WIP 2 "Not Yet" Painting

Not finished, but getting there :-p




Some detail:

WIP "Not Yet" Painting

I've been working on this since September, I think it'll be finished soon...
Acrylic paint for first layers, now I am adding oils. The sky has changed since I took this picture.

Welcome to my world

Some ink sketches for potential paintings:

Filtered Reality

I enjoy drawing from life as I look through my special lenses :) Although, my vision is still good nor do I wear glasses:

her alias on asmb is proudtelvisionaddict. hit her up. she likes bleach, and long walks in the world of asmb, ad and oa preferably. xywzhsgk

ooohh yeaah, i'd tap that.



ichigo nipple

Stabbing a heart with umbrella, no hiding from tears:

Give me a hug or something

*masha gives olga hug*

Sketch for a Painting

A drawing for a 12"x12" painting.

NYC 6 Train, Metal Flowers, Journey to (no)Where

I got a smoother paper sketchbook.

The Journey Begins with NYC Subway

As I've said in the previous post, when you ride the train every day, it becomes a huge huge part of your life (stating the obvious?), and really effects...something. This is how I like to see it, though:

I would like to make some 5"x7" paintings from them. I prefer sketches, rather than painting from photos, because a photo can deaden the fantasy feeling as I'll can get obsessively into realistic likeness.

I'm definately painting this one - a girl escaping a picture bringing a star and a sun-like ball with her, and is still somewhat transparent:

And lastly, a tree growing, and strangers with a story...

About

I ride the New York City subway two hours per most days. Sometimes I look forward to getting in the train, getting a seat, and sketching away. Some moods call for more complete drawings, others more sloppy. As a perfectionist, it is good to free myself of that task to be awesomely amazing, and a shaky train and limited time is a good excuse when it gets too sloppy or I can't hit the exact spot with my pencil.


I like to introduce nature elements into man-made reality of New York City, adding thoughtfulness to the isolated, bored, and tired faces, and "surrealizing" the surroundings. Sometimes I just want to indulge in my own fantasy world, other days my imaginary world shuts its door on me and I am forced to be here. In cases as these, when nothing inspires me, I draw my inner feelings, not very enjoyable to be in touch with most of them, but I must must must always have an instrument for visual creativity in my left hand (pencil or paintbrush).

In these sketchbooks, I prefer to use colored pencil, and unlike my detailed and colorful miniatures, I usually hold just 4 or 5 of them. I hate graphite as it smudges and gets a glare. Pen and ink is good on days of confidence.


Enjoy the journey as I will keep this fun activity updated for you.

-Olga Ziskin
http://oziskin.com/