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Theodore Roszak

11/13/2021

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During my recent trip to the MidWest, I saw a beautiful drawing by Theodore Roszak, one of my favorite sculptors. Tonight I spent some time revisiting his work.
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SKETCHING at the Park

11/7/2021

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Today, while standing in line for Free Farm, I quickly sketched the tents. Not great.
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​I then headed over to the Mission Gardens and stared at an acrylic cube for a really long time. I struggled trying to get the angles and proportions correct. Another one that is not good.
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ART GALLERY VISIT - WILMINGTON, NC

10/7/2021

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Toledo Glass Museum

9/26/2021

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They have a very large collection, but here are some of my favorites.
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Fort Wayne Art Museum

9/24/2021

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Today my mom and I hit the art museum during my MidWest visit. I've been really excited to see the Alphonse Mucha exhibit. No picture were allowed, but I've included ones I found on the internet.
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I was really excited to see a drawing by Theodore Roszak because I've only ever seen his sculpture.

Here is an example of one of my favorite pieces by Theodore Roszak.
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A tribute

9/16/2021

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A good friend's son recently died, so I painted a portrait. I'm unhappy with the way the mouth turned out, but I like his hair. It took me a long time because every time I sat down to paint his picture, I became overwhelmed with emotion. To help me, I turned the picture upside down and painted this way.
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Nam JUNE Paik

8/15/2021

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This was a really great show and full of a lot of content.
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Gallery visit

7/24/2021

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Today I met up with a friend for a small art gallery opening. It was nice in that I ran into friends that I haven't seen in a while. It was also nice to meet a new artist who had such a great attitude. It was refreshing.
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Christo Oropeza
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​Christo Oropeza
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I met Shirley Chong outside of the gallery. Shirley was super cool and I loved their work.

https://www.cheekychong.com/
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Outside the gallery, above the door header.
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My Nephew's Artwork

6/26/2021

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I'm excited to see that my younger nephew Ethan is creating work.
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De Young Visit Again

6/12/2021

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Every year, the de Young Museum hosts a show where they invite florist to come in and pair their work with artworks in their collection. There were some really great ones and a few that were extremely amateurish.

First though, I wanted to visit pieces by two of my favorite sculptors–Stephen De Stabler (left) & Nick Cave (right)
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​I always have to stop to admire the genius brushwork of John Singer Sargent.
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Then it was off to see flowers and art together.
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Without a doubt, both my friend Airy and I agreed that this was the best because it moved away from classical flower arranging to art.
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Inspired by African art
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Somewhat literal, but beautiful regardless.
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I'm preparing to delve into painting a still life and so when I passed by these paintings, I took note of the way the artist dealt with the upper corners.
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Working in the studio - Sculpture

5/4/2021

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I've completely rewired this lamp that I've used for performances in the past. It was covered in salt and dirt, which ate through the metal base and shorted out the lamp.

I created a new base and eventually the entire thing will be covered in salt and wax. I still need to create an off-white fabric tube to place over the top switch part.
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Tribute to Billy

4/30/2021

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Many years ago, my friend Billy and I worked on a stop motion TV show called Phantom Investigators. During the shoot, he was murdered in the East Bay.

After the production, I ended up getting a bunch of the props. In one of the shows, there was a graveyard and we made a tombstone for Billy and I decided to give it to his dad.

It needed a base, so I quickly fabricated one.
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memento mori wax seal

4/26/2021

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i'm trying to alter a wax seal. My plans are to not only add depth to the skull, but to eradicate the cross bones. I will use a Dremel and epoxy putty to alter it.
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Watercolor DaY

4/18/2021

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SFMOMA Visit with Mom

4/2/2021

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Watercolor

4/1/2021

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I like the way this one turned out.
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SFMOMA Visit - Sarah SZE

3/11/2021

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Watercolor - Lemon

2/21/2021

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I am still having a lot of problems with watercolor painting. I'll keep practicing.
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Airy's current work in progress.
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Watercolor - Hand

2/16/2021

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I'm somewhat pleased with this one.
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ANOTHER SYMPATHY CARD

12/18/2020

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ANOTHER SYMPATHY CARD

12/15/2020

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ANOTHER SYMPATHY CARD

12/4/2020

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SYMPATHY CARD

12/2/2020

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YAY! I'VE CREATED THE UGLIEST WATERCOLOR EVER.

11/29/2020

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If I were to try and save this one, I would use white gouache and eliminate the 3 avocados on the left. Even then, it would not be great.
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Watercolor

11/22/2020

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The stamen needs to be adjusted and shadows were not completed.
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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT