el libro negro

this blog has moved..

2008-03-14T01:24:00.000-07:00

i've moved my blog to a new place! more straightforward name, fresh start.

http://lauradubuk.blogspot.com

rubber ducking

2008-02-20T16:11:00.001-08:00

ever wonder why ..

suppose you are trying to figure out a problem and have tried your hardest, you finally turn to ask someone about it. while explaining the problem to the other person, you suddenly reach an answer to it, without even getting an answer from the person. it's like the problem solved itself while you were explaining it..

this is called Rubber Ducking. it actually increases your IQ:

http://creatingminds.org/tools/rubber_ducking.htm

sky practice

2008-01-25T18:40:00.000-08:00

yesterday evening, there was a very pretty sky outside my window at work, and i was without a camera. this situation turned into painting practice...

found object

2008-01-10T13:52:00.000-08:00

i was doing my laundry last night, half asleep, and in my haze, found a MIRROR in the 'free' pile in the laundry room, next to some giant christmas lights. i snatched it and took it home with me five floors up the stairs. i'm so excited. it's oblong, 2 feet long, gold trim, real big, heavy. for some reason, i have constrained myself to using a 8 inch round mirror, and never thought to buying a bigger one (same thing with my stereo system which i've had since age 14.. it's worked fine.. why get a fancier one?)

this will be the beginning of many long nights of staring at myself.

here's some figure drawing

2007-09-12T12:35:00.001-07:00

Here's some drawings from the bright-and-early Saturday morning figure session, from the last 2 months. the first 2 drawings were about 10 minutes, and then 5 minutes, 2 minutes and 1 minute gestures.

it's a murder, ya lug!

2007-08-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

Here's some sketches drawn from the movie "a Slight Case of Murder" (1938). It's a about a bunch of gangsters who own a brewery during the prohibition who suddenly decide to go legit. It was hilarious, had some funny-looking actors, too.

around the world

2007-07-25T21:29:00.000-07:00

Some sketches from the movie "Around the world in 80 days" (1956) Some rad characters and places..

SP

2007-07-24T12:10:00.001-07:00

malayan tapir

2007-07-19T12:24:00.001-07:00

This is a Malayan tapir.

In Chinese, Korean and Japanese, the tapir is named after a beast from Chinese mythology. A feature of this mythical creature is a snout like that of an elephant. It is said to eat people's dreams.

Tapirs have brown eyes.

character sketches

2007-06-18T13:14:00.001-07:00

These are some character sketches from the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?". I'm really happy about my new-found spare time, more time to fill in my sketchbook..