ASAD Sketch #49 - Alicia Keys 10th Anniversary

Been a fan of the Miss Keys since she brought us Fallin' a decade ago. Takes me back to my high school days *shudder* Would listen to her albums on constant replay and sing along (badly) to her tracks, imitating her sultry voice. I think I wanted to be her. Yeah sure like I can write, compose, arrange and play music like her :P She be a genius!

Her Songs in A Minor Anniversary 10th Edition is out now.

ASAD Sketch #48 - Tupperware Hat

Sketch 48 Day 48 - Checked out the new series Made By Hand, showcasing Melbourne's talented people in the world of artisan craft. Tonight's ep featured milliner Richard Nylon. He opts for unconventional materials, such as Tupperware, to create a unique work of wearable art.

ASAD Sketch #47 - Kids holidays

Sketch 47 Day 47

ASAD Sketch #46 - Pink Lemonade

Sketch 46 Day 46 - Movie colour inspiration. I created a character inspired by the colour palette from The Sound of Music's, pink lemonade scene. The character has nothing to do with the film, just wanted to sketch a socially awkward chick or maybe she's just busting to go to the toilet. You decide.

image via

ASAD Sketch #45 - Sheena

Sketch 45 Day 45 - Channelling Sheena Queen of the Jungle.

inspired by today's etsy shopping guide

ASAD Sketch #44 - smile

Sketch 44 Day 44 - What my fortune cookie read.

ASAD Sketch #43 - Go the f to sleep

Sketch 43 Day 43 - There's a new babysitter in town

ASAD Sketch #42 - POPP Pingpong!

How cool. Public Outdoor Ping Pong. Apparently there's 2 set up in Melbourne. The steel tables are also used as public art, POPP commissions local artists to paint on them. Noice.

via frankie mag issue 41

ASAD Sketch #41 - Desert

Sketch 41 Day 41 - Emilie Simon's 'Desert'

ASAD Sketch #40 - Music Box

Sketch 40 Day 40

Chris Turnham {rebloggd}

I think environments are characters too and WOW...Chris Turnham has this down pat. Check out Chris' amazing illustrations and most notably from one of my fave stop-motion films 'Coraline'.

via Interview with illustrator Chris Turnham | Illustrationmundo.com

ASAD Sketch #39 - Je Vous Aime

Sketch 39 Day 39 - Sketched elements from The Grates' 'Turn Me On' vid and Alphaville.

ASAD Sketch #38 - Jane

Sketch 38 Day 38 - Jane, Breaking Bad

ASAD Sketch #37 - Make yourself at home

Sketch 37 Day 37 - My bro and I wondered what it would be like to live with an Ewok.

Accompanying image via here

ASAD Sketch #36 - I'll have what she has

Sketch 36 Day 36 - A dancer's body.

ASAD Sketch #35 - Introducing...The Psychic Lady

Sketch 35 Day 35 - I was quite taken by the fortune teller character on my last post...so here she is in full body.

Edit - Added caption :)

ASAD Sketch #34 - Psychic

Lawrence Leung is back again with a new show 'Unbelievable', where he examines and pokes fun at all things sceptical like ghosts, UFO's etc. Hehe funny guy, it's no wonder the show's produced by the Chaser boys. Tonight's episode was focused on psychics.

Edit - added a caption :)

Children's Literature Art - John Tenniel

I've been posting my illustrations for a month now and I must say it's turned out to be good practice. Just experimenting different styles and seeing where my strength lies in has been quite valuable. Why didn't I do this when I was younger? But I'm gonna keep on truckin' coz I'm lovin' it. I also have quite a lot of personal goals lined up, from illustration, to crafting, painting and then there's my online shop. Ay-ya-yay! One of my goals is to write and illustrate a children's book. I've grown a liking to children's books and have loved reading them when I was younger. I was an Enid Blyton kid. And I love the art, it was a bonus. You may have noticed my illustrations slant on the cutesy side, reminiscent of childhood nostalgia. I think that's where my strength lies in. Not sure why I like reminiscing the past. Perhaps it's that innocence in time and imagining things that adults no longer imagine. Fanstasy vs reality. Sometimes I do get swept up in fantasy just to get away from nasty reality. I think many people do but they get too carried away. Perhaps it's good to balance the two. Ha, 'balance' typical Libran of me. But I digress, that is just something I'd love to do. Entertain the kids. Encourage them to read again. Turn the pages of a real book. Before we are ruled by computers then terminators or apes. There goes my mind wandering off again. WWLCD..What Would Lewis Carroll Do? He'd wander off too I think. 

