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Plants in My Garden
Yesterday, I was hanging out in my garden. I do not like to visit often because of the bugs. When I was bathing, I noticed a couple of bites on my leg. I have what they call mosquito skin. Those little creatures, how they nib and bite. Anyhow, the garden has been developing rather nicely. We have a little plant nursery. Nothing was growing last year, it was real depressing. I managed to get something to start developing when I putted egg shells. They were key to keeping the snails away. The snails eat the plants. Normally people poison them....
Front Cover for My Unpublished Fantasy Book
Last night, I completed this lovely watercolor painting. As of late, I have been practicing with my watercolors. The style is obviously anime. I first drew the figures with pencils. Afterwards, I drew over them with a pen. I then cleaned out all the pencil marks to make it all nice and sleek. I then did the colors with watercolors. I first saw this drawing technique in an old anime book I read in High School. I do not remember the title. However, I do remember the subject matter. It was about Mangaka artists and their techniques. One of the...
Photographing the Photographers
Miami Beach has a lot of public beaches. My teacher told me that if you are in a public spot, it is ok to take as many photos as you like. As long as you are not in a place where you are expected some degree of privacy, you can shoot away. Anyhow, this brings me to this photo. It is of one of many photographers who are in Miami Beach. I always find it amusing to take photos of them. They are so focus on their work that they do not notice me taking their picture. Talk about flipping...
Much Ado About Channeling
The painting is another blue isolation of mine. The original work had a lot more colors. I was just playing around with the settings of the camera. The original painting can be found in Bahia Principe in Punta Cana. Well, it is more of a framed mural. It makes it a lot harder for people to steal the painting. Mostly, because the painting is fussed with the wall. So, I guess it is like a fresco or something like it. This has nothing to do with my general frame of mind at the moment. I just came from the bank...
Watercolor Front Cover I Painted
Recently, I made this cute front cover for one of my books. I painted it with watercolor and the lines were done with ink. The ink I chose came from my Sakura Pigma Micron watercolor pens. As for the Watercolors, they came from US art supply. The scene shows my protagonist dancing. The columns are from the castle. It took me about two days to complete the painting. I used to do a bit of Watercolor in High School. It is interesting to revisit a skill you have not used in decades. It is good to see that I still...