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A Tree, I would be
If I have to be a tree,
to be the vital part of your earth,
I would.
-Em.* Changed ‘life’ to ‘earth’. Relevant that way.
I love Trees poem by Joyce Kilmer. Hear this:
Trees
Joyce Kilmer. 1886–1918I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree. -
O dragonflies
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My mind is a wonderland
My mind is a wonderland. Hold me by the hand, I’ll walk you through the land, and let you understand. -Em.
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Masterpiece Through My Eyes: Mona Lisa
Here’s the first of the series; my version of Mona Lisa. I use pencil as main medium and watercolor to add to the background.
Masterpiece Through My Eyes: Mona Lisa by Emila Yusof. The background is based on landscapes that I saw randomly on the way to Florence from Grosetto, Tuscany, Italy few months back. I changed the composition of the head covering too.Here’s the original version of Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, the famous Italian artist.
The Mona Lisa has been acclaimed as “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world.
The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel, and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, although Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at The Louvre museum in Paris since 1797.
Mona Lisa or Lisa del Giocondo, was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is thought to have been commissioned for their new home, and to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea. The Italian name for the painting, La Gioconda, means “jocund” (“happy” or “jovial”), or literally “the jocund one”, a pun on the feminine form of the sitter’s married name Giocondo.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
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Renaissance girl
Loving the outcome of my illustration of a Renaissance girl. The background (top part) is a bit unfinished because I am lazy to shade it and will leave it at that. Therefore, I am quoting this: “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” – Leonardo da Vinci
The clothing is based on Queen Elizabeth’s clothing in wikipedia with a few adjustments. The reference is listed under public domain. [Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_I_in_coronation_robes.jpg]
Oh, one more thing; the hair is of that famous Venus by Botticelli.
I use Staedtler Wopex 2B pencil, a state-of-the-art solven-free pencil, 70% made of natural wood fibres solely from a sustainably managed forests in Germany. Am loving the non-slip velvety soft surface which makes it very comfortable to hold.
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What’s up with Emila?
I have been very busy illustrating for my new book/s that I don’t have the time (or mood) to update my blog. However, I have been updating random stuff on my Instagram account; that’s because I don’t have to write anything hehe. Perhaps I should integrate Instagram in my blog post? What say you?
Here’s what I have been up to: My Love Monster book.
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WiP: Travel illustration
I am stuck at Angkor Wat. The details are killing me softly. LOL. I hope to finish and color this tomorrow and submit on Thursday. This is an illustration of some landmarks of Southeast Asia. Will be on a cover of travel magazine, hopefully.
