Oil paintings
Yeehaw! I found the picture of my first oil painting! Remember the one I told you about in my previous post? Sorry the picture was not too good, I was not into photography back then. In real life, it looked so vibrant and striking.
Untitled | Oil on Canvas (2000)
So, the size was 90cm x 90cm. It was so hard painting it as I did not have any experience using oil paints at all. Oil paints were very hard to control for a watercolor person like me. This painting was based on the living room of my then rented apartment. The blue cloth wasn’t supposed to be there but my then housemate, Ida (aka Khemy), thought it would look more artistic. I agreed. That was her skirt. I think this painting was so out of proportion, just look at the clog; bigger than the pot! Haha! There were so many things I would’ve improved! I wasn’t planning to sell it but then a friend of my sister-in-law said she wanted it badly and willing to pay for it, she thought that it suited her living room well. So I bid farewell to this untitled painting.
And oh, the clog! I remember joining an art class one fine Sunday with Suraya, my other then housemate, at the National Art Gallery. We were the only adults in the class! Lol! It was fun painting away with a bunch of already talented children! Below picture was taken few years later after I developed the interest in learning more about photography. The drop shadow was of a round underwear hanger ;P
The clog was all worn now, my mom wears it around the house.
Red Clog (Material: plain clog and acrylic paints)
Anyway, I did two more oil paintings (smaller scale: 40.6cm x 50.8cm) merely to get hold of the medium. These were based on photographs from magazines. I think I need to start practicing again with my own photos.
Bedroom | OIl on Canvas (2000)
Impressionism ala Van-Gogh (tapi tak menjadi!)
Sunset | Oil on Canvas (2000)
73 Comments
roxychick
ala.. bole la tu.. tak jd mcm van gogh pon takpe as long as it came from emilayusof je, dah nampak best dah.. anyway.. nak tanya sket la kak emil, EC dropper tu mende? sori la.. am no expert at all these terms.. the only EC i know is executive council.. ke dorg ni actually your executive councils in the blogging society? err.. heh. 😕
Tammy Warren
I love these paintings. I actually like the first one. Things being out of size adds whimsy to the painting. You are very talented. 🙂
marvic
nice paintings
marvic
roxy is right.the most important thing is that people appreciate our artwork because it resemble our personality …. 🙂
bonoriau
Beautiful and fantastic drawing ..wish can draw as good as these
T.H
the shoes are nice, I dont think many people made them any more.
T.H
yeah its part of our life too. I don’t think anyone have same personality.
T.H
sunset looked nice is that a wishing star ? 😛 😉
marvic
for me..i can be so spoiled and nagging like mak nenek.. 😆
marvic
cuba la…but for sure budak sekolah pun boleh lawan my painting.. 🙂
because i am not good at it.. 😆
marvic
Practice makes perfect…
Mariuca
Hola Emila! Can u guess which is my fave? The sunset one la obviously, I love it!! 😛 😛
Mariuca
Oh me too Marvic!!! Yassin can draw betetr than GP boo hoo!!!
Mariuca
Yeeha! Is that a falling star? 😀 😀
marvic
marzie, pernah tak u baring under the night sky while watching the stars? i did it many times and seriously it is so beautiful 🙂
marvic
😆
i can tell that… imagine a drawing of a big car with imbalanced tyres or a house with one big tree, smiley sun,big flower pot
milkberry
Ooo cool!! Very nice. I never tried oil painting before. Too scared to do so.
marvic
i think it is a falling star because it looks like it..betul x kak emi?
mangosteenskin
i like all three.
i never tried oil painting too, but now i’m investing on oil painting material bit by bit, not to produce a masterpiece, juz for learning purpose.
kawan2, mana yg rasa nak belajar melukis…marilah kita start sama2. hehe. who knows 5 or 10 years later kita akan tersenyum melihat koleksi lukisan sendiri. hehe. who knows, some mungkin akan terus tergantung di dinding even long after we’ve gone.
before i forgot, two thumbs for u kak emila!!
ken ong
I did tried my hands on oil painting, it’s really a killer for me as I’m neither a water color or oil paint kind of person…I do like to paint but totally sucks at it. Now ever since I’ve come out to work, I totally don’t have time to do some painting at all. besides that don’t really have a place or a small studio just for me to do all my art stuff.
T.H
anyone ever ask you to stopped? my hubby did me lol
missbumblebee
when i was at uni, i had to take an art class just to fulfill my ko-q credits. my painting was horible but i proudly hang it on my bedroom wall coz it will be the one and only painting done by me. im bad with brushes and those colourtubes.
at the end of the day, make an effort to try ..that just simply matter.
psst: i *heart* the sunset 😀
T.H
lol falling star, wishing star which is correct?
T.H
I want to learn but where and what you need to buy material? expensive?
