02/06/2026
After 65 years working as an electrician and technician, Mr Kiok Peng picked up Traditional Chinese Painting. It started with a doodle. Andy was sitting in a meeting, and in the boredom of it started doodling in his notepad.
That was ten years ago. He has since painted over 1,000 works — flowers, insects, birds, cityscapes, animals. He gravitates towards nature. When he travels or goes for a walk, he photographs anything that catches his eye and uses it later as inspiration.
Recently, he started experimenting with AI tools to bring his paintings to life — animating them into short videos, or creating product shots by placing them in beautiful frames on a wall. He completed a whole series of horse portraits for the Year of the Horse.
Outside of Art, he’s also passionate about travelling. Prudent saving as a technician allowed him to travel extensively, even till today, and he still loves it, and has been to almost major city in Europe at least twice.
This story is part of our Take on Today series, celebrating the unstoppable, vibrant seniors of Singapore and the freedom to live every single day on your own terms.
