I only see Chinese paintings of Chinese movies and Chinese establishments and I never imagined to have a closer view of it during the Chan Lim Family of Artists and Students celebration of Chan Lim's 80 birthday. What's more interesting is that I get to experience first hand how to do Chinese painting taught by one of their students. And since the exhibit is near the celebration of the Chinese New Year we get to see Chinese cultures, designs and a whole lot of things about Chinese.

The Chan Lim Family of Artists made a welcoming opening for the Chinese New Year with their exhibit at SM North EDSA.
The event of the Chan Lim Family of Artists and Stduents made an interesting program for the guests, media and bloggers. We were first taught of doing the Chinese painting and later on the program which showcases Chinese culture and lastly was the opening ceremony or the cutting of the ribbon to officially open the exhibit. 

During the celebration, one of the Chan Lim siblings, Dr. Alex Chan Lim made a fast demonstration on how to do Chinese painting . It was fast and amazing how he easily creates something without outlines. According to him and since it is a demonstration with a short period of time that he has to have a picture in his mind right before he does the demo.



For almost half a century the Chan Lim Family has been engaged in the arts and has created a lot of Chinese paintings. At present, there are three generations of Chan Lim artists who use a wide variety of media, styles and techniques to incorporate Western into Eastern art. The family continues to get involved in the arts by actively developing and promoting Chinese brush painting in the Philippines and abroad. The Chan Lims also support several charitable organizations with a special focus on environmental sustainability.

The passion of Chan Lim, the family patriarch, lies in Oil and Watercolor. While most of his art are on canvas, he has forayed into other media such as porcelain plates. Asian lanterns and fans to infuse Western techniques into the traditional Eastern art. The Chan Lim siblings Alex, Felix, Rolex and Jolex are all engineers by profession and are currently engaged in leadership positions with multinational companies. Bound by their passion for the arts, the Chan Lim family of Artists has conducted numerous exhibits locally and internationally. The elder Chan Lims have successfully nurtured the artistic talents of the third generation. The younger brood enjoys experimenting with different types of media, along with modern digital techniques, and incorporates these into Chinese art.
The year 2017 celebrates Chan Lim’s 80th birth year, a very auspicious milestone in the Chinese culture. All the art exhibits during the year will be highlighting this event. Eight of the exhibits will be specially-themed to celebrate the felicitous family event.

The Chan Lim family is one of the few remaining notable Chinese brush painting artists in the country today, and is sought after in this field. Art classes are conducted in the family studio located in Pasig City. Their paintings can be found in private collections here and abroad.
You may email them at chanlim@yahoo.com or view their artworks at www.chanlim.com