The Lucky Cat from Japan

I found the cutest cat photo on a Japanese website. What an expression he had. I knew I had to draw him. I named him Neko-unchi and everything about the illustration is inspired by the Japanese pop culture.
FYI: The name for the lucky cat in Japanese is Maneki Neko.

I wonder what kitty is up to?

I'm happy to see my coordination is getting better with the Wacom tablet. As I illustrate this piece, I was thinking about Alfred Hitchcock. Therefore, it's a little bit more sinister than what I normally do. Maybe next time, I'll think about the Three Stooges. :p

A Battle of Cats and Dogs

My first attempt at a comic strip. It's harder than I thought. You actually have to write something. :p

The Terrier from Boston

Poodle Doddle

I tried out my Wacom on Photoshop again.

Pet Portrait

I love my new gift. I got a Wacom tablet for Christmas. It's like learning to draw all over again. The hand eye monitor coordination is a little tough for me but I'm slowly adjusting to it. It's like drawing without looking down at your paper. However, I managed to draw a dog portrait in Photoshop with the Wacom tablet. The image was inspired from a photo called "Eliana" by Rosemarie Trockel. I thought the photo was intriguing and I want to capture the essense and expression of the dog with minimal line and color.

Chinese Painting

My mother produces beautiful Chinese watercolor paintings. With my new found interest in watercolor, I geek out on her art supply when I visited her. She paints almost daily so she had her paints and materials all laid out already. I was curious and I couldn't resist sitting down and start playing with it. I didn't want to use her nice rice paper so I grab an index card to practice. It was quick and turned out better than I expected. The little sketch didn't look like Chinese watercolor but it was painted with traditional Chinese watercolor art supply (except the paper). You know what? I liked the materials so much I stole couple brushes from her. :p

Btw, I couldn't believe how inexpensive her art supply is. All her art supply probably cost less than one of my watercolor paper blocks!