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Magic Man from Ireland circa 1910
Here is a nice little drawing featuring a magic man from a picture book I saw. Originally, his costume was in black and white. In my version, I added a bit of color to all his aspects. I thought he looks interesting enough. During the 1910s, it was the golden age of book illustrations. Books were designed with fancy illustrations to be given as gifts in Christmas. This trend died with the stock market crash. Even when the economy recovered, fancy books became too expensive to produce. As such, it was abandoned by the publishing companies. There are notable exceptions....
Convent on top of the Mountain of Cartagena
This is one of the my old photos that I took during my trip to Cartagena, Colombia. Tourist visit there all the time. Coiling around the mountain or whatever, are the Colombia equivalent of the favela. It was nice of our tour guide not to pretend that they were not there. Most tour guides then to offer the glamorized version of the history of a certain place. Tourists prefers the pretty version. Many get upset when they hear the truth. They be like, "I am on vacation, I don't want a bummer trip." When I visited Honduras, Rotan the tour...
Polichinelle Outfit circa 1873
I really do not know what is a Polichinelle. I just thought the outfit was cool. After doing a bit of research over the top, apparently it is a stock character. He is just like the Mimes and Harlequins. He was raised by two fathers, who were quite different from one another. One was a cruel douche and the other a shy, nervous thief. Due to his dual nature, he can play either the master or the servant. This costume also alludes to his dual nature. It resembles both the gesture and the nobleman outfit. Well, people tend to have more...
Ballerina in Red and Black
I did not get much work done as far as drawing was concerned. I will not get into details, with the whole remodeling of the kitchen and the fridge not plugged. Anyhow, this is one of my old drawings. It features a pretty ballerina with a coiled hairdo. I could not decide were to put the ribbon, so I placed it in her hand. Maybe it could go on the side of the hair or not. The V shape cut is thought to be a bit modern. However, this outfit is circa 1850s. In those days, ballerinas were treated the...
Silly Paint Job
Last night, we were moving some stuffs to remodel the kitchen. While moving plates I found this adorable little gimmick. I do not know what it is exactly. It does not open on the top. Originally this little ceramic urn, for lack of a better word, was its natural plain color. I wanted to put it in my room by it looked boring. As such, I decided to paint it. I first read up on types of paints. I was at first going to use oil paints, but then I realized it would take a century to dry. Acrylics is...