art in my blood

Finished!

2010-11-23T15:27:00.000+08:00

yay!

At It Again!

2010-10-27T11:47:00.003+08:00

a nice mom of four offered me a portrait job. it feels good to be drawing again. the fluffy thing on top of the paper is my dogs tail, btw. he's very attention seeking, so he has to make sure he's still seen when i'm concentrating on something other than him. :)

Pastel Kind of Mood

2010-07-22T01:09:00.002+08:00

did this for 2 hours. haven't touched pastels in years! i wonder why.
rembrant soft pastels, tissues and brushes.

Mommy's Day

2010-05-13T22:58:00.002+08:00

my present for my momma.

A Monday Drawing

2010-05-03T23:00:00.002+08:00

lazing around on my bed and drawing whatever comes to mind. then i realized there was charcoal powder all over my bed. great~

Ah Pek

2010-02-19T12:36:00.003+08:00

i think i haven't posted this up yet. this is the old man at the mrt underpass playing the harmonica. i took the photo when the paper was still soaked, so the paper is very warped. painted this dunno when last year. just black watercolor paint, paper and brush, and alotta water. budget art, as i call it.

my grandma used to play the harmonica really well too. but she isn't strong enough to do it now. BUT she can still recite her panton (peranakan poetry), which is pretty cool too. just, randomly speaking. :)

hope everyone had a good LNY. take care, everybody!

Look look!

2010-02-08T23:04:00.002+08:00

my awesome friend tim lim was nice enough to let me see how my portrait was being displayed in his nephew's room. makes my day~
art really is most fulfilling when it is appreciated. wow chim right? hahaha.

Saturday Evening

2010-02-08T10:58:00.002+08:00

quick charcoal drawing of alison sudol.

TuesdayWednesday

2010-01-20T16:32:00.001+08:00

Tuesday Afternoon

2010-01-19T15:50:00.001+08:00

short drawing time this afternoon. original picture. =)

Little Angels

2009-11-23T23:15:00.003+08:00

from the photobook Little Angels i got recently at a book sale. one of those unexpected great finds. taken me ages to post this up cause everytime i try blogger takes too long and i have to go do something else before it's uploaded successfully. anyways, done with 2-6B pencils.

Painting and Me

2009-09-15T19:43:00.002+08:00

my unfinished angel painting. sighs~

2009-08-28T17:53:00.000+08:00

my friend's teachers' day present. at student price. ;)

just finished this today. watercolor, just black. (money saver!)
ah-mah perms are very hard to paint!
for sale? i dunno. very precious. if the price is good enough.
note: this one has no source pic. pure original. woots!

Yay~

2009-08-06T21:30:00.003+08:00

two cards ordered by isa.

funniest card. beats the airplane wedding one! there's mamee snacks and hockey stuff sticking out of the windows. i guess he likes mamee and hockey?

Sherry Darling.

2009-08-06T13:06:00.003+08:00

birthday present for my my friend shermaine. we've been friends since we were 8. oh man we're growing up too fast! gonna give it to her when i treat this saturday. i should go draw at the beach for money again. need monayyy.

hope you like it girl! alot of heart in it. <3

lov yoo always!

5th Week of Art Class!

2009-08-05T15:00:00.001+08:00

but this time, i didn't teach anything. ( i was paid for 4 weeks but july has 5, so.. just nice i guess.) our dear mrs. Ong baked a bunch of cupcakes and let us do the decorating. we made jungle animals at first, then did whatever we liked.
cupcake icing is seriously fun. and the 4 kids were hilarious. can i eat this? can i eat that? LOL.

preparing for tomorrow's lesson-- finger puppets! it's not exactly a lesson like the previous painting and drawing ones. more like a project.

i just made this dinosaur puppet for a sample, and it's too cute to be true. it's like baby godzilla in bright green! hope i can organize the kids well enough to have a short show with all the puppets they've made. wheee~

i think i posted about the previous lessons on my main blog. finding--myself.blogspot.com.
note: two dashes. (--)

More from the Park

2009-08-02T15:18:00.000+08:00

nice jie jie whose cousin i mistook as her boyfriend. classic embarrassing presumptiousness of agnes. *sighs*

han hyo joo. drew this after watching 'shining inheritance'.

nice. but when the sun came out all the colors changed.

