Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Worn

I will keep the blog fresh enough without burning myself out.
I joined Illustration Friday and this is my entry: Bowling shoes. (Don't zoom. Darn scanner scans through the layers.) Gazillion times they're worn.

Made the 21 days of posting challenge!



Day 1 - Inspired


Day 21 - Expired

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Going to the beach means...







doing art!
I still need to learn how to make waves...
Check out my blogfriend's http://baptist-cabap.blogspot.com/
for some powerful and heavenly waves.

Keith Batcheller


Keith's awesome version!

Griffith Park

Got to see Keith Batcheller demo oil painting. Inspired.

I'm sure him seeing me trip and fall, dignity and all, was quite memorable.

One more day and I'm done with the challenge of posting 21 days consecutively. Oops, missed deadline by 4 minutes. No one's paying attention? We're cool.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Little Old Ako

Arlo Ramz sent me a link for "draw yourself when you're old"
I'll say this is me at 85. Like my mom, young at heart, full of life, and funny as hell.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Pathway


Watercolored while savoring Ska's Sublime which was simply... sublime! Wear sunglasses. (The alliteration is killing me!)

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Brangelina


I don't care for Hollywood but for the sake of recognizability, I needed to use the famous couple Brad and Angelina.

I really like using one line and seeing how the silhouette appears.

Hope y'all like!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Watercolor 2


Notice how I made the pictures small? I'm still shy about my watercolor experiments. So much still to learn.

Watercolor




I didn't post an illustration last night, what with arriving late from Hollywood Bowl and all the excitement of the blog award.


I hope this didn't break the 21-day challenge. But I'm glad to post two pictures to make up for things.



Sunday, June 21, 2009

One Lovely Blog Award

Thanks to Little Miss Mel of Tinys. She thought of me as a recipient of the "One Lovely Blog Award". Yay!!! Goodness, I sure wasn't expecting anything like this. Isn't she awesome? Check the proof! http://tinysandtea.blogspot.com/



Now, I must do the same. These are the rules to be followed:

*Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

*Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.

*Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.


The 15 bloggers I want to acknowledge are:

1. http://baptist-cabap.blogspot.com/
2. http://loniedwards.blogspot.com/
3. http://faerywinkle.blogspot.com/
4. http://sorrycomics.blogspot.com/
5. http://thequeenofcupsrunnethover.blogspot.com/
6. http://pringlehill-terri.blogspot.com/
7. http://mydogisapancake.blogspot.com/
8. http://rmangano.blogspot.com/
9. http://melissakojima.blogspot.com/
10. http://artofjan.blogspot.com/
11. http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/
12. http://girasolipunto.blogspot.com/
13. http://bajzelwonderland.blogspot.com/
14. http://oohlaladesignstudio.blogspot.com/
15. http://squirrelgirlillustrates.blogspot.com/

Please check their fabulous blogs.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A Tribute to My Father











Armando Tuason Molina




Happy Father's Day!

Friday, June 19, 2009

My daughter's beagle named Bagel.


Next time I'll draw him in action... gnawing on a blanket, leaning out the window, or rubbing his back on the carpet silly.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Thanks Vanessa Brandley Newton

Got this idea from Vanessa who recommended Peter Reynolds' website:http://www.peterhreynolds.com/
He is the illustrator of the children's book "The Dot". This practice allows me to play with watercolor and not have this overwhelming feeling of making everything on the page appear visually aesthetic.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

No zooming required


Played with watercolor... Not so pleased with this medium. Seems easy, but very tricky in a messy way. Sigh. (Head bowed, just like in the illustration). If I were to do this over, I would have left her lower back green instead of red.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Cartoon version of...




Vanessa Minnillo! Exotic Filipina beauty.

Michael's is Heaven...


Sale at Michael's! Look at all the fun stuff I got... Weird how it felt better than buying shoes.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Spiraling away...



Spiraling my pen into objects!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Sphere of life

Find the core shadow, cast shadow, and the reflective light. These are the key to making a realistic looking drawing. Things I learned from my one day three hour drawing class. I'll be taking more for sure. Exciting!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Practicing on...






















drawing teeth! Little intimidated drawing them so I found this smiling face. Hope it brings a smile to you!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

I hope it has the likeness of...


Scarlett Johansson somehow. Nevertheless, I enjoyed drawing some shade around her face.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Doodlery


Played around... more roses and a sunflower, criss-cross here and there, contour shaping. Fun stuff!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Guy drawing


Here's a quick one. Must try drawing male subjects. Just noticed his ears are uneven. Oh, well...

Monday, June 8, 2009

Megan Fox

To Megan's fans, who can do her justice? But I do agree she's hot!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Challenge


I will take the challenge of posting per day for 21 days!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Bald Eagle


I dedicate this to Maggie for being brave and bold like an eagle. She debut her standup comedy today. This gal will soar!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Wolves


I dedicate these drawings to Michael K. Hang in there and join the fun!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Go UCLA!

My version of the Bruin Bear

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Giraffe

Tried a new pencil! It was a splendid month of May btw!