introducing, "Clown Shoes" :D

finally done! well, for now...until the next time its in front of me and i cant help myself...

"finished" on 4/29/12. 

more progress, same painting :)

I decided that i would start a new post even though it's the same painting, just because when you see the page you cant tell there's updates unless you click the same page and scroll down...if that makes sense...
anyways here's tonights progress. very minimal unfortunately :/ I was superrr busy today and only had fragments of like 20 minutes to work! but here she is...

startedddd some work/PLANNING on the make-up/accessoriessss and Im getting REALLY ancy to start them!! as they are the most important part of my artistic theme if you will :)

I love this one. 

by the way is ANNNYONE reading/looking at this??

New freaks :)

woo! new painting time.

My show in June is coming up and I've got at least 3 pieces to add. So here we go! What Im gonna be doing-my theme, if you will-is using friends/ppl i know/anyone really with some kind of look i find unique, beautiful, having potential, and using them as my muse and then adding freakish/wierd stuff to them.

so for this one my muse is miss Tanya Alcala, a co-worker from when I worked at Urban Tea Loft.

She's got this really cool rocker/"hipster"-yes I said it in an unoffensive way-type of style going on. really pretty face and expressive as hell in the face. 

and ohhhh what  I have in store for this one. :) 

you'll have to stay tuned to find out!! ;)

just started to add the MONACLE muthafucka, and prepared the mini-hat..haha...

also some more face blending and some color-blocking on the hair :)

okay so...im really not digging how cartoonish this is looking...like at all...so hopefully i can finish up all the basic parts SOON and get back in there for some more detailing.

anyways heres tonight's progress :) (4.16.12)

a brand newbie! 4/9/12

ahh, the sweet ugly roughness of fresh paint on a brand new piece...

pure mark-making.

thats all for tonight...super tired. 

work on this more later of course, updates to follow. :)

Goodnight! Hope you all got in your acts of beauty for today.

If not (or I guess if SO too) theres always tomorrow!

progress, "Gentle Devil"

first of all i just wanna point out that as soon as i started writing this post i had some serious daja vu...just felt like i needed to say that incase someday it all comes together and makes sense that i had it...
its always good to track deja vu, like dreams...
anyyyways!
I call this one "Gentle Devil" because hes really strong and could be scary but look at his pose...looks almost feminine. I like playing with androgynous-looking things.

so heres some progress!

the sketch

underpainting

couple layers later. as of 4/5/12! still loong way to go!

progress, "Scary Carrie"

the sketch...

some crazy unblended shading...

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face shaded! (As of 4/1/12)

added, hair and make up! (4/2/12)

done! well...maybe a few touch-ups here n there left. but that's that! (4/3/12)

Progress, "Fly Away"

Progress, "fool with a crown"

last one here as of about 3/25. still got a lotta highlighting of the face left! and everything else!

progress pics, "Yummy"

 outline...

 color to the face...

color to the hair...

background...

added a shirt...

and a spider!