Updates and in progress..

I forgot to note earlier this week that I made a huge update to the main website (added a bunch of drawings). I'm also planning to move most of the work from the website into an Archives page (which will be coming soon). I feel like my work is moving in a little bit of a different direction, so even though my Care Bears photographs and Pop Top paintings are still recent work (earlier this year), I want to separate them from what I'm doing now. I'm also starting to get a little bit back into oil painting. :) It makes such a huge difference having good lighting and enough space to work, honestly. This is 5x7" on massonite (yay for small sizes). P.S. Sorry for the crappy photo. I took it at the end of the day, so I didn't set up to shoot it properly.

Few announcements, updates..

Lots of things happening this month. I've been accepted into two competitions (Berkeley Art Center and Art League of Northern California), and during the last week in August, through Sept, my work will be hanging in both of those gallery spaces along with the other acceptees. :) So if you're around Berkeley or Novato, go check it out! Also, I finished the car piece. Just have to title it. :) Annddd.. I'm sure a number of you guys have been to Albert's blog recently. I've been bad about announcements, I'm kinda lazy about it, and I don't usually like to make a fuss.. We've been engaged since April though, and we're getting married this October. :D We just bought the wedding bands, and we're debating where we want to go for a honeymoon. Suggestions for this are much appreciated, as we have no idea where we want to go!

New work.

I wasn't going to post this for a while (as I am in the tweaking phase), but seeing as I haven't updated the blog in *really* long time, I decided to give you guys a sneak peek. This piece is roughly 16x20", done in prismacolor pencil.

Still alive..

Yeah, sorry I haven't posted in a while. Albert and I have spent the last three weeks looking for a new place to live, and then we spent time moving, so it's been hectic. Just to let you know though, I updated the website recently.. I was hoping to do some more things to it before I announced the update, but that'll be an even longer wait. Anyway.. until I get settled and post up my current work-in-progress, here's another blind contour for you:

Blind contours..

A few blind contour sketches from the past couple of days. Somehow I feel like the lines in these are much more expressive and exciting than when I actually *try* to see what I'm doing.

Alive and well.. sort of.

Sorry for the lack of posts and what-not. I've been so busy lately with different things that I just haven't had time to update. Hopefully soon all that new artwork I've been cranking out in the past four months will make an appearance on the website. In the mean time though, here's a couple of photos I took this morning. :)

Photo!

After a weekend of staying indoors, nursing a cold, I was ready to run around and do things as soon as I felt better. That means photos! Yay, photo! :)

New work.

More prisma pieces. These are each 5x7", and were done in the last three weeks. I've been doing one of these a week, so by the end of the semester I should have a nice little series going. :) Still considering titles for these.

Saatchi Showdown!

"Stare" is competing in the upcoming Saatchi Showdown! The competition starts 04/16/07, and runs until 04/23/07. Here's a link for you guys to check it out: Showdown! Wish me luck! :D

First Thursday, the show opening!

So this show was actually much bigger and louder than the previous one. We had a dj and a mass crowd of people that made it exceptionally difficult to move around the gallery. It was so much fun! (a special thanks to everyone who came! It was really wonderful seeing you, and hearing your opinions about my work!). Unfortunately, I didn't snag as many photos as I had thought, but here's what I did get. :)

Upcoming show: Reminder

Just a quick reminder that the Paint Soup reception is *this* Thurs from 6-9pm! :) Hope to see you guys there!

Crumpled paper sketches..

Why crumpled paper? I have no idea. :P But they were fun anywho.

"Paint Soup", upcoming show!

Yet another upcoming show! Same place as before, in downtown San Francisco. :) Hope to see you guys there!

61st post!

Yeah, so, I've actually had this finished since last week or so, but I've been too busy to post it. :) The photo actually had more glare on it than I originally thought also, so some of the dark parts of it are washed out. When I photograph it officially, it'll be much better.

Reception photos!

So, before I clock out for the night.. here's a few reception photos! :) We had a great turnout tonight.. toward the latter part of the night both rooms of the gallery were packed! Yeah.. I always have to show the food. Kudos to Anita Shih for pulling together a fantastic munchie buffet! And lastly.. a photo of me with my friend Jared next to the Pop Top series! Soo.. if you missed the reception, the show will be up until the end of March, so go check it out! And don't forget to sign our guestbook! :D

Upcoming show!

This month the Pop Top series is on display once again at 688 Sutter street! If you missed seeing the series before, here's your second chance! :)

Still more in progress..

Yeah.. so.. this is what it looks like so far. It's about 1/4th of the way done, I guess. It's going to take a while. :)

More in progress stuff..

Well, progress has been relatively slow the past week, as I have been searching for work, and nursing a cold. :P Here's a new pencil piece I just started today though. This one will be 12x16", a little larger than what I've been working with lately. After doing so many small pieces I got a craving to go larger. :)

New drawing..

I'm starting to do a lot more prisma drawings.. mainly because I realized that they're pretty easy to do at home, even with bad lighting! This piece is roughly the same size as Warmth. It's about 5x7", I think. Still in progress, and I'm not sure what to name it. Any suggestions? :P Oh, and I'm still working steadily on Living Composed 2. It's coming along nicely, I'm really excited about it! I'll be sure to post an in progress shortly. Also, the photo is one Albert took of me today when he was messing around with my camera. :) I thought it was cute (though my arms look rather sausagey!)

In progress - Living Composed #2

I just started this piece last week, around the same time I started Warmth. This is acrylic on a 18x24" canvas. Today was the first day the painting started to come together. For a while, I wasn't sure about the purple background, and for a few days I didn't touch it for fear I would ruin any potential.