Penang artist Lee Eng Beng gives ‘muscle memory’ new meaning in watercolours

Lee's 'Spiritual Sustenance' (acrylic on canvas, 2026), one of his new works at the 'Hari-Hari (Everyday)' exhibition at AweGallery in Petaling Jaya. Photo: AweGallery

George Town artist Lee Eng Beng spent much of his childhood, like many Penangites, exploring the familiar corners of the island – Love Lane, Lorong Stewart, the old Tai Tong kuey teow stall and the mee sotong at Pulau Tikus among his favourite haunts.

Now 59, he still takes to the streets with his watercolours. In any given week, he finds time to settle somewhere in the old town and paint, adding fragments of memory to what he sees – the stalls that have closed, hawkers who have moved on, and labourers who once crowded these places before returning to work.

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李的作品《精神食粮》（布面丙烯，2026年）是他在八打灵再也AweGallery画廊举办的“Hari-Hari（日常）”展览中的新作之一。图片：AweGallery

乔治市艺术家李英明（Lee Eng Beng）像许多槟城人一样，童年时期经常探索岛上熟悉的角落——爱情巷（Lorong Stewart）、老泰东粿条摊和浮罗池滑（Pulau Tikus）的鱿鱼面都是他最喜欢去的地方。

如今59岁的他依然带着水彩颜料走上街头。每周他都会抽出时间在老城区的某个地方静下心来作画，将记忆的碎片融入他所看到的景象——那些已经关门的摊位、已经搬走的商贩，以及曾经熙熙攘攘地聚集在这里、如今又重返工作岗位的工人们。

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