Dear Alice

Size: 45 x 51 cm

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas

Year of work: 2022

This painting is to commemorate my client Alice, who lost her life in 2022. She wasn’t my sister, but she treated me as her only sister with so much love. We just talked about everything; she gave me a lot of useful advice for my life.

It was my first time being so “close” to death. I was so shocked to know about her death without any mental preparation. It was extremely sad…as if painting could be the only way to express my sadness during that period. Ironically, it was good because I could end up putting the painting somewhere I couldn’t see, as an escapetion to believe that Alice already left me to heaven. The painting was framed only after Alice’s funeral.

I was very grateful to know Alice. She told me that she didn’t want me to feel upset. Still, I hope she would have forgiven me as I couldn’t hold her hand at the end.

I am doing good Alice, don’t worry about me. I hope you are enjoying yourself in another part of the Universe, with lots of love. I know I will see you again.

紀念Alice於2022年離開這個世界。一位在我過去工作崗位上非常疼愛我的客人，沒有血緣關係，卻待我如親妹妹般看待。她總是會與我談天説地，也給我很多人生建議。由於她的離開很突然，所以對於我來説無疑是一個大打擊，也是我第一次與死亡的距離那麽近。好一陣子對於這種傷心難過走不出來。所以當時創作時，畫在畫布上，便於收藏，也因爲我接受不到這個事實，面對不到這幅畫。在Alice 的喪禮完結後才找師傅釘裝好。對於Alice，我是感恩遇上的。Dear Alice， 請原諒我未能兌現牽著你的手離開，記得你説過不願看到我傷心難過。我過得挺好的，別擔心，也願你在世界的另一端安好快樂，並擁有很多的愛，有緣再見。