July.28.10

Ppfft...

What it's Called

I've a problem with naming a certain style I have a habit of wanting to dabble in.

In some ways I wanted to call it "urban art". But when I looked the term up online, it's already in use, and usually refers to grafetti art (words, cartoons, realism - whatever you see on the side of a building).

This thing of mine is....just illustrations of city/urban life. Especially observations of somebody my age. Most of my ideas have somewhat of a sad, solitary, and quiet feeling.

For example, I could do a cat. But I want to add something to the scene that makes it "urban". Hahaha...maybe dirty dishes and a hint of an xbox console or desktop.

Bleh...someday I'll develop more examples so we can decide.

A Pond-Something Project

Not really an oil-paint person, but I decided to try it again for a bit.

I almost forgot about how fun the brush effects sometimes looked.

This...is an underpainting.

It often looks better than the finished version! :D

Can You Read My Mind...

I'm almost done. And I feel at a loss. It's the next item to list on Ebay, and yet I don't want to part with it for a possible price of only $10. And yet most often my paintings never go beyond $25. It's discouraging, and I kind of need the money now (don't we all, hahaha. Sad but true). Watercolors generally don't do well, and I know I should move on to oil painting if I wanted the money. It's just that. . . for me, there is no match for watercolor.

It's as I intended...a picture that should capture one's eye and encourages one to think. Why...why was it painted? Or just the simple moment itself.


The posters on the wall were a little difficult to decide on. One of them is merely an idle drawing with black paint of The Killers. I love their songs! The most beautiful is Can You Read My Mind? I played it on my computer and decided that it should be the title of this picture.

Domani, I'll finish it even though I won't list it anytime soon until I decide what to do.

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The Colorful Wall

This is actually a fun picture.
The composition is fun...the figure isn't a battle to get right. And there are so many chances to alter the feeling as one works along.



I wanted to work on this picture till it is just right...and capture a perfect scene. There should be striking contrast between the girl and the wall. I'm a big believer in the power of black, which was why I went to Walmart and got a dedicated bottle of craftmen's acrylic opaque matt black! ^_^

Black and white are our friends, and one shouldn't be afraid to use them. :)
Too many elementary paint sets exclude a tube of black. Whaa...? I know it's something to do with beginners abusing it rather than struggling within their means of primary colors, but I'm beyond being saved. I do monochrome all the time, and I need it!


Still...it may take a few more nights before I am finished. It began as this: