quick sketches of the male forms~michellechoongkhoo

Does your personal style reflect your artistic style?

To me one can’t live without the other. —Carlos Aponte at gallery hanahou

I think Carlos' answer is what I will subscribe to…..

because  generally speaking without any specific theme in mind and left to my own resources, I always prefer to draw the  female forms ….

but since I wanted to complement my previous posting and scouring online for male images…..heh heh, without a doubt, any artists would find the male physique presents  interestingness in many new ways ~

                                                   the family man

                                                      the hunk

the casual man

                                                   a fresh faced Adonis

                                                      the team player

                                                      "Mr Cool"

                                                        metroman

                                                         Mr Outdoor

                                              a man focused on winning

And with this, I think I am ready to go on to drawing diving photos~

a hobbyist's quick sketches of the female forms~michellechoongkhoo

"Hobbyist, Amateur, or Professional

The first thing to understand is the difference between being a hobby artist, an amateur artist, and a professional artist." quote Aletta de Wal in Art Business Advise 


At last I know now how to define my interest in Art….heh heh, I sure love being a hobbist because by Aletta's defination….Hobby artists may spend years, decades or even an entire lifetime making art strictly for personal pleasure….to enjoy, whenever they feel like it!
I dont mind looking forward to the rest of my life, exploring art for myself :D, what a pleasure that will be!

After 5 days of celebrating food and family time, today I was just itching to put some watercolor to paper~
And so on this lovely cool sunday, this hobbyist in a spurt of frenzy decided to try out quick sketches visualizing the different representations of the female form in my mind..

                                              "maternal" from own stock photo 1984

                                      "wild" adapted from photo by Mor.gan at flickr

                                       "beguiling" adapted from photo by Mor.gan at flickr

                                       "chic" adapted from art of Vincent Bakkum at ArtOdyssey

                                    "graceful" adapted from art of Vincent Bakkum at ArtOdyssey

                                        "sultry" adapted from Dior ad, Jadore Charlize Theron

                                   "Kinky" adapted from photos from HerWorld Dec 2007 copy

                                    "Trendy" adapted from photos from HerWorld Dec 2007 copy

"independent"

                                       "feminine" adapted from perfume ad
                                       
                               "career minded" adpated from Vincci shoe ad

Transformers~ n this shld need no introduction?

I kinda fancy how these watercolor sketches turned out onto my new recycled 8"x5" sketchbook…..but because the paper is really very water absorbent paper , there's a need to work really fast with bold strokes~ fantastic for silhouettes and monochromatic shadings!
mmmmm, I guess its only logical that next experiments will be on the male forms?
heh heh,,,,,,,this hobbyist certainly pray to be able to enjoy her art experimentations for many many years to come :)

Justin~ and his posing

children are the most natural subjects for the camera…..
looking at all the old photos and the funny stuff my sons did for my faithful Olympus then,,,,,,aaaaaah, then they really do love being "camwhores" (i dont like this word but times change, dont they?)….when did they stopped loving posing? Sigh~

Just a sketch for a lovely Sunday…..

As the Artist Gerald M Burns says; "I believe that there is a thirst out there for an art that people can relate to. They are tired of being embarrassed by feeling they don't understand art. The fact is that most people do have an intuitive feel for what is "good and bad" in art. The problem is that most of what is now called contemporary art is so self indulgent and trivial that it is of no consequence to anyone other than to the artist who created it. In my work, I think people see something which they can relate to - instantly. Only then, once the viewer's imagination has been captured, is there any hope that one can convey or communicate any underlying theme or message."

I do wish I could paint like Gerald and then probably my art will then have more consequence to others than just myself….hahahaha

Yess, I am feeling indulgent in my sketches and watercolors….

they probably have no meaning or consequence to anyone else but to me and my sons…..

but this is my private art journey…..

I do have my own mission and aim towards my own goal~ 

and I'm loving every minute of my trivial art!

But its true there is an intuitive feel that we should not ignore….initially I signed off my original version of Justin's sketch thinking it was done…..then the camera shot just didnt feel right….his head came out as somehow wrongly proportioned to the body….

So I did some surgery….and I felt so much happier with the final version  and I am so glad I learnt something new today!

so can u imagine how when I found the excerpts below, I simply had to agree?

Life is simple and nice on this beautiful Sunday, January 23rd 2011 ❀✿❃

“ Painters never learn by making good paintings. Mistakes are the magic potion that conjures up future sensational paintings.” 
—Betsy Dillard Stroud, from “Get a Jump-Start in Acrylics” in the May 2008 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.

sketching outline~michellechoongkhoo "Project 2011 A Painting A Day"

I see a sweet muse sitting by the pool……. do u share my vision?

do tell me what it looks like to you :P