tropical species, are caused chiefly by refraction. Some butterflies are protectively colored to match the environment. Many conspicuously colored species are distasteful to birds, which learn to avoid them, and others are protected by their resemblance to the distasteful species (see mimicry ). Among the most beautiful butterflies are the swallowtails, found all over the world, the monarchs, and the peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies. Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is complete, that is, the insect goes through four stages: egg, larva , pupa , and adult. The eggs, which hatch in 2 to 30 days, are usually laid on a plant that the larva (called a caterpillar ) uses for food. Most caterpillars eat leaves. After the last of several molts the larva is transformed into a pupa with a hard, often sculptured outer integument, within which it changes to the adult form. The butterfly pupa is called a chrysalis, or chrysalid. Most chrysalids (unlike the pupae of most moths) are not enclosed in a cocoon; however, they are usually suspended from some object by a silken thread and may have a partial covering. Except in those species that winter in the pupa stage, the adult usually emerges from the integument in two or three weeks. Members of some species winter in the egg stage, others as larvae or adults. The adults of most species, however, live only about a month. Classification Butterflies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Lepidoptera. The true butterflies form the superfamily Papilionoidea, and the skippers form the superfamily Hesperoidae. Bibliography See A. B. Klotz, Butterflies of the World (1976); R. M. Pyle, The Audubon Society Handbook for Butterfly Watchers (1984); M. Daccordi et al., Simon & Schuster's Guide to Butterflies and Moths (1988); D. Carter, Butterflies and Moths (1992).

Lagi Cerita Onta daa..

“Saya mahu naik unta ini, bukan anak unta, wahai nabi Allah,”

Ada suatu ketika seorang perempuan ingin menaiki untanya. Oleh kerana unta itu besar ia agak menyukarkannya. Dengan segala usaha, dia cuba juga untuk naik ke atas badan untanya. Namun dia masih tidak dapat naik. Satu rombongan tentera telah melalui tempat perempuan itu. Perempuan itu pun menahan salah seekor kuda tentera itu. Kuda itu adalah kepunyaan Nabi Muhammad. Perempuan itu dengan gembiranya sambil berkata;

“Wahai nabi Allah! Bantulah saya naik ke atas badan unta ini,” kata perempuan itu kepada Nabi Muhammad.

Rombongan tentera yang mahu pergi berperang itu pun berhenti setelah diarahkan oleh Nabi Muhammad.

“Aku akan naikkan engkau di atas anak unta,” kata Nabi.

“Saya mahu naik unta ini, bukan anak unta, wahai nabi Allah,” kata perempuan itu.

“Tidak! aku akan naikkan engkau di atas anak unta juga,” jawab nabi dengan tegas.

“Anak unta itu sangat kecil. Ia tidak akan mampu menanggung beban seluruh badan saya ini,” kata perempuan itu sambil merayu.

“Aku kata, aku akan naikkan engkau di atas anak unta,” jawab nabi lagi.

Perempuan itu hampir menangis apabila mendengar Nabi Muhammad mengulagi kata-kata bahawa dia akan dinaikkan ke atas seekor anak unta.

Sahabat-sahabat Nabi Muhammad yang berada bersama-sama ketika itu tersenyum melihatkan peristiwa itu. Melihatkan mereka tersenyum, perempuan itu kebingungan. Ia mula hendak marah kepada mereka. Seorang sahabat telah berkata:

“Tidakkah setiap unta itu asalnya dari seekor anak unta.”

Perempuan itu kebingungan. Setelah beliau mengamat-amati kata-kata sahabat itu, barulah beliau faham. Anak unta yang dimaksudkan oleh Nabi Muhammad itu adalah untanya yang sebenar. Unta juga berasal dari anak unta. Barulah ia tahu Nabi cuba hendak bergurau dengannya. Setelah faham maksud kata-kata Nabi Muhammad, perempuan itu tersenyum.

Nabi Muhammad turun dari kudanya dan membantu perempuan itu menaikki untanya. Perempuan itu pun naik ke atas untanya dengan mudahnya. Setelah mengucapkan terimakasih, perempuan itu pun berlalu pergi. Sambil memandang sahabat-sahabt yang lain, perempuan yang tidak jadi marah itu tersenyum sendirian.

