Archive for July, 2008

Economy = Starving Artist

Friday, July 18th, 2008
I’m going to be very honest… pride aside.

Times are very slow, the economy is ROUGH, and now I understand the meaning of starving artist.  I’m so touched by all the people who STILL believe in me and support me as an artist!!! I only wish the student loan people would support me just as much. lol

For all those affected by the economy just as I am, stay strong!!! Let’s hope that things will look up sooner than later!! (more…)

New Collections of Original Japanese Paintings

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

In the last three weeks, I’ve been trying to create two new collections of contemporary paintings. In the first collection, I want to focus on vivid colors and call it Iro (color in Japanese). In the second collection, I want to focus on the beauty of the planet and call it Chikyu (earth in Japanese). These collections are to be abstract only, which is something I’ve never done. I’ll keep some Japanese calligraphy influence in my paintings because it’s grown to be such a big part of my pieces. I’ll also incorporate more colors into my paintings, particularly the Iro Collection. (more…)

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