So to help me on my children's book venture, I've created a new link "Childrens Literature Art", from time to time I'll be posting art in children's literature and their artists who I deem inspirational.

Childrens Literature Art #1 - Sir John Tenniel - Alice in Wonderland. Image via Project Gutenberg. 

ASAD Sketch #33 - Bigfoot

Sketch 33 Day 33 - Watched an episode of Finding Bigfoot. Hate to spoil it for you but they haven't found it.   

ASAD Sketch #32 - 3things

Sketch 32 Day 32 -  3things, an initiative by Oxfam Australia, aims to bridge the gap in tackling big global issues by taking small steps at a time. Reminds me of the ever uplifting song "From Little Things Big Things Come". Here is an illustration of my 3things.

1) Support handmade/ fair trade

2) Ride a bike 

3) Donate to charity/support a cause I believe in.

To get involved simply visit the website and ask yourself - What are 3things that I can do to help change the world?


Found via frankie magazine :)

ASAD Sketch #31 - SMouse in the House

Sketch 31 Day 31 - We have a very sneaky mouse living under our house.

ASAD Sketch #30 - Ninja Stealth Tactic

Sketch 30 Day 30 - My Pa bought a cool book about warriors throughout history. I was quite intrigued by the ninja warrior. One of their stealth tactics was their ability to cross water, they would attach circular wooden pieces to their feet, known as the 'Water Spider'. Pretty nifty.

ASAD Sketch #29 - Pictures speak louder

Sketch 29 Day 29 - pictures speak louder than words? just sayin.

Making a fool of me

Practice sketches on facial expressions. Took me a while to finish, dang.

ASAD Sketch #28 - just nonsense

Sketch 28 Day 28

ASAD Sketch #27 - Franknitstein

Sketch 27 Day 27 - I have been knitting like crazy, Victor Frankenstein-style. It's addictive yet it's a good load off. 

ASAD Sketch #26 - Polly Pocket Clock

Sketch 26 Day 26 - Changed the batteries on my Polly Pocket clock and realised I have been using the same clock for yeeears. A tell-tale sign I need a life? But hey, this thing holds sentimental value to me. It'd be my favourite and most reliable toy, helped me meet my schedules on time. I think I'll keep it a little while longer :)

On a side note: I own the original 1991 Polly Pocket 'Funtime' Clock by Bluebird Toys. The new Mattel ones just doesn't do it for me, but understand the choking hazard safety issues. ..Oh no all this antique roadshow-esque speak is making me regret giving away my other Polly Pockets :(

ASAD Sketch #25 - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Sketch 25 Day 25 - Practised playing the ukulele. The only instrument that caters for my freakishly small hands. I've always wanted to master an instrument. I was inspired by my uncle, who taught himself to play the guitar. ...I just need patience and practice.

ASAD Sketch #24 - Sweet & Perfect

Sketch 24 Day 24 - Hope you don't mind. Not feeling up to par today. Creativity is my only outlet. Just my take on being someone who I'm not. And I really don't like that word 'Perfect'. Pobody is.

I'll be sure to post more happy pics next time =).

collage images from ~

http://karenswhimsy.com/
http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

ASAD Sketch #23 - Abbott & Costello

Sketch 23 Day 23 - Watched me some vintage comedy. Teehee, funny guys. It's interesting to see who were the forerunners of comedy. 

ASAD Sketch #22 - Bubble O' Bill

Sketch 22 Day 22 - Another food post. Was craving for him. I had him last when I was a young'n?

ASAD Sketch #21 - Ye Ole Fete Sweets

Sketch 21 Day 21 - I was cooking 2 minute noodles and I just thought what would be the craziest thing to eat with noodles..cow pee perhaps? Ew. Chocolate? Not crazy but..Alas! I remembered chocolate spiders. I would gorge on them when I was a kiddo. I first saw them at my school fete and I'd ask my Mum to create a batch for me. Albeit, the chocolate was goopy and not set like ice magic, still it was devour-able. As an asian kid growing up in Australia, these kind of sweets aren't really a tradition at home, so every fete I'd always looked forward to stuffing my face with toffee or chocolate crackles. I remember trying to make my own toffee - I'd boil the sugar, pour it in paper cups and chuck it in the freezer. Ha! Toffee fail. Because that's the quicker way to harden sugar, yeesh - 8 year old me. 

And thus how I inherited my sweet tooth.

Heh well this must be the most random post I've ever done.

ASAD Sketch #20 Winter

Sketch 20 Day 20 - It's the first day of Winter...I'll be getting drunk on a nice hot cuppa tea/coffee this chilly season.

Here's a sketch of a wombat getting caught in the act.