Sunday, April 3, 2011

100 Roses for the 100th Post


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8.5"x13" Micro Pen on Paper + Illustrator

Happy Sunday everyone~!
I have been thinking about what to post for the 100th post.
Well, here it is, 100 ROSES~!

:D Hope you like it~!

Just a quick note:
Lupin and Holly will be available for purchase as prints next week.:)

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Everything but the Kitschen Sync XIV

Yesterday was the opening for La Luz de Jesus's 14th annual "Everything but the Kitschen Sync" group show. It was a fun night!
It's always an honor to be showing along with so many talented artists. This year's Everything but the Kitschen and Sync show features 123 artists, which includes Nathan Ota, Rachel Fujii, Caroline Lee, JAW Cooper, Jessica Dalva, Danni Shinya Luo and many more.
See the complete show online here.

Everything but the Kitschen Sync XIV
March 4 - 27
La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
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Here's my contribution:
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"Beautiful Solitude"
Graphite and Watercolor
18"x26" (24"x32" framed)

How it looks like in the gallery:

"Beautiful Solitude" is a revision of a triptych I did in 2010. :)

Have a nice weekend everyone~!:)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Miss Abandoned...

Miss Abandoned,"Sunny spent a loooooooooong time creating me, I was very very happy! But then she looked at me and said 'this is not turning out the way I wanted it to'. Then...then she abandoned me..."
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I was painting something in acrylic, didn't turned out the way i wanted. Well, one more failed experiment...
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I saw this at Swissmiss earlier today, and have to share it:

10 Lessons for young designers.

1: Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.
2: Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.
3: Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.
4: Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.
5: Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.
6: Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.
7: Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them.
8: Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.
9: The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.
10: If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.

via Edwin Himself

Monday, February 14, 2011

Wish You a Happy Valentine's Day ♥


a blooming world for the two... :)



Lupin
11¾" × 16½" watercolor (click image to see full size)
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It's interesting, I never thought I would make this painting a Valentine's Day special.:)
At the beginning, I was going to paint more lacewings here and there, but when I looked at the two lacewings in the bloom, I realized, maybe, two is just perfect.
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I searched the flower meaning of Lupin a couple days ago, to me, its meaning characterizes "Love" pretty well. Lupin means "Voraciousness; admiration, imagination". Love will be very different if it's without any of these.
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I hope you find your happiness!
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone~!♥

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Holly



Holly
11¾" × 16½" watercolor (click image to see full size)
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Sorry for the lack of post these days, yes, I'm still doing my fashion portrait series...
The blue flowers in this painting is called Eryngium/Sea Holly. The flower meaning for it is: "Austerity, Independence".
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I'll leave you with this "independent" flower for now. Good night~!
Check back tomorrow for a special Valentines Day post!