Inktober: Week 2

Inktober 2014!

Note to Self: Buy a Uke

I did this quick painting to remind myself to buy a new instrument and learn it.

And what better instrument to learn than the ukulele!

Maud Wagner

Maud Wagner (1877-1961)
the first female tattoo artist in the U.S.

I saw a picture of this woman and just had to do a drawing of her myself.
She is too badass!

Margot Tenenbaum

"... she smokes."

CatsCatsCats

I don't think I've ever drawn so many cats in my entire life...

and I don't think anyone should. I used my pen tip & ink to draw this birthday card for my

"non-cat-owner yet cat-obsessed" friend, Diana.

I thought it would be a better idea than some half-hearted
 "Happy Birthday, Friend" card from Target.

So for all you cat lovers out there, I hope these drawings suffice.

Zissou!

Don't Touch Me

"Spikes on Everything" Girls.
Trying to look real hard or just sending a message?

#NightDoodle

Sketches & Paints
Old & Recent
Day & Night Doodles

I've already uploaded some of these on my Instagram, but I'll post these here anyway (:
Have an awesome weekend --

My Refuge

I've been itching to paint something other than a character, so I just did a layout of my room! haha

It was alot more fun to work on than I thought.

The personalities of one's room really does rely on the detail.

Because details matter (:

Joan Holloway, not Harris

I love me some Joan.

I've watched a few Mad Men episodes while making this, and I've realized how much I've been lagging on the show. So far behind...

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Here are a few pictures I took on my recent trip to Portland two weeks ago. Such a beautiful city with so much moisture in the air and everywhere! L.A. needs some of this climate right now, cuz being in a drought is not the business.

Pintrest + Washi Paper

Pintrest is so awesome and sooooo useful. And its super fun to find things to draw too!

Found some old washi paper I had lying around my room, and decided to make use of it somehow for this piece.

It gives her a bit more life, I guess (:

Pintrest reference:

Have a great week, everyone ✌

SketchGroup!

Hooray!! I finally got the chance to do some figure drawings, WITH A LIVE MODEL!

Feels nice drawing someone who's actually posing for you after creeping & sketching some strangers in public...

Center Stage Gallery in Burbank is providing an Uninstructed Sketch Group on Wednesdays and I got lucky enough to make it today! It was soo therapeutic and I was having the time of my life. I hope I'll be able to catch more drawing classes... but more on a weekly basis. (New Resolution! added.)

Here are some 10 and 20 minutes drawings from today.
(taken with iPhone5, cuz I'm lazy...)

10 mins:

 20 mins:

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