Sketch Book 001

i do alot of doodles in between actual artwork im doing. so i decided i wanna post more of them. i mean they'll just be sitting in my sketchbook for no one to see. so i thought to show more of what im doing. if anyones interested.

i gave it a little touch by adding some green in with photoshop.

some sketches from learning about animation.

my book of

my friend cori brought me back this book from New York. it's so neat! i told myself i would write or draw in it everyday...so far so good. the outside of the book is my favorite. and i guess the paper is papyrus? not sure. but i love it. and once im done with all the pages i can refill again. how cool is that?

just one of those days

this past tuesday felt like one of the best days of my life. no i didnt do anything special really. just went back to school, and i love my classes so far. i had a two hour break at one point. so i got myself some Mcdonalds and dropped myself in the "park" across from school. i had never done that cause, well...i guess i never thought about just laying in the grass, by myself. but other people were doing it so figured eh why not no ones gonna be looking at you funny just because your laying alone. anyways. it was so peaceful, i don't know why i haven't done it before. it was such a nice day compared to this whole summer. not uncomfortably hot, but there was a nice breeze that would come and go.

my second class that day ended early and i was just getting into an even better mood by then. i swear it was scary how happy i was feeling. i wasn't even impatient waiting for the bus. which is how i usually am.

prayer is such a powerful thing, and God has really blessed me with a greater joy and gratitude for the things i have been given. and blessed me with other God-loving people whom i love so much. not only that but im feeling so much more confident about different things and opportunities coming my way.



every good and perfect gift comes from above, down from the Father of heavenly lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning



and i know many people have read Perks of Being A Wallflower, and that one line made be overused now and marked as cliche. but there are just those days when you say it to yourself, and you do feel it, and you just want to close your eyes and you want to stay in that moment where it seems as if it couldn't get any better

i feel infinite

ink+paper

finally was able to take pictures of my recent and not so recent art. tried doing it was my cheap digital camera but the quality was good enough for me. luckily my boyfriend has a canon rebel i can mooch off of. so hopefully these pictures do my artwork justice. here are just a few of my favorite. you can find the rest at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanmiranda/

hermosas

oh my beautiful red shoes i hope you stay around for awhile. ill be sad when you leave me, cause then which pair of shoes can i claim as my favourite? stay red and delicate forever, don't ever waste away!

Henry Hadlow

ok so my sister sent me this link to a blog which led me to find this great new graphic designer. and let me just say i fell in LOOOVE with this guys work. just looking at these three picture made me feel happy allover. im easily amused with graphic design and this guy is one of the many that really catches my eye. pure genius http://work.dlow.org/#20611

amore

i miss Italy more and more everyday. the landscapes, the food, the architecture, the smells, the language, the music, the paintings, the villas, the fashion, the weather, and yes even the gypsies! i know one day i will be back there and next time it wont be just 9 days. i would love it if i could study abroad there, it would be such an ideal place for an art career. painting on the bridges of Florence and Venice working in an art studio and learning to speak italian. ahhh i cant wait...i cant WAIT.

dio mi paziente.

Title Magazine

(Title Magazine is a bimonthly online publication that collaborates with writers and artists to bring readers a collection of works that focuses on leading individuals and appealing topics in the art/design, music, and fashion culture) And it happens to be run by my younger sisters good friend. Issue No. 3 is due to be out the end of this month. I also helped contribute by writing an article for the artist Erin Morrison [erinmorrison.com] whoopee for me! After finishing that article i realized that i can really get into writing when its on a subject i love. While i wait to see what else happens, support Title Magazine fellow bloggers!

it's really heartbreaking to see people fall and how this generation is going in all the wrong directions. things that once weren't acceptable are suddenly being passed as being ok. doesn't anyone else see this? it makes me sick.

before through and beyond

im thinking that no longer will i let those certain people in my life bring me down no matter how brainless and immature they can be. if there's one thing i'd want to let these people know is that you need to calm down. how many many times can i count those complaints i hear everyday. why is there always this huge belief that our life is out of control when it's really not. we know who's in control so why we stressin?

sad to think i'm not so close with those best friends anymore, but then i had a thought...im losing but gaining for better right? yes. losing those who didn't encourage me or keep me close to God, but gaining a whooole lot more who are anchored with Him. what more can you ask for? THAT is enough to satisfy.

couldn't have been better

their last U.S. show of the tour, soo glad i was their to witness it

dancing was too much. don't think i've sweated so much in my life :0

ps i love you

BEFORE & AFTER

lonesome

im faithful of course. but its so hard to not make decisions based on feelings...so very hard.

agreed?

true i find that most people tend to overreact about small things going wrong in their everyday lives. well maybe because of those people always surrounding me. but life is a beautiful gift from above so why do you want to spend so much time complaining. when you think about it all those worries are useless in the end. what kinda things would you stop doing if you knew that it had no significant meaning to it. why would someone want to burden others with their stress and worry and unhappiness anyways. so much that we are blessed and priviledged with. be anxious for nothing but in everything take it to God in prayer.

thank you for the silver moon

just when you think your days are gonna stay neutral and routine-ish God just completely changes that around. i haven't felt this inspired and uplifted in a long time. there was a moment the other day where i had to stop and think about how great my day was and the happiness i got out of it. life is beautiful.

i cannot wait

definitely

http://shop.lomography.com/shop/main.php?cat=&pro=lit

im sorry mam

today i thought of how i accidently ran into a blind person with her guide dog the other day while i was talking on the phone. and i felt really bad all over again.

two a like

flipping through my Communication Arts magazine fresh from the mailbox. never fails to keep my attention but this time i came across an illustrator from Italy-Noumeda Carbone. this girl captures my imagination better than anyone else and i think i can safely say that this is what i always picture creating: constant form of simple lines, full of everyday detail and texture building up on each other to make a whole.

im excited for what God has planned for me.

now where'd my pencil go....

so yesterday i walked into borders and find myself sitting in the children's book area. im looking everywhere for those I SPY books and come across a book that looks nice just from the outside. if this book was made for kids than they have something to look forward to. it's all based on the authors view of finding a goal and inspiration in life and "chasing that red rubber ball" without hesitation. the pictures and ideas are so clever and effective, i wish this was around when i was younger. but then again i am still a kid!

http://www.wyrrb.com/