My Upcoming Opening and Exhibition

Sorry for my lack of activity, but I've been working so hard on creating more art for my upcoming opening of my art studio, along with a small exhibition of my works at El Paso Art Association-Art Junction. 

I'm so excited and hope y'all are too, so I'm sending out invitations to everyone! If you're near the El Paso, TX area, the opening reception is on August 3rd at 9AM 'till 2PM, admission is FREE, will have free food and drinks as well!

JOIN THE EVENT HERE: 

www.facebook.com/events/390683...

If you can't come for the opening reception, no worries. All the artwork will still be there 'till August 31st (one whole month!) If you still can't come at all, no worries! They'll be uploaded online eventually!!! 

R3: "Re-Create, Re-Think, Re-Discover"

The UTEP Union Gallery gladly presents our next gallery exhibit, R3! It's been rather fun, and kinda hard, to create a new logo to represent the exhibit, much like the Dots to Lines exhibition.

Again, I tried keeping it simple, and thanks to Mariana Rivera for all the help!

Size: 6x4 in.
Software: Adobe Illustrator

You could also find all the exhibits presented at the union gallery at http://sa.utep.edu/union/gallery/

New Tumblr Art Page

Hi guys. I finally decided to make a new Tumblr page, but this time, only my art related. Since I keep on re-blogging  re-blogging  re-blogging stuff, my art disappeared with all the fandom and other fan stuff. 

Here’s the new link if you want to follow my art! 

Just a reminder, this new Tumblr page will only feature my art, with a small description. If you want to see WIP or my inner thought of the piece, you could follow me on my Facebook page and in my sketch-blog!

Earth Week Design

For a week I've been working on a new design for the next exhibit after Dots to Lines exhibit is over. This new exhibit will feature the theme of Earth Week, how artist "re-create, re-think, and re-discover" through their artwork. The exhibit will feature photographs, sculptures, paintings, etc. I can't wait until the exhibit opens!

A sneek peek on a design I'm doing, water bottle labels

Didn't Make It...

Last Thursday I had the guts to enter four of my works I've done in the past semester, including one that I've done this month, to the 2013 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition. 

Works I Submitted: Veva (Myself at 3), Fatima (At age 3), Blossom (Fatima at the Present), and Own Beauty

The jurors were Julio César Morales (Fine Arts Juror) and Matthew Bouloutian (Graphic Design Juror), who judged all the submissions UTEP student artists had submitted. To tell you the truth, I was pretty nervous. But I was also expecting at least one of my works to enter.

Unfortunately, when I went the next day to see the list of names of accepted entries, neither of my works made it.

Oh well, maybe next year, I"ll try again. And maybe next time, I'll also turn in graphic design works as well. Thanks to all who supported me and giving me a pat in the back, even though I didn't make it this year! :D

Own Beauty

“Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are.”

― Markus Zusak, I am the Messenger

Its been a while since I've done watercolor painting, my last one was last december when I've done my final project for my art foundation class.

This painting will be a gift for one of my co-workers who is graduating this coming May.

Watercolor, pencil, pen, pastel on 11x14in canvas.

WIP

 

 

Dots To Lines...

This is my recent finish (and first!) graphic design work for The University of Texas at El Paso Union Gallery. Dots to Lines is a new exhibit opening on March 25th through April 7th, featuring artworks from the Art Foundation Drawing Classes. I focused mostly on keeping it simple and following the concept of the title...we all start  creating a dot to make a line, and by drawing a line, we create start on creating anything

Poster: 11x17 in.

Software: Adobe Illustrator

Following the poster, I also designed a postcard that were delivered and passed out throughout campus. 

Postcard: Front

Postcard: Back

Size: 6x4 in.

Software: Adobe Illustrator

This is also an invitation to anyone at UTEP and El Paso to come and check these marvelous pieces of artwork from the Art Foundation Drawing Classes starting on March 25th through April 7th, 2013. Closing Reception on April 4th, 2013 from 6pm-8pm.

New Project: Fall 2013 Trifold

A sneek peek of me working on a new work assignment

They are here!!!

It is here! My first graphic design poster and postcard for The UTEP Union Gallery's Dots to Lines  ready to distribute!

New Project: Dots To Lines

Working on the postcard design for the new art exhibit at the UTEP Gallery, named Dots to Lines!

A sneek peek of the Dots to Lines Postcard!

This would be my first graphic design project from work, in which I get to decide what to design for the exhibit's posters and postcards! How exciting!!!

Gymnastics Sketch

A quick sketch, took about half an hour to complete

all in HB and H pencils!

A Closer Look

WIP

I'm trying to get back into the hobbit of doing quick sketches again. So hopefully I could get to do more sketches more frequently than it was.

