Hello, everyone! I have moved to Wordpress. Kindly visit my new and improved page at www.lavinamarieart.wordpress.com. Thank you! Hello, everyone! I have moved to Wordpress. Kindly visit my new and improved page at www.lavinamarieart.wordpress.com. Thank you! ...
Hi, everyone! I am currently in the process of updating this site. Please bear with any formatting changes, errors, etc., that you may come across. Hope to see you soon! Thank you! ...
Hi, everyone! I created a Facebook page for my art, so if you have the time, please do drop by and take a peek. I'll be posting updates there, including works-in-progress. The official link to the page is: https://www.facebook.com/lavinamarieart Thanks again, and hope to see you there! ♥ ...
AcuzarWatercolor on paper I thought I'd give painting houses a try, just to play around with different painting techniques. This is a relatively small painting, referenced off a photo I took of an old house at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar (read the post here). It was quite perfect for practicing painting shadows and foliage. I had no idea what I was doing half the time, but I loved every minute of it. I think...
I haven't been updating as often as I once promised I would, only because I've been thoroughly enjoying my new job. The work, the environment, and the people are just absolutely fantastic. I'm actually of value there -- and it's not every day that I can admit something as profound as that. I have been, however, working on paintings, though sporadically, just to keep the creative juice (what little I have of it) flowing. If you...
I had a rare and random creative burst last night, and this experiment with Photoshop was the result. Because I had nothing to do, and because tea is awesome. Plus, I wanted to see if my tablet was still functional (the poor thing had been sitting in the dark for months), and it was, yay! What do you guys think? :) ...
I had my doubts as to whether I could teach basic watercolor painting - major doubts; I was a nervous wreck during my preparations - but my watercolor workshop turned out even better than I had dared hope. Clockwise from left: Lian, Alan, my Tita Gina, Patt, and Ray Only five of the fifteen slots were filled, which actually made things a whole lot more fun and manageable. I was able to work with the...
