Story behind the painting (Part 4) - Banana study

 Banana Study, Crayon on paper, 76 cm x 50 cm.

1978, Kuching.

This is a rare work among all other paintings because it is done in crayon. It is worthwhile to note that my first ever award in art was in crayon when I was still in secondary school, i.e. Bintulu Government Secondary School. Over the years I did not continue to experiment more in this medium. And if I did I used crayons in mixed media paintings. 

In 1978 when I moved house in Kuching to a wooden rented dwelling along Jalan Haji Taha, there was this banana tree outside our dining window.  I painted it to remember of our stay at that rented house and the pure delight to see the banana fruiting just outside the dining window.