still life

  • Pair of pears, watercolor painting

    Pair of pears, watercolor painting

    Pair of pears is probably my favorite pun %) This is why I have so many paintings of two pears! This is another experiment in watercolors. I think, I overdid it a little with the shadows here, but I enjoy seeing the way my paintings change and evolve. This still life painting is 8.5 by…

  • Green pear, watercolor painting

    Green pear, watercolor painting

    I keep a bunch of fake fruits on the table for the times when I’m too lazy to get an actual fruit or vegetable, or simply can’t like with this whole quarantine deal. I just turn them and paint over and over, all I care about is the shadows on the shape ^_^ I might…

  • Star gourd, watercolor painting

    Star gourd, watercolor painting

    Every fall, my mom gets me a small net of gourds of different shapes. I really enjoy having them around the house and to paint them. Here’s another gourd painting! I wanted to make my watercolor paintings more vivid, so this one turned out with fairly high contrast. Do you like when watercolor paintings are…

  • Duckling gourd, watercolor painting

    Duckling gourd, watercolor painting

    One night I was set to paint some gourds, and… Doesn’t this gourd looks like an adorable duckling on its back? ^_^; I think with everything that’s going on, we could use a little of cuteness! I used watercolors to paint this little one. It’s 8.5 by 5.5 inches and painted on 138lb paper.

  • Yellow gourd, watercolor painting

    Yellow gourd, watercolor painting

    The beauty of pumpkins and gourds is in how long one can keep them without spoiling. Whenever I’m low on fruits or veggies, I turn to these! They come in variety of shapes and colors, and they’re just fun to paint in general. This time, I decided to make a painting of this yellow gourd.…

  • Three persimmons, watercolor painting

    Three persimmons, watercolor painting

    Here’s a first fruity still life in the series! It’s a painting of three persimmons. These persimmons came from my mom’s garden and were very tasty! ^.^ I haven’t used watercolors in years, but now it felt like I want to experiment with them. I also always feel upset for eating all of the beautiful…

  • .022 Stare contest

    .022 Stare contest

    I have this adorable set of bunny vases. They just like to stare at each other ^^;

  • .020 Flowers and Feathers

    .020 Flowers and Feathers

    A part of this challenge is to make an educated decision of what to include in the drawing. I used to try to include as much of reality in a drawing as I can. However, studying with Michael Mentler has taught me that artist has the power to include and exclude elements of an artwork…

  • .018 Table Decor, pen drawing

    .018 Table Decor, pen drawing

    I still haven’t figured out the rules for this pen drawing challenge. I’m trying to challenge myself to draw more; however, should I force myself when I don’t feel like it? My first guess would be a “no.” The goal is achieved at the very least, my little sketchbook if feeling up quite well. Therefore,…