The Fat Lady ain't singing...

finally posted up our Figure Drawing session sketches.
Flee say will fine me if i don't.

sophie black's hair wanna play with her mascara

her hair is not evil, only curious.

see me at http://designsponge.blogspot.com/

Figure Drawing From OIC Experiment Day

15 minute sketch. Pencil on cartridge paper

Been almost a decade since i went back to figure drawing session.
Must admit i was a little bit rusty at first, proved to be really good practice.
Here's my take on the figure drawing, hope i don't have to wait long for another session.
Big thanks to Drewscape for organizing the event.

Figure drawing from OIC experiment day

15min poses. Watercolor on watercolor paper.

言葉にならない気持ち。

old work.

moleskin drawings

Some moleskin drawings I did today as well as an old drawing above. The first is the fortune bag

that japanese are crazy about..during the new year

Two strangers in MRT today

Bali Lane this morning this morning....it is near Bugis..opposite the ugly art deco Gotham -like building..where a humungous golden crane sculpture faces a Abraham Lincoln statue..

Arab street.. without the crowds..

living in a shell

old work done few years ago, in other words, i have no new work to post. hahahahahah....

OIC EXPERIMENT DAY AT HOLLAND VILLAGE

17 MARCH 2007(saturday), 75 Jln Kelabu Asap, 3-8pm

Tired of your same usual style of drawing? Want to try out a new medium but keep putting it off? Experiment day is a day where you can take time out to try out new illustration styles and learn from your fellow illustrators in a chill out environment.

And from 5-7pm, we will be having a FIGURE DRAWING SESSION! Cost will be $60 divided among number of people who show up. Bring your own art materials whether it be your laptop, pastels, oil paints or canvas. Also bring your own snacks.

Location will be at 75 Jln Kelabu Asap at chip bee gardens (holland village, behind the POSB) It's a house with a garden with space to relax and draw. We can have dinner at the nearby hawker center.

The house can hold about maximum 10 people only. So sign up under the comments function soon!

For more information contact andrew at 91070735.

pencil + watercolor.

Because We are Worth It

Hey guys, something to share with u,

http://www.no-spec.com/archives/i-wish-i-had-written-this/

really good read about working for free, got the link from my friend faiz's blog

Another Blasted Day

Life can be so mundane sometimes.
Thank you Lee for the invite

Painter X is out

When I saw the advertisement of Painter X, I remembered I did a fun piece last year, with the thought that we wouldn't have anymore upgrade of the software. Well, I guess the developer wouldn't live without one. One good (not essential) upgrade in version 10 is, it has a tool to find the centre of interest within a composition or a canvas. Well, I say it is good but is it worth to get it?


:)

art exhibition at MAAD in april

Artwork title:
Right now: I don’t need anything

The series of works to be featured in April by Xin is a continuation to her debut exhibition Pleased to Meet You at MAAD in February. With a total of 20 ink drawings and paintings, all works were snapped up by 5 buyers within the two days that the exhibition was held. Xin and her exhibition were also featured on Arts Central in March.

I’ve Lost an Ocean depicts the loss of love, but more precisely, the loss of a friend. This series portray scenes from movies that depicted and dealt with similar issues of accepting drastic changes and growing from these experiences. Xin (as she is affectionately known as) chose to use red as the predominant colour throughout the works. Red is used as a color to show love and intimacy as well as guilt and denial. The choice of basic colours used also reflects the rawness and simplicity of human emotions caught in the midst of complex human relationships.

Exhibition will be held at red dot design museum (concurrently with MAAD) on April 7 & 8, 11am - 7pm.

We will be selling our Maki Squarepatch wares there too :) See you!

Baby in Green

i forgot to post this up..i jsut started painting in photoshop and i wanted to share with u guys. thanks to lee for the nice invite.. this one is inspired by this post grunge band called Agnes Gooch.

she likes dirt
dirt dont hurt, too much.

she sees me,
at eighteen

baby in green
she likes the way i sing
to... her.


