When was the last time that I did a compilation post?! Two years ago! This feels so weird. It felt like I’ve been neglecting my blog after I got a job (I’m so sorry bb). I wanted to continue from the previous compilation blog, but I felt like I’ve blogged about most of my artworks here. The remaining ones didn’t have a lot to write about. So we’ll start with 2019. As always, photo heavy post ahead!
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My first artwork on the Canson watercolor pad that I received last Christmas. ♥
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A tropical feel artwork that I did days after Stickercon.
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Gardenia on old watercolor paper.
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The full piece. I think I also used Prang for the background?
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Magnolia artwork. I found this color theory book in our office library and thought it would look good as a prop.
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Some scibbles on my Moleskine watercolor pad.
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Second page from my Moleskine pad.
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Left: Practice peony. This took a long time detailing the petals. | Right: A random flower bouquet I referenced from Pinterest.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192142/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192142/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192142/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192142/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle/2020-09-2019works-peony-tweedle.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Sometimes I would have the patience to layer the petals. Most of the time, I don’t. This was a Berkeley paper.
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Art tambay at Hannah’s house. I was thinking of new art for sticker sheets.
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Left: Anemone bouquet practice. Daler Rowney paper and Mijello paints. | Right: Old canson watercolor pad and my usual watercolor palette. This was also made at Hannah’s, where I had an LSS on a detergent commercial song.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192143/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192143/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192143/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192143/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3/2020-09-2019works-hannah-arttambay-3.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
The way I painted this is so loose. I like it a bit.
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I brought my Prismacolor pencils with me to work on day and left it on my pedestal so I could create art on idle time. On the left is my portrait practice, on the right is my team mate’s.
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Then our team thought “We should buy a team sketchpad”. So we did, and I’ve been using mine during downtime. | Right: There was a time that I didn’t want to paint flowers, so I painted a portrait instead? Whyyyy.
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Snapdragon painting that I did at Tweedlebook Cafe.
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I sometimes got lazy to scan and edit my works. So I just took pictures under natural light. On the right is Nori trying to get in my way by posing near my works lol.
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Tulip practice. Ruth gave me reference photos that she took from a tulip festival in Japan. The first attempt was on the left, and I hated the paper. So I redid it on my bigger canson watercolor pad. (I kept and re-used the paper on the left for my gouache works).
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192123/2020-09-2019works-uglies/2020-09-2019works-uglies.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192123/2020-09-2019works-uglies/2020-09-2019works-uglies.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192123/2020-09-2019works-uglies/2020-09-2019works-uglies.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192123/2020-09-2019works-uglies/2020-09-2019works-uglies.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Some paintings that I find “ugly”. I think I don’t paint perfect or pretty flowers all the time. There will always be bad art. And that’s okay. Just paint the bad art away and you’ll create something good again. ♥
In our Office Secret Santa, I wished for a one time big time gift – 1k worth of watercolor paper. And my secret santa delivered! Thank you to Nadine! I especially loved the gift wrapper lol. It’s already September and I still have a lot of stock left!
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Left: my awesome gift | Right: my first artwork
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Since our office hour on our team ends at 3pm, we had a LOT of time to wait for the start of our Christmas party. I painted during the down time.
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Another peony practice. One of my officemates loved this painting so much, so I gave it to her. It is now proudly displayed in their home. ♥
My last works would be from my art tambay with my cousin. Didn’t really felt that focused, I think.
![](https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192140/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1.jpg?_i=AA 960w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192140/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192140/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/suffrie/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600192140/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1/2020-09-2019works-last-artwork-1.jpg?_i=AA 691w)
Finished, but not perfect.
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Feeling a bit lost, but still the same loose strokes.
And that’s it for my 2019 artworks! Hopefully I’ll post my 2020 compilations this year too.