mineral necklaces

pen & gouache paint on watercolor paper

I have a thing for mineral necklaces.

I've always been attracted to shiny things.

mineral rocks are no exception.

When I first found out about them I was like,

OH MY GOD I FOUND DIAMONDS IN THIS ROCK OHMYLORD I AM RICH!

I'M RICH!

HOLY MOUNTAINS I AM RICH!!!

granted, this was when I was 5 and anything shiny made me think diamonds.

anyhow, here is my daily sketch illustration.

keep it classy.

ron burgandy out.

wait, no.

kirk, out.

ugh no not even that.

carol, out.

Celine Trapeze Multicolor

gouaché, pen & marker on watercolor paper

Céline Spring 2013 Leather goods

TRAPEZE MULTICOLOUR IN CALFSKIN DEEPSEA AND BEIGE

At first I thought, 'nothing could ever top kate spade's bright bag with the whole name game.' then I saw this title. I thought, 'wow how can anyone even try to buy certain bags without bringing a memo with them?' Then I saw that it was the color of the bag that was taking up most of the name.

oh.

well then.

okay.

Also, I just moved into my new apartment! I still have one or two things to do in my old apartment, but other than that, I'm mostly moved in! Whoo! 

These pieces definitely look better in real life than the scanned version. ;______; 

i so srry my scanner is st0opid.

Charlotte Street Sylvie Satchel (what a long name)

Pen, Gouache paint on watercolor paper. photoshop cs5.

Kate Spade: Charlotte Street Sylvie Satchel

I mean, I could afford it, but I'd rather eat 25 chipotle bowls instead.

or 50 in-n-out meals.

or 250 tacos.

or ....you get what I mean.

Brooks Brothers Black Fleece Soccer Bag

black marker, gouache paint, and pen on watercolor paper

Brooks Brothers Black Fleece line

When I first saw this bag on tumblr I immediately wanted it. I didn't even question the price.

Then I went on the shop site and they didn't have that specific bag available. I also looked at the price and I changed my mind about how badly I wanted it.

It's still a beautiful bag.

It's still really expensive.

My ultimate material goal is to be rich enough to buy this beautiful bag without cringing and breaking down at the register. 

3.1 Phillip Lim

pen on watercolor paper

3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Satchel

Initially I was about to go over the bag with a wash of black. I thought about it some more and came to the conclusion that the details wouldn't show as well as I would have liked. So here it is! Another addition to my Material Girl series.

Who knows, I might add a bit more flare to this later.

Material Girl

Daisy by Marc Jacobs

Pen, Gouache paint & some photoshop magic

I'm going to start a new series called: Material Girl

Based on my desires as a poor material being, and my wanting such and such things, I've decided to be proactive about my wishlist and creating art out of it. I hope you can sit through a materialistic blog.

[oh goshers!]

The blog will contain other art such as architectural case studies and other stuff I find interesting.

TBT - Throwback Thursday

medium: pen in sketch book

Throwback Thursday. This sketch reminds me of when I took 10-30 minutes out of my time to take a breather in NYC and draw. Throwback to last year. Wow. I returned a year later and found out the city hadn't changed much, but I did.

I grew as a person.

I grew as an artist.

I grew.... as a....

The best things come in three's, they say.

But I don't know what my last line would be.

Can you finish it for me?

Spring

medium: ink, pen, marker, watercolor, acrylic paint on wood

carnations, daisies, poppies, roses, and a lot of other flowers are in bloom.

Plaid on Plaid

pen, ink, watercolor, acrylic paint on wood

Ink on wood

ink, white acrylic, pen on wood

it was a lot of fun to paint this portrait. Ever since I saw the source picture I thought, "HEY I SHOULD PAINT HIM ON WOOD!" As I was progressing and in the middle of it, I thought, "ughhhhh I messed uuuup"

I think I'm satisfied with the final product.

my portraits never really look like the original source pictures anyways. hehhehehe...

I might make a case study of modern architecture.

boop.

 a Corbusier chair and a levitating staircase.

corbusier chairs in a room

I may compile all of my images/illustrations of architecture and put it in a book. Hopefully I don't get burnt out by the book before I hit the half-way mark. -____-'