Lake During Overcast

I did a few studies of the lake during overcast for Landscape Painting class last summer. The last image is probably the biggest painting I've done...I started it as the final piece for Landscape painting, but it took another semester to finish. I enjoy painting patterns in nature abstract :)



Study 1 Gouache on canvas panel

Study 2 Gouache

Gouache and acrylic

Figure drawings

Here's a couple figure drawings from last year.
These two are probably my favorites.


Pastels on gouache washed paper


Graphite

Anticipation

So I actually painted the balloon sketch posted earlier today. It felt like a painting day. Hopefully there will be more painting days.

It's all gouache. Here's also a better scan of the sketch.


Anticipation

New doodles

Quick badly lit photos of last week ~ today's doodles.
Planning to try the balloon one in gouache, and work more into the brain salad one.

The Blue Bird Theory

Here's a series I've done with watercolor, india ink and pencil. I really like this combination. I hatched using a very light pencil, so it didn't capture in photograph very well.

This series is inspired by the concept of blue bird of happiness from the opera L'oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird). I've always liked the story, I discovered it when I was little as a children's book. I was thinking about the struggle within ourselves when we can't let something precious go even after we realize it's an illusion, and end up being possessed by the illusion of happiness. I originally had more pieces in mind for this series with another character, so I might come back to it.



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The Blue Bird Theory


Stage 1



Stage 2



Stage 3


Some detail shots

well

I think I'm going to migrate to tumblr.
So here it is :)

http://sleepyrae.tumblr.com