our weekends have been so full recently. friends, family, art and conversation… there are so many moments that i want to stop. to live in that beautiful minute. it passes by and i try my best to capture it later. walking through the golden gate park, a friend and i were caught in a slow flurry of cherry blossom petals. one by one they fell around us… it was something like this ^_^
i hope your holidays are full of love and warmth. may the new year be full of magic and many happy days.
i’ll be away for awhile and back in 2013 ^_^
i believe what makes any work compelling is that it comes from the heart.
earlier this year i stopped accepting commissions. partly because i was overwhelmed by the requests and partly because it became increasingly difficult for me to draw people i didn’t know. i love drawing, but one of the reasons i love my job is because i create from me – my imagination, my experiences, my relationships.
so when friends ask me to draw them, its always a treat… because when you draw someone, its like falling in love with them. even someone you’ve known for a long time – you fall in love with their posture, the various shades of color in their hair, the way that the light catches their smile… all of their details.
for my friends cat & tyler, may your love always grow.
happy anniversary!
this week’s drawings will be a celebration and gift for my hubbahubba.
we have been married for three years and together for ten years. we met in college and quickly became best friends. through the years we’ve been through many things together. from miserable minimum wage jobs to unbearable sadness, to celebrations and explorations of the world, from beach side to city – showing each other the worst side of ourselves… and the best. i’ll never know who i’d be without him but i do know that the person i am today is because of his love.
for my best friend, happy anniversary. i can’t wait for another decade full of love with you.
i am super excited to participate in sketch tuesdays tomorrow at 111 minna gallery! i will be among many awesome female artists burning wood live! if you’re around, please stop by ^_^
