I had an urge to paint something, but some days instead of having writer’s block, I have artistic brain farts.

So I cooked instead, hard-boiling eggs to be exact. I remembered a passage Doug read aloud to me a while ago from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook, “How to Hard-boiled a freaking egg.” I reached for the book, hard-boiled some eggs and painted them.

It was dark outside by now, and I had completely wasted the morning light. My eggs are not perfectly rounded as the light and shadows came from my head but I had fun, and the eggs were used for caramel catfish.

The End.

It’s based on an image I saw a while back but I can’t remember where. I’ve been painted this image slowly for the past 3 months – 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there. I know I know, it’s nothing even big or complicated. It’s just that I’ve been really busy working on my other websites, but winter is coming and I’m excited – it’s my most productive time of the year…you know, how artists are. So I’m looking forward to going on some neat adventure with painting soon. And maybe even a revamp of this blog. In the mean time, this little guy needs some love!

I painted this awhile back but forgot to post it here. Acrylic on a leaf I picked up in Florida in 2007.

We all look up to Sarina. Personally, I want to be like her when I grow up; completely young at heart, funny to the core, yet wise and full of life. She is a princess too. Unlike those from fairy tales, this kind-hearted princess needs no rescuing from anyone. She is regal and magnanimous. She is one of the few people I know whose pride is true; whose pride is a virtue. One who never confuses such pride with vanity, and always generous and forgiving. I truly admire her noble heart and mind.

Her liveliness is addictive and a joy. A cotton candy social butterfly, always in transformation and never takes life too seriously.

Her sunny disposition and sense of humor is a comfort and weapon to overcome the unexpected and outlasting the unbearable. She is such happiness alight on my shoulder; a constant reminder that no matter how contraditory life is, the only wrinkles worth having are the laugh lines.

Rhiannon is my dear friend whose warm laugther and funny stories fill my daily life with morsels of inspirations.

Kim is my oldest friend, my un-related sister, and my best mirror. She is my fickle faery; my constant inspiration.

She is a part of my roots as I am hers. We grow higher and wilder when we grow together.

I can’t imagine what life would be like without her.

We are two of a kind! Partners! Through thick or thin! Night or day! Right or wrong!

When other friendships have been forgot
Ours will still be hot!

The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults – Design For A Difference – chair design challenge

Humans enter a dance with time from the moment we are born. The time we measure with clocks and calendars can be perceived and spent quite differently through personal choice. One may choose to kill time while waiting or to dream of new ideas and possibilities. “Quality Time” was born out of the choice of two close friends to share their time with one another and to share with those young adults facing cancer. Challenging times are when we most greatly need love, support, motivation, inspiration and humor. Alone time, however, becomes just as valuable as time with friends and family and seemingly inconsequential moments can be used for reflection and meditation. It is our hope that the time you take to explore and appreciate “Quality Time” is a lively jive, with unexpected flips and a smile at the end.

My friend Crystal and I share the same spirit, determination, and sternness; each with our own admiration and respect for the other’s mind.

She is one of the strongest women I’ve ever known; one of the kindest, compassionate, patient, selfless and open-minded. Her cool confidence is an inspiration of self-empowerment. Together, we can climb the highest of mountains, face the worst fears and look cool in the process.

The first moment I met her, I knew she will change my life, and it’s been true. My life have been touched, impacted and will never be the same.

We will achieve many great things together. I believe some meetings are not accidental.

Today is my friend Sarah’s birthday.

She’s this wonderfully weird person.  She has beautiful and expressive eyes and I love the way they look at people, full of judgment and emotion and humor.

I started drawing her eyes and thought about that time we played in the pouring rain and made leaf-boats. We ran around the neighborhood with our work clothes still on and jumped in puddles. I thought about her wet daring hair and went crazy with the watercolor.

Happy Birthday Sarah!

I’m starting a new portrait series. check back soon