Two Girls and a Boy

Outline

Starting the work from the left


Finishing the head

I like working on the faces first because they are easier to do than the clothes.
(I don't like patterns!)

Oops, flash alert!

Last to be done are the clothes.

Add a little background and signature and it's done!

Newborn Baby

This is my youngest subject so far!

The Outline

Darkening the lines

Darkest shadows first!

More shading on the body

Letting the hair grow a little bit...

Adding some more hair and refining the face

Working on the background fluff

More background

Finished background

More detailing on the face and the name is added to the wristband!

Paper is cut and sprayed lightly with a fixative for protection.

The Curls Challenge

So far, this picture has been the most challenging to do in a while because of the beautiful tousled hair. I was up for the challenge. :)

The Outline



Darkening the major lines and shading in the faces




Starting the baby's hand

More details on baby's hand and clothing (too much camer flash!)

Darkening the lettering on clothing and details on the blanket and chair

More detailed outlines on the curls

Finishing up baby's clothing and adding more details to the hair

More details on the hair!

Final Product!

I decided to remove the leg because it was too distracting!

*All pictures were taken with an iPhone camera. (Too lazy to get the digital camera...)

Baby: the making!

I just loooove drawing babies. They are adorable!
This is for my friend KC and her little angel.

This is the original picture

I started with an outline


Then worked on the basic shadows of the face

Worked my way down the clothes and hand

Added some background shading

Then last was the foreground

And the most important part ;)



Portrait was completed around the same time it took me to watch the movie Freaky Friday.

A Flower and Houses on Stilts

During the Christmas vacation, I have been wanting to make some pictures to decorate our new place. I have been missing the Philippines lately, so I decided to paint things that reminded me of my childhood/hometown.

Ever since I saw a huge square painting in a store while shopping, I got really excited about making one too. So I bought a 30" x 30" canvas from my favorite art place. Since this one is huge, I wanted to give it an extra "bump" by using modeling paste to sculpt the picture.

I settled on making the Hibiscus, locally known as gumamela, since I grew up around these common but pretty flowers.

Halfway through.

The modeling paste isn't obvious in this picture but it is there.

Final product on my living room wall.

If you look closely you will see the bumps and grooves.

The next day I started on another project. At the request of my dear husband, I made a picture of houses on the ocean. This was a typical sight for him when he was on a mission there and I thought they were pretty cool and would make a great subject. This picture will end up in our dining area.

The white raised areas are made of modeling paste, which I sculpted in first before doing the colors.

Background came next.

(If you're a keen observer, you will see my dog in the background. He likes to lay down next to me while I work.)

I used dark browns for the forground.

Because it is a sunset scene, I didn't worry much about details.

The final product.

12"x24" Acrylic on canvas