.MyBeautifulDisaster.

Framed mixed media on paper. Photographed under UV light, normal + UV light, and normal.

self.perception.

Light Study

Light study and a test of my new markers. I wanted to sketch from life, and have it hold up in natural lighting, as well as UV Backlight.

Quote from "You Don't Own Me" by Grace feat. G-Eazy

New Year, New Art

Its been nearly 2 years since I have posted anything. Lately, I have been writing and sketching daily in my journal, since I left the Star Wars Costuming community in 2017. These days I am more focused on my art and expression... and I got a lot to say. My pieces are very personal, and the meaning private, but maybe it speaks to you.

This piece is called:

Lit.Eight-Six.

Adv Acrylics Classwork

So I've been taking a class in Advanced Acrylics. I've never really done still life, or even impressionist type work before, so I'm rather pleased with my results so far. I still have a lot to learn in regards to techniques. I think my year off of college, and doing my own  acrylic painting studies as well as visiting Seattle Art Museum (SAM) and studying master paintings, have prepared me for applying what I have observed. Anyways, here's what I got so far.

 Week 1: Still life using only colors and techniques of the Renaissance.
Acrylics on wood.

 Week 2: Impressionist type painting study, where we could use whatever colors we wanted.
Acrylics on Bristol board. 

 So I used black light acrylics for this piece.
Acrylics on Bristol board. 

Week 3: Paint a scene from somewhere in Seattle. This is the Puget Sound.
Acrylics on Bristol board. 

Ghost and Fett UV Painting Progress

Still a work in progress. But when I was mixing florescent and glow acrylics together for the the Pacman Ghost named Inky (the cyan one), I made way too much, and had to quickly find a way to salvage the mix because neon/UV active and glow acrylics are really expensive. Wasting it would break my heart... so I quickly found line art of Boba Fett, traced and transfered it to a new canvas, and began boxing in the highlights. I have many layers to go on this. Far from done.

Current UV Paint

I have been itching to do some traditional art for months now. Since finals are over, I can get back to experimenting with UV active paints and blacklights. Hopefully my airbrush kit will come in the mail, so I can further this new and exciting experimental expression (to me anyways.) But until I receive it, I will be working on these ghosts here.This is just one of the many projects I want to knock out during Spring Break.

Doldrums

My second piece which I call "Doldrums." (Yes that's the word of the day folks) It also glows in the dark. I unfortunately couldn't get my husband to help, but that's ok. I have this nifty thing called a tripod, and skills. Now all I need to do is let it dry, and then varnish it. Varnish by the way, costs more than paint and my canvas' which is rather irritating. However, I am learning a lot with each piece I create. I already have many other ideas to contribute to my series... here's to hoping I have enough space on my walls by the end of this, or I'm going to have to come up with another plan for storage.

C'est la vie

So I'm really digging expressing myself in my art. It's been so long since I've been able to do so. It's always: make art for someone else, job, school, portfolio, etc. Here, I don't have to listen to anyone I paint exactly how I feel. I feel free to feel anything with no chains. I love the preparation for it. It's like getting ready for a big game, and leaving everything out on the field. Taking the day's troubles and amassing it all in one shot, but this one shot is my emotions, all my senses, and my experience in one composition. That's how this feels for me. And I like it. Documenting it feels great too, as it feels like I am making my own artistic journal, and my husband gets to be apart of it, which adds to a deeper level of my art being rather personal and therapeutic.

I can't wait to finish this piece... I didn't want to stop, but I had to, as the art store isn't open late at night.

"C'est la vie."

 Blacklight 

 Lights Off

 Lights On

Lumos

I had a lot of fun with this first set in the series. I have been doing a lot of research, surprisingly it's "sciency," and I managed to spend booku bucks on materials, but my results turned out exactly how I intended. A fairly decent break for experimentation, before I tackle painting my Worm Creature sculpt.

Photos featured here are by me and my photography assistant, which would be my husband, William Remington.