Working on Graphic Design

I don't know if I mentioned this before, I'm working on my Graphic Design minor at the University. At the moment, I'm still at beginners classes, but there is lots to learn! This semester, I'm taking the two basic graphic design classes. Graphic Design 1 is basically teaching us how to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop  how to do vector graphics etc. I've already done the basic assignments, they are not so bad. At the moment, I'm practicing on creating logos by creating vector graphics. So I decided to make my mom a cake logo for her cake decorating title.

First thing first, do a sketch! It's something that I learned in all my art classes, always start with a thumbnail sketch of what I want to create! I talked to my mom, and I asked her how she wanted it, colors, etc. So the sketch its just rough, nothing fancy, just scribbles here and there.

Thee Sketch! A topsy turvy cake with these crazy flowers and roses, and more decoration, etc!

So I scanned the sketch, uploaded it, and put it in illustrator. Now I will use the learned lessons from my class to create this cake! And BAM! This is what I got so far!

Took me about 5-6 hours to do this!

My mom's opinion? She loves it! I guess I could say that my mom is my first client! Yay! But I still have lots more to learn, and I'm eager to know what's next in my class's schedule!

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The second Graphic Design class is the all-traditional graphic design. Meaning, we won't be using a computer to create a design, everything will go traditional! I haven't done an official design in this class yet, but when I do, I'll post them up here!

Sherlock Sketch: A Closer Look

Finally I had the time to scan my previous sketch I've made a couple of weeks ago. Here's a closer look!

WIP 1
Sketchbook

Good Ol' Sketchbook: Sherlock

Done with this sketch...Sherlock Season 3 must come now! I am dying to know!!!

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes from BBC's TV Series Sherlock

You must go and watch it and feel the feels I'm having now until Season 3 comes out! asdfdsflskdajfg

All in pen! Timespan? Well, I don't really know, I've been doodling it from time to time when I have breaks from classes or work. Probably about 3 days, total of hmmmm....4 hours? I don't know, but who cares?!

365 Day Project on HOLD

Hey guys, I'm sorry to say that I won't be able to complete my 365 day challenge. Even though I only did one month, it is rather difficult to keep on it when there's a lot of events occurring. I never knew that things will be tough during these days, but with work and school, and homework and projects, I don't even have time for myself as much as I used to.

However, I will continue posting up several stuff here, random photographs of random stuff, and more work in progress and final projects here in my blog. I won't be able to do it everyday, but for sure once a week.

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So anyways, recent news!
There's going to be an opening show in Union Gallery at University of Texas at El Paso, starring on wonderful paintings from a friend of mine! How exciting! Someday, I'll probably have something like that in the near future!

Anyways, I'm now in first semester of basic Graphic Design classes, one class is based on using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign; while the second class is all traditional Graphic Design. I do hope I get them posted here for any feedback from anyone!

Found my good ol' sketchbook: Katniss Everdeen

The second of the three first sketches in my lost-and then-found sketchbook which features Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. 

Again, all done last summer 2012, and in pencil and eraser.

A closer look.

Check out my recent doodle I've done 2 days ago.

Also checked the second sketch of Loki, The God of Mischief.

Found my good ol' sketchbook: Loki

So here it is, as promised, one of three first sketches in my lost-and then-found sketchbook which features Loki, the God of Mischief. 

Loki, The God of Mischief!This one was done last summer, all in pencil and eraser.

  

A closer look of my sketch.

Check out my recent doodle I've done 2 days ago.

Also checked the second sketch of Katniss Everdeen.

Found my good ol' sketchbook

I finally found my lost sketchbook in my pile of junk -_- which gives me the opportunity to go back in sketching again before going back to class this coming Monday. And it's embarrassing to say, but I only have 3 sketches in this sketchbook, including the one I've done today...

Just a simple doodle using sharpies and pens.

A close up of my doodle.

I post up the other two sketches later, but I think most of you already have seen it in my DeviantArt account. One of them features Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games, the other was Loki from the movie Thor and The Avengers. I'll probably re-do these two, and probably compared them on how much I've improved.

Check out the first sketch of Loki, the God of Mischief post.
Also checked the second sketch of Katniss Everdeen post.

2012 Art Summary

There's only 3 more days until 2013, so I wanted to take the time to do an art summary of all the art I've done this year.

It's been a very difficult and busy year, but I see that I have improved! So Happy and Proud!!!

Art Foundation Final Project Update

8 out of 12 done!

My sister at age 3

Myself at 3; Watercolor

My Sister at age 8

Myself at age 8

My Sister at age 10...at the Present Time

 Myself at age 10

 My Sister at age 20...in the near future

Myself at age 20

Well today was the day to turn in our final project. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't complete my goal of 12 of my own drawings. However, my professor and I discussed on permitting my sister draw herself and I in her own way to express her skills to the class! Will show more photos very soon!

However, once I get my portfolio back with my drawings, I will continue working the last 4 drawings and try to enter it in the student exhibition at school, or any future exhibitions during the Spring semester. I do hope so. 

Read more of this project here!