Asian Spice

Thanks Elisabete!

Oh, thank you iiiyaaa, so glad you love her…. :D

I think the symbols are vowel sounds, like ‘A, B, C’...wish it were more meaningful!

Hi Teagan, great questions and thank you for asking :D
I do lots of research when I’m interested in a particular subject, this was one of the first orientals I attempted, so her outfit is a mix of the art nouveau fringe, baby doll dress and the orient, a wierd mix I know…I love fashion also, and like to imagine and draw up designs on outfits. I never was a sewer, I prefer to ‘draw’ the stitching on my clothes, it’s very satisfying. Rather than draw from pictures, I dwell on them and put them away until many of the images I’ve seen begin to distil and mix together in my mind, and then I am ready to put them all together….something interesting is then formed from the eclectic mix of mind images….and it could be anything I’ve seen at all, out of a magazine, etc. I scour 2nd hand bookshops for materials, reading and found to use as well, and my library is well stocked…..if I can’t find books I turn to the internet to research. I love research every bit as much as painting…..sometimes I can’t stop and it becomes a deterrent to getting any art done! lol
Thank you very much for asking, and I hope I’ve been able to answer your questions Teagan, Cheers, Karin :D (when I’m drawing I put the pictures away usually, unless I need technical assistance, say with the wheels on a pram or the angle of a steering wheel, etc) as I find it a hindrance to draw from a picture nearby…I find I do my best work if have free reign on the creativity and let the inspiration flow … k

I slipped up as far as the lettering on her dress and cannot quite recall where I got them from, my memory is failing me…..but I thought they were ‘a,b,c’ letters…..so sorry I can’t remember :( but you are probably right, especially since you have quite a bit more experience than I do with actually living in Japan :D

thanks heaps Matt

thanks very much peyote!

thanx very much :)

oh, me so glad you like her alexa!!

oh thanx so much…i didn’t even realise that :)

thank you ClaireBare, that is a beautiful compliment :)

thank you so much!

much appreciated antanas :)