My first completed artwork of 2019! I recently turned 30, which has filled me with mixed emotions. What did I expect my life would be like at this point? Am I satisfied with how things are? Am I at peace with the path I’m on? What needs to change? Having my birthday right next to New Year’s has always been interesting. Growing up, it meant stunted parties. Now, it’s a double-whammy of traditional life evaluation dates. For the past 10 years or so, I’ve always had the same New Year’s resolution- “Next year will be better.” It’s nebulous, and can…
The South Pasadena Arts Crawl
I recently got the opportunity to make this season’s South Pasadena Arts Crawl poster! I love that the posters are always done by local artists, and a great variety of art is always featured. After a little brainstorming back and forth with the art director, we hit upon this idea- something that celebrates women’s history month, an exciting nighttime procession, and, my personal favorite bit, a nod to the Olympic Games white tiger mascot. Each element was painted separately in black and white ink, then put together and colored in Photoshop. It’s like the next evolution of the process I…
day eleven
Looks like I’ll be playing catch-up this week! Here is day 11, the Japanese Chin.
day ten; the Irish Setter
days five, six, seven, eight, and nine of Inktober
The last few day’s worth of dogs. It’s been refreshing to not only paint something besides goldfish, but to be able to play with line, texture, and shape.
day four
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. I like the combination of detailed hair and simple color markings on this one!
day three
The Bedlington Terrier.