Jane Lazar and her art teacher Adrian Foo posing with her painting of an actress who portrayed iconic Malaysian actress Saloma. Photo: Jane Lazar
I showed up punctually that Friday, to Adrian’s surprise. From then on, my journey in art with him began – with him challenging me initially, and later with me challenging him. Portrait painting was tough but, true to what Adrian said on our first meeting, I realised if I could paint a portrait, I could paint anything.
We chatted a lot and I got to know about him and his family. He lived in Klang, originated from Sarawak and studied Art and Design in One Academy in Kuala Lumpur, worked as a designer and later went into manufacturing artefacts and running art centres. He had trained many young adults to be art teachers and helped them set up their own art centres.