Canvas of Care

For Stanley, art is not just expression – it is a reminder of resilience and renewal. Once an aerospace engineer, a field demanding precision, patience, and problem-solving, his course of life change after a bike accident. Through sheer determination, he went on to represent Singapore in para-swimming at the Asian Para Games, and discovered painting as a way to channel his inner strength and creativity.

Embracing painting by mouth, every stroke became a declaration: that artistry is not limited by physical barriers, but fuelled by resilience.

For SSIA’s Canvas of Care, Stanley presents Blessed, a painting of magnolias – flowers he chose deliberately for their symbolism. The creation of Blessed stretched over a month, as Stanley fine-tuned every detail through artistry and persistence.

For within those petals of Magnolia lie strength, perseverance, and the quiet beauty of survival.

For Zayne Pua, art is where impulse meets persistence. A self-taught artist, he has turned painting into a passionate obsession — a world where questions about life can be poured onto canvas, where curiosity transforms into creation, and where every layer carries both tenacity and discovery.

For SSIA’s Canvas of Care, Zayne presents Speedlines — an abstract alive with motion, rhythm, and resilience. Painted over the course of a month, Zayne returned to the canvas day after day, adding two to three layers at a time. The result was not a single image, but momentum itself: a work that vibrates with energy and refuses to stand still.

The lines manifest the blur of cars racing past at midnight, the streaks of anime fight scenes, and sublimely, the invisible frequencies of technology signals. They capture the speed of our world today — fast, furious, and relentless. Yet in that speed lies something deeper. Each layer of Speedlines is persistence made visible, proof that creation is not a sudden spark but a rhythm built stroke by stroke.

In Zayne’s words, the process itself became the message: just keep going, and something meaningful will take shape.

For Samuel Wong, art is more than colour on canvas, it is his sanctuary, and his way of exploring the world one stroke at a time. Since 2022, Samuel, who is autistic (level 3), has been painting under the guidance of his Artzillion teachers. With their unwavering encouragement, he has learned to mix colours, control strokes, and most importantly, discover the joy of expression.

For SSIA’s Canvas of Care, Samuel presents Tranquil Metropolis — a 90x60cm acrylic painting completed over two months.

Inspired by Singapore’s SG60, this work is Samuel’s first and only limited-edition cityscape. It marks a bold step beyond his earlier paintings of birds, flowers, and landscapes.

To Samuel, this art piece, through each deliberate stroke, tells the story of what Singapore represents: a home where growth rises in skyscrapers, yet remains in harmony with the serenity of lotus blooms.

This art piece reminds us: amidst the bustle of our city life, it is through appreciating what surrounds us — and finding our inner sanctuary — that true bliss and growth can take root.