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Back from San Diego and LA!
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Back from San Diego and LA!

I'm back from my trip to the opening of "Homeroom" at Subtext Gallery in San Diego. The show was great and packed out all night. Here are some of my fave shots from the show.

Standing next to my piece "Happy Now? -Shiawase-."

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JUURI's Figure Drawing Tips II
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JUURI's Figure Drawing Tips II

Here's part 2 of my figure drawing tips. Sorry for being so late. Part one can be found here.

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LDEN RULE #4. NEGATIVE SPACE AND POSITIVE SPACE ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT. You've probably heard that said a million times, but what does it really mean? OK. Take a look at the figure below. This is the order in which most people would draw her legs.

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New Piece for "Homeroom" Show in San Diego
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New Piece for "Homeroom" Show in San Diego

Here is my piece for "Homeroom." I'm glad I finished it (barely) in time, since I had started another one initially but didn't feel it was working. Under-pressure-working to the rescue! I excel at it, although it stresses me out to the max!
"Happy Now? -Shiawase-"
Mixed media on board, 18x24
The mixed media in this piece is a combination of digital collage (I drew the patterns in Adobe Illustrator and printed them out and glued them to the girl. I thought some digital work would be a lovely nod to my graphic design background.) There is also gold leaf and shreds of a Japanese newspaper.

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Peter Gronquist's Gold-Plated Weapons & Antlers
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Peter Gronquist's Gold-Plated Weapons & Antlers

I think this might be my first post about a 3-D artist. Yay for firsts! Anyway today I found Peter Gronquist. His art is not like ANYTHING I've ever seen before in my life! It's rocking my face off. Pretty much if you saw me now, you'd see I have no face. You have to see it to believe it. His sculptures combine three things I love: animals, gold/bling/fashion brands, and guns. How can those things go together, you ask? Well, check it OUT.

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