My painting The Brief Glimpse tattooed by Sarah Miller onto Kylee McWhinney.
It turned out looking great! :)

as yet untitled

I haven't had the chance to paint any personal paintings for awhile.
But here is a work in progress of one that I found time to do.

ImagineFX #50

I kind of forgot to mention this..
Back in December 2009, The Brief Glimpse got the back cover for ImagineFX's 50th anniversary issue. It was supposed to be the front cover but Andrew Jones got it instead, damn, how can I fight with that? Lol! I'm still happy to be on the back though.

This is the second session of the tattoo!
Each session needs 2 weeks in between for the skin to heal. I'll keep updating as I get the pictures.. it's really exciting for me to see this come to life on someone's skin. Sarah Miller (the tattoo artist) is incredibly talented!

I've recently started work as a graphic designer+illustrator in Las Vegas!
What a change, what a city. I'm slowly getting used to it, though. My favorite way to unwind after work is several sessions in a sauna. There's nothing like sweating to mellow out.

Exotique 5

The Four Beauties is in Exotique 5.
There's lots of gorgeous paintings in the book and it's an honor to be within em.

The Moth Eater

Process for The Moth Eater, second in series to The Rose Eater.
I took my time painting her.. whilst gathering inspiration from the beautiful autumn colors.
It's really my favorite time of the year, the weather is beautiful, the leaves are pretty.. I wish I can capture all the colors that my camera can't!

orange.

A collaboration with Dan Howard.
He was going to scrap this but I rescued and colored it.

ACEOs!

I'm really into ACEOs and Art cards recently. They're collectible 2.5x2.5in cards,
and since they're so small, they're really quick and fun to make.
I've been selling them on my Etsy and Ebay page.

Oh, and I've also made a Craft blog, for my craftsy nonsense!

The Rose Eater

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Le Teatub

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CHEW!

The Brief Glimpse

I call this one The Brief Glimpse.
Many people prefer this version over The Rose Eater.
Personally, I like them both equally :)

Le Teatub

I haven't done a watercolor piece for a long time..
It was fun! A real nice break from the usual digital pieces I've done.

The Rose Eater

Dragoncon was really fun!
I got to speak with many artists I admire.. and had long discussions on developing as an artist and I left feeling really inspired. It is always wonderful for me to get suggestions and direction from artists, and I will keep these in mind for my future paintings.

To the left is a painting I was working on, called The Rose Eater.
I am currently making a second version of this painting.

The Darkstalkers Tribute book by UDON is out, and I am very very honored to have my work beside such wonderful, kickass works.

Go get it and be inspired by 296 pages of awesome!

Tomoe Gozen

Tomoe was especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair and charming features. She was also a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman she was a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot. She handled unbroken horses with superb skill; she rode unscathed down perilous descents. Whenever a battle was imminent, Yoshinaka sent her out as his first captain, equipped with strong armor, an oversized sword, and a mighty bow; and she performed more deeds of valor than any of his other warriors.

A quick painting for Visions of Zosimos.

In the sky with diamonds

Design for Malthea.
This was all kinds of fun!

I like how these two pics have their own feel :)
Done for Kelly.

Senior Show 2009

On the table: portfolio, postcards, business cards, and sketchbook.

The show pieces (except for Snake Girl) are for sale for $200 each.
They are about 2 x 3-3.5ft each, acrylic on canvas print. The hangers are included!

Bunbun and ducky

It's almost Graduation and I can't escape the sadness whenever I look at the piles of brown boxes in my room.
So I painted some baby animals to help cheer myself up.
I hope it'll cheer you up too!

Best of Ringling 09

I am very proud and honored that The Four Beauties was chosen to be included in the Best of Ringling Show 2009, among all the beautiful Illustration works selected by Shawn Barber.

The Monstrosities of the Femme Fatale

Jellyfish: "Flesh & Bones"
Spider: "Death & Trust"
Snake: "Love & Lies"
Plant: "Meat & Poison"
Octopus: "Blood & Water"





Artist Statement
The first thing I want to capture is the moment when these monster women grasp their prey through understated violence.
The second thing I want to capture is the contrast of cold silence and gentle movement.
Different moods and themes were used to convey each of the women's personal monstrosity. My intention is to keep the concept subtle with only a few clues dropped in to suggest their animal nature. It is my hope that the viewer shape his or her own story for these women based only on the paintings and their titles.