Mirror Mirror On the Wall

Drawn on Feb 17, 2011

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

Famous Quote from the Fairy Tale Snow White, well,

I wasn't really asking that question but recently I had been looking into the mirror

for uncountable times. Due to the fact that I got some kind of Allergy on my face..haha..

It's getting better and better anyway~

Featuring Lisa Cant, again,  in this illustration.

I came across an old magazine page that inspired

me to draw this this morning, as early as six o'clock.

It's the antibiotics or what..I just can't sleep well..feeling thirsty all the time....

ah...like being poisoned or something..

all those things combined made me the witch and snow white at the same time.

okey dokey! Have to get dressed for school now.

Until next time : )

Valentine's day special : Jill Stuart Valentine Nail Lacquer

Drawn on Feb 12, 2011

Okay, I admit it, I am a BIG FAN of Jill Stuart, for daily wear, and make up as well.

But for design skills and manipulations of fabrics I have got other favorite designers,

Which I would like to talk about later on.

Anyway, Jill Stuart Beauty got a Valentine’s Day special gift packages,

hk.jillstuart-beauty.com/special/valentine/

Those Petit Nail Lacquers are Very Cute, Very adorable isn't it?

Today I feel much better although the problem is still here,

I am going to recover very soon I believe~

I will draw one more illustration for Valentine's day...chocolate this time,

Why am I so enthusiastic about Valentine's day?

It's all about the colour combination,

we seldom use a lot of reddish tone together normally,

but in valentine's day,

we can match pink with red and lavender,

surrounded everyone in the mood of love.....

pinky pinky : )

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Longing for a Valentine

Drawn on Feb 11, 2011

Valentine's day is coming...any plans?

I am not really waiting for my prince charming but I feel like waiting for something today..

waiting for changes...waiting for chances...waiting for recovery......

so I drawn a longing expression.

I always love those heart shaped ballons and the I love drawing the shinny surface of them.

love love so light,

love love so heavy.

I am here waiting.

Inspirations and Affections 2 - Mucha

As promised , today I am going to talk about another artist which I

appreciates and brought me influences.

He is Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939).

Usually Known as Mucha.

He is a Czech artist, one of the artists that best represent Art Nouveau style.

I was lucky enough to came across his masterpeices during my trip to Barcelona,

I have seen his works a thousand times in books but not very impressed until I saw the real ones.

His delicate brush strokes and the arrangements of flowers and plants in the background inspires me a  lot.

The drapery dress worn by the women made every single one of them like a Greek Goddess.

Again, in his paintings, the colour tone is always warm and pastel,

books and internet images always have the problem of colour difference,

The colour goes harmoically with the canvas in his masterpieces.

Reverie (1897)

Retrived from Art Renewal Center(artrenewal.org)

The foilage, the flower arrangements, the tender smile...very pretty is it?

His paintings are rather 'flat' when compared to other artists,

very poster like, ofcourse, they are intially used as posters back at that time.
He had even draw advertistments for Moët & Chandon, yes, the well known champagne house.
Including the Moët & Chandon White Star and Dry Imperial.

Moët & Chandon: Chamoagne White Star (1899)

Although I don't drink at all, I would love to purchase this back in his times....

And he always draw Lilies in his paintings,which made me love them even more,

due to the fact that Lilian is dereived from Lily and is the symbol of innocence, beauty and purity...
names often have beautiful meanings,
and it is up to us to lift ourself to those expectations.

Spring of 'The Seasons' ( 1896)

Valentino

Drawn on 19th Jan, 2011

Finally the whole picture.

Initially this drawing was supposed to use for some special purpose..

but then something happened so I will just leave it to another opportunity~

The dress is from Valentino Resort 2010,

and the concept of the drawing is falling apart beautifully...

something I encountered earlier...

though the past is past : )

Later on I will talk about another painter which had influence on me,

not that I intended to imitate the style but the delicacy of his paintings

do inspire me a lot.

Chanel Rouge Coco

I watched this video yesterday, it's so amazing~

and I got inspired to draw this today....

Drawn on Feb 2nd, 2011

The concept is that wearing Rouge Coco made you so hot , so hot...it melts : )

It's so much fun to draw the texture of lipsticks~

And I always think for a girl.....whether you use it or not...

it's always necessary to put a lipstick in your purse..

Applying lipstick is an act that made me feel more confidence and more like a girl..

That's why I think being a girl is the most wonderful thing in the world...

and being a men that brings a girl happiness is even more wonderful,

Love Love Love, that's why Love is so beautiful~

There is even an effect called the Lipstick Effect,

which is during economic crisis , people are more willing to buy expensive lipsticks ; )

very funny~

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone~~

Happy Chinese New Year!

Drawn on Jan 27th , 2011

Chinese New Year is coming~~~It's one of my favourite festival : )

Soon I will be surrounded by different flowers~My family always buy a lot of

flowers to decorate our flat, from plum blossom to peonies to daffodils to chrysanthemum,

all so colourful and they all smell sooooooo good~~

let alone the red packets and delicious niangao ~

la la la la la~I am excited just by the thoughts~

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone~~

I wish you all a delightful year and might all your wishes come true~

by the way , the Maison Michel head piece is really gorgeous isn't it~?

Perfect for the year of Rabbit!

Inspirations and Affections 1

My dad used to buy a lot of art books for me to read,

I was comparatively tranquil when I was just a little girl,

so I spend most of my time reading and drawing.

There are a few artist that I 've been loving since the first time I came across their masterpiece.

The first one is French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir, usually we call him Renoir.

Up Till now I can still recall that in one of my dreams, when I was like 6 or 7,

I dreamt about a girl with long and curly red hair,

profile, wearing a blue satin dress and a blue ribbon on her hair.

When I flip though the books that my dad brought me,

I found this.

Irene Cahen d'Anvers(1880)

I was shocked at that moment and I have a feeling that it definitely meant something to me.

So I began to read about the life and Renoir's works,

the theme of his works are always about women,

the use of colour are often pastel and soft,

with his signature rounded brush stroke,

women were expressed in absolute beauty :

The rosy cheeks, innocent facial expression, well-rounded body figure,

the play with light and shadows like bokeh ....

all so inspiring.

I was convinced that women should be sweet natured, peaceful and claim

to achieve the moral standard that leads to that absolute prettiness.

(Small Part of ) My secret little drawing

Drawn on Jan 18-19 2011

I've been working on this drawing these two days, spending over 30 hours on it,

will let you guys take a glimpse of  a small part first : )

It is the my best piece of work so far...

I am so excited about it~Something very exciting is going to happen

on this piece of illustration..bless me~

The Whole picture would be like a flower fiary falling apart beautifully,

something I've been going though recently.

Well, luckily drawing is something that can calm me down,

that is why, most of the time my emtions are under control.

I will keep my finger crossed : )

Book that I love - A Guide to Elegance

Other than drawing, I used to read a lot of books back then,

and there is one book that I would like to recommend to all girls,

it is 'A Guide to Elegance:

For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions '

by Madame Genevieve Antoine Dariaux, in which she formerly worked in Nina Ricci.

She is like a traditional Parisian, Elegant and polished.

Not all the advice in the book should be followed, but then it is the attitude

that is worth learning. As a girl, we should always pay attention to the items we wear,

the way we talk and the way we walk.

And we do not have to wear designer labels all the time, it is the materials and

cutting that is important.

Clothes using good quality materials can be brought at a very low price,

that day I shopped around UNIQLO and found cashmere sweaters at a very low price.

So, it is not about showing the status but showing that we actually care about

ourselves. And had requisition, both inside and outside.