Hello#1

This is a 4x6 inch watercolor of a chair I saw at High museum, Atlanta last year visit. Please let me know the kind of chairs that fits you. It would be very interesting to see the reflection of you in a chair.

Yellow stone national park

This is a 4x6 inch postcard Conte crayon (hard pastel), done from a reference photo of Molly French. I am sending this one to an art exchange buddy in Malaysia. I am glad he likes it.

Portugal Countryside

This is a 4x6 inch postcard using Inktense pencils and Micron pens. It is done from the Wetcanvas image library of Bringer as a part of a dream vacation art exchange project. I always wish one day I can visit Europe.

Chinese temple in Bangkok

This is a gouache postcard for Wetcanvas's Dream holiday project. I have sent it almost a month ago. I hope it arrives safely. This is the biggest Chinese temple in Thailand built by the fund from Chinese government to be the gift to our king. They say that the architecture is adapted from the forbidden city but much smaller. But even then, it is still a huge and gorgeous structure. I felt like I was in China when I visit the place.

China

This is a watercolor postcard for Wetcanvas's Dream holiday project. I have sent it almost a month ago. I hope it arrives safely. The ref. image is from Wetcanvas image library.

Venice -- Arcobaleno pigmenti

This is a mixed media postcard: watercolor & color pencil & ink. I painted it from the RIL of Katherine T. for Wetcanvas "Dream vacation" exchange project. I would love to spend hours in a cool pigment shop.

Venice -- gondola

This is a watercolor & ink postcard for Wetcanvas "Dream vacation" exchange project. It is done from a ref. photo by Bortai.

Buoys

This is a watercolor postcard from Wetcanvas reference image donated by Pat Isaac. I love buoys and boatscapes. I love these colorful objects beaten down by the salty water and air.

Ranchos de Taos

This is a watercolor postcard size of the Ranchos de Taos. The reference image is donated by SoonerAsh on Wetcanvas. So far I visited my friend in Palm Spring once.
I hope one day I get to see New Mexico and Tao in my own eyes.

Iris -- Plein air

These are watercolor plein air postcards. I painted these from the garage floor of my sister-in-law's neighbor during our visit to Atlanta in April. The garden was so full of life. The Iris there were just blooming at their best. I feel fortunate to get to record these babies.

Drawing Day

Drawing Day is a worldwide movement urging everyone to help creating 1 million drawing on June 7, 2008, as shown in www.drawingday.org
I am glad I get to draw/paint some and having fun with this movement.




"Spring Love" This is an acrylic ink postcard done using reference image library donated by casie8187 to Wetcanvas.



"Spring - Parade" This is an acrylic ink postcard done using reference image library donated by C.P. to Wetcanvas.



"A Macaw named Razz" This is a mixed-media (watercolor & acrylic ink) postcard done using reference image library donated by Frank van Boxtel to Wetcanvas.


"Orange Poppies" This is a watercolor postcard done using reference image library donated by BKWYRM to Wetcanvas.

Bike shoes

This is a mixed media card: watercolors on the shoes, and acrylic ink on the background. Long time ago, my knee doctor recommended me to try biking to strengthen my knee muscles. I did not bike as much. However, since I found this shoes at the store a few months ago, I wear it during my morning biking more often. I guess, it takes a pair of colorful shoes to inspire me to exercise more.

Reading Lamp

This is an acrylic ink postcard. I painted this card from life set up. Can you see that I am having fun with my new media, acrylic ink.

Flip flop

This is a watercolor postcard. I was inspired by a key chain that we have. It is a little bright and cheerful flip flop.

Dong Dueng -- Tropical flower

This is a 4x6 inch watercolor wet-in-wet postcard. I paint this from my own reference photo taken from the Royalflora show in Chiangmai Thailand.

Butterfly Transformation

Finally some of my art cards start to arrive at their destination. This one is an acrylics ink postcard done from my imagination of Spring time. I was having so much excitement trying new medium, acrylics ink. They sure are very bright and intense. I like the loose feel of this piece.

Happy b-day to my blog...!!!

Today is one year anniversary of my blog. I am thrilled to come this far. I think my artistic skill and enthusiasm grown since the past year with the support of visitors, and friends. To celebrate, this morning I paint one of my favorite things: classic car. We went to see this Mustang and other oldies at the Classic car show in Thailand a week ago. It is a 4x6 mat watercolor and ink (I suppose it is close to gaouche paint). It is Sakura brand of Japan. I wish I could do better but I can do it again and again.

A note on a small health hic-up, four days ago I had bad stomachache that last for 3 days. I finally had to go see the doctor. She diagnosed me that my stomach valve is loosen and the gas in my stomach leak and that gave me stomachache. So now I have to spend more time with my meal, chewing carefully. After dinner, I have to wait a couple of hours before I can go to bed. She gave me some more medicines, I feel a bit better. At least I don't feel abdomen pain for the whole day like before. It is hard to paint when I felt pain. I could not focus. Now I pay more attention to how I eat, exercise, and rest. I hope I can get better to my normal self soon.

Denver Art Museum

This is a 4x6 inch acrylic ink postcard. My sister in law kindly took the reference photos for me. She lives in Denver and working to become an emerging artist as well. I hope I get to visit her home city and this museum soon. I am quite happy with this card as it is my first time with acrylic ink.

Gladioli#1

This is a watercolor postcard done from Wetcanvas image library taken by Nuno. This card is sent to Marta as a souvenir of my recent trip to the USA. I really have fun doing flowers with wet-in-wet technique.

February in retrospect

This has been a crazy month for me especially career-wise. I built myself the mental block in revising the curriculum. I postponed it until almost the last minute. However, when I actually worked on it; it went well. This had drained me tremendously. At one point I don't even want to touch a computer or even be on the Internet, not even my beloved Wetcanvas. However, things seem clear up since the semester is about to finish in 2 weeks. Apart from work, there are some happy amazing moments.

One morning we saw baby Iris arranged her toys like a real architectural model as seen in the picture. Another weekend, Iris and I got to share a small desk and a set of color pencils. We both tried to draw/paint something. Tone said that it was too cute that he had to snap a photo. Pls. be the judge.