Working on A couple things

Last night I painted my first yugioh card. I will continue to paint them. I actually had fun doing it. I also was working on my rain forest looking girl. I don't think she will be finished tonight since I need to do laundry but she should be finished tomorrow. I think I will post some of the sculptures I've been working on as examples for my students too. So more pictures to come soon.

Audrey Kawasaki Inspired girl

I painted this last night. I wanted to make a Kawasaki inspired girl. I've never seen one of her characters be black but I wanted mine to be. I also didn't use muted colors like she does but it still was inspired by the facial structure and the repeated simple elements.

Acrylic on Canvas 18" by 24"

Flowerhead Pt2

I couldn't sleep last night after watching Mushi-shi because it is so beautiful and keeps me thinking. I was practicing drawing the faces I saw on the screen and decided to make a painting based off of a sketch. I also wanted to practice using a bit more natural colors.

I am not sure why I love looking at flowers so much. But this painting makes me smile.
Thanks for reading.




This is Acrylic on Canvas. 18in by 24in.

Mep.

Learning how to use photoshop like I would use paint is tricky. I find I want my results to come out too fast rather than spending more than an hour on one drawing.

Teacher Examples.

I feel a little like I've abandoned this blog. I'm not sure if anyone even reads it.

Here are some teacher examples I've done for my students.
I think I need to up my level of work for the students. I see them inspired all the time. There are a few that have used the ninja in so many art projects that it's exciting to see what they come up with next. I try to leave the projects somewhat open ended so they have some freedom in making decisions.

Meh.

I realized I still don't have a niche for what I want to do with art. Sure I like to paint. When I went to the museum and saw the contemporary art, I started doubting myself as a professional artist. So I'm moving forward. Going to spend more time making high quality paintings. My last painting turned out better than I imagined, possibly because I spent so much time on it. Now I have to go back and fix all the other ones I just tried to whip up for the sake of having some art.


^^^ My latest painting, Iron Man. My boyfriend is claiming it for his collection of paintings. Acrylic: 18x24.

Magneto

Magneto finished. I think I am definitely improving with my painting skills. I need new paintbrushes again because I destroyed mine. Ehhhh. Acrylic: 18" by 24"