New Art: "Meditation Mudra"

Meditation Mudra

colored pencils, prismacolor blender, Copic fine point pens

© 2012 by. A. Dameron 

New Art: "Majestica"

Majestica

colored pencil, prismacolor blender, Copic fine point pens

© 2012 by A. Dameron 

 

This took me forever to color and ink, but I like how this turned out. 

Ladies from Asian Myth #3: Ma Gu (Goddess of Longevity)

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Ma Gu (Goddess of Longevity)

colored pencil, metallic pencil, marker, prismacolor blender

© 2012 by A. Dameron 

 

Ma Gu is the Chinese Goddess of long life. She is usually portrayed as holding peaches, wine or fruit. She brewed a special wine for the Queen Mother of the West, and so earned her title. Ma gu xian shou is a play recreating that scene.

According to another myth, Ma Gu was the daughter of a cruel general. He forced his workers to work through the night, only letting them rest when the rooster crowed at dawn. Ma Gu learned to imitate a rooster's call, so she crowed early to allow the men to sleep. Her father found out and wanted revenge, so she escaped to the mountains, where the Queen Mother of the West transformed her into the Goddess of Longevity.

My picture shows Ma Gu walking on water on her way to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, bearing a bunch of peaches. The rooster sits near the peach tree and announces the dawn.

New Art: "Strike a Pose"

Strike a Pose

oil pencil, blender

© 2012 by A. Dameron 

Over-the-Shoulder Pose

Over-The-Shoulder-Pose

colored pencil, Prismacolor blender

 © 2011 by A. Dameron

 

This was actually sketching practice, for different body positions. Here, the female warrior is looking over her right shoulder.

New Art: Optical Shades

Optical Shades

colored pencil, Prismacolor blender

 © 2011 by A. Dameron

New Art: Ameiko

Ameiko

pencil, colored pencil, Sakura pen 0.6 and 0.3, chalk pastel, prismacolor blender

 © 2011 by A. Dameron