Nabi Muhammad dan sahabat-sahabatnya juga tersenyum memerhatikan perempuan itu.

Camel Itu Jamel...

"Seekor onta kecil bertanya kepada induknya, "Ibu kenapa sih telapak kakiku

besar dan hanya terdiri dari tiga jari?"

Si induk menjawab, "Kita kan onta, kaki seperti itu bagus untuk melewati gurun

agar kaki tidak tenggelam dalam pasir."

"Lalu kenapa bulu mataku panjang?" tanya anak onta lagi.

"Jika kita berjalan di gurun, pasir² kan selalu berterbangan. Bulu mata

yang panjang akan melindungi matamu dari kemasukan pasir," jawab induknya.

"Di punggungku ada punuk. Itu untuk apa?" tanya anak onta.

"Itu untuk menyimpan air. Jadi kalau kita berjalan melintasi gurun yang

susah air, kita bisa bertahan walaupun tidak minum berhari-hari²," jawab

induknya.

Setelah sekian lama terdiam, si anak onta berkata, "Jadi kita punya telapak

kaki lebar, bulu mata panjang dan punuk di punggung adalah untuk hidup di gurun?"

"Benar sayang," jawab induknya.

"Lalu kenapa kita ada di ZOO?""

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surah furqan

وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا فَإِنَّهُ ۥ يَتُوبُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَتَابً۬ا ()٧١)

And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds, then verily, he repents towards Allâh with true repentance. (71)

btq2..

sori naik lori...

...

“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive”








“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.”

Nasi Oh Nasi

Hahahaa...
Akhirnya setelah aku berpuasa tak makan nasi selama tiga hari berturut-turut dah pun berakhir dek kerana tak tahan godaan dunia yang melalaikan..hahahah

Memang terasa hidup ini menyeksakan apabila tak dapat menikmati makanan ruji negara Malaysia yang tercinta ini..hohohho~~

Tapi alhamdulillah le kerana berat badan aku tidak sedikit pun susut da...cehh..baru tiga hari bajet boleh turunla berat badan..hahah

Tapi kalau aku makan banyak-banyak pun sampai tak ingat dunia mahupun akhirat, aku rasa badan aku tetap maintain slim dan kurus je da..itu yang aku paling tak paham dengan tahap metabolisma aku ni..

Mungkin ini anugerah Ilahi..hahahh..

Apa-apa hal pun janji kita kena ingat terutamanya aku yang hina ini bahawa kita makan untuk hidu, bukannya hidup untuk makan..
Kesimpulannya..janganlah banyak songeh kalau makanan tak sedap ke apa ke da..janji kenyang dan dapat meneruskan kehidupan meneruskan misi mencapai mardhatillah...heheheh

How Could I Survive????

Huuuu....

It has been a really challenging year for me this new year...

2010 may not be my lucky year as I've been through a lot of problems throughout this unlucky year even though it is just 17 days old..

Aduhhh....boeh la pulak kad matriks buat hal..nak rosak time-time genting macam ni...huhu

Kena keluar duit cara manual la pulak..kena pergi bank la...

Dah le nak keluar pun kena mintak kebenaran la..apa la..ish3

Lepas tu nak tukar kad baru pulak kene bebel-bebel dulu sampai naik capang telinga..

"Laaa..kad rosak lagi..kenapa sekarang ramai yang rosak kad ni...awak ni, jagalah kad awak betul-betul..."kata si fulan...

"Aik, aku lak kena..aku dah jaga betul-betul la..aku letak dalam wallet tak kelar-keluar duit pun la.tak kanle aku tak keluar duit boleh rosak..kad matriks ni murah sangat..kejap je da rosak...what the heaven..huh.."(monolog aku dalam hati jea..hahahah)

tapi memang betul apa..Kawan aku dah ramai yang rosak.

dah tukar kad baru, tak dapat-dapat sampai sekarang..

pergi bank, pihak bank suruh tanya pihak Uia..Dah Pergi Uia, dia pulak suruh tanya bank...what the heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????

