Landmarks of Malaysia Sketchbook

I was so pleased when this book arrived in the mail today as it has 360 pages, 5 times the length of the other watercolor sketchbooks that I have.  Most of the drawings are full page drawings printed on actual watercolor paper that enhances them.  It is unusual for watercolor sketchbooks to have this many full page drawings. In fact, there are many two page spreads too. Artist Chin Kon Yit has a style that is detailed, similar to Fabrice Moireau who I believe is the best watercolor travelogue artist at this time. 

The drawings are divided by area.  The areas are the capitals and Selangor, the northwest peninsula, the south, the east coast, and Sarawak, Sahab and Labaun.  I was surprised that Malaysia has so many areas with exquisite architecture. I thought that Kuala Lumpur was the only modern city but I was wrong. There is so much to see in this country that I could spend a few weeks there. Before I read this book, I thought that there was only a small area in Kuala Lumpur that was modern. Travel companies only give their customer a half day in Malaysia, which is where I got my view of this gorgeous country.  

A paragraph is written to describe each drawing.  I love the font used for these paragraphs.  It is a handwritten font and makes it look like the artist handwrote the descriptions himself.   Lim Take Bane wrote the descriptions as well as the introduction.  I have Kon Yit's Penang and Kuala Lumpur sketchbooks.  They are just as gorgeous as this book is. He has become one of my favorite artists.

5 out of 5 stars.