Harpy

So my mom stopped by during the senior show here at school and I got to show her my final for lithography. Our theme was 'myth' which I suggested and this is the WIP.

For some further reading:

In Greek mythology, a harpy (Greek: ἅρπυια, harpyia, pronounced [hárpuja]; Latin: harpeia) was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food fromPhineus. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the Greek word harpazein (ἁρπάζειν), which means "to snatch".

A harpy was the mother of the horses of Achilles sired by the West Wind Zephyros .^[1]

Hesiod^[2] calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures, and pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Harpies as ugly winged bird-women, e.g. inAeschylus' The Eumenides (line 50) are a late development, due to a confusion with the Sirens. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness.^[3]

Me and a friend have been working on this shield design for the game Dark Souls II. I would love it if you guys could share this or vote. Please go HERE and vote.

Crochet Star Bursts

Jim Henson

Okay, so I'll admit it. I'm twenty-two as of writing this and I adore the Muppets. I grew up watching the later seasons of the Muppet show and classics like Muppets in Space and Muppet Christmas Carol like any other child of the 60's to 90's.

Though I have to make another confession, there's just something about watching these guys. If I were to watch actors or cartoons performing the same slapstick and puns (except maybe the Three Stooges) I'd probably think it was terrible. There's just something about a pig throwing around other felt and wire puppets in a rampage.

 With the new release of the new muppet movie, it seems the world is just now learning just what a creative genius Jim Henson was. He was a man that just made you want to go 'wow', who inspired countless others to dream and gave generations of children something that the mostly garbage programs we see on most kid networks today could never hope to achieve.

I had never seen Jim Henson's sketches and notes until this year until I came across other blogs and sites, but when I did I poured over every detail. Henson created a world anyone could immerse themselves in, be it the Dark Crystal or Seasame Street.

While I would absolutely love to be able to go to an exhibit, alas, I'm, a poor college student. However, there's hope for all of you out there. In California there will be The Lovers, the Dreamers, and Me - A Jim Henson Tribute Exhibition.

Guest Artist

Today and Tuesday I sat in on lecture over traditional Chinese painting by Li Zhiqiang. It was very interesting to see the concepts behind each style of work. The paintings were also beautiful and wish I had been free to sit in on his demonstration. It was his first time in the U.S. I believe and didn't speak the language, but more than made up for the language barrier by his viewpoints and such.

Mini bio:

Zhiqiang Li, Professor, dean of College of New Medium Art, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China. Professor Li is a well-known Chinese modern painter, and he is also a professor of art. He has been explored his ink painting with some of his folk art principles and expertise. He had two one-man shows in China National Art Museum in Beijing during past seven years and it is the only honor for the artist from the city; He had more than fifteen international shows and exhibits in past fifteen years; He has been the director of Chinese Yangliuqing Folk Art Studio for more than ten years; He published few his books and theses in China.


You can follow his blog here: LINK

Commissions!

Want a personalized piece of art? Look no further! For the first time I've decided to ask for commissions.

I'm in need of money for school ( $2400)and am hoping that I can get something from my art.

examples of my work:

I can do anything from sketches to full on digital drawings like you see here. Anything will be a great help and if you can't afford a commission it would be a great help if you could pass this post along.

Find prices HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me on etsy!

Beneath The Depths

Beneath the Depths by ~youkohiei-fan on deviantART

A drawing by yours truly. :) Been practicing whenever I'm not drawing for classes this semester.

The Centaurs

'The Centaurs' - Winsor McCay (1921)

Art Post

One day, I've decided, I want to make the doodles I do in class into jewelry, or stickers, or buttons. I love them and find them cute in the non perfect way. :)

I also think they have that unique handmade feel that I love about etsy.I've only found one sight though that makes pendents, etc, but now it's a bit out of my price range and as a still fairly new shop I can't risk not selling them once I invest so much.

But don't you find these cute? The owls are from a second series of cute animals I drew during one of my art classes.

 A cute momma and baby owl perched on a tree branch. And the colored version. <3 The sketches of these look cuter, but to use them I had to scan them and work on them with my laptop.

I'll post the rest later.

The little spitfire dragon and the chubby fox

So here's one of my few basis concepts for a new line I wold like to make, granted this semester goes well and my etsy store starts doing better.

This little guy is a baby dragon, breathing a small bit of flame. Is't he cute?

This lineart is for a line a cut woodland/fantasy creatures I have drawn and want to use for some acrylic jewlry, stickers, bookmarks, etc.

So far I have this cute little dragon, who I'll post colored later on ( or you can check out at my DeviantArt), a curly haired blue pony, and a chubby little fox. Would love to do an owl and a few other fantasy creatures and I'm always open for suggestions.

Now I just need a large following who thinks these are as cute as I do. :)

Qilin Colored

Finished piece to this sketch. Colored using GIMP and can be found on my deviantart. :)

Pumpkin Time

This is one of two pumpkins I carved last year. Picture was taking just after I finished it and I think it turned out really well. First time I actually used a template that I didn't make. Which reminds me that I need to think of some new designs for this year before I run out of time. lol

Qilin Sketch

The watermark is there since this is taken from my deviantart account. Finished this not too long ago and will post the colored version soon. Based on the Qilin, or chinese unicorn. :)

Dragon Sketch

Edameonus Dragon by ~youkohiei-fan on deviantART

Old drawing on my deviantart. Thought I would share.