Gor Gor Daren

2009-08-02T15:13:00.000+08:00

no, not gor gor daren's baby. his friend gave birth (i guess?) and he asked me to make a card. went for $3.00. i had to make the envelope because of the big size. on top of this he bought a bunch of cards that i posted up previously. ^^

Portraits @ Sembawang Park

2009-08-02T00:14:00.000+08:00

babies move and move. i tried, and it's free for them, so. :D

birthday girl. she looks like her papa. sweet~

i drew him with specs off so it looks different in the photo, but this one realllly looked alike !

FOR SALE: bear bear trio

2009-08-02T00:10:00.001+08:00

$1.50 each. small sized. <3 href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LhzLPRk9cco/SnRpIokHdUI/AAAAAAAAC-Y/UV-mjWwc_9M/s1600-h/DSC00887.JPG">

SOLD

Pleasantly Strange

2009-08-01T23:02:00.000+08:00

this afternoon was funnay funnay! after teens club geil and i headed over to sembawang park for our very first painting/drawing session. we conquered the paiseh-ness and thickened our skins, ignoring the stares. note: i love my new easel. anyways i drew a portrait and soon the people from the party that was going on behind us approached me asking if i would draw the birthday baby girl. so i agreed warning them of my raw skills, but they said it was okay even if it didn't hold resemblance. so what have i to lose right? (okay, on second thought, my reputation as a trusted portrait drawer. still, how to say no?)after that baby another one came. (!!) then a lady. it was at the lady's turn that i couldn't take it and squealed " $5!". HAHA, she went away unhappy, but then a boy came with money, and another boy with more money. after their turns the lady came back with the 5 bucks. funny right? since there was still some time i drew another young lady and then packed up, earning a grand (hah) sum of $25.00.

i had to repeat that i homeschool, i think, 1000 times? close to that. got mixed reactions to the info. skeptical tones, but nothing offensive of course. apparently i do not look local too. i got china and indonesia. that's fine, indonesians are pretty.

geil was my assistant. she answered my calls and fed me gummies and collected money. sweet, thanks darlin'.

went to cousin's for birthday popiah party (peranakan one hokay) and just got back. arm pain. ow.

if anyone is interested in commissioning me to do a drawing (usually pencil.) this is how it works. send me a high res photo through email (at the side column. it's somewhere there.) and state your name, hp number, and any preferences. i will get back to you with a price and if it's agreeable, i'll get it done in a week. drawing block size. meetup delivery and payment. it's a full week's work, not a 10 minute sketch, so the usual rate is $30 for one face on a sheet, $45 for 2, etc.

really, it's cheaper than those touristy artists' rates. you go look around lah. :D

FOR SALE

2009-07-13T09:04:00.002+08:00

pretty rose card, pink metallic paper.
no words yet, so if you want any in particular just send me an email or an sms.
$2.50

these are smaller cards, slightly smaller than an average 1/4 A4 card.
$2.00 each.

the two rose cards in my previous post are smaller cards too. forgot to show size reference since i cropped them all so exactly.

FOR SALE

2009-07-13T09:00:00.003+08:00

ALL SOLD
made some cards last night. here they are.

flower cards. $1.50 each.

metallic rose paper on the cover. $2.00 each.
BOTH SOLD but i can make some more upon request.

Ancient Charcoal

2009-07-07T10:14:00.002+08:00

well, not really ancient. found boxes of charcoal sticks stashed away on a bottom shelf in the thrift shop near church. bought two boxes since they were just a buck each. turns out they're still working fine!
i-love-thrift-shops.

FOR SALE

2009-05-21T20:46:00.003+08:00

ALL SOLD
little cards, size comparison with my hand below.
$1.00 each

feel free to buy all four at once and clear this bunch. they come with envelopes.

Practice.