T.H
hey missbumblebee thats nice for you to learn at uni.
bonoriau
Semuanya mantap dong!! I fav all
Mariuca
Emila! I’m back! I tagged u with the Merdeka Meme! I know Manggis oredi tagged u, but maybe u can do this one for ur other blog yes? 😛
Dookie
everyone have their own “ragam” so its normal 🙂 no one is the same 100% even twins 😛
Dookie
2marvic : maybe u can try learn to draw. and if u try harder sure u will be better.
Dookie
mariuca : same like mine fave 😛 maybe we are thinking the same lol 😛
Dookie
tagging again? 😛 so in one year u think how many tags did u make lol.. thats just a normal question 😛
bluecrystaldude
Haha.. I remember the round hanger really well. One of my neighbors (girl) using it as a prop for masak2.. She said it just like an umbrella. hahaha.. That’s so cool. hehe
bluecrystaldude
Or may be, we could preserved it like Kak Emila in the net! Hehe. Those paintings are plain wonderful!
roxychick
c wat i mean? it’s like a war here evrytime there’s comment or new entry.. hemm.. everyone pon nak menang eh..
Jean Chia
emila, i think it’s great to see back yr old oil paintings. Haha, i agreed with you. The painting is out of proportions. The clog is bigger than the pot, so funny when you mentioned it. haha!
i love the sunset painting. The colors blended well together! 🙂
oh, yr mom’s clog look so new and beatiful. We used to wear clog too, but it’s obsolete now (at least in our house). 😀
Jean Chia
Dookie, i cant tell u how many tags i’ve been tagged in a year, but in a week, at least got one tag. I try to do them at my soonest but sometimes tertinggal a few also. Like previously, i’ve just done a tag from marzie that she had tagged me last year. hehe.. im really slow in replying tags but im improving now. 🙂
Jean Chia
marzie, i was just telling emila that i love the sunset one!! yeehaa!! Good friends think alike!! 😀
dmystify
Emila. Your talents are so varied, its a matter of discovering yourself in the paintings which you are most comfortable with. Hope, one day you will hold your first Solo Exhibition and it may be sooner than you thought.
T.H
lol Jean I don’t know that’s called Clog. 🙄
T.H
old painting do cost a lot of money. My mom didn’t know about that and throw out my dad’s painting which given by his frieds.
T.H
dookie individual is special I guessed.
Mariuca
Eh Marvic!!!!! Macam familiar je lukisan tu HA HA HA!!!! 😳
Mariuca
Yay, I hope it’s a falling star! Whatever star pun I like! 😛
Mariuca
Marvic!! I pernah of course, best gils kan? Like, who cares about anything else, cause we’ve got tonight…wah wah teringat kenangan dulu he he!!! 😳 😛
Mariuca
He he, great minds think alike Dookie! Eh, bila birthday you? Nak tau ur zodiac pulak! 😉
Mariuca
We can read each other’s minds now Jean LOL! *Hugs* 😆
Mariuca
Dookie, for me it depends on the okai and my mood. If suddenly je I feel like a Meme attack, then I can have 3-in-1 meme he he! This one is a special Merdeka tag, so of coz must do asap! MERDEKA!!! 😛 😛
Mariuca
Dookie, I meant OKASI! 😳
Jean, me too kinda slow sometimes, but like I told Dookie, kena ikut mood jugak! 😛
kim
oh, LOVE the oil paintings (and the clogs!) — you never cease to amaze, emila 🙂
marvic
I think semua org pun pernah buat lukisan yang sama masa sekolah rendah 😆
marvic
I did it before masa campus life..baring2 kat tepi tasik with friends..last2 kena tegur pak guard.. 😆
But then who cares? I came again every night and enjoyed the view. 🙂 Kenangan Terindah
marvic
How did ur dad’s response to it?
marvic
that is so true… 🙂
marvic
my then boyfriend did asked me to stop nagging but then i just cant help myself.its already in me and thats me that i cant change.i guess it is my personality.
emila
Thanks Asri! I hope so too one day.
emila
Thanks Kim!
emila
Jean, I kinda like the sound of clogs beating the tiles or cement. It almost sound clog, clog, clog.
emila
Hehe mmg macam umbrella!
marvic
If u have the oppourtunity to hold your 1st Solo Exhibition, we all will be there to support you kak emi. 🙂
T.H
then Marvic, he must love you the way you are 🙂
T.H
falling star you can make a wish
T.H
scolded like mad but what to do? he wasn’t around and rubbish truck has picked it up. For sure throw or recycle as they don’t know the value of the draw too.
T.H
good idea marvic.
T.H
what is OKASI ?
T.H
wow you are so active in meme.
T.H
you know you both are like sisters 🙂 good buddy.
marvic
what is the different between the falling star and wishing star ❓
marvic
so sayang la 🙁
T.H
💡
T.H
yeah mom never know that dad’s like them so much.
T.H
agreed 😉
lina
love the clogs. I initially thought the drop shadow was of a payung kertas 😉
Fida Abbott
Hi Emila, I love your oil painting. They are beautiful!!