If I had the time, I would wander around the shops in Mong Kok, buying this and that from different places, but since I was in Wan Chai anyway...
Now, Artland has a decent variety of stuff, but I wouldn't call their selection comprehensive. They don't really sell any of the very expensive art supplies like Winsor & Newton Kolinsky Sable watercolour brushes, for example. However, Artland is still worth checking out, especially if you normally live somewhere you can't get access to European brands. You can get a list of their products at their Web site here.
The shop is in an office building called Lockhart Centre on 301-307 Lockhart Road. Take this escalator up to the lifts and get off on the third floor.
I ended up buying a Japanese brand of ink rather than a Holbein. I can be rather indecisive, though, so I probably spent a good fifteen minutes staring at the inks here.
One of the good things about Artland is their selection of fabric paints and dyes.
Artland has just opened up a gallery of works by their customers, I believe (didn't bother reading the fine print).
There were some landscapes and portraits, which were very pretty, but my eye was drawn to this manga character. I don't know about anyone else, but I tend to get crushes on cartoon characters. Don't worry, I'm fully aware that Kurosaki Ichigo and I will never be together. Instead, I have to find a guy who looks just like him.
Not too sure about the outfit, but I like the chair! A nod to HR Giger, isn't it?
Swoon! If a guy who looked like that looked at me like that, I would like that.
That is a very tight shirt. With his hand extended out, it makes me feel a bit Take on Me.
It's a good thing you can't see much of my reflection because I was giggling as I photographed this one. The open legs! The undone belt! That smouldering look! Good gracious, someone quickly fetch the brawny arms of a twenty-year-old fireman! I'm getting the vapours!
