A painter reveals Hong Kong landscapes at Art Basel.

Painter Stephen Wong Chun Hei is showing nine landscape paintings, including seven new dusk scenes of lesser-known Hong Kong trails, at Art Basel Hong Kong, and his imagery grew from regular hikes and quick pen sketches after he began exploring the city’s country parks.

Stephen Wong Chun Hei, who grew up in Sham Shui Po in the 1980s, began exploring Hong Kong’s trails about 15 years ago after graduating from a fine arts program and picking up a map. That period of hiking and sketching changed his sense of the city. He came to see Hong Kong as largely mountainous, with about 40 percent of its land protected as country parks and other areas. His paintings, focused on lesser-known places and often set at dusk, will be shown this week by Mother's Tankstation at Art Basel Hong Kong. Key details: - Artist: Stephen Wong Chun Hei, raised in Sham Shui Po. - Exploration began about 15 years ago after he picked up a map following art school. - About 40 percent of Hong Kong land is protected in country parks and similar areas, a perspective that shaped his work. - Exhibition: Mother's Tankstation is showing nine landscape paintings at Art Basel Hong Kong, seven of which are newly made dusk scenes. - Practice: He hikes frequently and pauses to sketch with a black brush-tipped felt pen. Summary: Wong’s paintings frame Hong Kong as a landscape-rich place rather than only a dense city of buildings, and they emphasize quieter, less photographed pockets of the territory. The works are on view at Art Basel Hong Kong this week; broader developments after the fair are undetermined at this time.