Charlotte

This piece is for a up-coming Insect theme show. I try to do a different take on typical insect character design and make the image more human. I am hoping to submit may be 2 - 3 piece of the same theme in different visual design and storytelling style. This is the first piece, I name the piece after one of my all time favorite's spider in children literature - Charlotte ... named after Charlotte's Web. Although she doesn't look like a spider, besides I gave her extra limbs ... but her personality is adapted from Wilbur's dearest friend.

These two sketches are from LA SketchCrawl at the Central Library in downtown LA. There are a few exhibitions there, end up I do more sight seeing and chatting then drawing. LOL

BTW, I am having a group show with at Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA. The show will be closing on March 7. I have 2 original watercolor pieces at the gallery and is selling them at an unusual low price - $100 or less. Please come and check it out, before closing.

I would like to thanks Crescendo for giving me the Sunshire Awards. I am supposed to give this award out to 12 other bloggers, kind of like a TAG. But it's so difficult to choice 12 blogs from many wonderful and inspiring art blogs out there. So I decide to share this with all you super talented artists in the blogger world!! Cheers!!

Bloody Battle!!

No new painting just yet ... still cooking up new ideas for painting. Plus tax season ... YIKE!! Have to take care of that too. LOL So just post more boards from Vandal Heart. I didn't mention before, these boards are for motion comic.

Top is the new final script. Bottom is the same scene, but based on a earlier rough script. All storyboards are copyrighted by studios.

Prequel ...

I am kind of backward with creating my painting ... LOL After I painted the Traveler, that's the second to the last post. I decide to make a "prequel" to that painting for my small wall March show at Hive Gallery. This is a smaller piece, only 8" x 10." The last one is 11 x 14 inch.

Like it's "sequel" ... before putting the painting into frame. I decorated the paintings with gems as well.

I would love to invite you to the opening reception party of my up-coming gallery group show this up-coming Saturday. I will have 4 paintings in the show.

Gallery Nucleus Presents:
CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER: Inspired by Alice In Wonderland
(February 27, 2010 – March 29, 2010)
Opening Reception: Saturday February 27, 2010 (7 pm – 11 pm)
Address: 210 East Main St, Alhambra CA 91801

Opening Night only, glimpse into the creative brilliance of Disney Studios as exclusive concept art, production, and film stills will be shown from the upcoming Alice In Wonderland!

Have a wonderful week!

VETO!! VETO!! VETO!!!

I have been cooking up a lot of new ideas lately. While some ideas work, some just didn't make the cut ... here are some ideas that get "VETO!!*!! LOL

These storyboards are for Vandal Heart Cinematic. I did these at Technicolor ... that's when their animation division was still in business or should I say, in business in US. Now they out source EVERYTHING to India. Everyone in the US lost our jobs *sigh* ... that's after they make us trained and establish the team oversea. Anyhow, the top is the final board for development, below is one based on a rough script. The story changed dramatically in the final version. Storyboards copyrighted by the studios.

As for these set of doodles and drawings. These are ideas, that sound good in my head, when I am dreaming about it ... but they just don't work as hot, when I put it on paper ... There is not enough story and character moment to capture imagination once. So they get toss out the door as well!!

BTW, I add lots of action boards and a new Podcast at my web-site, please come and check it out!

Self Portrait?!

Hive Gallery is going to have a special exhibition with their feature artists of 2009 and 2010. We are supposed to make a painting of our own Avatar in the fantasy world of Hive. I believe the avatar should have some kind of super power ... so anyhow, here is my take of my own Hive Avatar. HE! HE!! Err ... I am the one with the bird mask ... I guess my power would be some kind of traveling ability ...

This version is slightly touched up for the Hive Art Book.

Gems decorated on the original painting ... this one is for the wall.

This is the original, before framing. And below are sketches of the paintings.

"Paw" - the snow bear!!

No quite a painting ... but we have a lot of fun making it!! HE! HE!! HAPPY President Day!!!

Just upload my KMRB radio show on Podcast!! Here is the direct link! The theme of this episode is "
Art and Science"

Jello is in VOGUE!!

This is a illo for Girls Drawn Girls' new book. The theme is "Dessert" + "Pin up," and I am assigned to do Jello. Top is slightly touch up in Photoshop for printing; Bottom is the original in watercolor. Few people have been asking me how big are my watercolor paintings ... usually I paint 11"x14" these days. This one and the last 2 are all 11"x14".

The Theater Club

A idea which I have been playing around for a while ... and at last ... this one is the final version. Sometimes I do wish there is an "Undo" button or "layers", when my brain keeps changing idea and cooking up new stuffs in my head or when I am more then half way through or finish the whole thing!!

I would love to invite you to my up-coming group art show:

Girls Drawin Girls presents "Bitter/ Sweet: A Valentines Show"
Opening reception Friday, Feb 12th 8pm- midnight
Showing: Feb 12th - 27th
Location: Vlad the Retailer
4314 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004

The gallery is located at 4314 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
For sales or inquiries, please contact gallery curator Aaron Sterling
at (323) 851-7223

The Cardinal

I am trying to create a new set of paintings for my solo small wall show at Hive Gallery in March. I am not going to throw away the paintings I did earlier ... those may save for the monthly show there later.

Trying new themes ... and trying new technique as well ... below are sketches, failure ... and the WIP of the final painting!!