Stand for what you believe in, or you'll end up believing in anything.

Fears and Failures

Why am I so afraid to fail? I thought I've come to the sense that failure is okay, failure is the staircase to success. Yet, why am I still distraught by those disappointed in me?  Why am I still afraid of potential failures? Hell, why am I even thinking of potential failures? Such a waste of energy and emotion. 

Stop being so weak.

I've learned that everything comes from within.

So these failures and fears are all caused by ignorance and/or incompetance. 

All these years, I thought I've learned something. 

I guess not.

Plum Tree

Inspired by an artist name HaiYing Yang. 
When she created this piece I was simply blown away, so I decided to give it a go. 

Acrylic on canvas board

"Death is the easy way out"

"A single swing with his deamonic mace,

He will show you that, death is the easy way out."

There are numerous flaws with this piece, but of course I will not reveal them ;) 

Please let me know what you think. Any critiques and/or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hope you all like it. 

:)

Time to get creative

Adding texture

Primer basecoat

Now to make it look realistic...

Chaos Invasion WIP - 9hrs

A little too much on the weathering. Oh well, he'll be one dirty, badass son of a b*tch!
The point of this exercise is to give the impression of corroded, dirty armour. Please let me know if it is believable. Is it realistic? Is it too much?
The context of the piece will be more practical once I get the base done.

somewhat done...kinda...maybe..meh, I'll see.

New Tools

Just came in the mail today, new tools for me to work with! woot woot!~ 

Winsor & Newton Series 7, size 1 - most expensive brush I've bought, for its size.

For my sculpting pleasures!

Content

Where I am currently,
where I want to take myself
the friends I have

what I have accomplished

the kids I have inspired 

the hearts I have touched

the hearts I have broken

my aspiration to become better

my inspiration to create

and in return inspire others

the smiles I have created

the frowns I have inflicted

all the pain I have endured

all the tears I have shed

everything I have gained

and everything I have lost

...has made me a better me.

I am content, with my life.

(sorry guys, I just wanted to let that out)

I am exercising against my demons - I am winning

Chaos Invasion WIP - 4hrs

Hi friends, 

Painting throughout the years has evolved by utilizing different mediums and painting on different canvas. From plant and mineral slurries on cave walls, to paint on paper canvas, to digitial art and now to miniatures/sculptures. You all may know that I paint miniatures (or try to, cuz I'm so noob) and some of you are interested in seeing what kind of things I can create. 

Well...to those that are interest, here are WIP pics of my current art project. 

My camera doesn't do the image justice. His face looks better, I swear! lol

I am trying to come up with a name for this piece.

"Invasion" is what I currently have in mind. 

Still brainstorming. Any suggestions?

More to come.

late night mumble

What to do?

I sit here clicking away

Looking at the clock and now I think of food

Its almost 1 in the a.m, work awaits me in 8

Thoughts in the mind, but sleep is good

Why am I still up, as it is getting late

Snooze I shall, because these rhyms are.....shit

yeah I should sleep.

Good night everyone. 

(epic fail - lol!)

Rememberance Day

Remember, who they are

Remember, who they represent

Remember, what they fought for

Remember, their courage

They are the soldiers of the past, but heroes for the future.

Remember.

Past art

Some random artsy/crafty things I've done in the past.

First time attempt on cherry blossoms with water colour. Not impressed with it. Terrible proportion. But we all got to start some where :) - 2005

A piece I created for McMaster's Art exhibition (Acrylic, water colour & poetry) - 2007

Another piece I created for McMaster's Art expo - 2007

A gift from... - 2006

A gift to... (well this ones obvious. High school buddy) - 2004?

Painting accompanied with poetry- 2005

That's right, its Spidey! - 2005

It has been awhile since I've created something. Its about time.

Value

I have a co-worker who has some very interesting sayings when it comes to work:

"There is more than one way to skin a cat...but that doesn't mean the cat will survive"

"You can't but the shit back in the horse"

etc...sayings like this. haha

He has one quote pinned up on his wall and it says:

"Generate value every damn day, or die trying"

So this is me at work, trying to get stuff down, generate results and moving projects forward...ugh what a mess! Too many papers, it hinders productivity. 

TADA!

Now lets get working!

The point is, organize yourself and work to strive the goals you desire.

Generate value EVERY DAMN DAY! At work, at home, at school, in your simple daily activities. Whatever you do, make it count.

Life is a canvas, use it!

It is through expression, from inspiration, derived from experience, impacted by surroundings, presented in a nice little wrapped box with a pink bow tie called, life.  

It is executed through the choice of words, the flow of penmanship, the mark of each brush stroke, the strength of each message and the underlying impact it has on our own life.

It comes in many forms, conducted with different mediums and presented on a canvas only limited by the bounds of our own imagination.

What is this?

Art.

I’ve created this blog hoping to express my thoughts, my talents and my ideals by sharing my words and my art for the purpose of inspiring others to embark on the task of expression. This can be accomplished with whatever medium they choose, whether it is poetry, painting, drawing, crafting, sculpting, story telling, music, dance, design, etc…whatever! Just express yourself. We all have our own story to tell, our own picture to paint, our own musical groove; we all have something that defines who we are. Share it, express it, and be proud of it.

Life is a canvas, use it!