going ahead with Space Baby..

"Run, little girl!" process photos

this piece actually took me a few months, in that I started it thinking it would be a flat piece, but then I felt bold and thought maybe I'd turn it into something more atmospheric and literal. Then I got scared and left it alone for a month or two, haha. When it came towards finish I wasn't even sure that I should share it online. I imagined the little girl to be my version of Alice, of Wonderland fame. She wears pink pants :)

"Run, little girl!"

some quick and loose pastel drawings on packaging material:

and a developing idea about Space Baby. I can't really imagine him/her having an actual name, so I refer to him/her as Space Baby for now.

2015

The new year is here! I realize I haven't posted since last August. Seems everyone's moved their blogging time to Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram. Me too, but. I always like to come back to Blogger. :)

Not too much to say, actually, except 2014 was a rough year, but not terrible. And I have a good feeling about 2015. Lots of things learned, lots more to be learned. I'm always worried about how to "market" myself and find jobs....what to tell people when they ask what I do....what I think I should focus on to get more jobs....stuff like that. Am I making a mistake by avoiding learning motion graphic stuff, am I being too stubborn in not making 2D computer animation, am I being dumb in not making more "rendered" work.
But when the head clears once in a while, I just have stuff I wanna make. And while I need to look for cash monies (lol), it's important that I make things that show my best self. Which comes back to making work that's true to yoself!

Sigh.

I moved to a single apartment in November, so I'm still getting myself together, but there are some things that I've done here and there. The page of doodles are things that I want to work on as soon as I finish painting my apartment! One is a 4-panel piece to put on my closet doors, and another is a small sculpture piece. I always want to do little sculpture pieces but material is so expensive and I think I let my brain get carried away thinking about silicon, molds, and other complicated stuff. But this one I can do with paper, glue, and paint! :D

Hope you have all been well, and a happy new year of the sheep :)

I Fell From A Plane

Hooray, new store!

An update! Today I opened a store on Society6, so you can go see and buy prints of some of my recent work! Check it out, share the link with your friends, and please don't forget to click "promote," so I can be featured on their main sales pages! society6.com/anajkim

Thanks :)

some more red

some new fun pieces

some cute shtuff

chugging along. can't give up before getting a good start, they say...

I don't think people like the below painting that much, but it's one of my personal favorites, haha. 

everyone, let's keep our chins up.

Charcoal

*brief self-promo plug* follow me on Tumblr or Instagram~

moving on~

Recently I've taken to charcoal. I've always loved it, but I don't think I ever gave myself a chance to play with it in my own time. I'm still getting the hang of it, like do's and don'ts, but I love materials that I can push around and lift and add back on. I will say, though....paper quality matters. So hard. Sigh.

some are more successful than others....some are just fun doodles. None are quite on the money, but doing my best, yeah? HAHA. but I've been trying to push myself to make a new SOMEthing every day. I often finish a piece during the day and then doodle or plan for the next piece at night. Apparently you're supposed to be most fresh and active in the morning, but let me tell you. NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE THE SAME. I need the morning to relax, and then I can work continually until late at night, haha.

art-wise, I think things are going in a good direction. Still looks a bit jumbled and stylistically unclear, but it's becoming more focused. Slowly. 

In other news, I ordered promo cards! To promote myself as an illustrator! I think I have a handful of pieces now that I can show to people, so. I can't stall any longer, can I. 

Now if only someone would pay me. Looking where I can T__T

spring at last

Uwah, haven't updated in quite some time. I was busy finishing my internship, and here I am in April, unceremoniously unemployed again ^^

But in the past few weeks I have been busy trying to make my own work, and I've updated my website, for anyone who has not seen yet. www.anajkim.com
This piece below I have only put on my Instagram because it's a gift for a friend, and I didn't want her to see on Tumblr, haha. But it was inspired by a poem she wrote, and I finally followed through with it. The following two pieces I probably will not put on my portfolio site, so I thought it would be nice to show them here.

Since most of my new work is on my portfolio site, I will not post them here. I want to say though that it's been really fun, despite this heavy cloud over my head thinking about how there are no jobs, lol. Working and drawing every day is also making me realize how little I know and how much there is to learn, but it's good. It's a good motivator.

I also didn't realize I get bored easily. It's been about 2-3 weeks since I've been working in this particular manner, with pastels and acrylics, but I'm already searching for something new. Thinking about charcoal next. I most enjoy medium that I can physically manipulate with my hands. Acrylics are fun but it's not easy to be suggestive with it.

I just don't know how all or any of this can translate into money. Bleh.

The past few weeks have been a good first step, I think. But I know I can do better.

Oh, and below are some of the better figure drawings I've done in the past month and a half. I usually go every other week. I skipped two weeks this time...oops.