Return to Painting!

I started painting again after my return to Seattle! I bought 10 new blank canvasses and plan to do a collection of nudes. Here's some progress...

Gallery Show, Seattle WA- Art Walk

gallery showing!

Both of these paintings were selected to be in "The Loft", a gallery that takes part in Seattle's Art Walk!

progress!

Start of some new paintings

Heres the start of two new ones!

Some progress in the painting, in my new "studio." 

Almost done! I think it goes well with others I have done with similar themes and styles, inspired by other cultures. You can see them below....

New Painting Progress

I was inspired to paint this woman after a bus trip from Brussels to London this summer where I sat near a family who all had these beautiful features.

Obama Illustration

Here is a recent illustration I did of President Obama. Portraiture has always been one of my favorites, and here I hand drew and digitally colored this illustration, which is kind of a new technique for me. I like the effect of leaving the pencil lines, and being able to change out colors without effecting the actual drawing.

The Beginning

During art school in NYC, I became distracted with work and all the excitement that the city had to offer, and art became less and less a part of my life. Now that I am in the position to regain focus on art, I decided to start this blog to show progress in my projects and explorations. Oil paint has always been a favorite medium of mine, and I hope to develop a collection of paintings to potentially show and/or sell. As an illustration major, that has been another subject I am interested in and hope to develop as well. In addition to those, I am working on my graphic design portfolio and will be experimenting with text, layout, and design as well. Hopefully during this time I will discover what I enjoy and excel at most, and turn whatever that may be into a career!