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Inoue Trail

by Faye O. on February 3, 2010

in Pen & Ink, Sketches, Watercolor

If there’s one thing I really hate to draw and paint … it’s landscapes. I feel like I can go crazy if I were to draw an outdoor scene. Whenever I look at a photo of a scenery, my brain goes into overload. My eyes cannot handle the various textures and details. I have yet [...]

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A Boy and His Cat

by Faye O. on October 25, 2009

in Pen & Ink, Watercolor

I took a picture of my son a few months ago, which cracked me up whenever I look at it.
He just came home from preschool. The family cat was sleeping on the carpet at the time. My boy then bent down to hug and squeeze the living daylights out of the poor creature, haha! On [...]

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Geisha In Waiting

by Faye O. on October 25, 2009

in Color Pencils, Pen & Ink, Sketches

Had plans to do some ACEOs revolving on multi-cultural women in costumes. You know what …. I never seem to be satisfied with the outcome. Blame it on my so-called quest for perfection, LOL!
So I drew up a series of Geisha sketches which I hope to turn into an ACEO. I did work on it, [...]

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Feeling Elizabethan

by Faye O. on October 25, 2009

in Color Pencils, Pen & Ink

This morning I tuned in to HBO. The movie ‘Elizabeth: Golden Age’ was on. I didn’t pay much attention to the storyline, but the costumes and jewelry were pretty darn fantastic.
Feeling inspired, I took out my Derwent Coloursoft pencils and proceeded to do a rough sketch of an Elizabethan portrait. I think I went a [...]

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