Saturday, December 20, 2008

little girl

my interpretation of a character from an old Japanese drama i liked...

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

a wonderful gift

i'm in awe. i got this wonderful card from Ester, wow! this is so beautiful. thanks Ester!
i don't celebrate Christmas, but it's nice looking at all Christmas things everywhere. it reminds me that i need to make some too, like i did last year. yeah, i think i will. :)

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

IF - balloon

i know certain people who do that. or used to, at least.. heh heh

tag

i'm going to do the tag from Isabelle because it's been so long since i did that and i thought it'd be fun. thanks Isabelle, I’m honored and I loooove your works. the task is to list seven facts about yourself. here goes (i could only come up with five though, at this moment).

1. i don’t eat raw meat.
2. i like movies about music, like this, or this. the story is simple—yet, well executed---and the music is...what can i say... amazing.
3. i like old style Chinese paintings.

4. i like watching cooking programs despite the fact that i can’t cook *shame*
5. i like the thin and young Jamie Oliver. okay that's really random but i dont know what else to write. it's true, though. : D

Monday, November 24, 2008

IF - opinion


i just happened to remember a scene from the movie "Love Actually" when the guy showing the girl his writings on papers about his feelings for her without saying any words. then i was listening to this song 'Creep' by Radiohead while doodling and i thought it would be interesting to use their lyrics instead of the original words from the movie.

ps: i changed some of the lyrics to fit the space..

Monday, November 17, 2008

IF - pretend


my little brother used to have an imaginary friend when he was small...a sheep. hah, too funny. and now he's about to get married. well, congrats little but-not-so-little brother!

note to self: never use this paper again....terrrible for watercolor.

Saturday, November 08, 2008

death

snif, snif. a newborn kitten, two weeks old, found dead in my attic. her mother left her alone while took the other siblings somewhere else. sad thing is nothing i could do to help her since she didn't want to be feed other than with her mother's milk. :(

Monday, November 03, 2008

IF - vacant

the Little Match Girl's vacant look when she lights her matches.

Friday, October 31, 2008

smelly boy

taken from my current work, with some photoshop effect on it. this illo reminds me of phoebe's song, "smelly cat":

Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
It's not your fault.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

IF - repair

here's to repair a broken friendship.

the original idea:
i changed the forgiving teddy bear into a hurt cat because i think it's funnier. ^_^

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Sunday, September 14, 2008

IF - island

being the only survivor of a shipwreck...."ah, finally an island."

Thursday, September 11, 2008

little angel


The grand night is better than a thousand months.
The angels and Gabriel descend in it by the permission of their Lord for every affair.
Peace! it is till the break of the morning.

Friday, September 05, 2008

fairy

my first try-out with dip pen and brown ink for outline. taken from my sketchbook. i'm quite satisfied with how it turns out.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Monday, August 25, 2008

IF - routine


i'm sure a lot of you illustrators can relate to this. when you feel like burnt out, bored, or tired with all the same ol work everyday---draw, paint, draw, paint---sometimes it hits you to the point that your brain being 'dead' and your mind is just blank and you keep thinking, "what should i do with this?? where does my muse go?" but then you remind yourself that you do what you love, and it's all that matter. and as with any good relationship, you have to work through the hard times. that's what makes your relationship long lasting, i guess..

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Saturday, August 09, 2008

IF - sail

who said sailing is all about peaceful and enjoying life? sometimes it could be the end of your life. hehe.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

IF - canned

relaxing after a long and tiring day.
update:
ouch! i just found out that irisz's illo has a pretty much similar idea with mine. oh well...

Thumbelina

cringed at the thought she had to marry the ugly, old rat.
my entry for Watercolor Wednesdays.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

IF - enough



i guess they both dont have a clue they are not small enough.
sorry just a small illos.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

IF - foggy

does the woods looks foggy enough for you? bear with me, i'm still learning....

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008

IF - wide

wide-opened mouth attract flies!

my first IF after long hiatus...pheeww feels good.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Monday, April 21, 2008