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!
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! ♥
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| Acuzar Watercolor on paper |
I had no idea what I was doing half the time, but I loved every minute of it. I think I'll do more houses in the future. :)
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 would be so kind as to let me, I'd love to share these random spurts of creativity with you now.
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| Coolth Ink on paper 38.4 x 25.7 cm (Credits for model: faestock) |
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| One of my old tank tops was beginning to look rather frail, so I thought I'd give it makeover. As it turns out, I'm not so good at this DIY business. :)) |
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| Decided one day to paint a portrait of one of my fairy figurines. I'll post it up soon! |
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| I bought myself a customizable tumbler from Starbucks, and I spent a happy evening painting the floral design for it. ♥ (Yes, like those jars that sit on my desk :)) ) |
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| Hair, hair, and more hair! I love painting hair. This one's almost done! :D |
Hope you're enjoying the heat as much as I am!
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.
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| 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 participants coolly, if not comfortably; although I did feel like quite the noob the whole time, haha. They were all just so quiet, too quiet, in fact, that I thought I was virtually boring the creativity out of them. But I was incredibly happy to see them paint like seasoned wizards:
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| Patt working on her tones |
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| Ray trying out the wet-on-wet technique |
Their level of skill surprised me to no end, especially during the practical application of landscape and still life painting. But it's a wonderful - albeit unnerving - feeling, really, to see others apply the knowledge that you imparted to them.
I can see how teaching can be a fulfilling profession, but I really don't think I'm cut out for it. Still though, I'd love to conduct a workshop again, and I hope I can in the future. Thank you Times Trading Inc., for giving me this wonderful opportunity. ♥
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| Group picture! (Sorry for the yellowish hue) |