MONSTERS UPDATE!

 

DAY 8: OCTOMAID

I wanted a little more variation and playfulness in the octomaid bc it was more obvious to do an ursula approach.

 

DAY 9: DEMON

This I think is my favorite so far in a more design sense :)

 

DAY 10: SUCCUBUS

I went for a more innocent approach, I figured it was better than the more gaudy attempt or raunchy design that involved intercourse.

ART! I realized I never posted these!

I donated these pieces to a friend of mine for a fundraiser to help promote art and the creativity! My close friend Callie Carlin hosted this event.

The Puget Sound Campus Center of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) would like to invite you join us for our annual Community Give Back event. This year, we take the principle of “community” and put it into practice.http://www.facebook.com/events/338476416191140/

PLANT LADAY

 DAY 7: PLANT GIRL

This is a seperate post I am doing bc plant girl in particular has been something I tend to draw often, here is a little back history. I kind of figured I take you through a little tour of what I have record of.

2001 I was highly infatuated with Gustav Klimt from the day I first saw a 

painting by him, I was also very influenced by him. I made a painting of two women one emerging from the ground and one decaying into the ground, I never documented this but once I find it,  I shall!!

 

2006: A sketch I did of a tree made of women, also influenced by Gustav Klimt, but I started using my own textures.

2007: A comic exercise where we took an existing comic cover and created an image that was completely unrelated. I believe I started honing in on my own style around this time. Becoming more infatuated with textures! So this is around the beginning of my metamorphosis.

2008: A concept from an art exhibit I was creating. Women trees with long necks!

 

2009: A coworker and I at Utrecht would sketch during down time. Paul Merkercher would draw character concepts and I would soop them up with my texturing skills!! As you can see I  started getting better with variation in my textures :).

  On the left: Paul's line work in red. On the right: What I came up with from basic sketch.

2012: FINALLY she emerges again! PLANT GIRL !! We are now up to date. I basically spent 2010 and 2011 making movies and doing 3D so it's nice to have time to feed my creativity :)!

MO MONSTERS

  

 

DAY 4: NAGA

Couldn't decide on one so I made two.

 

DAY 5: MEEEERRRRR MAID

 

DAY 6: SPIDEY GUUURRRLLL FREN!

MONSTER GUUURRRLL CHALLENGE!

The first three!

DAY 1: HARPIE

DAY 2: CENTAUR

 Zebras are the ORIGINAL PUNK RAWKERS!!! RAWR!!

DAY 3: SLIME GUUURRRLLL

Self portrait

 As an artist you will always have to do a self portrait as years go by. I have done quite a few...this last one was for a drawing group. I believe I have a patronus and my patronus happens to be a narwhal! my last self portrait I made with a narwhal was pretty humorous.

I usually draw myself in such a fashion but this time I wanted to take myself more seriously.

Which didn't end up not so serious in the end.

ATTEMPT 1: 

 

 So I was left feeling I didn't particularly portray me the way I feel expresses me accurately

enough. Therefore it was back to the drawing board and attempt 2 was created.

ATTEMPT 2: 

What can I say, that's more like it.

DAY4: REDO BOOK COVER

I know I was suppose to finish DAY3 and I am behind but I am going to catch up this weekend! WOOT!! Day 4 was redo a book cover. I decided to do Where the Wild Things Are and I know this is a little bit blasphemous to some but this book has influenced me a great amount through out my life, I was saddened to hear of his passing. He brought happiness and inspiration to many.

DAY4: VERSION 1

This is a tribute to Maurice Sendak.

RIP: June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012

DAY4: VERSION 2

DAY 2: IMAGINARY FRIEND

DAY 2: IMAGINARY FRIEND

I tried a different application style with photoshop this time. I had so many ideas for this one, it seems to be my biggest weakness with art....I just get too many ideas :)!

Starting another 30 day challenge

Kicked off this 30 day challenge with me BURTDAE! Was a bit tired but forced myself to start make some pretties!

DAY1: Self Portrait

My tribute to Death From Above 1979!

Mila Kunis

I'm really enjoying my adventure with painting in Photoshop as a traditional medium :) I was pretty amped by the results of my Michael Pitt painting that I decided to paint another one! The loverly Mila Kunis! She is a pretty one she is and I believe I caught a pretty good likeness. I have a few more celebrities I would like to paint, so I think I will make an effort to start one every time I finish one, suggestions/requests are most welcome!

SIR Michael PItt

Those of you who know me, I tend to work a lot! :P On my days off  I spend my time doing commissions and working part time at one of my favorite art stores, UTRECHT! I don't often bump into celebrities and on the occasions that I have, I have been polite and often don't even acknowledge their fame. About 2 weeks ago I had the privilege to assist the the lovely Michael Pitt. It was a quiet day and he spent a long time contemplating his purchase. It was nice just experiencing him as himself and not the publicist recommended "Michael Pitt". Although my co-workers teased me for my silly smile I retained for the remainder of the shift I do believe it was more of a secret moment especially with no one else recognizing him but also because my co-workers were unaware as well. I'd like to say that I don't become a "fan-girl" from time to time, but I do enjoy his movies and yes...his adorable face.

I've been wanting to do a serious painting in Photoshop, so I decided that Michael Pitt would be a great subject. I'm a bit rusty but I can probably count the amount of serious digital paintings I have done in Photoshop on one hand. Most of the painting I do is traditional and even though I attended Art School for media art, I still have not done much painting in Photoshop that has not been mostly flat colors or non traditional.  I hope that this becomes a frequent art medium for me, I actually really enjoyed doing it. I believe I need to work more with Photoshop as a painting medium, it's still something I believe I have yet to master, but I have confidence that one day it will just slap me in the face and then I'll laugh at the days I ever struggled.

PHOTOS

Been taking a lot of photos this year and I am finally getting to look at them all and get them out there. While I was looking at the hundreds, more like thousands of photos I have taken and not shared with more than a handful of people, I came across Lauren & Adam Frisch's wedding that I shot almost half a decade ago. GEEBERS! Well these are a few shots out of many from the wedding that I really liked. But you know the Irish family is just really photogenic!