Wings of Hope
Dr Neoh Chin Boon is one of the photographers contributing to the Birding in Malaysia image database. Not only does he take pictures of birds, he also started painting them, as a therapeutic activity, when he was battling cancer.
Read more about the background in this STAR article.
From 4 February until 22 February, about 190 of his paintings are up for sale in a solo charity art exhibition. The aim is to raise funds for the Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital. Venue is the Galeri Seni Mutiara in Penang, opening times 11am to 6pm. More information about the exhibition can be found on Dr Neoh's FB page.

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