ArtGhost

Recent Project: Dating Pool

2008-03-12T20:54:00.000-07:00

I recently completed an album cover for The Dating Pool, a local Seattle band.

More pictures from Redux Show

2008-03-12T20:50:00.000-07:00

Here's another couple of pieces from our recent show at Redux:

More mermaids

2008-02-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

Here's another image from our show currently at Redux.

Recent Project: Indie Fixx Logo

2008-02-04T21:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a recently completed project - a logo for Indie Fixx. I recently did Jen's images for the Indie Fixx shop, and she wanted to redesign the logo to match.

Show at Redux PDX

2008-01-22T21:16:00.000-08:00

We have a show open at Redux in Portland starting on February 1st. The show mainly features thrift store paintings that have been re-appropriated.

811 east burnside st. suite #110
portland, or 97214

www.reduxpdx.com

Print for the Sampler!

2008-01-18T15:23:00.000-08:00

We created a collaborative print with The Sampler for the February Sampler. It's a limited run of 250. You can get one in the Sampler Shop! By the way, I am totally into mermaids and narwhals right now.

Logo for Hawk and Raven

2007-12-30T14:22:00.000-08:00

A recently completed logo for Hawk and Raven.

Here are some process images - these are the first round of roughs I provided to the client. She wanted a hawk with its wing around a raven, but was open to other ideas. She ended up choosing sketch #3, which I inked and colored digitally, and ended up as the finished logo above.

Cute Kitties

2007-12-17T22:16:00.000-08:00

Well, my email seems to be all fixed. In celebration, here are some cute kitties.

Email troubles

2007-12-04T12:44:00.000-08:00

If you are trying to reach me by email, or if you are waiting to hear back from me about something, I am having MAJOR problems with my email. I seem to have lost all my past emails from my lizwongillustration.com email. So, while I am sorting this out with my web host, I would like to apologize and ask you to please email me again, as I have lost all my emails and all my address book information. You can also try me at elizwong AT aol.com. Thanks everyone for bearing with me.

Work in progress

2007-11-24T14:35:00.000-08:00

It's been so long since I posted anything, so here's a work in progress. We just finished moving to a new house, and we're booked up with illustration work through the end of the year, so we will be busy.

We have two shows coming up next year as well - we'll have our work at Redux in Portland in February, and at Trabant in Pioneer Square in Spring.

Indie Fixx Shop is now open!

2007-11-06T09:11:00.000-08:00

Here's a recently completed project: the illustrations for the Indie Fixx Shop. I previously worked with Jen on her logo for Tickle Fancy, and then she asked me to create some illustrations for her new shop! It's filled with a variety of wonderful handmade items from independent designers, so go check it out. As always, I encourage everyone to buy handmade for the holidays, and the Indie Fixx Shop is a great place to start.

Creepy Zombie Girls

2007-09-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

Some creepy zombie girls... I've been kind of stressed lately. I think this is why I'm drawing these things. Okay, and obviously they are not eating his head, because they have big chunks of flesh in their hands... but I didn't feel like going back and putting something else in, since this is something I was just playing around with.

Strange creepy deer girl

2007-09-13T23:39:00.000-07:00

What caused me to draw this weird creepy deer girl? Honestly, I don't know.

Yet another drawing

2007-09-01T16:13:00.000-07:00

And another one...

New Drawings

2007-09-01T14:29:00.000-07:00

I just added 4 drawings to ArtGhost:

New Purses

2007-08-29T23:09:00.000-07:00

Here are two new handmade bags that I just added to ArtGhost - a pretty black and white pattern:

And another variation on the ever-popular DJ purse, this one in green and blue polka dots:

These pictures are a bit deceptive: the green purse is actually larger than the black and white.

Indie Artist Fixx Interview

2007-08-29T11:03:00.000-07:00

Jen of Indie Fixx has posted an interview with me on her site. I have worked with Jen on her illustrations for Tickle Fancy and have just recently completed some new illustrations for her. She is so much fun to work with, and she makes wonderful jewelry.

Purse mania!

2007-08-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

I just finished sewing a whole boatload of handbags to send to ArtStar in Philadelphia. These are all fabric purses, some with blockprinted images.

Tree Studies

2007-08-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

I'm working on an illustration right now that involves trees - here are some studies for it.

Mermaid sketches

2007-08-08T22:41:00.000-07:00

So, related to the previous post, sometimes something in that page of heads will spark an idea. This looked like a mermaid's head to me.

Then I went on a major mermaid kick:

I think I'm done drawing mermaids for a while.

Shortly thereafter, I went into my smoky-eyed waifs phase:

But, I'm tired of drawing these women now. Right now, shaggy-haired dudes seems to be emerging as a strong contender for the next wave of sketches.

Random sketches - getting out of creative slumps

2007-08-08T21:55:00.000-07:00

It's been so long since I posted, I figured I should put something up. I have been busy with a few different illustration projects and making more purses. Since everything is in progress right now, instead I thought I would post some random sketches.

Sometimes I get in a creative slump, and will look at a blank piece of paper and have absolutely no idea what to draw. I feel like I can't possibly do another drawing; I can't come up with one single thing to put on paper. I usually just start drawing the same thing over and over again in order to snap myself out of it. Usually I just draw pages and pages filled with heads.

These particular heads came out of a realization that I almost always draw girls. I felt like I should probably know how to draw guys, too:

Oftentimes they will all be looking a certain direction:

Sometimes I even branch out a tiny bit:

After about three pages of heads, I am usually ready to draw something else.

Me as a Simpson

2007-07-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

The Simpsons Movie website allows you to make yourself as a Simpson. So, here's me.

I don't even know what to say...

2007-07-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

There is the weirdest comment spam on the Pretty Girls Make Graves illustration post. It's a giant, rambling manifesto. I'm not really entirely sure what the core points of the manifesto are, but here are a few excerpts:
"When you hear people speak in your head you are not listening to the actual people. It is the computer role playing."

"Another example Italians are grossly disfavored are their foodstuffs::::
Tomatos are highly acidic and provides an "open door" for the gods to inflict upon those whom they so chose. Pasta is very starchy and fattening.
Italian food creates fat people with stomach problems."

"When white people capitalize or exploit Asians they incurr and one day will be punished. This includes Chinese buffet restaurants, so prevalient in disfavored cities and the Southern United States, for the gods hate these people and want them to incurr."

Lots of subjects are covered, pretty much any race, religion, women, sexuality, homosexuality, Princess Diana, Apple and Intel.
Comment on Pretty Girls Make Graves

Sinking Ship

2007-07-11T16:40:00.000-07:00

A recently completed painting - a commissioned piece on the theme of "My Beautiful Sinking Ship." It was fun to do this piece. I work so much digitally these days that I don't have many pieces anymore that involve the accidents of ink and paint. After I inked this piece (with waterproof ink) and painted over it, the ink bled all over the place (apparently you have to let it dry longer). At first I hated it, but by the time the piece was done, I really liked the effect. Usually I spend so much time obsessively cleaning up individual pixels, so it was nice to work a little looser and to have to accept the mistakes. And then to pretend that those mistakes were intentional.

Pride and Prejudice, the Comic, Page 19

2007-06-19T11:29:00.001-07:00

Pride and Prejudice, the Comic, Page 19, originally uploaded by ArtGhost.

Finally, another page of the P&P comic has been posted. The rest of this chapter will be posted soon.
I'm starting to understand why there are different people who do pencilling, inking, coloring, and lettering. It's so time consuming.

Anyhow, in this chapter, Lizzy and Jane are still at Netherfield, and here Miss Bingley attempts to flirt with Mr. Darcy.