Soboro with cream
Kewpie mayonnaise (delectable)
Sparkling sake (not my cup of tea)
Sumi ink set and brushes
Ink and grinding stone
My attempt at a watercolor fish (painted on rice paper using Chinese watercolors) using this YouTube tutorial
With finals starting just a day away, I’ve been way too busy to think about posting! I have, however, completed a few paintings since the last time I posted:
Some of you may remember the first two as photographs from the Tea Ceremony I watched a few months ago, and the latter image is also from a photograph my sister took in New Orleans. Venus is probably one of my favorites from this year, despite her uncanny resemblance to Owen Wilson.
Currently I’m working on an 8 foot painting due in 2 days. Shortly following that, I’ve got a Japanese final, for which I’m going to start preparing tonight. Wish me luck – I’ll see you on the other side!
For this semester in watercolor, I’ve been researching various facets of feminine identity. For this week, I chose to paint a transgendered person we encountered on Bourbon Street, who had taken upon herself the task of directing traffic. Keep in mind, this was at around noonish on a weekday! Yes, there is always something going on in New Orleans!
It has been brought to my attention by a commenter that my paintings/descriptions of them could be construed as offensive, mocking, or exploitative. That is not at all the intention of this series and I apologize for any offense it may have caused. I intentionally chose to eliminate the background/passersby (and replace them with the subject as a triptych) because I did not want this to be about the novelty of my experience, but rather about her grace and what she sexually identified herself as – regardless of how others perceived her. I was not aiming for shock value (as for the third part of the painting, I felt like it was an important piece of information), nor was I trying to be cute or edgy. Honestly, this is one of the things I truly LOVE about New Orleans – that anyone of any gender identity could be directing traffic in fishnets and a miniskirt on a weekday, and it would be the “norm.” Now onto the images!
The painting is actually a triptych in three separate pieces, digitally collaged together here. For your reference and mine, I photographed my process!
Momo always stays up late with me on Sunday nights to watch me paint!
Some of the original photographs: Continue reading Transgender on Bourbon Street →
Hello, I'm Catherine, a university student studying drawing and painting with aspirations of becoming an animator. You've reached my personal blog and portfolio! Read more »
