Wip~

Matricide wip~ I don't know yet how i feel about it. :S What do you think...?

Best,
Shelly

"Earth" Society show sketch

A preview of the piece i am currently working on, "Matricide", for the NYC Society of Illustrators show "Earth". It's a bit of a different style for me, so the painting process is kinda painful. Not like it was easier when it was the "usual" either tho~ :)

Hope you like it,
shell

"The China Exploration Club – Chase to the Brazen Head" will be out~

and I found the final cover on Haven Books' blog:



Very nice. :D I had a great time working on this, and met some wonderful people in HK~ Thank you all!

On a different note:

Here's a great photographer to check out~

http://www.linascheynius.com/polaroid100projectpart1.html

If you like her work i would suggest watching "Swallowtail Butterfly" and all the Wang Kai Wei Movies, if you haven't yet. You won't be sorry! ^0^ (Okay, maybe don't watch 2046)

Like always, i am busy with NEW nda stuff~ also busy reading Japanese Mystery Novels! Glad to have found so many new Japanese authors in China~ here are a few I really gotten to love: Higashino Keigo， Natsuo Kirino, Matsumoto Seichō in case anyone wants some recommendations~

Best,
Shelly

For R~

A little pre-Valentine's Day gift, which this year doubles as the Chinese New year~ Not really finished, but it's not likely i will have any time to work on this soon.



Last Year was amazing for me, and this one is shaping to be even better. Best wishes to Everybody!!! ^0^

Shelly

Lullaby~

a little bit of breathing time today, so did this for myself. :)



Best,
shell

Best of 2009~

Feeling nostalgic for 2009 already...? I seem to be. Well, since i am (still!)working on NDA stuff,here's a list of my favorite (Indie)Movies/(Free,Browser based)Games from the past year.

I didn't get to see many movies last year, so forgive me if i missed some great ones. But here are three very worthy of checking out:




Man on Wire: a documentary about a wire walker in pursue of his dream: To walk between the top of Twin Towers. The movie reveals to me something about the human spirit: how it's the most content while we are pursuing our true callings; To never ignore it and try hard to listen to it.















Thirst: The Anti"Twilight". A truly masterfully crafted Horror/Vampire film that's full of surprises and black comedy. Character emotions are believable and moving. From the famed "Vengeance" Trilogy director Chan Wook Park.













Synecdoche New York: I still can't pronounce the name. Watching this closely resembles watching one's own life washing by: All the regrets; relationships that were no longer possible to mend; mistakes that one would keep making because of one's character; and how soon all these would end in death. Bleak? well, not quite tho. it also brings hope and sparks of love and sometimes, forgiveness. And there are Alex Kanevsky's paintings in the film. :)




Every day The Same Dream: A game that would take you 15 mins to play but feels like 80% of your life.



If i had a Million dollars i would give it to this Game company. Just play this.











Great Puzzle Game. Deceptively simple at first that quickly becomes confusing. Like all great things it hints at thoughts outside itself.

Well, that's it Folks! i hope you like them. Click on the pics to go to read about them/play them. :D

Chinese Artists~

Still working on my NDA paintings~ Since i can't share any of them, i thought i should share with you some great Chinese Artists i found recently~ Lovely, lovely work that inspires me to no end:


Painting by Chen Yun Nin


Painting by Yin Cheng


Painting by Hu Jun Di


Painting by Hu Jun Di


Painting by He Duo Ling


Hope you all have a very happy holiday~
shell

oil hiatus~

Left my studio for two weeks now, on four digital pieces for NDA projects. Miss my wips... :(

Per Clint's request & Astroboy~

I finished this set of Magic cards while in Prague. To be honest, i am not happy with them. :( I wish i could incorporate my own style within the Magic universe more successfully. I will try harder in the next set.



In the other news: "Astroboy" was up to a not so flying start in the US. I watched it with my little sis, who turned 12 on the day it premiered in China. She LOVED it. I told her about the bad reviews and horrible box offices, and they didn't change a thing: She still LOVES it.
Which is all that really matters to me. :)

Unravel

what i worked on for the last two days; :) There' apparently no place in the studio where i can take a photo without the reflection...

Inks~

Out shopping for Linseed oil, came back with a bunch of chinese brushes and inks. :D Figure it might be fun to just sketch for a day. The results are frustrating(again), but like everyone who works usually in Digital: Gotta love the textures!!

shelly

Paint paint paint.... or Stop?!

Sigh.... is it me, or do my oil paintings look best when they are just the very first draft...? i keep thinking the first photo is the best part of what i painted today:



what it looks like now:



and the wip from the day before yesterday, before the dark field was painted:



i am having a lot of fun, but i think maybe i paint too fast and didn't plan enough for it to all come together.... Patience, Patience, Patience~

shell

Raise Zombiewan~ :D

Long time no see!! Well, i am back from the Dead~ Going to Hong Kong friday for the Astroboy Crew Premiere, Very excited!!! ^___^
Here's what i have on the easle, wip:



it's based on a dream i had, about two months ago. i don't think the image does the horrifying dream any justice... oh well. The next one would be better, no? if you are wondering, I realized i took a very bad picture after dark today and had to do some twigging in ps on top~ :(

Best,
shell

Tibet~

 

 

 

Sorry about the long absence!! i was traveling, and was also down with pneumonia for about 2&1/2 weeks. Being sick is no fun. For now, i am working on some NDA stuff i won't be able to show till the begining of next year. I promise once that's finished, more work will show up here! ^___^

Best,
Shell

For R...

...Thanks for taking me flying. :)

Wip for "Fisherman and His Soul". Tried to depict the scene when the lovers were united again in Death. Listened to the soundtrack of"The Assassination of Jesse James" the whole way.

Young Empress wip~

200th post on the blog~! Yay. This is for R. Thanks for being my best friend even when i am so far away~


This is unusually "cheery" for me, probably because of the colors i saw, mainly in the Tibetan household, during my Yunnan trip. Traveling sure changes how i approach my pieces...

shell

Yunnan Lijiang & Shangrila~

Took a few days off from the heat in Guangzhou, and went to Yunnan. It was all so gorgeous, i wonder why anyone would live anywhere else~ Will get back to oils when the studio is not so hot~ for now, i am painting on the computer.

 

 

 

 

Macao, and wips~

Went to Macao for a couple of days. Most people love the casinos there, I love all the old time Chinese bill boards... and noodles!
All are still wips, the second one i started today. Seems like i become a different artist when i tackle the traditional medium, which is a nice change.
going to Hong Kong next week~ More photos coming! ^___^