PIN UP GIRL Project *Update 2*

Pin Up Girl Project
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Wooden Door
Size:

So I have completed quite a lot of the Pin Up girl on the door. Everything is mainly painted in and I think i will need to work on the detail on the door (the dark lines... meant to reproduce the indents of the traditional doors). Also I think the background needs to have some variation of color... so I got some working to do. Wish me Luck!

Fuzzy Pals *Update*

Fuzzy Pals
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Canvas Board
Size: 20" x 16"

So early in December, I posted a picture that I decided to duplicate on canvas. I guess you can say its a whole "cute animal" phase that I had. I still have one more in process and this one is almost done... I just got to touch up the background because so far its a little "bland" compared to the front.

I think the main part, which are the animals, I think came out quite well. It took about 2-3 hours per animal (with exception to the small gerbil looking thing)

Fuzzy Pals DETAIL

*Painted from a photograph not taken by me*

Bamboo

Bamboo
Medium: Oil Paint and Acrylic
Canvas: Stretched Canvas
Size: 19" x 12"

So this painting was one of my faster ones, like the Asian Blossom painting. I continued with the Asian style of painting where it is kept to its utmost simplicity, while only concentrating on the significant lights and shadows of the object at hand. So the result was mainly using different shades of greens and whites. Along with adding yellows and reds to the mid-tones of the bamboo. This is definitely not a finished painting yet. I am actually thinking about touching up the background giving it more dimension. And maybe I will probably touch up some of the shadows of the bamboo.

But this is definitely close to finished... sometimes you can just feel it.

Asian Blossoms

Asian Blossoms
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Pre-stretched Canvas
Size: 20" x 16"

I always have admired many Asian styled ink paintings because of their beauty even though they are so simple or just black & white. Also the admiration for the Japanese Cherry Blossoms definitely held a strong influence to create this piece. Although I initially wanted to have the flowers as cherry blossoms, I think those roses still works very well with the piece. So I see this piece as an Asian fusion painting... incorporating styles of simplicity along with few shades of color.

Overall I am really satisfied with this piece. I think if I get more practice... I will be able to make better ones... interior design anyone? haha

Mystic Forest

Mystic Forest
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Pre-Stretched Canvas
Size: 24" x 18"

This piece started off as a still life of a bouquet of flowers... let us just say that it got very frustrating and therefore a little imagination started acting up into the piece. The three flowers in the middle were from the still life while the others were all an addition of the imagination.

I figured out in this piece that if something was not going right... flip it around a couple of times... you can probably find a new perspective of the piece. And sometimes its even better than what you had in the beginning.

I started to play around with the coloring of the flowers to the point where it began to look like it was in a new environment. And at the end, a sort of Mystical Flower scene appeared. Sometimes I don't even know how things turned up the way they do. But I am really liking the piece.

MYSTIC FOREST DETAIL

Ithaca Hiking

Ithaca Hiking
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Canvas Board
Size: 24" x 18"

This was an interesting project. It was actually influenced by my friend, who was taking a hiking class during this Fall '08 semester. The class would occasionally go to Ithaca, NY to walk through their hiking trails. And no doubt would there be great scenery. It was quite fortunately that my friend took a handy camera with him and snapped some interesting pictures. Being an engineering major... this guy has some good taste is good pictures (hee)

So after seeing this picture... I could not help but to try to reproduce the picture. Although I have always love to admire those artists who create such realistic landscape art, I can never seem to emulate that myself. I guess everything I do has some kind of cartoon-ish feel to it. But I am quite satisfied with the resulting product.

I decided to mix up the techniques of painting in this piece too. The middle rock (with the waterfall) was painted on by just batching on different color paints, one on top of the other. Therefore no real blending or mixing of the paints were done prior. It was definitely quite cool to see the resulting color to pop out at the end. On the right-hand side, the large cliff there was made by only placing horizontal lines one after the other. I also layered different shades in order to create that layered rock look. With the trees, I only blotted on the different colors. To just blot on the canvas (without moving paint around) definitely give you that tree-like texture.
I definitely still need to work on the technique... but that is what time is for no?

*Photo taken by Ryan Saluzzi*

Night Life

Night Life
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Pre-stretched Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"

This piece was influenced by a commercial ad with the Korean singer Lee Hyori 이효리. The original picture was used to advertise hair products... no wonder. So this was my small twist to the advertisement. At the end, it resulted in a more "club/ night-life" feeling, but still held the advertisement feel to it.

At first I have wanted it to be more representational... but with the result of a more "cartooning" style canvas, I think I am quite satisfied with the end result.

Maybe I should submit it to Herbal Essences (haha)

NIGHT LIFE DETAIL:

*Painting influenced by VS company Korea*

PIN UP Girl Project

PIN UP GIRL Door Project
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Wood Door
Size:

Since I am currently in Painting II in Binghamton University, our professor recommended us to do a group project. Luckily my group was able to obtain a set of doors to be used as our project.

Our theme? Pin Up Girls. We thought that with these doors, it would be perfect to show life size Pin Up Girls from different time periods.

My door? She's a modern Candy themed Pin Up Girl.
So far I've only worked on the skin and it has been quite a slow process but I'm quite happy with the skin work so I thought I'd show it to you all.

PIN UP GIRL DETAIL

Still Life with Chocolate Service and Bread Rolls

Still Life With Chocolate Service and Bread Rolls
Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Stretched Canvas
Size: 20" x 16"

This painting was one of my assignments: to reproduce a still life painting. I chose to reproduce a piece by Luis Melendez done in 1770. Its only part of the painting that I chose to copy and not the whole thing. But I think the results came out very good.

Here's a picture of the original: CLICK HERE

PAINTING DETAILS*Painted from original by Luiz Melendez*

Still Life #3

STILL LIFE #3

Medium: Oil Paint
Canvas: Board
Size: 10 in. X 14 in.

This is an original artwork that I made in Spring 2008.
Just a still life of a bowl and a beverage bottle.
Background: Cloth (left) , Basket (right)

STILL LIFE #3 Detail

Welcome Everyone!

Hey everyone! This is my art blog. Showing all the projects that I have been working on and my other works that have been completed.

If there are any artwork for sale that you are interested in purchasing, please let me know through my email: tonyarc88@gmail.com

I am currently trying to figure out an easier way to sell so I will let you know if there are any changes in purchasing.

Hope you enjoy... Feel free to comment on the artwork~ constructive criticism is always welcome!

Yours truly,

Anthony Tan