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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Folklore: Japanese "Kitsune" Fox

Ok, so work has been just a bit busy lately, but I did do this little doodle of a traditional Japanese kitsune whom, according to Japanese folklore, would often disguise themselves as beautiful ladies to lure men away from their homes and into traps. Sorry for the quality, it was a very light drawing. Enjoy.

-Laura

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

folks tales: the little match seller

I picked two folk tales that I felt attached to. I thought it would be cool to tell part of the story.

the little match seller.

and the brave tin soldier:

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Folktale: La Loba

"They say she lives among the rotten granite slopes in Tarahumara Indian territory. They say she is buried outside Phoenix near a well. She is said to have been seen traveling south to Monte Alban in a burnt-out car with the back window shot out. She is said to stand by the highway near El Paso, or ride shotgun with truckers to Morelia, Mexico, or that she has been sighted walking to market above Oaxaca with strangely formed boughs of firewood on her back. She is called by many names: La Huesera, Bone Woman; La Trapera, The Gatherer; and La Loba, Wolf Woman."

Excerpted from: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.
(pg 27 - 28)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Mythology

Proteus

Hi everybody; thanks for letting me post here!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Self-Portrait....Finally! By Laura

Ok, so I did this one the other night and finally got around to scanning it. I had previously done another one, but I seem to have misplaced it somewhere.....No matter, this one is better in my mind anyway :)

-LZ

Friday, March 28, 2008

Self Portrait v.2

More watercolor and pen and ink scribbles...

Monday, March 24, 2008

Self Portrait: Liege

"A self portrait study that I fixed in PS, original image is below. By fixing it I learned that my proportions were neglected early on in my sketch so I could get right into the rendering. "

- Chad

Sunday, March 23, 2008

watercolor and quill/ink

Friday, March 21, 2008

Self Portrait: Lacera

Did this last night after putting it off for some time. Self portraits are rather difficult, they require a very high level of concentration, patience and control. I think it's a great exercise and will be doing another one soon.

JL