Painting en plein air sketches

Here are some paintings I did today. Just practicing with gouache. They each took about an hour to do.

I was just painting around the neighborhood today. The funny thing that happened was a guy came up to see what I was doing. He liked my painting and wondered what it would cost if I could paint his house for him. It was a good thing I had my business card with me...

Some Projects from this Semester

Here are some projects that I made from this semester. The first two are rendering practices and the last is my final illustration. Sorry about the lines in the pictures. Something weird happened during the uploading.

Portfolio Work

It's been a long time since I've posted anything. I passed the portfolio review this semester, and I decided to post some of the work I submitted (with a lot of encouragement from some friends).

Something Different

Recently I've been getting some commissions that are kinda unusual for me. I just finished painting a sign for Elmhurst Learning Center. I really haven't done a lot of signs or large scale paintings like this. It has really taught me a lot during this process.

Maybe in the future I'll be doing more kinds of painting like this...

A Day of Caricatures

I just recently had a caricature booth at the Enduring Word Music Festival. It was a great day of doing caricatures. Here are some pictures of the day of the event, and some people who had their pictures done.

Children's Portraits

Here are some commissioned portraits that I just finished. This time I tried to incorporate more of the subject's personality, and I tried telling more of a story with the image.

All of these portraits are done in watercolor or cardstock.
I do these portraits on request. Just send your requests and questions to asoon28@gmail.com.

Enduring Word Music Festival

Hey all,
I am going to be doing caricatures in a booth at the Enduring Word Music Festival in Castro Valley. It'll be going on this Saturday from 10am till 5pm in the evening. There is going to be lots of vendors, booths, a kid's place, and of course lots of music. You can come out to support the Castro Valley High School, or you can come out to support me. So come out and support somebody!