Animal Sketches

Drew these a while back, January this year, but was too lazy to post them until now.
YAY cute animals (esp the second dog:D)

 

 

 

pen drawings

my first attempt on using pen as a medium...

tried to capture all the details, but apparently not they're not 100% captured

drew this free hand, so the proportion is slightly off, but still rather pleased with them

the both drawings took a night (each) to complete, realised that pen drawings work best when it comes to killing time.

the second one is half done, as I lost momentum (the details are crazy~)

shall complete it when I have nothing else to do:)

Btw, these are all buildings from the AEP London and Paris trip, Singapore's HDB flats would be dull and boring to draw...perhaps I could try drawing the esplanade or SAM someday~

more sketches (cat +hands)

Suddenly had the urge to sketch something, so I attempted to depict this sleeping cat which is my desktop wallpaper, it was done in sort of a rush, as I was supposed to be in bed then...thus, the quick sketch lines and slightly distorted face...

was rather bored in DSO intern's room waiting for my mentor's meeting to end, so I entertained myself by sketching my own hand (Nov 2011)

Sec 3 BT Drawing and Painting paper

 

  The theme for the paper was play. My interpretation: play that hurts. In other words, I was addressing the issue of mockery and hurtful teasing that damages others self esteem. Notice that a human figure is crouched on top of the pile of toys, and that the three distorted faces are laughing in mockery at him. The pile of toys suggests the objects that we play with and become entertained by when we were younger. However, as we grow older, some begin to lose this interest and treat a fellow human being as a toy to make fun of.

...Preparatory Studies...

brainstorm, mind-map, sketches, tryouts, etc.

Like everyone else, when the theme was announced, the first thing that came to mind was toys; from soft toys to dolls to pets. So I sketched them ...

But something bothered me; my ideas were not original. Anyone would relate play to toys. It was not interesting or different enough. So I thought harder and came up with an idea: mockery and playing with someone's emotions and feelings. I have to admit that it was rather morbid. Nevertheless, it was unique and I loved it:) Here's the rest of my prep:

Next, I had a random idea of playing with nature, like flying a kite (playing with the wind). But it didn't really have much relevance to the theme, so I decided not to take any chances. I submitted it as my prep work anyways, because I put in quite a lot of effort in these paintings.

 

...Compositions...

 

What can I say? To paint a painting requires much hard work even before starting to paint the actual painting. But throughout the whole course of doing this paper, I did my best and enjoyed myself thoroughly doing the prep studies and painting the actual painting. I really quite pleased with the process and the outcome. Can't wait for the Sec4 coursework to start:D

Random Sketches

 

I felt rather bored over the holidays so I went to the library (cos it was really hard to concentrate at home, with all the screams and shouts) and settled down with a notebook. My favorite sketch is the last one of the lion which seems tamed and even appears to be motherly. It's amazing what changes an artist can do to the character and features of the subject matter.