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The Great Norman Mailer
I was going through my old pile of Rolling Stone Magazines today, and I came upon the interesting article of Norman Mailer. According to Camille Paglia, the writer of the article, he was a novelist, a...
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Going Green!
I know its a bit late for Earth Day and all, but I don't know what drove me to pick up a GREEN Sharpie Marker. It's weird, sometimes I get these urges to try and do stuff out the of ordinary, and...
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Say Cheese!!!
For starters, its gloomy out in New York, and to me that means laziness for me. Too bad I have to go work tonight, but hey I have to keep drawing. For that, I kept it simple today. I simply drew from a...
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Ohh Firefly, Ohh Firefly
Fireflies are a few of the only bugs that I mostly adore. They also have a very symbolic meaning, the beginning of summer. I saw one today and it just absolutely made my day. I'm looking forward to...
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The Backyardigan
Yup, today I decided to draw my backyard. It still is a beautiful day outside here in New York City, and I am enjoying every minute of it. I also decided to change it up a bit, instead of drawing...
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The American Girls
I'm telling you, I am really starting to love this walnut ink! I'm trying to stay away from just outlining the figures or whatever, by creating mass with washes and all that. Again, I'm merely...
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Self Portrait Project
Since yesterday, I decided to take it upon myself that I wanted to create my self portrait, paint and all. I have been wanting to do this project for quite some time now, since first semester, and now...
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Self Portrait Part II
And so the tedious work of underpainting begins! I already started blacking out my hair, but not just with black. I also added greens and reds into it to make it look a little bit more interesting. I...
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Self Portrait Part III
Hey guys, it's been a while I know! But over the course of a couple of days, I came up with this. Yes, I know I'm a bit of a slow painter when it comes to gouache. You sort of have to be patient with...
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Self Portrait Part IV
I had a really good day today with this piece. Glad I sort of fixed my forehead, that pink spot was really bothering me. I also started on my eyebrows and eyes, and I'm real happy the way they came out...
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The Atlanta Trip
Nowadays, airlines always want to rip you off, especially when it comes to baggage. This particular airline called "SPIRIT" was one of those airlines. However, we did get to our destination safely, and...
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The Atlanta Backyard
I was surprised to see how much Atlanta had that we New Yorkers don't. Nature, for instance, is something that I find inspiration for in most cases, when it comes to art. Atlanta had a lot of that, and...
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Bermuda, a trip that I will never forget...
Being the first of our cruises yet to come, Bermuda was a perfect destination to go to. The first thing that I saw of Bermuda was how colorful the island was. You could see pink, blue, green, grey, and...
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Continuation of my Self Portrait
I could say that this piece is coming along. Although I haven't painted in a while, I sure missed it. Hopefully by next week, I shall be done with this piece. I feel that in some places I went too...
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Steering in another direction....
I have been wiring on my self portrait for a while now, which is a pretty good reason to stop the project and let it recap itself. I have been wanting to continue drawing, which is why I have done just...
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Second Ink drawing of the day...
Been wanting to catch up on using the walnut ink. I'm definitely gonna keep experimenting with this.
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The Boyfriend Jacket
Looking in past Glamour magazines, this particular pose caught me eye. The sweep of her skirt makes the picture in this one, almost too much because it doesn't really show her shoes at all. I decided...
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Keira Knightley.... Going back to the pen
I don't know why, but whenever I tend to sketch, I really like to use pen. A regular writing pen. It gets messy at times, but I think I seem to know how to control this utensil a bit better whilst...
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UGG Australia
I really like the snug look of this girl. It reminds of fall, with the big sweater and the cozy boots. I've decided to go a bit crazy with this piece, using a variety of mediums: water-soluble crayons,...
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Sticking with It....
Of course, when in the art world, you do have to experiment with a great many things, especially when it comes to materials. However, when you have a great liking to a specific material, you sort of...
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Silhouette
Throughout art, I always tend to think that silhouettes are also very powerful. This image is just blacks and grays, but, mostly bold black. It's not powerful, but according to the photograph, I think...
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Another Ann Taylor Ad...
I tried to practice more rendering today, something that does take great concentration, I do admit. Thing is, this coming fall semester, I have to take a rendering class, something that I'm excited...
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Something for my brother....
Drew Barrymore is my brother's secret crush. He doesn't just tell anyone that, but whenever he sees her on the television, he always says something like, "Wow....." and just trails off; which is why I...
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UGG Australia II
Everyone always says to challenge yourself as much as you can, that way you can get better at what you are doing. For example, when it comes to drawing models or pictures of magazines, I always tend to...
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First Drawing Class for Third Semester
So yes, the third semester has begun, and boy oh boy, there is work to be done. The professors at F.I.T. don't waste any time, which is a really good thing! Although I have been practicing, I've been a...
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