A rainy scene of Melaka river, some of the splashes on the painting is raindrops, painting under open sky with nature light is one of Tham’s signature art approaches, a surprise drizzle caught artist by surprise, an welcome surprise. “Accident doesn’t create good art, but sometimes best art is created by accident.”
A historical piece done in the 80s, with limited resources when young, artist are paste together 3 pieces of smaller watercolor paper to form a ideal size to express his talent, the scene capture the still active tin mine and another dormant one, which is filled with water.
