Separation of Heart and Mind

Not much to say about this, materials used: 18" x 24" vellum, oil pastels and colored pencils. 

The Fates have decided

It's been over a month since I've started this triptych and although I was away for two weeks out of that month I've never taken so long to complete something. Sadly, I still haven't done that much to it. Mostly because I've been in a slump after getting back from my trip. I will get back to it very soon hopefully. After completion I will post detailed photos of all the Fates.

The Loner

Today I was in the same mood as yesterday, half in a mental slump. I decided to try the same approach with this painting. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this one.

The Worrier

There were no visions or thoughts or anything leading up to The Worrier. I simply wanted to paint and the moment I sketched his face onto the canvas I knew what he was. I liked the idea of a simple sketch brought to life but I honestly had no clue if I could portray him the right way. Turns out I could. ;)

Theresa's Golden Monkey

My friend Theresa loves monkeys! She has a sleeve of them on her arm as a matter of fact. While staying at her place in Richmond I decided to draw one for her. This is a mixture of liquid acrylics and marker.

The Cellist

To Impart Her Soul
Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 inches

This is my second painting based on my favorite cellist Zoe Keating. It's not actually supposed to be her in the painting. I was looking for reference photos and found this one. I liked the composition which I stuck to as much as possible but I more or less did things my way with everything else. It took me shorter time working on it than I would have imagined.

I'm on Amazon!

I don't have any art to post this time but I do have some exciting news. A while ago I illustrated a cover for a novel. I met the author while working in Long Island a few years ago. While we worked in the same building, it was at different companies. We became friends of sort because we saw each other everyday. She asked me to do a cover illustration of her book and so it was published soon after. I more or less lost touch after I stopped working there despite the once in a while email. However, it was brought to my attention on Friday that my friend's book is on Amazon.com and I listed as the illustrator. How cool is that?!

The book is called The Cost of Love by Leroia and here is the link - http://www.amazon.com/Cost-Love-Roia/dp/0978532007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226691684&sr=1-1