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After finishing the photoshoot, one last shot and it's a selfie. Today was quite a special day in number: 26 06 26. I didn't notice that when I brought my new paintings upto my photo studio to photograph them. After the photoshooting with strobe lights and equipments, I started to clean up and suddenly 'saw' this angle with this natural lighting from the window. I thought it was good lighting, so I quickly lie down, set the timer on my camera and took this selfie.

I rarely tried to follow such trends as painting the zodiac animals. I painted this horse in March 2020. At the time I still drew boundary lines around the subjects and still put dots onto solid shapes. 'red-short-horn black unicorn' was a child born out of 'un-related-ness' to depict 'related-ness'. horse was not my favorite animal. blue and orange was not my favorite couple of colors. blue-pink-orange was a weird choice I made. and more... but I still felt the 'related-ness

The tradition of the Ông Đồ giving letters is fading from modern apartments. In this post, I explore why I am hand-painting modern Vietnamese characters to bring the "soul" of our language back into our living spaces.

"In Bed With Duong" (IBWD) is my new passion project on Nogias.me. It’s more than just book reviews; it’s a self-education journey through the world of art, inviting you to explore the pages of my favorite collections with me.

A 3-day vlog diary of my return to Bangkok. I explore the city’s evolving art scene, visiting the UOB Painting of the Year exhibition, the historic Nang Loeng Market, and the vibrant galleries of Charoen Krung.

A quiet artist’s return to travel. From the draftsmanship of Kim Jung-gi to the silence of Dansaekhwa, watch how a journey through Korea’s art museums inspired my latest projects and my return to vlogging.

What started as a routine financial review turned into a complete rebuild of my digital home. Welcome to the new nogias.me—a fresh canvas for 2026 where I revisit past works with a new perspective