Ong Kim Seng: A Pioneer of Singaporean Watercolour Singapore’s Ong Kim Seng (王金成), born June 10, 1945, stands as a singular figure in the realm of watercolour art—the first Asian artist outside the United States to be admitted into the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and recipient of six AWS awards. His journey began humbly, rooted in self-taught observation and fueled by participation in informal painting groups like the “Sunday Group,” where he honed his craft through critique and study of masters. This grassroots foundation would ultimately shape his distinctive realist style, character…