I received several thoughtful gifts this Christmas, but the biggest surprise I got was an iPad from my parents. Here's the first drawing I did on it using the app DrawCast.
Merry Christmas to all!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Merry Christmas!
Another wonderful, busy year has passed, and Christmas has come again. So grateful for a happy life with great family and friends.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Bo Jackules
Last week I was watching ESPN with my boyfriend, and we caught one of the films on the 30 for 30 series. It was a documentary on Bo Jackson entitled You Don't Know Bo directed by Michael Bonfiglio. The film was a great presentation of the life and career of Bo Jackson, a legendary athlete who played baseball and football professionally at the same time during the late 80s and early 90s.
I had actually never heard of Bo before the documentary and I found his story fascinating. Watching the famous highlights of his career and hearing about him both personally and professional gave me an interesting viewpoint on this athlete I didn't even know about.
His rise and fall sounded to me like that of a tragic hero from classical mythology. I felt compelled to depict him as Hercules, with his famed bow and arrow, garbed in his athletic regalia.
This image and pose are based on a famous sculpture of Hercules, wearing the pelt of a lion, shooting a poisoned arrow at the Stymphalian Birds.
I had actually never heard of Bo before the documentary and I found his story fascinating. Watching the famous highlights of his career and hearing about him both personally and professional gave me an interesting viewpoint on this athlete I didn't even know about.
His rise and fall sounded to me like that of a tragic hero from classical mythology. I felt compelled to depict him as Hercules, with his famed bow and arrow, garbed in his athletic regalia.
This image and pose are based on a famous sculpture of Hercules, wearing the pelt of a lion, shooting a poisoned arrow at the Stymphalian Birds.
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