art finds a home

...outside of my home that is. my painting All is Fair in Love and War was auctioned off as part of a package at the fu-GEN fundraiser gala yesterday. it was swept up by Miss Saigon herself! (love and war pun not intended). apparently, she was super happy to have it and wanted to meet me and everything...even inquired about more work. this is a happy moment. as long as my work is taken by someone that really loves it and wants it, then that's all a mother can ask for.

this ain't no wok with yan

i'm not sure why but i feel compelled to write about this man. it's not just because i find it fascinating that Susur Lee is the most famous chef in Toronto and that he's the bomb for actually drawing a tie with Bobby Flay on Iron Chef, but as a person, he's such a huge success story. i had the pleasure of dining at his bistro style restaurant Lee on the weekend, thanks to the lovely generosity of dean's aunt and uncle...actually, as part of pre-payment for a painting that i am actively imagining in my brain for them. needless to say, i thoroughly enjoyed the experience and find that despite his amazing success, Susur manages to be so incredibly humble, approachable and accessible to his many fans. food was beautifully presented, imaginative, playful and well worth the money. makes me proud to be a Lee. but in all honesty, i just wanted to catch of glimps of him tossing his deliciously long ponytail.

how art thou?

here's some work i've been doing lately...though some have been for assignments. i need to represent harder though. i feel like if this was porn, i'd still be softcore.

All is Fair in Love and War? watercolour and felt on canvas

still life line drawing, charcoal on paper

negative space study, india ink on watercolour paper

Watch Me watercolour on canvas

my best friend's non wedding

it occurred to me today after a long conversation with a friend of mine that as we continue to grow and change (which is inevitable) that sometimes we have to relearn how to relate to one another. i mean, this happens in intimate relationships all the time and it's probably what keeps healthy couples together...allowing each other to grow and to grow alongside one another. in keeping with the idea that all relationships need to be treated with similar care, maybe i know less about my friends than i thought. or maybe as life demands more of us, we demand more of our friends. there is no simple formula. i know that communication is the saving grace in all situations and even those of us who take pride in being open and honest sometimes falter.