hello 2011

Hey Guys!!

2011 is here and this will be the year for change! I feel it! Anyway, so how was your New Year and Christmas celebration? Hope it was all well! :)

Been thinking of working on a little project maybe a short children's book :) But here's a current character I'm working on I haven't quite figured out his whole background let alone his name. But here it is he's half ogre half cyclops. First I wanted to call him Frank the one eyed monster but that seemed too generic. So I would love some feedback :)

This is a mock piece on a the character. It was done with watercolors. I was going to show the process of this piece but just ended up painting it straight out forgetting to take frequent scans. hehe

oh well thanks for stopping by! :)

-Carrie R.

Tokyo Cafe, SM Megamall, Philippines

We were in this restaurant called Tokyo Cafe in SM Megamall for lunch. Its a weird Japanese place its "japanese" themed but the food they served is all american style hamburgers, pizzas, milkshakes and pastas. Their desserts are awesome taste wise and "look wise" :)) haha

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SEE THE WORLD ONE DRAWING AT A TIME
The group was created in November of 2007 by Gabi Campanario and set the foundation for the Urban Sketchers blog (Nov. 2008) and a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing (Dec. 2009.)


Urban Sketchers Manifesto

• We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
• Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
• Our drawings are a record of time and place.
• We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
• We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
• We support each other and draw together.
• We share our drawings online.
• We show the world, one drawing at a time.
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This is a sketch I did while stuck in traffic on C5 road. This is the road I have to pass all the time to get to my new condo :) I absolutely despise this road since its always filled with traffic whenever we're there! hehe but thats because its where the toll booth is at. :) Didn't sketch the road though I was admiring the palm trees as well as the old rundown buildings in the area.

playing with watercolors [update]

**the colors didn't really come out the way I wanted for some reason my scanner wasn't on my side today. Anyway, hope you guys like them. These are just for fun :)

Oh, and here are some more pictures of my dog Sharpay ahaha, after jogging

Stone Age Dream, Peter Chan's blog giveaway prize, and utter randomness

Yesterday I had a dream that I was back in the stone ages and I was sailing on a hot air balloon with my dog. Here is a photo of my dog. Her name is Sharpay. hehe (Sharpay the Sharpei)

Anyway I couldn't stop getting the idea of me in the stone age so I decided to paint it. This is just the early stage of the painting I'm still trying to figure out the background. If you have suggestions just comment 

Oh, and I'd like to share with you all my working area. Now that I'm working more on traditional mediums I had to move my equipment. :))

Swatches I  used for reference in the painting

My washes :)

Oh, I was one of the random winners on the awesome Peter Chan's blog giveaway! :) So guess what came in the mail the other day! The linoprint finally arrived! :) Thanks Peter!

WIPs, Modern Family

 

I love Modern Family! So I decided to do a little illustration based on the characters :)

Here is a piece I'm currently working on. :) Don't really understand the basis for this piece hopefully it works out in the end

This is the WIP piece (above)

This one is the concept.

Alabang Town Center Cinemas