2009-03-19T14:05:00.001+08:00

drew this yesterday. give it a 65 upon 100. doesn't look like the original pic. =(

2009-02-05T11:56:00.002+08:00

the picture i was talking about on my main blog. :) i know i did such a bad job on his hair and his one eyebrow is thicker than the other ROAR. too late, haha.

this looks quite like the original picture, but his eyes and nose are slightly off. still, i like this one. trying to draw more asians and guys. must move out of my comfort zone. keehee~

For My Mommy

2008-11-10T21:49:00.002+08:00

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drew a picture based on a nat geo cover i saw and gave it to mommy. the mother in the picture is lying down so that's why her hair spreads out.

just got a call today from my friend adrian and he's planning to get a children's storybook published. i have just gotten my first illustrating job GAAAHH~ ! it's all still in the planning stage, but i'll post up the progress as it... progresses. ;D exciting! if it all goes through, PLEASE SUPPORT AND BUY THE BOOK! aye, okay thinking to far. tsk.
keke. fighting~

2008-11-03T09:16:00.003+08:00

some seriously pretty cards! the two flower arrangement ones took alot of my time cutting cutting cutting and trying to paste them on properly, mostly because of the wires i used for stems. the two big flowers on white card are made of felt. i haven't decided what to write on the front yet, so if you want it you can tell me what occasion it's for and i'll fill it in. finally, the butterflies! i think small girls would love that one. :)
pricing:
two flower arrangement ones- $3.50 ea
felt - $3.00 ea
butterflies- SOLD.

PS. the first card from the bottom says "thanks"
click on them to see!

2008-10-08T15:39:00.001+08:00

thanks to sis. suwei for the art books and the thoughts! was just reading them just now.. it makes my hands itchy! i wish i own an art shop so i could have access to all the top notch materials. :) maybe one day i'll own an art shop.

Butterflies

2008-10-02T15:46:00.000+08:00

4 simple butterfly cards. altogether for $5.00. :)

JAMIE!

2008-09-26T17:29:00.000+08:00

some cards jamie wanted. it's my first time making cards for BAPTISMS! haha.

the colors on this one remind me of uncle ro.

there are little doves on the card! so cute!

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working on some cartoon animal cards...

2008-09-25T15:17:00.002+08:00

6 SOLD
some unsold cards! going for $1.90 each. $9.00 for all (6). tell me if you want any! mom made the 3 flower ones bottom of this pic. ^^

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STILL AVAILABLE
these cards are a little bigger and squarish. this gold one here looks nicer than the picture shows. $3.00 each.

2008-09-10T22:27:00.000+08:00

TADAR! some of my precious calligraphy work. i don't mind doing it for fun, but when under pressure to finish it.. i get cranky. (heh) the worst thing is when you got half the alphabet done but make one mistake in the middle, and have to restart. Arrrg. but looking at the completed work is so satisfying. writing like this feels very lord of the rings.

found this while digging in the rubbbbbbbbish stacked up in my room. the beginnings of my portraiture craze! what a scary face. it's freaky, but the more i look at it, the more i think it looks like marilyn ma----. (the weird male 'singer' who dresses like everyday's halloween.) anyways, i think i can say my drawing has improved from back then. ;D and i think i drew that while studying. =| SSSH.

AZA~

So Pretty!

2008-09-04T10:46:00.000+08:00

new drawing, did it yesterday in under an hour! i changed her hair and made up some funny looking clothes cause the source picture was cut off on top and below. :\ anyway, it's a good drawing..

2008-09-02T23:48:00.001+08:00

really, really frustrated with my art course now cause i'm doing CALLIGRAPHY at this last final almost-finishing-the-course stage and i'm totally stuck! stuck meaning i can't get the assignments done acceptably. i sit there for so long with these pens that have like a million nibs (called speedball pens) and a bottle of ink and try over and over again to write out one sheet of alphabet that looks proper. AUGH, it's killing me..

I'M SO BAD AT THIS CALLIPGRAPHY .. STUFFFF!

so that's what's up with my art life now. other than stressing over that, i'm still making ordered cards. abandoned my pencils and brushes, just temporarily.

i wonder what i'm supposed to do in life..
once in a while cliche abit cannot meh.. i'm really wondering what.

