Garbage!

acrylic paint on board. 11" x 14"

2011

Study of a garbage bag.  The semi-transparent and reflective surface makes it the ideal material to study light behaviour on different planes. (It's also very affordable :P)  Anyway, I had lots of fun and had some enlightening moments while painting.  Awesome.

Portraits

charcoal on paper. 18" x 24"

2011

 

It's been a while since I posted something.  Here are some more portraits from earlier this year.  I think the bottom two ladies are the same person... although I wasn't able to capture her likeness in the second one.  The last one was done working negatively, which reminds me... Check out this artist!! ->  http://www.ericyahnker.com/

Awesome stuff.  Hilarious and just amazing.  Most of his works are done by erasing away at the charcoal.

Life Drawing 2011

charcoal on paper. 18" x 24"

2011

From the top: 30 min drapery study, 3 min gestures, and 45 min long pose.

Portraits

charcoal on paper. 18" x 24"

2011

30 minute portraits.  The last one is my instructor, Chris Kuzma.  I can post this because it looks nothing like him.  I was trying something new which did not turn out very well.  But still, time spent well :) I never knew how much I enjoy doing portraits.  

Life Drawing 2011

charcoal on paper. 18" x 24"

2011

Some gestures, 3 tone studies and still life.  (From the top, 3hr, 45min, 30min, and 3min)

World's Weirdest Museums

mixed media. 8" x 10.5"

2011

Another icon project done earlier this year.  The project requested for one page illustration with minimum of 6 museums from the article, 'World's Weirdest Museums' (For the article click here).  They had to be illustrated in their own panels and composed into one page.  

Right off the bat, the center diagonal line is not working.  It's creating too much attention there and the "hair" bubble.  The colours are too close in palette.  It needs another colour for more interest, probably something red or pinkish.   The dots (indicating the location of the museums) needs to be a different colour from white.  And the list goes on...

There are some goodies like the panel with pencil and cockroach illustration.  But the entire image needs more work... When I get some time, I'll update it :)

What's that Supposed to Mean?

mixed media. 8.5" x 11"

2011

My first completed cartoon.  The project was to create a 4 window panel cartoon with a phrase "What's that supposed to mean?"  

I had fun drawing these girls and their slight changes in expression and gesture.  Although I doubt anyone understands what's happening in the story.  This is actually my own childhood episode.  I had difficulty pronouncing the word, piece - I used to say it like piss.  I actually did offer my chocolate bar to a friend saying, 'would you like a piss?'  And of course, she said no.

A Tale of Two Sisters

mixed media. 5.11" x 7.236"

2011

A personal DVD cover project for one of my favourite movies, "장화, 홍련" (A Tale of Two Sisters).  It is a thriller filmed in 2003 about two sisters and their step mother.  It was remade by Charles Guard and Thomas Guard in 2009, "The Uninvited".

"A Tale of Two Sisters" is an unusual horror movie.  At first, it seems like a typical ghostly movie with some unexplainable parts.  Even at this point, the movie is worth watching for the sake of its visual qualities.  However, for those who were curious enough to give a second screening, the movie reveals a hidden true story.  

The movie illustrates guilt of a young girl and her tenacity towards her dead sister for salvation.  The movie is filled with symbolism and hidden messages to convey this.  

The original DVD cover is visually shocking but lacks in portraying the underlying story.  Through the use of reflection, I aimed to show the two different surfaces of the movie.