Hikari Shimoda

Let's go on a little bit of a tangent with this post, shall we? Lately I've been obsessing over a Japanese artist called Shimoda Hikari. Check our her site: http://amakihikari.fc2web.com/
So as a result, I've been having the urge to draw and color in her style and keep some of her motifs in mind, but adding my own little twists. Here is what my brain has produced on this Shimoda-inspired high (these two were done with colored pencil. the one on the top has some digital components too though) :

Below are a few of my favorites of hers >3<

More AP Studio

Here's the newest piece for my vintage themed concentration. More work on wood. I wanted this to look like one of those old portraits where everyone just stares right into the camera with a blank face, so you don't really know what they're thinking...Okay so maybe I draw stuff like that all the time, but the point is I like blank faces! lol

I like my organized mess...Not really I should hella clean that up. Half of that stuff I didn't even use for this piece! Anyway, this is what my painting area looks like most of the time.

And here's another preview! This one is a sketch for a drawing/painting of an old Hershey's Kisses ad.

Little Bo Peep

More work on wood. This time it's Litte Bo Peep! Store-bought carved wood, graphite, colored pencil and oil used. I'm really starting to like this combination :)

Below is work in progress. It's the same thing but this time i put a matte glaze over the graphite. i'm not diggin it too much cuz the paint doesn't soak into the wood, so it's so slippery/ never dries! and i keep accidentally getting high off of the oil paint/thinner/linseed oil fumes! >80 not cool...

Little Red Ridinghood In Progress

In progress shots from my newest painting. This one was done with graphite, oil, and colored pencil on wood.
This piece was a pain in the ass but i learned a lot :)
Below are some detail shots.

Edit: Submitted this into the 2010 Congressional Art Competition for George Miller's district here in Cali. My teacher said that the judges said I would have won except it was over the size limit and couldn't give me first place (Nooooooo~!) Supposedly I won best in show though, so I'm still proud :) Found a pic of this with George Miller on his flickr. Here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/repgeorgemiller/4794072533/in/photostream

Anyone there?

so this is just gonna be my art/whatever the hell comes to mind blog :)

i'll probably end up putting pics of new foods i make cuz i've gotten into cooking lately (fucking hella random, i know. but i DO like to eat >:D)

first up is a project for my AP Studio Art class. I used oil pastel then went over it with turpentine to get a more painterly effect.