城市記錄：謝思怡以水彩和鋼筆繪製的日常溫度 | CITY RECORD: SZI’S EVERYDAY WARMTH IN WATERCOLOUR AND INK

城市想必在大部分人眼中都不是陌生的景色，但對不同的人來說，相同的角落能告訴他們不同的情緒和記憶。無論是台北赤峰街的老店鋪、志文裝訂行的鉛字板，還是香港灣仔藍屋的木窗櫺、莊士敦道的叮叮車，都讓我們跟著謝思怡（SZI）的畫筆，一起重温生活中的細碎時光。

Most of us know what a city looks like. But the same street corner can feel completely different depending on who you are and what you’ve lived through. Let’s take a quiet walk with SZI – through the old shops of Taipei’s Chifeng Street, the letterpress plates at Zhiwen Binding House, the blue-painted balconies of Wan Chai’s Blue House, and the clatter of trams on Johnston Road. Her brush invites us to slow down and remember the small moments that make up a life.

謝思怡（SZI）是一位活躍於台灣的城市速寫畫家。她的筆觸清新細膩，風格溫暖樸實，擅長以水彩和鋼筆描繪街景與生活片段。她的畫從不喧嘩，卻能讓人靜靜地看很久。

SZI is a Taiwanese artist who sketches the cities she wanders through. Her style is gentle and unpretentious – fresh, delicate watercolours and clean pen lines that never shout for attention but somehow hold yours for a long time.

2024年秋天，她在赤峰街的「赤空間」舉辦了「赤峰印象」個展。那條曾經滿是打鐵聲的街道，如今新舊交錯——老五金行旁開著設計咖啡館，志文裝訂行的鉛字板與老器械，靜靜訴說著印刷行的往日風華。SZI的畫，就像一場溫柔的對話，讓過去和現在坐下來，好好聊一聊。

In the autumn of 2024, she held a solo exhibition called “Impression of Chifeng Street” at Red Space on that very street. Once a noisy lane of blacksmiths and hardware stores, Chifeng Street today is a mix of old and new – a designer café next to a traditional shop, a vintage printing press tucked behind a modern storefront. SZI’s paintings feel like a quiet conversation between then and now.

台北赤峰街寫真館, 鋼筆淡彩 |
Vintage Photo Studio on Chifeng Street, Taipei, Pen and Watercolour

她的速寫足跡也來到香港。灣仔的藍屋、莊士敦道的叮叮車、尖沙咀的天星碼頭，在她的筆下不只是地標，而是帶著生活痕跡的日常風景。她曾說，速寫不是為了畫出完美的照片，而是為了記錄那一刻的感動。

Her sketchbook has also made its way to Hong Kong. The Blue House in Wan Chai, the trams rattling down Johnston Road, the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui – in her work, these aren’t tourist postcards. They’re everyday scenes with the small marks of life still on them. She once said that sketching isn’t about making a perfect picture. It’s about holding onto how a moment felt.

灣仔藍屋, 水彩速寫 |
Blue House, Wan Chai, Watercolour Sketch

除了親身走訪，SZI也經常參與「Google街景畫聚」——藝術家們透過Google街景，在網上「旅行」到世界某個角落，然後把它畫下來。葡萄牙波爾圖的杜羅河岸、英國倫敦的貝克街、西班牙巴利阿里群島的餐廳，都是她這樣「畫」出來的風景。無論是代針筆的細膩刻畫，還是水彩的輕透明亮，她總能捕捉到每個城市獨特的氛圍。

Beyond traveling in person, SZI often joins “Google Street View sketching gatherings” – artists use Google Street View to “travel” to a corner of the world online, then sketch it. The Douro riverfront in Porto, Baker Street in London, a sunlit restaurant in Spain’s Balearic Islands – all of them came to life on her sketchbook this way. Whether she’s using a fine liner pen or layering watercolours, she has a way of catching what makes a place feel like itself.