So many things to do, so little time

This blog has been silent for awhile and you've no idea how many times I wanted to post something but didn't get around to it simply because I'm too busy now that we are homeschooling. When my daughter was still in school I usually have one hour to do some personal stuff like working on my art while the baby nap. Now that she is home, my morning has been full with teaching and doing stuff with her. I hardly have time for myself and I'm lucky if I have 30 minutes after everyone goes to bed at night, like now. Hmmm...so I have to prioritize. Being with my kids are important to me so I decided to forego my 'me' time in the morning and right after lunch in the afternoon. I spend more time reading to them these days and I guess I have to accept that this is my new normal. So, do I still devote time for art? Well yes, just not as much time as I used to...like 15-30 minutes per day kind of thing. It sounds pathetic but the little ones are still very much depend on me now and I have to make use of my time to be with them...they grow up so fast and someday when they are older (school age) I can have all the time I want to do all the things I want.

So back to art. What have I done lately? Not much. I decided not to participate in the coloring contest because I couldn't squeeze time to do it...maybe some other time. But I did manage to complete this new piece. I have been wanting to use oil pastels on my art and this is the result. I like it? Do you?

Before

After

Doodle of the day: Kawaii Goth Chick

Hi! I've been working on this doodle for awhile and only managed to complete it sometime last week. Here's the original doodle, scanned using my old Dell scanner.

And here's the image taken using my digital camera.

Notice the obvious differences between the two? Yup, the one taken using camera has vivid colors except for the background whereas the scanned image is overall paler. I love both versions but decided to use the second image on my Zazzle merchandise. Here are some samples...

 Kawaii Goth Chick Throw Kawaii Goth Chick Compact Kawaii Goth Chick Notebook Kawaii Goth Chick Shirt Kawaii Goth Chick Messenger Kawaii Goth Chick Kid

Here's the link to my shop: Sorta Artsy @ Zazzle. Thank you for visiting!

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Doodle of the day progress and coloring contest

Hi! I had awesome day coloring using a new medium - fluorescent pastels! Yay! This is my first time using this medium and I kind of enjoying it because it is great for background colors and blending. Here's my artwork for today - save the planet!

Still in progress. I enjoyed it!

Still not complete yet!

I mentioned about the latest Dover Coloring Contest in previous posts but I have not decide on my entry. I looked through some of my work and honestly they aren't satisfying. So I decided to start fresh using a brand new coloring book (yep, I mentioned about using my Tattoo Coloring Book, but decided to change to this one) - Paisley Designs Coloring Book! I haven't pick a design but probably will do it tomorrow, when the kids are napping, of course.

Front cover

Back cover

Doodle of the day: Kawaii Angry Boy

Hi, today I gonna share my latest doodle - kawaii angry boy. I have been working on this series of doodles since last year but I took a break due to a difficult pregnancy that made me unable to work for few months. And now that my baby is here (he's 6 months old already), I am looking forward to work on them, probably add more characters to the series. So here is the first character - kawaii angry boy. It is features on several merchandise at Zazzle. Here's a link to it: Kawaii Angry Boy @ Zazzle.

The original artwork:

Some products on Zazzle:

Doodle of the day: Why So Serious?

I have shared a picture of this doodle before and now the print is available at Zazzle.

Here are some of the products with this print...

Here's the link to my Zazzle shop: Sorta Artsy @ Zazzle

Cheerful art

Since MH17 tragedy I have been working on two pages of doodles featuring my kawaii characters. I have been thinking to create some sort of 'mourning' doodles to mourn the loss of 298 lives but decided not to pursue it but to continue with my 'happy and cheerful' art. I have mourned enough and still mourning for them and for my country. I still weep whenever I think of this tragedy. Justice will prevail. Someone will pay, perhaps not now but in afterlife, I am sure of it. My art will continue to reflect cheerfulness in hope to bring smiles and happiness to this sad and sorrowful world. Where there is darkness, there is light. And my art will be one of the candles that lighted the darkness and despair in this world.

Be joyful

The Goth girl

Doodling on train

Hilarious isn't it? Ok this photo is not mine but belongs to artist/illustrator October Jones (real name Joe Butcher). You can find the whole story and other pictures here. On his daily commute to work this artist decided to fill his boring ride by being creative and drew some funny heads for other passengers. They were not aware of course and he wasn't poking fun on them. I thought this kind of spontaneous artwork is very charming and fun.

Doodling, anyone?

One of my favorite artists is Aimee from Artsyville. I found Aimee's art by accident when I was browsing the web looking for other artists artwork. Her artwork is sooo full of colors and I'm in love! She is super creative by incorporating her own wisdom/quotes in her doodles...they are charming and witty. You should check out her Instagram photos, they are so colorful it's addictive. I look forward to her post everyday because they always bring a smile to my face.

I feel so inspired by Aimee that I decided to create some doodles with fun wordings. Here are some of my artwork.