Singapore's oldest living pioneer artist Lim Tze Peng marks 100 years

Calligraphy, old street scenes and paintings of sinuous trees continue to emerge from Lim Tze Peng's studio. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Artworks by Lim Tze Peng that will go on display at the exhibition Soul Of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIM TZE PENG
Artworks by Lim Tze Peng that will go on display at the exhibition Soul Of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIM TZE PENG
Artworks by Lim Tze Peng that will go on display at the exhibition Soul Of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIM TZE PENG
Artworks by Lim Tze Peng that will go on display at the exhibition Soul Of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIM TZE PENG
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SINGAPORE - Singapore's oldest living pioneer artist Lim Tze Peng turns 100 in September, but he is not one to let his age - or a pandemic, for that matter - get in the way of his art.

Every morning, he walks 20 steps from his bed to a studio down the hallway. Standing in front of a piece of paper clipped to a board against the wall, he picks up his brush and wields it resolutely.

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