19 posts tagged “artsy-fartsy”
Stalling. Now I state my reason: I MISS DRAWING. Most of my subjects are women (their figures are more contour than men!), clothes, sceneries, objects, among many other whatnots. Sure I doodle sometimes, but I miss having a sketchpad to hold on to, to look back years from now and to realize how ugly my works are. Kidding. I like some, I hate some --- like any other artist feels. I like to show my artworks to others & let them criticize my works... but not all the time. It depends if they catch me in a good mood.
My main weapon of choice is the pencil.I like playing with the lightness/ heaviness of its strokes, alongside the shading effect it gives. There are still a lot more artsy jargons I can drop here; but I don't wanna bore you. Forgive me. My enthusiasm gets the best of me!
Back inside the store. I realized that there's more to it than pencil: watercolor, acrylic, indian ink, charcoal, pastel, etc. The possibility seems endless! So I decided to try on a new weapon: CHARCOAL. I've used one way back in college, but not enough for me to truly appreciate its worth. I don't know what'll come out of it, but I'm excited to find out!
Enough art for now. I give you the mask.MASKS, actually. I bought two masks that caught my attention while shopping: one is canvass, the other one is glittery-glam. I don't know where I would use these masks; yet somehow, their uniqueness have drawn me to consumption.
Now, now. If only there's a masquerade party I'd get invited to. Lol.
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Back to the storm. Sigh. I hope it'll forget to include Manila on its hit-list. Or the whole country for that matter.
Or any other country.
...I mean, really now...
I must've got a "you-could-actually-pass-for-a-cartoon-slash-anime" sign on my forehead.
Whatever & whatnots.
I LIKE IT.
*beams*
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EDIT: One of the designers from my team made this for me. He also made one for my co-supervisor. I'd try to post it next time. (His name is Dennis, by the way.)
Look what someone made of me:
A fellow Vox-er and friend, Cory, drew a cartoon image of me.
I. LIKE. IT!
I. LIKE. IT. A. LOT!
It's such a funky, cool character, it brings out the other side of me! The drawing actually brought out my first smile for the day! Not exaggerating, people!!!
Thanks, Cory!!!
In relation to an entry I posted more than a week ago, and a comment from One Gaping MAW, here's another presentation for Un Manteau En Rouge:
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I hope this satisfies... :-)
Call me crazy, but she's still my favorite:
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So Mary Kate has a lot of critics when it comes to fashion. Her wardrobe is often misquoted just because it looks different than everybody else's. But frankly, that's what I like about Mary Kate. She's onto a variety of things, especially when it comes to clothes and shoes.
There's an awful lot going on for this lady, things I'd rather not investigate nor move further into... laying out the obvious reason that I don't personally know her. All I know is that I like her and her sense of style. Never mind the trashy/ negative remarks society imposes. Let her wear what she wants to wear.
After all, society doesn't define her... and shouldn't define her, as most of us shouldn't be (wouldn't like to be) either.
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... this now leads me to a cartoon-like image of Mary Kate, as inspired by the above image. I hope I was able to do justice to the photo:
JHENNY.LAQUIAN © 2008 / [ For this art in mono, click HERE. ]
A fashionable person, on my opinion, usually doesn't conform. She is not afraid to miss the mark but instead, goes with whatever suits her mood. Knowing that her wardrobe embodies her personality, a fashionable person is (oftentimes) cautious not to mislead people; she misses, alright... but subconsciously, she is aware.
Like an artist building a masterpiece, a fashionista composes what she wears. She may or may not be the one who made the clothes or the shoes, but still... she lets her innate creativity inspire her to execute a wearable art.
.. and one of those fashionable person is my favorite Olsen twin.
JHENNY.LAQUIAN © 2008
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Sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere,
It's gonna take so long for me to get somewhere.
Sometimes I feel so heavy hearted,
But I can't explain cause I'm so guarded.
But that's a lonely road to travel
And a heavy load to bear.
And It's a long, long way to heaven
But I gotta get there.
Can you send me an angel?
Can you send me an angel to guide me?
PRELUDE TO A KISS, ALICIA KEYS
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NOTE:
I think it's more alive, is it not?
After yesterday's Megathirty night out, I stayed awake until 5 am to finish a pending artwork I made early this week.
It's high time to reunite myself with my artistic sense of style and fashion. I'm not talking "conceited" here; it's just for the past couple months, all I did was layout/ put elements together to create an art--- with no freehand sketch whatsoever! Now, I want to add a personal touch to it, sketch & create my signature illustrations
I had couple of sketches/ paintings before (and no, they are not created in the computer!) and most of my subjects are clothes, shoes and the contours of people, especially women. I've always been drawn by aesthetics and the way they cling to a woman's physique.
I've recognized where I'm good at when it comes to these still-life subjects: composing the outlines, mixing colors, creating contrasts for embodiment and placing shadows & shades to highlight parts that needed be.
I know for myself that I should continuously hone my craft.
Ahhhh. I'm all the more grateful to be a woman. Being one, I realized that the delicate contours of a woman isn't that hard to put into art.
Lovely.
JHENNY.LAQUIAN © 2008
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Two other versions of the same image:
(CLICK IMAGES TO ZOOM)
Of the three, which version do you like best?
ALWAYS as in ALWAYYYYSSSSS save every doodle you do on Photoshop. Otherwise, once the software goes loco on you, everything you did goes down the drain.
ORRRRR probably, the next best thing is to hit the PRINT SCREEN button on the upper left of your keyboard, SCREENSHOT what's left of it and voila!:
Unfinished image of me.
Pfft. To think I was 90% COMPLETE!!! :-(
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Something new
I CAN FEEL IT. A month's timeline would be enough... HOPEFULLY. I'm crossing fingers I'd be able to have my sense of continuity and consistency "intact".
Then, we'll take it from there.
Life, as always, presents something wonderful for hopefuls like me. :-)
SOOONNNNNN.
"I need space for my desires
Have to dive into my fantasies
I know as soon as I'll arrive
Everything is possible."
- Enigma -
...as interpreted from this photo for Duerr:
photographer: Jenna Genio
Another doodle that turned into one of my "graphic-isms". An art of exploding colors, inspired by anticipation, hidden misery, lush greenery, "vans", coffee and that certain postcard from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
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Friday yet again: a signal to start another weekend, with high expectations of this weekend to be greater than the last.
Anyway.
I'm still undecided whether to watch 10,000 B.C. or not. Depends if I feel better later when I wake up or before I resign to bed tomorrow (still on graveyard schedule, remember?!).
Plus, I have my period to worry about. IT SUCKS. But it's a natural cycle, what can I say? (warning: GROSS stuff ahead). At least it's an indication that I'm ovulating and I'm not yet pregnant. :) I used to abhor the idea of me having a monthly "blood" flow, grossed out with the "stuff" and all.. but I'm 26 now and it's time to suck it up like a real man woman should. So.
I have to bear at least 2-3 more days with my time of the month. Maybe doodle a bit more and post it on one of my graphic-isms and/or artsy-fartsy Vox tags. Or better yet, watch my newly acquired DVDs.
Bah. Who am I kidding?
I'm looking forward to hitting the gym, enjoying the 20-minute sauna, visit Salcedo market again, watch a new movie and move around the city.
By the way, my fiscal year-end evaluation tonight. My supervisor and I will have a one-on-one talk (gulp!) about my performance, goals, etc. Friggin' nervous all the way up my arse, I'd be needing all the prayers and well-wishes I can get! (add all the needed appraisal on my salary! hahaha)
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