Iwa-Enogu

I was so honored and excited when asked by a former co-worker from Blue Sky Studios to contribute to this small Postcard Art Project for the benefit of Brownstones to Red Dirt. Fortunately, I returned from Taiwan with these special minerals and rock pigments called Iwa-Enogu. The Iwa-Enogu is mixed in with a type of glue extracted from animal bone and skin called Nikawa which must be slowly cooked and kept warm while painting. What is so different about the Iwa-Enogu from other paints are the pigments sit on top of the medium instead of under such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc., so what we see is purely the rich color. The downside of this material is its extensive use of time to prep for painting. But it pays off to know that since all the pigments are natural minerals from around the world, they are resistant to fading and can last hundreds and maybe thousands of years. To read a little more about this paint, you can google Iwa-Enogu.

been missing in action!

These are some work that kept me busy while I was over in Taiwan. Since my uncle and aunt were treating us with such great hospitality, the least I could do was doodle a bit on my two really funny and cute cousin's shoes. The idea came up when they asked where I got my PUMAs from with those cool drawings, and when I told them I drew it, they immediately wanted a pair! I spent about 6 hours on the Nike shoes (since i had to figure out a simplified way of drawing beetles) and about 3 hours on the other pair. The joy and light on the look of their faces was worth every minute and every cramp on my hand... haha.

Just got back from Taiwan visiting relatives and spending time with my grandma. Was extremely busy running all over the place, but found some time to squeeze in some sketches.

MERRY X-MAS

B.S.S. Christmas

Here's a christmas painting I did for the lovely art department of Blue Sky Studio to show my appreciation for this summer. Thought I would share with everyone else as well =) More holiday paintings to come!

art dump of Viscomm 7

Color thumbnails and painting for midterm

Robusto Di Demante and his adventures!

From color comp to final painting... this is what I happened to stumble into =/

old sketches

First pass on a mood painting I've been working on. I've been critiqued to redo the foreground and clarify the center field. Still WIP!

starry deep sea

Took one of my marker sketches from a class and threw up some color on it. BLAH!

oil painting!

Since my return from N.Y., I got a lot of encouragement to keep up with traditional media. So when I got back to school, I really wanted to learn much more about oil paints. Its been fun so far in my class and thought I post something worthy on my blog... hopefully. This was a 2-week pose we had in class. More to come!

And this is from my midterm. Some grotesque looking baby. Really wanted to push the texture of the paint!

weekly update before I hit vegas!

So yes... going on a mini vacation to attend SEMA at the Las Vegas Convention center! Kinda like a midterm reward.

Here's a quick scribble inspired by chinese landscapes. I was observing some chinese paintings in this book I borrowed and I just absolutely looovveeee the simplicity with empty space. Thought I'd give my wacom pen a wiggle =)

quick scribble

My buddy Mark Castanon, mentioned a huge group of fishermen at the Redondo Beach pier and how funny it would be for a single fish to be swimming through all those hooks. Nice going Mark!

color update!

Here are some sample color key moments I have been doing for my story. Hope you like'em!

moooo....

Does an ox mooo? Just a quick sneak peek at a personal project I've been doing for my independent study and possibly for my grad show next spring. I'll probably be dumping more teasers every week so come back and check'em out!

The Loss of a Great Friend

The past week has been extremely tough due to a passing of one of my best friends. I was unfortunately a bit more distance the past year spending every waking hour refining my portfolio for my career. But the times we had in the past will never be forgotten. He was truly someone that appreciated the work I did for him and was never shy about giving just as much back. His heart pure of love and passion. His drive, powerful and aggressive which lead him to his successes. And his Love, more greater and warmer than any other love experienced.

JR, I want to thank you for everything you have given and done for me. You were someone I truly wanted to be when I grow up. To have a beautiful wife and three lovely, adorable children who are so filled with life and love. We all love you so much, and we know you are at a better place now. And as my final appreciation, this portrait (oil on canvas) is a tribute to the celebration of your life. Farewell, My Friend.

some vehicles

I was gonna try to post only personal work for this blog, but school has been way to busy for personal stuff. Then again... isn't everything we do at school for our personal use anyways? Niiicceeee.

quick painting

Just trying out odd color combinations. Critiques are ALWAYS welcome in the Fong Blog =)