Princess Jasmine

Princess Jasmine

Be sure to stop by WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney® District at theDisneyland® Resort to check out my latest release, debuting May 24th. :)

More info here.

I find this painting fitting for Illustration Friday's theme-Vanity. :)

Mulan

"Greatest Gift and Honor"

Painted on Arches watercolor paper with Turner Gouache.
Here is my second piece for the WonderGround Gallery next month. I’ve attached the finished painting as well as my initial concept sketch & a few progress shots.  On Saturday May 24th I will be at the gallery signing from 11-1 pm. The original & fine art prints will be available!

More info right here. 

Tink and Alice for WonderGround Pop Fusion

 "Tink"
13x19 Gouache and glitter on Arches watercolor paper

I chose Tinkerbell because I'm a big fan of how cute and sassy she is. With the "Pop" theme I decided to go very minimal with the color and keep it bright and saturated with a touch a pixie dust!

"Down The Rabbit Hole"
13x19 Gouache on Arches watercolor paper and mat board

In the film I love when Alice is falling down the rabbit hole discovering all the floating objects around her. In the beginning,figuring out this piece was slightly complicated for me because of all the black and white together. It would be challenging to paint black and white objects on top of the black and white background while having everything pop out still.  After seeing my initial sketch, my very creative boyfriend Juan suggested that I do the red roses border raised off the paper on mat board, everything painted separately and tacked down on foam core to create the floating look. That is exactly what I ended up doing and it turned out really fun! 

These are my other two pieces for WonderGround this month! It's been a great experience creating these pieces and pushing myself to work in a larger scale. I am very excited to see them framed and up in the gallery next week.  :) Happy Thursday!

Not In Kansas Anymore...

"Wicked" and "For Good"-4x6 Gouache and glitter on watercolor paper

I was recently in a Wizard Of OZ tribute show at Gallery Nucleus.  I decided to do portraits of Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked because I just saw the play and loved it so much. The characters are fascinating and both were extremely fun to work on.

Curiosities Exhibition

The Tank
Gouache on watercolor 5x7

I was recently invited by Gallery Nucleus to be a part of Vicky Ying and Mike Yamada's show to celebrate their upcoming book Curiosities! I am very happy to be in this show along with over 40 talented artists sharing their take on what they envision they might discover in an old mysterious mansion.
The exhibition opens today in Alhambra, CA from 7pm-11 pm so if you are in the area do stop by and check out all the wonderful oddities in store.
Curious for more about the show? Get all the details right here!

I forgot to take a decent photo of my painting so the one I have here is taken in the dark with my iphone before I framed it.  : / Hopefully i'll be able to get some better photos of it later! This piece was challenging for me because I attempted to work more with dramatic lighting (something which I don't normally do) and it's also a larger size at 5x7 as I am used to my mini 2x3 inch paintings. ;)
If I were exploring an odd mansion I would love to come across what appears to be an antique, ornate fish tank...filled with small sea dragon-like mermaids!

Have a great weekend everyone!