Hello Steemians!
It's ya girl, Absolute AMA!
I wanted to show you snippets of my first gallery show experience, back in October!
To note: I made 22 paintings in total but I'm only showing a few of my favorite ones in this post! Otherwise this would be a bit too heavy than it already is! 😂
Some of my favorite pieces created:
Morning Tea Brings Life To Me
This one's a special one. It encompasses my love for tea! What coffee does to others is what tea does for me!!
Revenge
This was one of my first paintings where I was experimenting with backgrounds and interacting figures. Another fav of mine.
Taunting Danger
A simple concept but the positioning of the character as well as trying to make a realistic looking chair was a struggle. I think the wolf's shadow could use a bit more of work but given that I painted all this in one month, I gotta give myself a lil bit of credit.
Awkward Situations
A cyberpunk-esque painting influenced by Tatsuyuki Tanaka. I want to get more practice in with machines because I love the rusted look!
Dystopic Minds
Working on angles with this piece. I wanted the focus to be more on the helmet than anything else, hence the bust portrait. I loved her sly eyes and was proud of such an awkward angle.
Finding Magic In Everything
This was the second painting created that led me on a journey of studying metal pieces from cyberpunk artists. She's currently hanging up above my work desk. Still love her so much!
Hopping into the gallery showing itself:
I managed to make it into two of my local newspapers which was shocking! I thought my works wouldn't be accepted since they aren't fine art and my town seems to only run off of that but I suppose that worked in my favor??? I never expected to have a phone interview or anything like that for my first showing!
This experience was really big to me. I had spent a whole month trying to produce 22 paintings for my first show and the struggles were unbearable. I went through tons of moments of imposter syndrome, burnouts, and pure hatred towards my creations. I almost quit and called it all off because I felt like my works were the stupidest things ever created! Especially for a town that values fine art only.
It wasn't till a month later when I looked back and actually appreciated my creativity during such a deadline. I'm still surprising myself today!
****Also to note, I sold two original paintings!***
And here's me at the end of the night of my first showing! And exhausted but proud Ama.
I hope you enjoyed this long-winded snippet of my first gallery showing! Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO,
AMA
I love your style, you take water color to another level!
Thank you!! 💕💕
Congratulations. your style is most interesting. Enjoyed seeing your work. Being a surrealist, I had fun viewing your concepts and ideas. Hope to see more soon
Thank you! More to come soon! 💕💕
We are looking forward to!
Just wanna say, that's so awesome. And your work deserves to be seen :) I had to chuckle about the one where you were experimenting with figures interacting with objects. Getting that perspective just right, ugh. And loved that whimsical yet very energetic piece, Dystopic Minds. Something about tea I presume? hehe :)
Hahhahaha, thank you for your kind words!! I'm glad you liked the pieces! 💕💕💕
You're welcome! Can't wait to see more of your work :)
Good to hear! Thank you!
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I can feel the soul behind those works and a great deal of experience
Thank you!! Always learning! 💕
Amazing paintings and great post. Congratulations on the solo show too.
Thank you! It was an awesome experience! 💕
Thanks, enjoyed seeing your art. It is a unique style!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 💕
These are very pretty and intetesting. The pastel colours are lovely with the manga style. They are very illustritive, if that's a real word(?) Nice to hear about your journey with it. I think you can probably find real support through processes like this, on here in the future. If you find the right group.
For sure! Thank you! I'm always looking to find art buddies!
Thats really amazing! Really love your artworks!
Thank you! 💕