Greek Goddess Statue
Some practice painting I did as an assignment in my digital coloring class way back August of last year.
Untoy
Shishi
First page of my sketchbook - a Chinese Guardian Lion / Foo Dog. This is not a dragon, as most people would think it is (well, here in my place).
Madonna
For my office seatmate, Madonna - It’s been a year since we first celebrated your birthday at Yellow Cab. (She’s on a vacation heyday this week, so no Yellow Cab! Haha, kidding) Happy Birthday!
Another Birthday WIP
Woman With A Fan - WIP
Unfinished painting from last year. This was meant to be a practice exercise for me when I studied digital coloring, and as a student, I was asked to bring something to color in. I couldn’t think of anything to color and so I brought in one of Renoir’s paintings - Woman with A Fan. Renoir is also my mother’s favorite artist. I rendered it differently, but still with the original painting’s structure. So now the woman with the fan looks Asian. After so many months, I’m back working on it again - still practicing. I hope I get to finish this no matter how long, then I hope to have the confidence to work on my own illustrations.
Lucy
First artwork post for 2012. Here’s Lucy Hale, playing Aria Montgomery from Pretty Little Liars.
Photo reference here
Face closeup
Moves Like Masa
Mary Ann’s birthday drawing for me
So sweet of my co-worker, Mary Ann, to give me this drawing for my birthday! Sorry I got to see this 2 days late, but still, I really appreciate you drawing this for me. Thank you. Here’s some photos of me with her, plus a couple of other co-worker friends.
From left to right: Mary Ann, Madonna, Ruby, AJ, me
From left to right: Mary Ann, Marnel, me, Justine
Ruby’s Birthday Artwork
Made this as my birthday gift for her. Started this piece before her birthday but I wasn’t able to finish it on time, and now it’s already 5 days past her birthday! Hope you like it, Ruby! Belated Happy Birthday! Merry Christmas in advance too!
My New Sketchbook (aka Art Journal)
Bought a journal last night while waiting for my co-workers (We had our team Christmas party). It’s my first time to buy a blank journal to draw on. I usually draw on scratch papers from our office (unused or irrelevant papers but I keep them for doodling), or on other people’s notebooks or journals, and so on. Never had a book like this. I’m excited to use this! I hope to fill this up before 2012 ends - I kind of wanted this to be one of my resolutions for the New Year.
I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot… and memory is important.
~ Judy Collins
Drawing on someone else’s planner
Today, I had my first time drawing on someone else’s planner. More specifically, on my seatmate’s Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee 2012 Planner. Ha! Thank you, Mary Ann for letting me draw on your precious planner when I got bored and nothing to do. I did the reindeer doodle just for the holidays.
Challenges in the Workplace
A bad day at the office happens. You get frustrated, you feel your work is unfulfilling, you have co-workers that are difficult to get along with, you hate your boss, and the list gets longer.
You want to quit and leave. But then, think. Breathe. After quitting, what do you do next? You may set up your own business or find another job. You think that the grass is greener somewhere else. Usually, what you want at the moment is to get out of where you are right now because you hate it. But then, that “somewhere else” may not be the green grass that you’re expecting. Think. Breathe.
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
~ Eric Hoffer
Because it’s our anniversary.
I decided to do something not in vector form this time. So I opted to digital paint instead. I think I should do this more often, as painting is therapeutic. Anyway, happy anniversary!