gouache sketches

starting a new piece for milepost 5

monster dog

while I wait for fcp renders

I spent almost all August through early September editing videos. The first and last stages of editing are basically to watch/listen to the footage over and over and over again, and after the actual work is done, there's the waiting for render/export (I want a mac pro). So, I did a lot of sketches, mostly of my dog, while I waited.

A drawing of Michael Carter from the footage of his interview

Steve is jealous that I was always drawing Tofu, so I drew him.

My favorite drawing of Tofu

new dog paintings

I've been working on dog park paintings and here are some small ones.

Installation pictures for "Wish You Were Here"

I'm so happy with these pictures, especially the macro shots.
super closeup shots.

Upcoming showwww

I'm having a solo show in two weeks? for realz? Can't wait to start working on some video projects too.. "Wish You Were Here" opening reception March 10th 6-9pm TUESDAY March 9 -13 East Gallery Claremont Graduate University 251 East Tenth St. Claremont CA 91711 Gallery Hours 10am to 5pm

super breed

this painting is done recently and is probably my most 'unfinished looking' work.

A quicky

I just came back from a 2 week road trip from LA to Vancouver BC. I had 3 days to submit a work to a group show "Dream to Reality" at Nucleus. I never like to put in old work so I just look as all the pictures I took driving down freeway 5 and painted them. The scenes all seemed so different but similar. Its always the same perspective, grass, trees, birds, phone poles, dirt. But how they are organized can create different look.

doggie paintings

It's harder then I thought to fight off this internal voice that wants to justify whatever that I'm painting. I admitted to John couple days ago that it was David Hockney's paintings of his dogs that made me feel comfortable about painting my dog. There is always this thought that "a painting needs an idea! a painting should be more than formal concerns," because 99 percent of the articles about paintings are all talking about ideas so it must be wrong to paint without one. As specialized as a profession can be, within that social circle, there's still old ideas and old rules that people follow without knowing why.

almost there

these three paintings are close to be done. 'storage' I'm not sure what to title this... this painting is about a couple looking for a make-a-wish tree. it's a very common thing for asian people to go to palm readers or psychics and let them decide the future of one's marriage, business, family fortune, what ever. I have a cousin changed his name recently just because his family believe changing name can help him find a right partner. what a joke. tractor is almost done too...

First time putting a show together

It's an on going thing between Claremont City Hall and the CGU art program. Each semester two students from CGU pick a theme and organize a show that exhibit in the city hall office. This semester is finally my turn and I get to work with Yoshi to put together a small show called "Pieces." I'm so glad two semesters ago I asked Anne if I could volunteer for this. I get really excited looking at other students work and when I see something really great I have this urge to really want other people to see them, kind of like sharing good chow places I guess. Hopefully I'll get to do more of curating in the future...perhaps in other better spaces :) The works at entrance area are Anne Hieronymus and Delmy Kennedy Anne's letter form landscape ( the picture over exposed on the top right corner..the lighting in this place is not too great) Delmy's painting going down the hall way on the right hand side is Karen Chu's work, Joshua Dildine, and Vicki Tao at the end of it. Karen's wall upclose of her works Joshua's drawings upclose Vicki's new painting oh btw, Vicki...the frame you build is not square....just to let you know this is a nice piece...maybe you should...hmm. :) around the corner of Karen's wall, is another Anne's piece. It looks kind of lonely, but it gets all the attention (*cough, if there's another one of the similar piece...) Anne's piece up close, very delicate paper cut out passing Anne's piece is another wall with more Vicki's painting and Joshua's drawings (Hi Yoshi..) Vicki's crazy collage Joshua's drawing... Yoshi and I love them so much... upclose shots.. from another angle More Delmy's collages on the other wall and back to the entrance.