my friend commissioned me a portrait of someone affectionately named “Houdini” for a birthday. i decided to draw a portrait of a girl cuffed in chains (resembling the classic Houdini picture). in her hands she would be clasping a brain, to portray her being a prisoner of her own thoughts.

recently i was commissioned to illustrate a 6×2.4m glass panel which houses one of the many showcases that NOISE 2010(a local annual art/design/music festival) has held to commemorate the very first Youth Olympic Games (hosted by the city of yours truly). i feel like i should say something about the YOG but in all honesty i havent followed any bit of it except caught a glimpse of the girls weightlifting section. man, those girls are motherf*cking scary, i say!

anyanyanyways. heeeeeres the artwork!

in case you’re wondering how come im drawing some random hippies… nope! everyone in the artwork exists! it is actually a collage of portraits of my lover, my friends and i. obviously i’m narcissistic so i made myself the Queen Bee and upsized my avatar in relation to the rest. uh. somehow after the movie that james cameron made, i feel like i cant use avatar without conjuring up images of blue folk. hmmm.

and heeeeeres the glass panel!

my glass panel is located at Changi Airport Terminal 3 and the showcase is rather short — only from August 18th to 23rd, 11am to 10pm. if you’re in the area or catching a flight, go take a looksee! if you snap some pics, do share them with me, i’d be mighty stoked.

Our lovely friends Dustin & Donna just got married yesterday and I painted a portrait of the quirky couple as a wedding gift from me and Dave. A special mention to brilliantprints for the awesome and fast print. They loved it!

Here’s the aftermath:

It can also be noted that Donna actually made that dress herself and that marvelous coat that Dustin’s wearing. Too cute!