2008-08-13T22:20:00.000+08:00

wedding card s. suwei bought. pretty huh? ^^

passing s. yufeng a batch of cards this sunday. hope she likes them.

2008-07-10T17:25:00.000+08:00

drew these while i had some time at night. asian faces are hard!

these are from sis. yufeng's order. she wants sheep cards. ^^

2008-06-24T09:17:00.000+08:00

thank God for money. haha. carol collected her 20 cards and i got some cash! whoo~

2008-06-17T10:14:00.000+08:00

TAZA! (an unpredictable alternative to TADA.) i finished up the drawing, WITH HAIR! yes, HAIR, not a very common sight on this blog. the actual drawing is really pretty. i like this one. too bad you can't see the hairstrands in the photo ... i put effort into that! (to all who don't know, i dislike drawing hair.)

2008-06-17T08:48:00.000+08:00

i kind of said i'd put drawing on hold for now right?
heh. couldn't help myself. art in my blood ! i started this last night and drew until it looked like the first pic. that took about 45 mins? then i continued just now for about an hour. maybe i'll finish it tonight.

as usual, if it looks weird just blame my phone camera. ;) still touching up on her eyes and mouth. the nose was so difficult! that black thing around her jaw is a shadow of her hair.. the hair's not there yet so the shadow looks like some tumor. was showing this to my dad and i realized he's kinda numbed to my drawings. when other people see it they give a genuine delighted expression, like, wow how'd you do that? my dad just went, why you always draw no hair one? and what's that black thing?
haha. guess it's because he's seen so many drawings so it's not a big deal to him. it keeps me on the ground, helps me not to get too puffy headed about my, ahem, talent. hahaha.

i can still draw for special requests so do ask if you want one done. :)

2008-05-28T00:05:00.000+08:00

TADAH~ my card factory! my desk's a huge mess now. been studying at the dining table for months. :D

AZA, more cards!

i've been asked to draw a FAMILY PORTRAIT for someone, but it's not confirmed yet. wah, i feel like a real artist. hope i don't mess up. ^^

2008-05-27T23:25:00.000+08:00

WHOOOO~ carol bought the cards. money money! thank you carol!

happy anniversary, parents. ^^

2008-05-24T00:10:00.001+08:00

sold my first custom-drawn portrait today! got some good money for it. sadly the friend who bought it didn't want me to post it up here. :(

still trying to finish up carol's order of cards. ^^

2008-05-05T11:59:00.000+08:00

new painting.

2008-04-29T00:27:00.000+08:00

my latest treasure! the phonecam didn't really pick up her lashes. =( still, i like this one alot. oh i forgot to sign it.doodle. on my textbook. ^_^

another doodle.

2008-04-21T08:01:00.000+08:00

some new cards that have been sold.

another doodle. :D

2008-04-15T16:24:00.001+08:00

DO YOUR WORK, AGNES. I'M WATCHING YOOOOOOOU.
woooooo~ haha.

2008-04-10T18:47:00.000+08:00

chalk pastel drawing. isa and weichern gave the chalk to me last year for my birthday. :) ah, my bro and mom keep laughing at my art. (so angry..) APPRECIATE LAH people put heart and soul into it leh. i think this lady looks japanese. can you guess what she's smiling so heartily at? i think the chart is blocking her view. hmmm. heh, this is what i do when i daydream OCCASIONALLY during school. i drew another girl but that was after i took this pic. =D

2008-04-09T10:13:00.000+08:00

i painted this blue lady last night. the lighting's not really good so the camera couldn't pick up the rose. thanks to isa for the paper! and to chai heng for the easel.

2008-04-07T17:18:00.001+08:00

sold drew this just now. man, her mouth is messed up, but oh well. (hee..) as you can see, i have not given her a complete ear yet.

