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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)
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Routine – IF
Rise and Shine | Digital vector
The Illustration Friday‘s challenge this week is to draw ‘Routine’. Here’s an early morning routine – waking up! Little quick verse I made up to accompany the illo:
wake up little dear,
the sun has appear,
a new day is here,
go take your shower.put on your gown fast,
and take your breakfast,
now go head for the bus,
and be early to class.Lol, hope the verse makes sense. Have a great weekend, y’all!
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Penang Shophouse
I have always been amazed with old buildings and their designs. I have many shots of similar buildings but with different exterior decorations. This painting was done back in 2000 based on a photograph that I took in Penang.
I know, it’s typical.
Penang Shophhouses | Watercolor on Watercolor Paper | 55cm x 75cm
All my life, I have only done two big scale paintings and above is one. The other one (oil painting) have been sold to my sister-in-law’s friend and I have to dig for the picture. Will post it the minute I found it. Painting big-scale needs a lot of patience. I didn’t have much back then, that’s why I only painted two. Lol.
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Marvic’s Jewellery
Maria (aka Marvic; short for Maria Victoria), an ex-colleague of mine, has always wanted to start her own jewellery business and lately, she has managed to find time, between work and study, to create her pieces. She has listed few pendants made out of semi precious stone, glass bead and normal beads. I like the last one and bought it as we speak. Did the transaction (secara hutang!) through my shoutbox.
If you’re interested in buying these pieces, please visit her blog: Notes by Marvic. You can also commission her to knit blouses, baby’s mittens, shoes and what not.
still available
Mine, meine, mio!
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Wall-E and Eve
My son, Yassin has been crying and begging me to put his drawing of Wall-E and Eve up. So here they are, two main characters from the animated movie, Wall-E. Watched the movie last week. Yassin loves Wall-E and Eve so much that his sketch pad is full of them.
Wall-E + Eve by Yassin
This is a great movie to watch with your family. Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Lift Loader, Earth-Class) is a garbage collecting robot that has been left to clean up trashes after humanity had deserted the planet for a cruise in the space. Wall-E has a cockroach pet and loves to watch a “Hello, Dolly!” tape over and over again. He collects miscellaneous junks and uses some as his body parts. WALL-E falls for Eve, a reconnaissance robot which has been sent to earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable.
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Goodies from ValGal
Yay! I received goodies from Valerie Walsh (ValGal) today! I love them all, they’re so very beautiful! Thank you so much Valerie! Big hugs!
Valerie is a professional artist from Topanga, California, US. Her art is all about houses and buildings. She spend most of her days painting her signature “Houscapes” portraits of private homes and Landmark buildings. She has made art for lots of great companies and people like Microsoft, Friendly House, Fred Segal Fun Style, Justin Vineyards and Geffen Records. You can read more about her and take a look at her amazing portfolio here: Valerie Gallerie
From left: glass beads mini magnets, call card, ATC, candle, keychain and a felt house pouch.
Close-up of the candle Valerie made for me.
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2009 Diary Project
Am working on a 2009 diary project with PTS One and above is the cover design. The content will consists of stick-your-pic layouts, planner, timetables and what not. Am illustrating the whole diary but the layout placement will be done by their graphic designer.
Dear Yayah The Diary is actually based on Dear Yayah, a teen novel written by Nor Hazizam Ab Rahman or better known as Farihah Iskandar. I am so happy to be working with the writer herself and also with Ann, the editor. This diary hopefully will be printed after Hari Raya. Though the target market is for teenagers, I think it’s also suitable for those young-at-heart (like me!)
Okies! Will expose the whole content after the diary is out. Right now, I gotta continue working on the illustrations….tolongggg the deadline is next week!