Go With The Flow~ ^^

Helllooooo… I'm back on the scene again! Apology for my disappearance.. I was a little sidetracked for quite a while.

In the past 4 months, I've changed 3 part time jobs! That's like nearly 1 per month? Did I just set a record? I used to cringe at the idea of having to start all over again in a new environment, but now I'm actually enjoying it; new friends, new things to learn, new experiences!

No doubt the same question has been thrown to me countless times as to why I resist a full time job so much. And I know many people think I'm being 'unrealistic' or 'immature'. I think that's being judgemental. Most people are comfortable with a stable job but are they REALLY happy with what they're doing for a living? I'll leave the answer to them. Call me stubborn, 'weird', or be secretly jealous of me all you want because I'll still not trade in my freedom for a meaningless better-paid job.

Yes, I admit sometimes I do get stressed up when I have trouble making ends meet (most of the time it's because clients do not pay on time -.- but that's beside the point). In my years of learning, I've come to understand that stress actually come from our feeling of fear. We get stressed when we feel overwhelmed. As I learn to let go of the need to be in control of every circumstances, I become more at peace with myself.. and with life. When we stop resisting change, life can be so much more enjoyable! What I'll always remind myself if thing doesn't work out the way I like, is to slow down, make some adjustment if I need to. Alternatively, it may be my Angels' way of telling me they have something better in store for me. I just need to have some faith and a little patience. :)

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A few days ago, I received an email from one of my customers. This wonderful lady from Israel bought several pieces of my works on my online store and returned to purchase more shortly after. She told me how much she loves my works and wanted to frame them all and put up on her wall. When I saw these lovely photos in her email, I was close to tears. I had never imagined someone would love my works so much to want to showcase them in her house. This was her message to me,

''Hi Rheea! It took a while but... here are some pictures of my living room wall with your gorgeous illustrations. Everyone here loves it and i L-O-V-E it! You can be proud of your self, you are very talented! I am very picky about pictures hanging on my walls, but the minute i saw your works, i knew exactly - this is what i want!''

Perhaps sometimes all we need is just a little assurance about what we've fought so hard for... Thank you, Aviya. :’)   

The Blue Boy

You got to love Pete Revonkorpi's works! Check out this video, what he called 'A living and singing painting.' and many other creations by him. You will be awed!



Enjoy!

My Works At Esplanade Shop

As I've mentioned, you may now find my works at another store and it is inside this HUGE 'durian' of Singapore. Yummy~

(Esplanade, also known as the 'big durian' is a performing arts venue for local and international performances).

Esplanade Shop is located at, 8 Raffles Avenue #02-02, Singapore 033801.

Their management is pretty strict with the 'no photo-taking within the shop' rule so I wasn't able to snap photos on some of the coolest stuffs they carry. Apparently you can find a wide variety of merchandise in this shop. From postcards, music cds, books, apparels, fashion accessories to their signature commemorative coins of the Esplanade. If you're here on a holiday, be sure to drop by and bring back some unique souvenirs with you!

How can you not get a lovely note card to go with that special gift? ;) My prints are also available here.

Also, when you visit the Esplanade from now till July, don't forget to say hello to these erm........... interesting looking guys. These ethereal figures are the creation of Pakistani sculptor, Khalil Chishtee. See how he transformed the plain-looking plastic rubbish bags we use in our daily lives into these inspiring work of art.

My favorite! Isn't he the coolest?

I can't help but wonder whose these belong to.................... Lol.

Could it be hers???? Oh my, someone pls help her down!!!!!

You may even find these adorable comic doodles along the stretch of wall at the underground leading to the CityLink Mall. Anyone is welcome to 'vandalise' them! 

The chinese phrase, '天天向上' means to be keen in learning and progress everyday.

Hahaha. This is so cute!

Angels Art (II)

Sorry it took me a super long time to do this post. To refresh your memory, here's the link to Part (I) - Angels in digital art. In Part (II), I'm going to share with you some breathtaking Angels in fine art. Unfortunately, some of the images appear blurry after I blew them up.

Now when your babies sleep peacefully through the night, you know why. I'm going to pray for Angels to sing me to sleep tonight!
'Song of the Angels' by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

This is sweet........... an Angel delivering a message! Have you been listening?
'The Angel's Message' by George Hillyard Swinstead

'St. Cecilia' by John William Waterhouse

I'm beginning to wonder... are these painted by the Angels themselves?

'The Ramparts of God's House' by John Melhuish Strudwick

Plenty of paintings like this to remind us that our guardian Angel is always with us! Keep that faith :)

'Guardian Angel' by Heilige Schutzengel

 

Can anyone tell me where I can meet this Angel? I think I'll just die in his arms. :p

'In the Arms of the Angel' by Danny Hahlbohm

'The Guardian Angel' by Wilhelm Von Kaulbach

'Earth Angel I' by Scott Siedman

'Agony in the Garden' by Carl Bloch

'Joseph and Mary Admiring Their Son are Joined by a Trio of Angels Who are No Less Impressed'  Such a long title -___-'

Love the message of this piece. 'Not Alone' by Danny Hahlbohm

 

'Ravissement de Psyche' by William Adolphe Bouguereau

All the baby Angels look so cute!! Haha. I'm going to do baby Angels art in my next Angels Art post. I promise, they're going to be the most adorable babies you've ever seen. You wouldn't want to miss that. ;)

'The Annunciation' by Bartolome Esteban Murillo I love (x10) this Artist's works! I have no idea how he did it but they are ALL impressive. Don't take my word for it, visit HERE and see for yourself.

