Early Work; 1996-1999

This is a collection of drawings and some collages completed when I first moved to Vancouver, Canada in my mid-twenties. Comprising mostly intimate drawings of my partners, friends and acquaintances. It was a period of travel and exploration that included a lot of journaling as represented by the inclusion of select abstract collage works. Works from this period feed into my first studio-based works that followed and continue to inform my current work today. 

John Lam
pencil on paper
13.5 x 19.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

John Sleeping
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

John Sleeping Whilst watching TV
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

John Watching TV
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Study of Henry Moore's reclining Figure Open Pose Whist Visiting Toronto Art Gallery
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Study of Henry Moore's Unesco Reclining Whist Visiting Toronto Art Gallery
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Firat After Yoga in LA Hotel Room
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Luchious Guy with Curly Hair
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Standing figure with Nice Hands
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Memory of that First Kiss
pencil on paper
19.5 x 13.5 cm
1998
collection of the artist

John Sitting in Bed
pencil on paper
20 x 27 cm
1997
collection of the artist

On the Blue Sofa Sunday Morning
pencil and wash on paper
20 x 27.5 cm
2007
collection of the artist

Sketch from a Herb Ritts photo
charcoal on paper
19 x 22 cm
1996
sold

The Kiss #2
pencil on paper
27.5 x 20 cm
2007
collection of the artist

John with Henna Tattoo
Pencil and gesso on card
15.5 x 15 xm
1998
collection of the artist

Michael G
pencil and gesso on card
15.5 x 15 cm
1998
collection of the artist


View of Coit Tower, San Francisco
pencil on paper
1997
20 x 27 cm
Collection of the artist

Lamp in my Living Room, Vancouver BC
ink pen and acrylic on paper
29.5 x 22.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist


Figure in the Dunes
acrylic on canvas board
17.8 x 12.7 cm
1996
private collection San Francisco

Unfinished Self Portrait
acrylic on canvas board
12.7 x 17.8 cm
1996
destroyed

Alphabet Soup 
acrylic on canvas x 6
each: 61 x 61 cm
1996
Sold

Scott
Pencil on paper
approx: 30 x 30 cm
1997
sold

Kurt
pencil on paper
approx; 30 x 30 cm
1997
sold

Javier
pencil on paper
approx: 30 x 30 cm
1997
sold

Peter
pencil on paper
approx: 30 x 30 cm
1997
sold

Omar
pencil on paper
approx: 30 x 30 cam
1997
sold

Antonio
pencil on paper
30 x 30 cm
1998
collection of the artist

Joel
pencil, acrylic and stick on tattoo on paper
approx 35 x 35 cm
1998
gift to Joel

David
pencil on paper
approx; 23 x 28 cm
1998
collection of the artist

Roberto
pencil on paper
20 x 27.5 cm
1998
collection of the artist

Study for Alphabet Soup
mixed media ink, acrylic and collage on card
25 x 28 cm
1997
collection of the artist

Come Out, Come Out, Where Ever You Are
mixed media, ink, acrylic and collage on card
27.5 x 20 cm
1996
collection of the artist

The Golden Ticket
collage on card
15.5 x 18 cm
1997
collection of the artist

A Storybook Cover
collage, acrylic and ink on cardboard
approx 22 x 35 cm
1996
sold

Money on My Mind
collage on paper
23.5 x 13.5 cm
1997
collection of the artist

Universal Man
collage on paper
26 x 17.5 cm
1996
collection of the artist

Bird Dream
fabric collage and acrylic on plywood
approx; 122 x 91 cm
1999
part of the "Sauvage Suite"
bequest

Lone Wolf (original Version 1999)
Oil and woodstain on primed masonite
122 x 122 cm
1999
part of the "Sauvage Suite"
private collection, Vancouver

A Bear in the Rose Garden
oil ands woodstain on plywood
approx; 122 x 244 cm
1999
part of the "Sauvage Suite"
sold

Wild Coyotes
oil and woodstain on primed masonite
122 x 122 cm
1999
part of the "Sauvage Suite"
private collection Vancouver