- Agnes Gooch

CONCAVE SCREAM LIVE ACOUSTIC 30 March 2007

Do check it out. One of the best bands in Singapore.

more than meets the eye!

bumblebee gets hit by the balls!
can't wait for the transformers movie!
any transformer fans out there?

plushie maadness this march!

we're excited about the plushie exhibition at MAAD this weekend, 3 & 4 march! i know this isn't very illustration but i know some of you are gonna be there with your plushies too...can't wait! our small selection is created for this exhibition and titled as above. see you guys there for another weekend of fun!!!! :D

we will also be selling an indie comic book titled "Pleased to Meet You" based on the inspiration of last month's art exhibition. pop by our stall and have a peek!

adogadog

here's the story as it progresses. i dont know the ending yet. the boy's supposed to be my friend bird (truly, that is his name), but in one drawing he kind of looks like eeshaun, haha!!

zundapp k800

the latest on my on-going "chicks on bikes" series

vikings from valhall

a project i did for a company a couple of months back.
the clients wanted to promote floorball in singapore
so they wanted a male viking and a female viking
cos they are from norway i think.
the venue where this sport is played is called the valhall.



this was the initial sketch for the client to see.



here's his girlfriend



the initial sketch was much sexier but was rejected.
looks like the wind could blow off her G-string...



here's where you can see it online.
LOOK.
HERE.

ONE WEEK WORTH OF ART

I believe most of YouTube fanatics had seen this clip, but still its deserve a place on the post. A group of Japanese illustrators did this for one week. Might take some time to load the clip. But its worth the wait! Enjoy!

winter in japn-JR saikyo train line
Below are more illustrations on my stay in Tokyo.
http://720daysinjapan.blogspot.com/

THE ARMY RESERVIST COLLECTION

See all 9 illustrations here.

gong xi fa choi

gong xi fa choi
Originally uploaded by white dog bobby.

happy lunar new year!:)

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

think the image above looks familiar? that's cos you probably saw it here!
we added new goodies and some items are on sale so check them out!

hearts & mandarin oranges,
enqi, xin & maki squarepatch

he saw no tigers

*Waves* Happi Vday!

happy VD

happy VD
Originally uploaded by white dog bobby.

Happy VD everyone!!!

200 HUNDRED BOTTLES

"La la la...
200 beer bottles on the wall
200 beer bottles on the wall
take one done pass it around
199 beer bottles on the wall..." Altogether Now!





Had a wonderful time doing this recycling bottle painting project with Snatch Thieves' Daryl and Amanda. And 90% of the bottles were adopted by the end of the event!
Looking at the pictures, they actually did have a character on their own!
Recycling is good for the soul....

Freelance jobs

Hi, looking for comic artist/illustrator/conceptual artist on a project basis, please email me at cktanjames@hotmail.com
tks.

dinner with a samsui woman-ink and watercolor with some color adjustment in photoshop.

Random sketches for characters

Thanks!
Don

hullo,

thanks eeshaun for the most kind invite.
here's some randomness i'm working on for a project called Rabbit Stories.
-xoxo
cherie.

exhibition was a sell-out. YAY!

memoirs of the exhibition...no time to take photos of all the individual art pieces. and sorry we completedly missed out on posting it up on OIC earlier >_<

some images!

amidst red dot design museum's winning awards and the plushie was used as a lead-in to draw people into the exhibition area.



a big thank you to all 5 buyers who showered us with their love and support.

we would also like to take this chance to thank MAAD for their wonderful premise and i know MAAD will definitely want more designers/artists to come forward and showcase their works. that's where YOU come in! :) do consider. boldly we went forth and amazing results we got :) it was a sell-out!

a fun submission

as recommanded by woostercollective.com

BLOW THE CITY
a balloon project

xin's exhibition at MAAD

3 & 4 feb
red dot traffic building (www.maad.sg)
11am - 8pm

xin will be having her first solo exhibition titled "Pleased to Meet You" as a followup from our current series of Valentine's Day special.this is her 2nd (proudest) exhibition after Art Sydney in Sydney, 2005 where a couple of her paintings were sold.



so pop by and say hi :)