Levitation

Here is my new illustration, Levitation. I took a trip back to using wood + acrylic for the day and absolutely loved painting this piece.

Back in college, I only resorted to acrylic and often used sand paper to scratch up the surface. I have since moved on to watercolor but was tempted to make some geometric shape inspired illus every once in a while.

For this piece, I also chose mix media, incorporating both computer works + my usual pencil drawing on illustration board. 

Some process pics as well!

 

admiration

Happy mid-October!

While I was thinking happy thoughts, I came up with this new piece admiration. Since I have left my acrylic days behind, I have yet to have a chance to paint florals. Painting flowers with watercolor is quite challenging but has a totally different effect from acrylic. I do love what watercolor can do for pieces, especially color bleed. I will try to explore more on color diffusion in the next pieces! 

Let's go together...

I'm a huge fan of cute and quirky postcards. Whenever I see one, I am tempted to take it home! I decided to come up with my very own quirky postcards with cute invites. Let's go for brunch and Let's get some coffee.  Which other places would you like to be invited to? :)

Bésame

Exploring some brighter colors and playful patterns today on my new work, Bésame.

Juxtapose

After exploring old tunes in my music library, I accidentally found Juxtaposed with U by Super Furry Animals. I remembered not being able to stop singing this song when it first came out. It suddenly gave me a wonderful idea to create this new illus, Juxtapose.

I've been aspiring to create work outside fashion / outfit inspired realm. I am so glad I came up with this piece. The theme for this illustration is a connection between two people. Both with arms decorated by art, one with bridal henna and one with tattoos. Despite being different...they stand side by side, hand in hand. 

I am excited for the new inspiration that has been running through my mind recently! It's funny how I am getting so many great ideas for new works (and most of them came deep in the night!) Please check back for newer works soon! Thanks!

Friend Essentials, part 1

I've asked around a few artist and designer friends to allow me to illustrate their essentials. It's loads of fun for me, plus I am curious as to what people wear and use on a daily basis.

Here are a few I have come to illustrate so far (and counting!):

 Featuring my sister Fai, jewelry artist at Cosette

 Featuring illustrator Jaid Mathews

 And featuring graphic designer Stephanie Yiu.

More to come!
I am also interested in collaborating with all of you! Feel free to send me your essentials , I would love to illustrate them!

Cofee L♥ve

I might have mentioned this a thousand times before but I love coffee!
Not just any coffee, but great coffee from small independent cafes. (with latte art on it!)
I know it's very "coffee-snob"-ish of me but I like supporting small businesses. Plus I enjoy sipping nice coffee from makers who truly love their work and could craft the best tasting beverages!

Here's my little contribution to the great cafes I have visited and loved in the past years from 4 different cities: Toronto, Bangkok, Montreal and Tokyo! This is just part 1 of my collection, and the rest is yet to come!

 I had quite a blast collecting information and drawing these coffee cups. I might start doing more line work from pen/ink because of this project!

Here's the links from the cafes featured in my illustration:

TORONTO:
-Sam James Coffee Bar
-Dark Horse Espresso Bar
-Te Aro
-Bulldog Coffee

TOKYO (and YOKOHAMA)
-No. 8 Bear Pond Espresso
-Little Nap Coffee Stand
-Bonjour Records Cafe
-Pour Over

MONTREAL:
-La Distributrice

BANGKOK:
-Cafe Little Spoon
-Gallery กาแฟดริป