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Working on some more visual development for my film. :)

Chocolate Art

I finished a few paintings for my first ever gallery show last weekend! It was a big collaboration called "Chocolate & Art" featuring many Los Angeles based artists. I don't have good pictures of the paintings yet, but these were taken at the show.

crunchatized

Von's was out of Captain Crunch the other day. Methinks the Cap'n got distracted on his way over there:





Bonus Sepia version!



Check out the other submissions for this week's theme "breakfast" over at The Sketchbook Society!

film character

I know what you're thinking. This girl looks absolutely NOTHING like the girl I posted before. My film has changed so much! But it's for the better. I just can't figure out what her name should be. She doesn't seem like a Lily anymore!

-xoxo Emilord


p.s. Guess who has two opposable thumbs and is the newest intern on Adventure Time? This girl!


p.p.s. I edited a few of her shapes to make her more appealing.

Artemis

My contribution to this week's Sketchbook Society theme, Greek Mythology. I chose Artemis! I really wanted to do Diana; she's my favorite for some weird, super nerdy reasons. But since Diana's Roman Mythology I went with her Greek equivalent, Artemis! I spent waaaay too long making her and her little deer friend. Now back to my film!

The Sketchbook Society

My friends and I started a weekly theme blog! It's called "The Sketchbook Society." Check it out here! For the first week the theme was Marine Life. Naturally, I did a mermaid. Actually, I did about 20000 mermaids and you'll find out about them in my next post. :)

work in progess painting

I've been working on a new painting! It won't be done for at least another month, a lot's going on in my life. But here's a glimpse of what I've been working on! I'll post the final eventually.

stage two

stage three

stage four



It's come a long way so far, but it still needs a lot of work. Any questions? Comments? Suggestions? Outbursts of emotion?

mermaid!

I just spent the last few weeks at a family reunion all over the east coast. While I was there I was practicing some watercolor techniques and I made this mermaid for my 10-year old cousin Julia.


2/14/12 I edited it in photoshop. shhhhh don't tell

paintin'

These last months in Utah have been a whirlwind of craziness. New stuff that's been happening? I'm going to Ireland! I leave in eight days and I'll be gone for an entire month. Then I'll only have two months after that before moving back to California. I'm not necessarily excited to leave Utah again, but I am excited to finish my degree and enter the industry. Anyway, onward to my last few months... (no paradox intended)


I delved into the world of figure painting. That was my first in a series of 20 minute self portraits, all done in oil. None of them really look like me, but they turned out cool none the less. Here are two more of my favs:

We also did some model painting. The first one was a three day pose, the second a two day. In other news, I've never seen anyone as skinny as second model. Holy. Cow.



And, of course, I had to throw in some giraffes. These are the first real watercolors I've ever done. In fact, I believe they may be the ONLY real watercolors I have ever done. I'd love to continue working in both water color and oil.

Awkward Giraffe?

The time has come for my first post...it is long overdue. You ready?

The Giraffe. An African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminate. [wikipedia] (AKA...The giraffe is an african hooved mammal who happens to be the tallest land-living animal who eats plants through regurgiation.) It also happens to be my all time favorite animal. For my animal drawing class last semester we visited the zoo about once a week, and I fell in love with these beauties. They somehow manage to exhibit both a majestic grandeur as well as a bumbling awkwardness which makes me relate to them on so many levels. There are times when I feel really majestic just because of my height....especially when I wear heels. But then five minutes later I feel like an awkward giraffe who sticks out like a sore thumb. So....to pay homage to these fabulous creatures, I give you some of my favorite work from the class.


p.s. If you would like to hear about the REAL awkward giraffe, please feel free to ask me next time you see me. It is quite a good story.