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blue rain boots

2010-12-09T20:57:00.000-08:00

Have I mentioned how much I love painting on my ipad?

more ipad practice

2010-12-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

It started as a friend's baby, but it doesn't look much like him. It was looking like a creepy doll in the begining.

mastering the ipad

2010-12-02T21:09:00.000-08:00

These are in order of who I drew first to last. You can see the progress, or at least I can. The first few were practices. By the time I got to K, I was feeling it more. By L, I was working faster and struggling less. By the last two, I can start to create a style. I am officially in love with my ipad.

Happy 1st birthday!

2010-11-28T18:51:00.000-08:00

My nephew Ian turns ONE today!

I haven't painted in oils in a long while!
Here's a short WIP. Just in case you wanted to know. :)

Happy thanksgiving!

2010-11-25T18:54:00.001-08:00

Can't believe how time flies! I had a few minutes to do a simple sketch on the ipad. I'm thankful for the simple things in life!

new tool

2010-11-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

trying to paint from imagination...

This is a view I often see on my weekly night hikes in griffith park. This was a quick experimental piece with my ipad. :)

also from the ipad...

I like to warm up by drawing cars. they're just sophisticated boxes! I'm excited to go to the LA auto show this year! It's been years since I've attended one. Since I stopped studying car design, I don't know how to draw them anymore! maybe I should go back to drawing boxes?

It's been almost three years since I updated. yikes!

gradshow

2007-12-19T16:50:00.000-08:00

thanks to everyone who came by and said hi! here are a few images if you missed my gradshow. It was quite a night.

a break from stuffs

2007-11-16T00:05:00.000-08:00

mindless doodles. I hope no trans guys are looking cuz I don't really know what I'm doing. A crappy photo instead of a scan is my excuse.

not from life!

2007-08-23T01:17:00.000-07:00

I seem to only post life paintings. Here's a speedy sci-fi/furturistic concept study thing-a-ma-jig I don't plan on finishing. I have a few paintings from the term that I may share later. I haven't shared any concept work because they are never at a level of finish I am proud to show. This will do for now as I will be out of town for a while. =) have a good day!

Last two

2007-08-16T23:51:00.000-07:00

Done(with school)! sometime soon I'll post some non life paintings when I get around to it. maybe...we'll see.

Caltech

2007-08-13T04:25:00.000-07:00

why do I always unknowingly divide my paintings in the middle? In my defense, the building was more to the left, but I realized that it was an inaccurate drawing, so I fixed it. besides if you squint your eyes you can't even tell there's a line splitting the image. my excuse. so, please squint your eyes when viewing my blog. it makes everything better. Or view from a distance of 5ft, at least. Also, the color on my monitor is way different from yours. And one more thing, my battery dies really fast, so you can't judge me based on a half finished painting.

truth is..I suck. I don't even know why I'm posting this.
finals week = Sarah is not in her right mind.

mostly shadow

2007-08-10T16:44:00.000-07:00

I want to borrow that hat and go to the beach.

battery low

2007-08-04T18:26:00.000-07:00

hours spent on the road to and from destination = 4 hrs.
actual hours spent painting = 1 hr.

maybe I should buy an extra battery? ya think?

plastic men

2007-08-02T15:05:00.000-07:00

more acrylics

Level three parking

2007-07-23T21:47:00.000-07:00

this is how long my battery lasts...

I did a quick painting from the inside of a dim sum restaurant while I charged my batter. Then I braved the heat again to do another quickie. I think I got a little burned that day.

plastic ladies

2007-07-20T12:27:00.000-07:00

It's been so long since I've touched acrylics. I'm doing one every week in class. More later.

Smells like Coffee

2007-06-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

Summer's here! I took Jackson's advice and got a frappuccino. What a nice day to sit inside a freezing cold starbucks with a faux fur lined jacket. My hair smells like coffee. It's like korean bbq, but not.

Sunshine day

2007-06-18T12:46:00.000-07:00

it was sunny out, but I didn't get a tan. darn.

entertainment-y

2007-06-14T03:42:00.001-07:00

a fairly quick little comp. not much story behind it. Just messing around. I started with two photos mooshed together.

Almost Summer

2007-06-03T15:15:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do some color but kept it limited. It actually reflects how I feel in these dull summer days. Kinda dead. I like the colors, but not so much the compositions. I need to work on that.

where have I been?

2007-05-27T22:54:00.001-07:00

Points for you if you know where these places are. They are all from life. You will notice, of course, the obligatory art center lawn.

Oh My Gouache!

2007-04-09T22:46:00.000-07:00

Somewhere in SF. Sometime Last year.

Pseudo Oils

2007-04-06T20:27:00.000-07:00

ArtRage. An hour or so.

Coffee Shop Hop

2007-04-05T22:28:00.000-07:00

pumpkin spice latte

............vs............

Pomegrante Bluberry

I sat at Peet's one day and stared at Coffee Bean. Months later, I sat at Coffee Bean staring back at Peet's.

White Chocolate Mocha

People at Cafe Lo Cubano.

Cafe Au Lait.

A different Au Lait.

Toffee Nut Latte.

Yes I remember what I drink.

So Many colors

2007-04-04T21:04:00.000-07:00

Hello, friday workshops. oh, how I've missed you! This one proved to be a challenge. First my battery died about an hour into this painting and I didn't have my charger. There were so many colors on that dress that I wasn't sure how to aproach it. It actually helped that I had to leave the workshop early and work on this without the model. I wanted to keep the vivid colors I saw without being too overwhelmed by it.

...in case you're wondering, I was sipping a honey cinnamon latte at borders while doing this.

Salmon

2007-02-26T16:11:00.000-08:00

I had seared salmon salad after the workshop. Say that five times fast!

Some months ago

2007-02-18T00:37:00.000-08:00

I spent more time on the head and arm. I always say I should keep working on it after the workshop, but I rarely do. Are the colors okay?

Wheel

2007-02-16T22:25:00.000-08:00

A wheel and a man in a top hat. Just your regular friday night. Proportions look off. hmm.

Do not feed the model

2007-02-09T23:57:00.000-08:00

It's not quite finished. I got hungry before the long break. I needed curry, hurry!

workshopping

2007-02-02T22:49:00.000-08:00

Friday night workshop

About 2hrs? We left early to get mojitos.