Long Lavy
Long Lavy (b. 1980, Pursat Province, Cambodia) specializes in meticulous watercolor landscapes speaks of past iterations of his life, experiences lived and now gone. Sometimes melancholy yet always with a hint of optimism, his work is derived from his real life, longing for his countryside home, where his wife and two young children reside. He is often confined in the urban sprawl of Phnom Penh, far away from his loved ones seeking work as a tuk tuk driver and previously as a professional Khmer kickboxer. Recurring themes in this body of work include the metamorphosis of his environment and the transient nature of his solitary life expressed in the ephemeral qualities of the natural world. Long Lavy is originally from Pursat province, but spent most of his childhood in Kandal province, just outside of Phnom Penh city. He began studying watercolor in his teens and gradually honed his skills to create idyllic countryside landscapes and depict chaotic city spaces. He is now a permanent resident artist with Open Studio Cambodia in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Lavy had his first solo exhibition, "Dreamscapes" at Chinese House, Phnom Penh, Cambodia in July 2019. He will have another solo exhibition called "Voyage" at the Hotel Old Cinema in Kampot, Cambodia. SEE EVENT 
"Lonely" (2019), Long Lavy, Watercolor, 38 x 56 cm (15 x 22 inches) SOLD
“Dreamscape II” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 25.5 x 35 cm (10 x 14 inches)
“Electric VII” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 38 x 56 cm (15 x 22 inches) SOLD
“Dreamscape IV” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 25.5 x 35 cm (10 x 14 inches)
“My Heart” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 57 x 76.5 cm (22.5 x 30 inches)
"Longing I" (2019), Long Lavy, watercolor
“No Idea” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 37 x 27 cm (14,6 x 10,63 inches)
“Onward Flow” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 38 x 56 cm (15 x 22 inches)
“Past the End of the Road” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 57 x 76.5 cm (22.5 x 30 inches)
“Village Dream” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 15 x 21 cm (6 x 8.5 inches) SOLD
 "See the Bridge, Miss Home" (2019), Long Lavy, watercolor, 37 x 26 cm (14,6 x 10,24 inches)
"My Home" (2019), Long Lavy, watercolor
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“Dreamscape I” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 38 x 56 cm (15 x 22 inches)
“Far Away“ (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 57 x 76.5 cm (22.5 x 30 inches) SOLD
“Dreamscape V” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 21 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches)
“Electric III” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 21 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches)
“Electric IV” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 15 x 21 cm (6 x 8.5 inches)
“Electric V” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 30 x 42 cm (12 x 16.5 inches)
“Electric VI” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 30 x 42 cm (12 x 16.5 inches) SOLD
“Dreamscape III” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 25.5 x 35 cm (10 x 14 inches)
"Electric II", Lavy Long, Watercolor, 21 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches) SOLD
“Dreamscapes VI” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 25.5 x 35 cm (10 x 14 inches)
"Electric I" (2019), Long Lavy, Watercolor, SOLD
“On the Move“ (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 57 x 76.5 cm (22.5 x 30 inches)
“Electric III” (2019), Lavy Long, Watercolor, 21 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches)
"Longing II" (2019), Long Lavy, watercolor, 44 x 31 cm (17,32 x 12,2 inches)
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"Behind the FCC" (2019), Long Lavy, watercolor