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#Detail 2 . . . #art #drawing #painting #watercolor #ink #pen #micron #pigma #crane #buffalo #westvseast #eastvswest #eastandwest #asian #asianamerican #american #duality #inbetween #belonging #displacement #otherness #identitycrisis #identity #selfexamination #race #firstimpressions

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Finally finished a watercolor and ink piece I've been working on for over a month (on and off). I usually rush through my art, driven by an instant gratification-driven need to feel like I "accomplished" something. With this guy, I focused on one section or layer one session at a time, forcing myself to put him away until next time. I'm pretty pleased with the results and level of detail that I find most of my older pieces lack. Complete shot, two detail shots, and work-in-progress shot; octopus inspired by Sy Montgomery's "Soul of an Octopus" (now I'm completely obsessed with scuba diving one day and interacting with one of these alien creatures). . . #octopus #watercolor #windsorandnewton #ink #micron #pigmamicron #pigmamicron01 #pigmamicron03 #pigmamicron05 #color #penandink #drawing #art #painting #symontgomery #soulofanoctopus #patience #practicemakesperfect #progressnotperfection

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#Detail 1 . . . #art #drawing #painting #watercolor #ink #pen #micron #pigma #crane #buffalo #westvseast #eastvswest #eastandwest #asian #asianamerican #american #duality #inbetween #belonging #displacement #otherness #identitycrisis #identity #selfexamination #race #firstimpressions

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“I dream of the West but abide by the East, or is it the other way around? Born and displaced, emigrated and wandering; where do you see when you look at me? What do I see when I Look at me?” — #Illustration and #poem that I’ve been working on for too long...finally stopped procrastinating today because I really should move on. Concept and my feelings behind it are nothing new, but they’re something that I’ve been thinking about for a while, especially after moving to the Bay Area and navigating the racial tension here (as well as during this current political climate in general). . . . #art #drawing #painting #watercolor #ink #pen #micron #pigma #crane #buffalo #westvseast #eastvswest #eastandwest #asian #asianamerican #american #duality #inbetween #belonging #displacement #otherness #identitycrisis #identity #selfexamination #race #firstimpressions

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Untitled. Took my time with this one, (for once. Roughly two week on-and-off effort. #surrealism #springbok #antelope #orca #whales #killerwhales #running #swimming #freedom #motion #grace #nature #twoworlds #colliding #convergence #watercolor #prisma #coloredpencil #pencil #micron #ink #pens #patience #art #artsnacks

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Friday's #Drawing Exercise: #FlashbackFriday to Exploring the Streets of #Beyoglu #istanbul #cat #scooter #pencil #watercolor #prisma #coloredpencil #micron #graphicmarker #ink #charcoal #art #artsnacks

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Friday's #drawing exercise: a #tribute to the beautiful @bendybeast You constantly inspire me with your courage, determination and creativity. Keep on making all the pretty shapes! #pencil #watercolor #micron #pigma #ink #marker #sharpie #coloredpencil #pole #contortion #movement

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Tuesday's #drawing exercise: #Wildebeest are underrated 😄 Realized I've been drawn to a largely #brown palette lately, but also that I'm enjoying playing with the red, yellows and oranges within. #pencil #watercolor #micron #ink #graphicmarker #watercolorpencil #prisma #coloredpencil

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#Experimenting with #artnoveau styles and #geometric #shapes #pencil #micron #ink #graphicmarker #watercolor #coloredpencil #drawing #tattooideas

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Wednesday's #drawing exercise: #redo of an old pencil sketch from 2014, now with #color #pencil #graphite #charcoal #watercolor #watercolorpencil #ink #micron #artsnacks #girl #fox

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"Since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things" -e.e. cummings Commission from @teriri0401 from over a year ago that i finally found unpacking and finished inking. #handdrawn #typography #micron #ink #sharpie #love #poem #eecummings

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Current #obsession - #nourishbowls ! #vegetarian #detox week: #roastcauliflower #roastsweetpotato #blackbeans #blackrice #arugula #lemon #tahini #tarragon #dressing

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Really atypical style for me... #experimenting with the goodies my last two #artsnacks boxes #posca #liquitex #tombow #koh-i-noor #marker #paintmarker #gelpen #coloredpencil

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So rusty, I feel like I barely know how to hold a #pencil anymore. First #WIP in over a year: #Kitsune #Dancer

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Fourth #Chakra: #Throat "First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak." #typography #ink #pen #micron #positiveliving #quotes

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Fourth #Chakra: #Heart "Love is, above all, the gift of oneself." #typography #quotes #positiveliving #pen #ink #micron #pigma

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Third #Chakra : #SolarPlexus "No man is free who is not a master of himself." #typography #quotes #epictetus #positiveliving #ink #pen #pigmamicron