Sunday, August 7, 2011

Merrily, Merrily

Hello hello guys! How are you all doing? Finally, I'm writing my blog entry here. My lovely sweet friendly client Anne was so excited about the three commissioned paintings so she planned to surprise her hubby with my paintings for their 25th wedding anniversary! Aww, sweet! She explained to me about the travel theme, they love traveling. she requested me to capture their traveling experiences into the painting. Here are the details / elements:

- Anne riding on gondola & her hubby (gondolier) biting a long stemmed rose
- Royal Hawaiian (where they got married), Paris (Eiffel tower), Japan (cherry blossom), Venice (gondola), Italy (Roman Colosseum), England (red telephone booth)
- sculpture of David
- surreal melting clock (so symbolic of their time together gone by so quickly, seeming in the blink of an eye)
- butterflies, fishes & bees, flowers
- cottage-type buildings with their hint of stonework & steepled roofs
- outdoor cafe with a cup of espresso on one side & an old-fashioned fountain glass ice cream sundae with parasol on the other)
- a man sitting on top of a nearby building.
- green trees

So I replaced coconut trees with green trees. I tried to improve the perspective of the building, haha! I'm not good at doing perspective drawings. During my past college years, I learned from my former art professor Sir Darnay Demetillo, who taught us about perspective drawings. His complex lesson made me frustrated & crazy so he said to me "May Ann, you have many mistakes. Try again." At least, now I tried to improve my crappy perspective drawings, hehe! Hopefully, my perspective drawing skills will get better when I keep practicing.
Merrily, Merrily
11" x 12"
Acrylic + Colored Pencil on Paper


Anne requested me: she & her hubby can be riding on their shiba dog named Soba's back... then standing in a field of dandelions with her hubby hugging her. She really loved my previous commissioned piece, " The Dandelion Dream " so she liked green color scheme.
Hang on Tight to What You Love
8.75" x 11.5"
Acrylic + Colored Pencil on Wood


Finally for the third commissioned piece, Anne also requested me to make a Babu & Abu painting. I was surprised! She said it's up to myself about my idea / concept. I remember that Anne replied to me that she loved fish balloons. Then I also added statues of Maneki Neko. Surprisingly, I didn't know that Anne & her hubby collect old and modern Maneki Nekos so the idea really appealed to her from the very beginning. It's an awesome connection between me & her, haha!
Babu's Night Flight
7.5" x 8.5"
Acrylic + Colored Pencil on Wood

Thank you so much for everything, Anne! I really enjoyed working with you. When Anne received my package, she surprised her hubby with my paintings. He was so touched by the "Merrily, Merrily" painting & he kept staring at it for the longest time... until there was so much to see, & he recognized all places, awww! I'm so happy that they love them! Hooray, my mission accomplished! *dances*


Apart from that, whew, I have finished my two paintings for the upcoming group show, "Breath of Embers: Art of Dragons @ Gallery Nucleus. I'll post them in October. I really enjoyed doing my new color scheme: subtle, pastel & dreamy colors.

And also, this is my sneak peek of my original graphite piece "Chloe" for donating to the charity art auction show in States. The charity show got quite the roster: Brandi Milne, Craola Simkins, Shepard Fairey, Liz McGrath and others. I'll keep you guys updated about this in the late week of September.

That's all folks! I think this blog entry is long, haha! Hope you guys enjoy reading this. Soon, I'll continue working on my recent art commissions since I haven't gotten any future shows yet. Ciao!

16 comments:

Rodi said...

Always such a treat to read your blog posts! The new paintings are wonderful and the stories about how are they born are always so interesting!

I'm looking forward to see the new paintings when you post them!

Have a wonderful Sunday evening and a great week!

Kat said...

I always liked your paintings on wood. What wood is that? :)

Ces Adorio said...

Oh my goodness! Your talent is insanely surreal! I am always in awe every time I come here.

e'von said...

Simply love all your works Mall!

Elizabeth said...

I am new on deviant art and i wanted to check out your website, your artwork is amazing, i love it all!

Mikimidori said...

i love how colorfull your paints are

Den Lim said...

Galing!

SaraLynnArt said...

Oh, Mall! Your new work is gorgeous. I love how much thought and detail goes into your commissions to make it special for the new owners! The way you've colored that gorgeous, flowing water is so magical!

Aisa.Paxie said...

Sis you work is amazing!!!! Tnx for the sweet comment on my blog:) btw sis i wanta new blog banner,how much pagawa me sau?:) tnx much!

Pax

Mall said...

@rodi: thank you! glad you enjoy my paintings, much appreciated! :)

@kat: thanks! the wood is tamarind / mahogany. :) medyong matigas kasi so I tried to hit a D-ring at the back of the wood, my hand was so hurt! :D

@ces: thank you so much for visiting! :)

@evon: thanks dearest! ;D

@elizabeth: hey, thanks for visiting my blog, I really appreciate it! :) nice to meet you!

@miki-kun: thank you, I enjoy using colorful theme. :)

@den: salamat naman! :D

@saralynn: thanks! I love to improve my skills so I wanted to add more details / elements :)

@pax: eeeeeeeeee thank you sis! I was so shy so I didn't write any comments on your blog since I keep visiting your blog, hehehe! So I was like, "o sige, i-comment ko siya kasi astig talaga si Pax" hehehe! Regarding the blog banner, di ko pa alam magkano kasi I rarely do icons/banner eh. Depende kung ilang icons para sa site or blog layout (for instance, email icon, girl character, shop logo, fonts, color scheme, etc.) or anong elements / details ng blog banner. :)

Suzanne said...

Oh my, your work astounds me, these works are so colourful and alive, I think I like the dog one best ( but only 'just' - so hard to decide!) .. it almost looks like a Fox and you know I love foxes sooo much ! ANyway, I just wanted to leave you a comment and see if you remember me, I miss being a part of the Artworld and hope to paint again one day = much love to you dear Mall ! - Suzanne x

Jennifer said...

eres fantastica!

♔cĦOco♔ said...

this is the best blog i ever see!!!!
nice act work =]
love it!!!!!!^^

Eugenia Gina said...

breathtaking Mall! You're art is brilliant! I just love to look at every details and that colorful palette that you use, and it just make my heart jump in joy and admiration!

Rainy Kua said...

Mall, you are really a FANTASTIC artist. I love your paintings!

Merissa Revestir said...

Aloha May Ann,
I visited your site after finding your ACEO's on my friend Ishtar's blog. You are one of her favorite artists and I can see why ^^ Your work is absolutely whimsical and precious! Seeing these commissioned pieces for Anne made my jaw drop to the floor (^•^) You have great skills! I'm admiring your illustrations and paintings. Fantastic!
P.S., I've never seen the Royal Hawaiian look so cute! ^^
xo, Merissa