Hello, my name is erik cheung,
and I'm a doodle addict. Edmonton canada

I have spent 40 years trying to develop my art following an instinct, subconscious drive I tend to believe. That is why my work varies from sculpture to drawing, painting, representational to expressive and abstraction. I taught my students doodling years back, knowing I need to surpass in skills, I pushed my approach further and landed on a new style L'automatisme Nouvelle. I was fortunate to have studied under Pat Martin Bates at the University. Her subconscious abstract works somehow led me into the same realm of stories from another world.

I specialize in acrylic, drawing, gold leaf, marker, mixed media, oils, painting, pencil drawing, sculpture.

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Except for the addition of the three hands, the preliminary scribble lines were not altered at all. These nine figures were found, slowly, not rendered It was a page of what seems senseless, crazy lines, Subconscious in the working? Yes, that's the story behind my art.

The black shadow as negative space is being embraced. The red profile in front seems to have a part in the relationship.

This is an earlier doodle style I did 3 years ago. Just thought of putting up something different for a change. This is big for a doodle though, 18" x 24".

Watching too many Greek warrior movies back then? The images were embedded in my subconscious all along !

A very simple one that gives a 'chime' sound! You hear anything?

Find the heart!...and follow it......:) Yes, it is red, the last time I checked.

This turned out to be a finished painting. It started with a full canvas of doodle lines (check my patreon log if you are interested in the raw file) This was executed just this March. Still, no lines were altered except the face area. Impossible you say?

Kafka's version of Samsa, turning into an insect, hanging from the ceiling watching down. He did not mention a girl dancing, but this is what I found within the subconscious lines.

Drone is such a common thing now and this work comes with the remote as well!!

What is it otherwise?

from a meeting

Things just happen? Or is there a hidden subconscious initiative that I have to finish one for my cellist friend ....a year previous to meeting her again at the art walk? Has this ever happen to any artist here?

From gibberish to treasure. Spontaneity is all over!

Done on 24 in x 48 in gallery wrapped canvas! Wanna hear me explain? Watch 'The Canvas' entries on www.patreon.com/erikcheung

The idea is to show a figure crossing over two ` scripts’ with a bilingual suggestion. By standing in between worlds, we see opposing viewpoints. Many artists have incorporated typography as symbols in their paintings since the 60s, but no one has attempted to approach lines in this `written’ manner. How different it is are the two writing styles of the East and the West; one with angular lines while the other in a smooth flow! This work juxtaposes the symbolism of cultures – script. At the same time, it questions the need to grasp the full meaning of the script to appreciate the aesthetic flow of calligraphic lines.

Always that game of catching and evading. I added hands on this one to hint the figures.

Sorry, a gloomy one. Have you thought of how the last breath could be depicted? I was not planning on anything. This was my subconscious speaking out of a scene in my life. I found this image hidden in my doodle lines.

These figures found must cast some meanings from my subconscious. They simply came and as a whole composition! I uploaded a full description on youtube giving them individual names, mostly ghostly. This piece contains a spooky atmosphere stronger than the others and remains one of my favorites, probably because better works come effortless.

How many people see this as a whale, I wonder!

What a mess! I am never good at flower arrangement!

Laughing out loud with drool flying all over. It must have been a great day! comments?

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