Upcoming New Book

A mini preview of my new picture book!

Self Portrait

Having a lot of fun drawing myself and my dream pet cat in my next picture book :P

Practice

Practice drawing on mid-tone paper.

Bird's Grief

A little sketch that was inspired by my friend, Maria Gaudin's IPIAT (Integrative Project in the Arts and Theology) on the topic of Life Among the Deadwood: Embodying Grief Through Visual Lament

Outdoor Painting

Outdoor painting at Granville Island.

Pallas’s Rosefinch

Painted a Pallas’s Rosefinch for my friend Rose’s birthday.

Tokyo Travel Journal (Full Ver.)

A while ago I posted a teaser image of a travel journal that I created for my trip to Tokyo and here are the inner pages! Unfortunately I had to blur the texts because they contain too much personal thoughts and comments. :P I hope everyone will still enjoy my first ever hand-illustrated travel journal though!
(Click to enlarge image)

Zebra Finch

The making of a Zebra Finch painting.

Brown Leghorn Rooster

This small sketch (11" x 8.5") took me almost a month to complete because of how complicated the feathers were. I still want to make them look better but my eyes decide to give up so I guess I'll leave it at that!

(P.S. This might sound ridiculous, but this is actually my first time painting a spread in my sketchbook! LOL)

Eurasian Hoopoe

Looks like 2016 will be another year of bird! Happy new year!

CV

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Can't believe it has been eight years since I last painted on a canvas!

"Lilac-Breasted Roller"

16" x 20"

Acrylic on canvas

Shepherd and His Sheep

A friend recently gave birth to a girl and I did this little drawing to congratulate them and for decorating their newborn daughter's room. :)

Snowflakes

Last month I was invited by a friend, Karl Sanden, to create a cover art for his new song, Snowflakes. It's a cute jazzy tune about the experience of gently falling snowflakes. You may listen and download the track here: https://karlsanden.bandcamp.com/track/snowflakes-single

Happy Birthday to Ohno Satoshi!

大野智くん、お誕生日おめでとう! Please continue to be yourself because that's what we love about you!

Congratulations on Newborn

Congrats to my cousins on the new addition to their family! Look forward to meeting their baby next year! :)

Kingfisher Bird

Saw one of my students painting a kingfisher today so I thought I would give it a try as well (except hers was acrylic and mine gouache). I also challenged myself to finish this painting under an hour but it ended up took me an hour and half. I find that I make better paintings when I'm under the pressure of time/ deadline because it forces me to make more accurate observation and quicker decisions. (It also gives the illusion of high productivity. :P)

Inktober 2015

A summary of what I drew for Inktober this year. See them individually on Instagram.

Aslan the Majestic Lion

Gestures

I've noticed that I have a habit of touching/ covering my lips (especially when I'm thinking or daydreaming) so I thought it would be fun to do a series of drawings depicting myself making this gesture.