Tag Archives: Art

Today’s Watercolor: Christmas Puppies

Posted on December 3, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Happy December! I’m starting to get some lovely holiday season feelings, so today’s watercolor is just the thing. Also, today’s painting is actually a request from Sean’s mom–puppies playing with ribbons on a Christmas present. Yay, requests! As always, if … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Kiss the Girl

Posted on November 24, 2013 by superhappyawesome

It’s not perfect, but I’m pretty happy with how this one turned out. Worked on it for a while, especially doing a lot of really fun research into tattoo art. My art book library is growing! Biggest influences were definitely … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor is so silly!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Combined a request for Darkwing Duck with a request for Farfetch’d, the silly duck Pokemon that always carries a leek around. The story is that he’s based on the Japanese proverb “鴨が葱を背負って来” or “A duck comes bearing green onions.” It can be … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by superhappyawesome

  Pretty happy with how this came out! It was inspired by a make up tutorial a friend posted a while ago. Check out my other Halloween painting! Painted that one a few weeks ago, and I think my skills … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Happy Autumn!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by superhappyawesome

Happy autumn! Last week was pretty rough, especially with the looming typhoons creating awful pressure that just about knocked me out on Friday. But a long weekend full of (new!) cozy sweaters, coffee shops afternoons, art museums and Halloween festivities … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: The Velveteen Rabbit

Posted on October 9, 2013 by superhappyawesome

So, the other day I posted this watercolor of Peter Rabbit. Some lovely friends commented and requested I do a painting of The Velveteen Rabbit, so here it is! Big thanks to Lyles on deviantart who inspired the composition! There’s some … Continue reading →

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NO MORE Eiga Dorobou! Video and watercolor!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by superhappyawesome

If you’ve ever been to the movies in Japan, you’ve probably seen the anti-piracy commercial NO MORE 映画泥棒, or NO MORE Movie Thief. It’s pretty amusing, and always one of my favorite parts of the movie going experience. Ironically it’s … Continue reading →

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Self-portrait with Sushi

Posted on August 15, 2013 by superhappyawesome

A good thing recently has been having time and inclination to be creative. I’ve been playing around with my tablet, my watercolors, even my lovely coupy-pencils (like crayons, but a little more grown up. Just a little though.) Here’s a … Continue reading →

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NEW BLOG! Chotto Latte!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by superhappyawesome

New blog alert! Do you like Japan? Do you like coffee? Who doesn’t? I’ve been enjoying a lot of Japanese Latte Artists online lately. It can be hard to find their work for non-Japanese speakers, so I made a blog to … Continue reading →

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Spooky Season

Posted on November 1, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Bat Against Full Moon Nomura Yoshikuni (1855-1903) Woodblock print, Freer & Sackler Galleries Whether you’re celebrating Día de los Muertos, All Saints’ Day, or still enjoying the fresh memories of Halloween, this print seemed quite appropriate for the season! What … Continue reading →

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