So, sampai sekarang aku dah tak ada duit la...siot betul..

Hutang aku pun dah belambak-lambak dah ni...

nasib baik aku hutang kawan aku da...

kalau along, dah lama dah aku tinggalkan dunia yang fana ni..huhuhuh..nauzubillah...

sekarang pun, aku makan je apa yang ada..Kalau tak ada makanan, aku minum jea..hahahah

Aku harap berat badan aku tak susut la...dah le kurus..hahaha

Dahle..don't talk about money..hahaha

Ada satu hari tu, aku bengang betul la dengan seorang fellow yang agak tua bruban-uban tak sedar diri..huh

aku datang elok-elok je nak jumpa beliau...nak mintak sesuatu yang hanya memerlukan masa tak sampai seminit...

aku nak mintak kad matriks aku je kat beliau...

Dengan tak semena-mena beliau berkata; 

"Nantilah awak datang balik ye, waktu berehat dah nak dekat ni..lagi pun lepas ni solat jumaat. awak datang lepas ni sebelum pukul lime ye.."(nada dia tenang lagi)

Aku pun bermonolog dengan muka tak puas hati, "Laaaaa, mende ni kalau bagi je tak sampai 10 saat..tak adanya habis dah orang sembahyang..waktu sejam lagi nak masuk...huh..tah pape.tak apalah..blah la dulu.."

Tiba-tiba....

"Cantik baju awak, siap ada belang lagi.." satu ungkapan pemerlian dari beliau tersembul keluar dari mulutnya...

"Awak tahu peraturan kan?? Awak ada buku peraturan??? Awak tahu dress code kan???"

Aku mengannguk sahaja...

"Awak pakai baju belang-belang macam ni, awak tak ikut peraturan kan???

Awak ni tak respect langsung kat peraturan. Awak suka kan orang respect kat awk???

Aku mengangguk-angguk seperti orang berzikir...

jadi, kenapa awak tak ikut peraturan??? saya boleh saman awak ni tau..

Aku hanya berdiam diri sambil tunduk ke bawah dengan muka yang ketat..

(Semua dialog-dialog beliau dilafazkan dengan nada yang tinngi seakan-akan bercakap dengan orang yang 10km jauhnya....)

Lapas tu aku blah je dengan muka yang masih ketat..Tah pape.. Nak tegur pun tegur la elok-elok..

Geram aku dibuatnya.. Rasa macam nak makan je..ahahah

tapi nak tegur tu elok-elok la..

Beberapa hari selepas itu, aku ternampak bayangan seseorang memakai kemeja berkotak-kotak dengan rambut beruban disikat rapi..

aku hanya tersenyum dan memberi salam sambil menguntum senyuman ikhlas...orang tersebut hanya terus berjalan langsung tidak memandang kepada pemberi salam.

"Cakap orang je lebih..dia pun pakai macam tu...aku saman baru tau..huh..... Nak suruh orang buat dia pun kena lah buat...huh

Tahun 2010 Yang tah pape...

Kira-kira lebih setengah bulan tahun 2009 melabuhkan tirainya....

Terasa begitu cepat masa berlalu... Rasa macam baru je lepas lahir..cehhh..melampau-lampau hiperbolanya..hahahh

To think of what I've done in the year that has just passed, it is really satisfying me as a human being, as a slave of Allah, as a man..as a khalifa in this world...

Yelah...umur semakin hari semakin tua...semakin hari semakin dekatlah dengan ajal yang tak akan ditangguh walau sesaat...huhuhuh

Malaikat Izrail adalah semalaikat yang punctual...to think of that..I'm really  afraid of dying..

Because I know...I'm not a really a good slave of Allah..afraid of not becoming what He wants me to be on this earth..

huuhhh...

day by day, i should improve myself to be a better man..but what really happens is not what I want..huhuh

so, I've got to be strong.........

Ya Allah....tetapkanlah hatiku untuk sentiasa berada di jalanmu..

Jadikanlah aku hamba yang sentiasa mengigatimu Ya Rabb...

Pimpinlah daku ke jalan yang lurus..

Supaya hambamu ini tetap thabat menghadapi dugaanMu...

Ameen...