Confessions of a researchaholic

February 6, 2022

Amazing baby oak

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I am amazed by how oaks can bear a lot of seeds (acorns), grow large/fast everywhere without needing much water.

January 24, 2022

Straight-edged head relief

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This straight-edged head relief on a 2016 1-euro coin made for a good quick drawing exercise.

January 15, 2022

After lunch

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A plate of residual corn cobs, husks, and silks after the seeds were eaten.

January 14, 2022

The curious case of a poisoned dog

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:25 pm
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Living with my grandparents during kindergarten, one day after school, we found the house broken in, with the dog dead on the ground, poisoned, and my grandfather’s books scattered all over the place.

I don’t remember the dog’s appearance, but his dead posture looks like this lying dog drawing by Johannes Tavenraat which I referenced.

January 9, 2022

French easel

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My first standing French easel drawing was in front of a bathroom mirror, blocking the entrance.

January 5, 2022

Twisted red bell pepper

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 10:22 pm
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I drew this digital oil painting on an iPad supported by a (newly purchased) French easel, with which I plan to try physical (pencil, oil, and acrylic) medium next.

December 26, 2021

Minna and New Montgomery

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After visiting the photography section of SFMOMA while on the way for dinner pick up at North India, I noticed a street sleeper near the intersection of Minna and New Montgomery. I then spotted two more similarly-shaped entities nearby, which, upon closer examination, were a blanket and a group of trash bags at the back door of Henry’s Hunan.
I took their photos and composited into one afterwards.

December 25, 2021

Pillar of Shame, Christmas variation

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 5:57 pm
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Pillar of Shame, which I frequently walked by during my HKU days, has recently been demolished (CNN, BBC, Reuters).
The vulnerability of the physical sculpture as well as the coincidence of its removal with the Christmas day inspired me to draw a motion graphics that is digital (and thus harder to demolish) and hybrid (heads and bodies as Christmas tree ornaments).

https://youtu.be/g0tmhHQus_s

December 20, 2021

Upstairs

Filed under: Imaginary — liyiwei @ 11:37 am
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This visual, probably the upstairs of a building interior, popped up in my visual mind during shower.

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