Heilige Schutzengel

Finally, my latest wallpaper! So nice right! :D Sorry, I forgot to bookmark the link and I can't find that website anymore. :(

If you like what I've shared, do visit my Angels Art (I) and return for (III). Have an Angelic day~ :)

Latest Work!

I couldn't get the idea of black roses out of my head, so I came out with another version from my blue/purple ones. Did this in ink (pen) and shaded the background in photoshop. Yay! I got my black roses afterall. :)

Now I need help to name this piece. Anyone? A VERY helpful friend suggested, 'Blah Blah Black Rose'.... Thanks but no thanks. I'd rather keep it as, 'Dark Romance'. -___-'

Print will be available for sale soon (once I decide on the name!).

Sorry, there won't be any print for this. I tried printing it at the printing shop and the color tone came out all wrong.. :(

Rose Garden And...... A Little Smile

I'm not surprise at all to find molds growing on my color palette when I took it out from the cabinet. lol.

Finally I have something new to show. 'Rose Garden', I've named it.

I love roses.... only blue ones... or purplish flowers like the lavender and forget-me-not. I wish there are black roses. Someday I'm going to try to grow black roses. :)

Prints are not available for sale yet. Pls stay tuned for more info.

This evening I ran into two friends at different time. Had a little chat with both of them. It was pleasant. :)

When I got home and opened my email, I was greeted by a lovely message from this wonderful customer who bought six postcards from me weeks ago. The message goes like this,

''I just wanted to let you know that I received the postcards yesterday in the mail and they are beautiful! Thank you! I'm going to frame these and put them on my wall! What a wonderful fusion of art and music. LOVE IT!!!''

Funny how at times when you wasn't feeling your best, things like this happen; you ran into friends or friendly strangers on the street... you receive a sweet little gift when it wasn't even your birthday.... your favorite song came on the radio.... someone complimented you... and........ you smile that smile of yours. Suddenly your day doesn't seem so bad afterall.

Did someone or something make you smile today? Pass on that smile. :)

Our First Christmas Together

Christmas print available on etsy HERE. I bet this brought back some fonds memories of your first Christmas with that special someone? :) I did this in ink and added the colors using Photoshop.

If you like what you're seeing, please stay tuned as I will be posting more drawings as the week follows. Well, I'm still considering whether I should print them as postcards though since I'm running abit late. What do you think? Have you already started your Christmas shopping?

Fallen Angel

My lastest work! This was an assignment I did for Hyde Park Review of Books’ relaunch issue. (The Hyde Park Review of Books critiques promising poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from small, medium, independent and University presses. They also publish interviews, reportage, essays, and audio/visuals on bookculture and they've been featured in Utne Reader, Wired Magazine, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and Arts & Letters Daily).

Theme: surrealist (ghost, Angel, papier-mache submarines, talking shoes, etc). Mood: sadness, lost, darkness and fear. I was really excited when I saw 'Angel' in the list. For those of you who have been following my blog, you should know about my extreme obsession with Angels. Needless to say, I picked Angel to work on.

rough sketch after some brainstorming..(this Angel looks as though she has got hairy legs! Haha!!)

This time I tried something different from my previous works. Instead of working solely on watercolor or pen technique, I did a mix media - watercolor and pen (plus a bit of photoshop).

water color for the background

pen on the Angel and other parts of the drawing. Finally, a touch of white (on her body/ wings) and red with photoshop.

she is broken, lost and sad...

What do you think of the finished product? I was hoping to try a full watercolor medium some time later. And perhaps add a few drops of tears on her face? (I hate datelines.. Argh!)

*Pls do not use any of the above image without my permission. Thank you.

What's Up

Sorry for neglecting my blog for quite a while. If only you are right in front of me, my apologetic face looks something like this -----> /_\
I hope my fellow readers did not abandon me because of this?? If you're reading this, it mean you did not! Haha. Well, thank you for being so faithful.

Let's see what was I up to for the past week. There are a couple of good news I am going to share with you. I was so hounored to be approached by this online design website, designeRoof, to showcase some of my works on their site. Yay! Here is the link to the page. Be sure to check out some of the great artists/designers on the site as well.

The second wonderful thing that happened.. I was introduced to a friend's friend who owns a coffee house here in Singapore - The Coffee Nations. This very generous boss actually offered me a space to showcase some of my works, believe it or not, for NO cost at all! Best part was, he even offered to help me sell off the products if customers are interested to purchase them. Again, for NO commission at all! Where on earth can you find such a great deal especially when you've only met that person for the first time? All I can say is, I must have done a whole lot of good deeds in my past life. lol.

Here are some of the pics I took at the coffee house.

Before and...


after. I hope my products look more appealing than the puffs. lol. Oh I forgot to mention this is a two storey coffee house. A few of my paintings are also displayed on the second floor. Hee.


Coffee and travels is the concept of this coffee house. Here at The Coffee Nations, you get to taste different coffee from around the world. I really like its cosy ambiance.

Beautiful travel pics.


This place looks even nicer if you come in the evening.




Do come by when you visit Singapore! For more details, you can check here.
Oh boy, trust me, I've got so much more to share but my brain is threatening to pass out any minute. The time here is 1:37am now and I seriously need my beauty sleep. Good night to me and good morning to some of you. Zzzzzz........