Illustration Friday: Star Gazing

My submission for this weeks Illustration Friday: Star Gazing is an old watercolor piece from "The Dewgazer and The Dewdrop Fairy", a children's book that I made as a present for Arceli. You can read some more info about it HERE.

Late Night Ballet • 11.75" X 5", Watercolor

Here's the finished piece for yesterday's post. "Late Night Ballet" was inspired by my daughter's mini-obsession with ballet. At nights after doing homework she'll stay in her room, crank up the radio with Mozart Minuets, and does her plié, pas de chat, petit saut, jumping and so on. This piece, as I mentioned on my last post, will be submitted on an art exhibit this coming September here in South Florida.

 

Late Night Ballet • 11.75" X 5", Watercolor

New Piece + Upcoming Exhibit

Here's a new sketch that I am going to paint tonight. It is for an upcoming show which will be held here in South Florida. I will post more detailed info about it in an appropriate time. All I can say is that it is going to be a 'monster' event. :)

UPDATE: Please see finished painting HERE

Redila Studio (New Home)

Still setting up my new studio. A lot of things to do, still.

A big thanks to Gerry Alanguilan who was kind enough to give me a high res file of The Marvelous Adventures of the Amazing Dr. Rizal teaser art, I was able to print it to a 6 foot poster with clarity, I can even see some pencil marks, love it. It's been so long since I promised him that I will be hanging it on my new wall when I moved to a new studio (I think it was February of last year).

I will also be making poster sized print of my "Dr. Rizal" painting and hang it there too.

Illustration Friday: Equipment

Here is another sketch for a watercolor project called "Love". I think this is appropriate for Illustration Friday's theme for this week because ultimately "Love" and the embrace of a mother is the most powerful equipment humans experience. "Love" - 5 x 9, graphite and crayons.

Illustration Friday: Fearless

"Sleepplayer", 9 x 10, Watercolor on paper

My Sketch Board

People are curious where did I get all the rare vintage stickers on the back of my Sketch Board. Unfotunately, I couldn't find those anywhere myself. That was my first plan - to cover my board with old stickers and memorabilia from my childhood. But since I couldn't find one single item, I painted it myself.