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February 26, 2010

Watercolor Studio - Thumbnail La Muerte




This is a thumbnail for a painting I'm thinking. I have a few planned that are heavily Latin influenced. I've always wanted to do them, but have been hesitant because I wanted to do them justice. I figure they'll only get better with time. The chance to include myself in some cultural art shows has also spurred the need to crank some of the bad boys out!

The painted work is still in progress, I need to add some more color and shadows, and then it will be a good working thumbnail. I even hesitate to make it a larger painting, because the small size gives it some intimacy. So the thumbnail could become a finished work maybe. We'll see.

February 24, 2010

Watercolor Studio-The Visitation





Today me and some international students got interviewed for our roles in the International Art Show coming up. I'm excited about my my piece. See my earlier posts for progress pics on this!

February 12, 2010

Watercolor Studio-1st Spring Painting




I was glad inspiration struck as I was going through some photos looking for a good one to start with this semester. I got the idea for a sudden spirit visitation, and I turned to some Chinese festival dragon costumes for some inspiration. While I was painting in studio I got the comment of how closely it resembles the cockroach from Men in Black. I can see that too, and I'm not opposed. Heh.