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Drawings, in progress, soon to have a splash of paint here and there, and even a few tattoos illustrated by Choplogik
I still want to thank everyone for the kind comments!
I found out a few weeks ago that this painting was accepted to be in the Dirty Show, in Detroit, in February! It would be the first time that I have submitted something to a show and been accepted. So excited!!!
Lovers. 14x11. Acrylic on wood. 2010.
I painted the piece specifically for the show but I think I'll be doing more full-body nudes in the future. I do LOVE women!
I found out a few weeks ago that this painting was accepted to be in the Dirty Show, in Detroit, in February! It would be the first time that I have submitted something to a show and been accepted. So excited!!!
Lovers. 14x11. Acrylic on wood. 2010.
I painted the piece specifically for the show but I think I'll be doing more full-body nudes in the future. I do LOVE women!
Awe thanks so much for all of the lovely comments! I'm blushing! 
I've had such a great time visiting family the last few weeks and now I can't wait to be back home where I can post pictures of my final painting of 2010 and my first piece of 2011, as well as give you guys an update on what's been happening these days. Stay tuned!
I've had such a great time visiting family the last few weeks and now I can't wait to be back home where I can post pictures of my final painting of 2010 and my first piece of 2011, as well as give you guys an update on what's been happening these days. Stay tuned!
Christmas has been wonderful, and not just because of the food! I've had the pleasure to meet some very interesting new women and their presence has brought me so many new insights.
I also had a 4.5 hr session done on my sleeve, which I totally wasn't expecting. I thought it was basically finished and that my artist would simply be doing a touchup here or there. He ended up going over the whole outline of all the flower petals, and adding some bolding, color and white highlights! I'm so much more happy with it now than before and I didn't even need to say anything about the things that I was hoping to fix! So now I've learned that it's always a good idea to go back to your artist and let them look at their work because if they are good they will see things that need to be added to make it the best tattoo possible.
Hitting Member Review next week after the new year!
I also had a 4.5 hr session done on my sleeve, which I totally wasn't expecting. I thought it was basically finished and that my artist would simply be doing a touchup here or there. He ended up going over the whole outline of all the flower petals, and adding some bolding, color and white highlights! I'm so much more happy with it now than before and I didn't even need to say anything about the things that I was hoping to fix! So now I've learned that it's always a good idea to go back to your artist and let them look at their work because if they are good they will see things that need to be added to make it the best tattoo possible.
Hitting Member Review next week after the new year!
New set has been queued to hit Member Review soon!
Cherry photographed it and I am so in awe of her skill!
In other news, I moved to a new home and have been without internet for over a week. It was wonderful and I got so much work done. I also love my new place, though it lacks much-needed furniture. My favorite thing has been seeing birds and animals rooting around in the backyard, which is something I haven't experienced for years having lived in apartments. Now I just have to catch up with all that I've missed online.
Cherry photographed it and I am so in awe of her skill!
In other news, I moved to a new home and have been without internet for over a week. It was wonderful and I got so much work done. I also love my new place, though it lacks much-needed furniture. My favorite thing has been seeing birds and animals rooting around in the backyard, which is something I haven't experienced for years having lived in apartments. Now I just have to catch up with all that I've missed online.
Satya's Dress. Acrylic on wood. 20x16. $800.
This is the most complicated painting I've ever done. I never thought I would have the patience to paint all those folds of fabric but something's changed in my perception of painting. It's no longer a like or dislike of the subject that I'm painting that makes it interesting. It's become about the color, shadows, highlights, shapes and getting them to look 'right' (not necessarily 'real') that is what engages me. I'm not about to start painting wolves, full moons, and snowy mountains or anything, but I feel like my vocabulary has expanded a great deal. Now my challenge is to keep painting to this level of finish.
As this is the season of gift giving, I have updated the prints that I have for sale. Check them out HERE. If you order in the next few weeks they will arrive in time for Christmas!
I'm actually excited for my birthday this year! It's been years since I had anyone to celebrate with but now I have friends who I hang out with 
. I don't even have to make a big fuss or plan anything because our weekly get-together night just happens to be that same day. So I won't be doing anything out of the ordinary but I will get to be extra thankful and happy that day. Perfect!
Oh, and I will be shooting a NEW SET in about 2 weeks! It's going to be sexy. The wonderful Cherry will be shooting it. That lady is so awesome and talented! We get along amazingly well so this is really just an excuse to get her and the other Vancouver SG's together for an afternoon of fun.
. I don't even have to make a big fuss or plan anything because our weekly get-together night just happens to be that same day. So I won't be doing anything out of the ordinary but I will get to be extra thankful and happy that day. Perfect!Oh, and I will be shooting a NEW SET in about 2 weeks! It's going to be sexy. The wonderful Cherry will be shooting it. That lady is so awesome and talented! We get along amazingly well so this is really just an excuse to get her and the other Vancouver SG's together for an afternoon of fun.
Uko. acrylic on wood. 336x24. 2010. (sold)
I'm very excited about art these days. I've begun working differently, almost devolving in a way, taking sketches directly from my sketchbook and working them into paintings. As obvious as this is, it was never something I could wrap my head around. I've always edited myself so much, to the point where the essence of all of my sketches and doodles were held solely in the eyes of the girls that I paint. I'd always felt a tightness when working, as if I was expressing what I needed to, but not in a way that was wholly satisfying. Now that might change, we'll see.
I'm going to be having a solo show next year, and with about 7 months to prepare I'm expecting a lot out of myself. I've already started working out my ideas and have 2 paintings started. The whole process has been very intuitive so far and I haven't been letting my analytical mind judge anything. It feels really good! I think the theme for the show is going to be creating visual narrative. It's a really common, broad theme but is something that I've actually never explored before.
