Challenging myself to paint more curly haired beauties. Because I have curly hair. Because of representation. Because of hair diversity. Because it’s about damn time! #beautyportrait #gouache #watercolor #curlyhair #beautystandards #hairdiversity I’ve been obsessed with the curly shag haircut and I finally cut my locks! 💇🏻‍♀️ On my blog I talk about hair beauty standards, my curly hair woes, and the change I’m making to celebrate hair diversity. I’d love to know your thoughts cause it’s about time we embrace all hair textures! Link in profile. #artist #fashionartist #beauty #hair #beautystandards Everyone says Anthem is just like his daddy. I see that more and more everyday! I’m so grateful our boy has a father who understands him in ways I don’t. When I fall short as a mother, @jordhyde is a father that can always be counted on. We love you! Happy Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to the man who gave me some fierce brows! But most importantly, here’s to the man who worked hard to give me a better life and who has always believed in me! Mahal kita Tatay! I may have quit #the100dayproject, but I’m still going to be honest about my creative journey. . I’ve set this expectation that everything I create has to be phenomenal. If it isn’t, then I’m failing as an artist. . In @andyjpizza’s Creative Pep Talk episode “How to Relight Your Fire”, he encourages that “you can’t plan on great work every time, but you can get good enough to do good work every time. Sometimes there are projects that don’t work out. But you can’t do phenomenal work every time and your future self says you don’t have to!” . Creating this piece was a roller coaster of “it works, it sucks.” Ultimately I quit it. I fought my inner critic who told me that I had failed by telling myself by I learned so much from creating this portrait. I honestly believe that and that’s a breakthrough for me. . . . #wip #creativejourney #art #illustration #painting #watercolor #gouache Today’s palette 🎨 Kia Gerber in Valentino 😍💕 . . . #fashionillustration #fashionart #kiagerber #valentino #watercolor #gouache #painting Do you recognize this lady?! Just finished this beauty and it’s now on the blog! I loved creating this piece even though things got a bit tricky with the nose. Link in bio! . . . #fashionart #fashionillustration #wip #watercolor #watercolorpainting #gouache #gouachepainting #portraitpainting #fashionportrait One of my favorite colors to mix and to paint with cause mint looks so good on nideggen paper. #paintpalette #artistpalette #mintgreen May we all live in the way her work inspires: live colorfully. . I was shocked and saddened by the news of Kate Spade’s death. Her brand and her work was one I always admired and looked forward to illustrating every fashion season. She had an amazing eye for design which I wish to emulate! She’ll be missed. #katespade #katespadenewyork I love drawing noses (this nose was particularly amazing to draw) And yes I wrote a blog post on my obsession with noses. Also this pretty lady is available in my shop! Link in the profile. 👃🏻👃🏼👃🏽👃🏾👃🏿 . . . #fashionillustration #fashionportrait #fashionart #watercolor #gouache #wip #creative A consistent creative flow is difficult for me to achieve. On the blog, I share how I worked through a creative rut to create this lady! Also, this blue eyed beauty is available in my shop! Link in the bio! . . . #fashionart #fashionillustration #fashionportrait #wip #watercolor #gouache #creativejourney #creatives Back in the studio 👩🏻‍🎨 Day 47: How I’ve been feeling about #the100dayproject lately. I’ve contemplated quitting several times. May still quit 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel like I’ve lost sight of why I was doing this project, or that I’ve already gotten out of it what I needed. Regardless, I feel unsure and may need to re-evaluate some things. #cpt100day Day 46: I think I need a baby blue suit. . . . #the100dayproject #cpt100day #fashionillustration #watercolor #gouache Day 45: And she’s finally complete! This was a process for sure: so many ups and downs! You can read more about it on my blog (link in profile). . . . #the100dayproject #cpt100day #fashionart #fashionillustration #fashionillustration #streetstyle #nyfw #oxfordfashionstudio Day 44: #the100dayproject is suppose to encourage the artist to create every day. I did some creating. Mostly writing. I know the photo doesn’t match. BUT I did something creative today even when I’d rather mop my floors, snuggle into my velvet sofa and binge Gilmore girls. I did all of the above, so I say it was a successful day. #cpt100day Dat 43: Chin up. . . . #the100dayproject #cpt100day #fashionillustration fashionportrait #beauty #portrait #watercolor #gouache #painting Blue Pinks Yellows . . . #paintpalette #watercolor #gouache Day 42: This yellow-lined eyes beauty painted on nideggen paper. . . . #the100dayproject #cpt100day #makeup #makeupportrait #beautyportrait #fashionpainting #fashionart #fashionillustration #watercolorpainting #gouachepainting