Today I want to go over one of the painting I painted recently. I'll be going over why I pick the subject, my source material, and my interpretation of the source. While I will not cover much technical part of the painting, I am going to talk about my thoughts behind the painting. A huge part of a successful painting is the thought process of the artist and how does he/she gives a unique visualization of the subject. If you have the basic technical knowledge down but not thinking about the design of your overall picture, you end up copying your photo 1:1 and can end up a nice looking but boring painting.
Read MoreIt's not about the new years resolution, it's about being consistent!
Welcome to 2017! Everyone has a fresh start, set big plan and big goal, and start working on the new years resolution we set a few days ago. But if you really think about it, the calendar year are somewhat man made. It is for us to be able to look at time in a more structural way so we can measure, schedule and reference better.
Read MoreLearning painting is a long term consistent effort
Here we are at the last week of 2016! It has surely been an challenging journey for many of us. Whether is the election result, the famous people who passed away, the disasters, or our personal life event. Despite of all these, we should still look back and reflect what have we done and accomplished.
Read MorePainting makes a great gift!
Being an artist gives us a great advantage when it comes to holiday season. Painting is a form of visual communication. Therefore if a person receives a painting that's irrelevant to them, it'll be like sending the wrong message. The person will be confused and not be able to acknowledge the value of your painting.
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