2008-04-04T16:56:00.000+08:00

large square card. $2.00sold

2008-03-25T19:07:00.001+08:00

this one's really nice. $2.00

$1.50. i'm gonna make bigger versions of this cause IT'S SO PRETTY! wondering why i didn't think of this design earlier.

verse cards. sold

2008-03-25T13:35:00.000+08:00

MAGNETS for the first time. $1 each lah. :) UMM, just simple stuff, but i think they make nice gifts. tell me if you want any.

butterfly card! very pretty. $2.00

2008-03-23T18:51:00.001+08:00

$2.00

small cards. sold

$2.00

i remade some cards for isa since they were sold but she wanted them, so, even tho something is sold don't hesitate to tell me if you want it. i'll see what i can do. :)

2008-03-19T22:05:00.000+08:00

CARDS! ALL GOING FOR $2.00 ! I CAN ADD WORDS IF YOU WANTT !

very pretty. flower with satin ribbon behind. a fav!
SOLD

floral background with two 3D flowers.
SOLD

vibrant floral background. a fav!
SOLD

"a year of growth" birthday card. for a guy.
SOLD

victorian design paper. i think this could be for guys too. :P

small simple cards. the bottom is lined with glitter but you can't see it. $1.00 each.
left the blue one.

2008-03-17T18:22:00.001+08:00

these are still not sold too.

this one's a pop up card. whole A4 paper folded in half.
$2.50 (cheap okay!)
also whole A4 paper folded in half.
$2.50

square card. these first three are all big cards.
$2.50

this is half an A4 paper folded in half.
$1.50

if you want everything i'll give it to you for 8 bucks. cards are pitiful when not used!

2008-03-17T18:07:00.001+08:00

i'm waiting for my materials to be delivered so i can make new cards. for now there are these. just made them today. making geil's request of teddy cards now. thanks so much to s.suwei for the papers. very timely!

if you want anything here sms me!
note: all the ministry cards are gone.

SALE

$1.50 2 left.

SOLD$1.50 1 left.
SOLD

$1.50 1 left.
SOLD

2008-03-08T13:28:00.000+08:00

tried to paint minimalistic, but i'm not exactly good at it. -_- this looks very different from the original source, but oh well. those tho crab eye things at the bottom are part of the book holder that's propping up the book. this kind of painting is so simple yet so difficult to do. it's ten times faster than anything else i've done so, i like it.

2008-02-28T20:06:00.000+08:00

TADARRRR. i drew this just now. i think feb is my drawing month. it's definitely a better alternative to watching tv. ^^

2008-02-27T18:23:00.001+08:00

a new picture. as usual, it's not done. i just don't like drawing hair lah, like wasting my pencil lead liddat. :D i've been surfing around and i saw SO MANY really good drawings and artists so i got that windy inspiration and couldn't wait to draw. throughout school hours my hands were itching away. anyways, this one looks real nice too, but my laoya hpcam did it no justice. come my house and see! HAHA.

2008-02-27T10:16:00.000+08:00

cards for people in the ministry. pastor, sunday school teacher, very nice member, etc. timmy was cute enough to take and edit the pics for me cause i was busy with schoolwork. very over-the-top right? AHEM i mean professional. keehee. thanks tim. all the cards are painted using watercolor color pencils (that's cheating right?) they're kinda simple so the price is nice. *winks* msg/email me if you want any.

"His eye is on the sparrow, and i know he watches me." for someone who's worried?

"it's a joy serving with you!"

"we love Him because He forst loved us. 1john 4:9"

2008-02-26T18:21:00.001+08:00

get well card. $2.00

have a lovely day card. $2.00

all i need is Jesus card. $1.50

thank you card. $1.00

batik cards. $1.50 each. i haven't thought of the words to write on these cards. ideas?

2008-02-26T09:18:00.001+08:00

cupcake pop up cards. still for sale.

2008-02-25T20:33:00.001+08:00

teddy bear cards. still for sale.

bunny and flower cards. still for sale.

some bride i drew long ago.

sold.

old portraits. i know, you've seen them before.

painted this for a couple's wedding.

sold.

supposed to be my bro.

girl from magazine.

still for sale. pop up card.