Free People

Tomorrow I’m submitting a painting into the Free People Illustration contest. My theme was based on “What’s in my bag?”. Here’s a couple of samples that I painted for one of the components. After this is done, I’ll pick up where I left off with the gocco printing on drawstring bags.

Doodles

I love Stina Persson’s watercolors. One of her illustrations is in the latest Cookie magazine. Taking inspiration from her work, I took a stab at illustrating a gum drop. It’s a really fun process because you can only do so much before the paper is saturated...then you wait for it to dry. Sometimes, the results are surprisingly better. Other times, the watercolor just looks overworked. I'm still trying to figure out how she gets the subtle gradients where two colors bleed together.

Artist of the Week: Kareem Iliya

I came across Kareem Iliya’s beautiful watercolors a few months ago. His work is breathtaking. I love how he layers the watercolors and knocks out lines and shapes to give the subjects dimension. Simply beautiful. I especially like the Chanel perfume bottle, such a perfect depiction of how perfume sticks in the air.