Headless Horse (2012)

 Headless Horse (2012)

 420 x 297 mm/ 16.54 x 11.69 ink,pen,paper,wooden panel

This is my new piece titled " Headless Horse ".It took me a week to complete.  It is made by ink, gouache, markers, and two different kinds of papers (collage).

 I first started with a shape I had in my mind. It had a huge face like an Easter Island Statue and two legs.  I added black and white symbols and lines first.

But, having a face on the drawing distracted me because I felt like I had to build up some kind of character, and that prevents me from exploring more. So, I covered it up.  I decided

to add colors with gouache, but it also wasn't working for me until I decided pasting different textures of paper might work better for me. I then added colorlines to make it more interesting.  

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Zucchini

Zucchini (2012)

297 × 420mm/ 11.69 × 16.54in gouache,ink,pen,wooden panel

This is another vegetable series piece.

Untitled

Untitled (2011)

 9x6.5in

, ink,pen,tea-stained paper,wooden panel

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Planet

Planet (2012)

297 × 420mm/ 11.69 × 16.54in gouache,ink,paper,wooden panel

In my previous painting "eggplant", I started drawing the black lines first.  This time, I wanted to do the opposite.  I started from the color lines, and I only used curved lines, not straight ( I usually prefer to use straight lines).  I came up with the black design in the center, by picking out some of the color lines, and making connections.  To me, it looks like a small planet.  

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Hail Storm

hail storm is gone.spring is in air.i had a time to sit outside to draw.

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Eggplant

eggplant (2012) 

12x17.5in/304x44.4mm

 acryl gouache,ink pen

Took me 2 days to finish..

I have been experimenting recently with colors and lines.  Usually, I use markers, but this time I wanted to use a different medium.  I started this without and rough sketches.  I feel comfortable improvising my work, and making mistakes helps me to find out what I want.  This title, which I changed, came to me when I was half sleeping.  I think that is the best time to ponder what I want to create, because I am not thinking of my daily routines.

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