Hand-painted in Singapore

A little bird for something you're feeling.

One-of-a-kind watercolour birds carrying feelings, thoughts and words you might need today.

Originals — one of one

The Originals

Hand-painted watercolour originals.

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Prints & small things — always available

Order any time

Printed in small batches and restocked — never sold out.

Commissions — open

Or have one painted for you.

Every bird below has found a home. Tell Hooi See which ones you keep coming back to, and she will paint yours.

Ask about a commission

Usually a few weeks, depending on the queue. She will talk it through with you first.

Workshops & gatherings

Paint your own quirky bird

All materials provided. No experience needed — wonky is welcome.

  • A round magenta watercolour bird standing on a green field under a blue sky
  • A blue watercolour bird with a swept-up crest and a fork-shaped wing
  • A watercolour bird with a rainbow-striped body and a pink tail
  • A pale yellow watercolour bird shaped like a pepper, on a grey wash
  • A tall red and blue watercolour bird with long thin legs
  • A watercolour bird whose feathers are painted as orange and black flecks

Every one of these was somebody's first. See what a workshop is like

Hooi See also brings workshops to offices, birthdays and away-days — a bookshop, a meeting room, a hall of forty. Bring one to your group

Previously — for the record

    Hooi See at her painting table, smiling at the camera with a brush in her hand, watercolour paints and tubes in front of her and rows of her bird paintings pinned on the wall behind

    The painter — Hooi See

    I was searching outside for strength. Turns out it was inside me all along.

    It started during a health journey that knocked me sideways. I was looking for something to quiet the mind, and found watercolour, which turned out to be the right mix of focus, calm, and flow. I’d been searching everywhere for the right words, the right quote, anything to steady me, without realizing the strength was already mine.

    These days I run workshops, and almost everyone says the same thing: “I can’t paint.” That was never the point. It’s just permission to be, to paint what feels right instead of what you think you should.

    1 of 1
    every original
    By hand
    painted & packed
    Singapore
    where it's made
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    Know when new birds land.

    Originals are one of one and often find homes within a day. Subscribers see each new painting — and every workshop date — first. A short letter, once a month, nothing else.

    A brush laying down a wash of colour

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