I am a fulltime doctor ( pathologist) nearing retirement. I took up art in 2002 at NAFA in the part time diploma course in western art under Mr Tong Chin Sye , after which I studied under Mr Zhang Xihua until his return to China . Oil painting is my passion and art helps me to relax after a day at work . There is nothing I like better than painting together with a small group of friends , or alone to the accompaniment of classical music .