pray for chile

sorry, i know this isn't art related at all, but could you guys please keep chile in your prayers? my roommate's hometown was in the epicenter of the earthquake that happened there - she has contacted her sister and she is okay, but still no word of her parents

a look at last semester

greetings all~

sorry again for the delay, accessing blogs is such a chore over here. but i finally managed to maneuver my way through proxies and such....and here i am :) haven't drawn anything new yet, still in my resting-after-traveling-laziness. also the past couple days have been kind of crazy

anyway, i've decided to open the china vault. i'll be posting some of the things i sketched when...*ahem*....i was studying in class last semester :P there will definitely be new ones to come once classes start this time around. so here you go, take a look at my makeshift sketchbook. here is a dragon-dog. i really want one now. i wish i could have finished drawing his hind foot, but apparently i didn't plan the placement very well. what can ya do?

success!

hi everybody!

so i'm back! the flight was long, but everything went smoothly, and I'M BACK :P i just found out that classes don't start until march 8th (aiya, the silly people in the office told me march 1st, so i guess i got here a week early). sorry family.

it's a lot better this time around - none of that nervousness about new place, new roommate, etc. it's great seeing my friends from last semester, (although some of them aren't here anymore, i'm pretty sad about that - i miss you guys!) it looks like i can access the blog - the connection is kind of shaky though, so i had some trouble. we'll see how that goes....

anyway, i need to unpack and meet up with people and stuff. talk to you guys later! hopefully i'll get back to making artwork soon :P

here it is....

greetings all~

it's finished it's finished it's finally finished! i'm sending the superhero piece to my client tomorrow. finished just in time too, as i'm leaving the country for another semester day after tomorrow. i think i've realized that i like art again - which is a great feeling after being in such a slump for the past.....while.

anyway, of course i hope to continue posting, but just in case i disappear for a while, sorry. after all i'm going to you-know-where where blogs are....a little more difficult to access. i will try my best. i would appreciate your prayers for safe travel! and i will see you again from the other side of the world :) gotta sleep now and get ready for a day of freaking out, packing, and freaking out some more. g'nite!

hello hello!
so...i am sorry. i have been quite slack lately :( apparently i am not quite disciplined enough to keep the blog rolling - will try to work on that.
the commission piece is done! finished, spray-fixed, and ready to send to the buyer :) i will try to get images of it this weekend - be prepared :P
in other non art related news, it was my mom's birthday the other day - and i baked a red velvet cake from SCRATCH! my friend and i baked it i should say. thanks, megan! (friend's name has been changed for privacy) :P and tomorrow will be an extreme mafia tournament which i...am...crazy excited about. for those of you who don't know what extreme mafia is....i am sorry. just know you can never go back to playing regular mafia ever again. (extreme mafia is not to be confused with that "extreme mafia wars" whatever online game - it's completely different)
anyway i need to get some sleep - and to mentally prepare myself for leaving the country again. 4 days and counting.

commission images

hello all~
i'm back in town and the commission is coming along nicely :P still not done yet, but hopefully it won't be too long now. i've posted some of the detail shots. as you can see, above is the daughter aka the superhero. the following image (which would technically be above her in the actual painting) is a monster she turns into. that lamprey mouth was a pain to do, but i'm liking how it turned out. i'm thinking about adding more dripping blood >:) (the father specifically requested the blood, btw) this kid has a great imagination - i think we'd get along well.
and.....here is another bad image of the ghost story painting. i've worked a little more on it...obviously not done, but whatev. i had to mutilate it some more with photoshop increased contrast/sharpening/etc. because i just can't seem to get a good initial photo (you can really tell which chunks were altered when you blow up the image :P i was too lazy to spend too much time photoshopping)

anyway you all hit the jackpot today - 3 images, woooooo :)

good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are in the world. so i've made a lot of progress on the superhero piece :D i am now quite confident i can finish before i leave forever to go back to china, and i am feeling much friendlier towards watercolors. unfortunately i was too busy painting (and going to my friend's house to play wii sports XD) to scan any of the recent happenings, so i'm gonna have to tide you over with some old pastel drawings (sorry if you've seen these before, but i need to post something - my blog is looking sad and lonely).


random fact of the day: the sea serpent and this portrait were drawn only using blue, orange (and occasionally white) pastels. i think. if i remember correctly. well, i'm going out of town this weekend so i'll be out of commission a few days. ttyl!