Pushing my boundaries...

With the new year brings lots of new things. We set new goals to achieve and resolutions to better ourselves for our new year.

I've decided that it is time I push myself and my boundaries regarding my art. Over the years I've collected reasons as to why I paint beautiful women. Those reasons have grown and developed into many different aspects that define myself as an artist and who I am as human being.

I want to answer this and explain myself but I just can never find the right moment to do so. I'm currently posting blogs via my cell phone. So its kind of annoying when you want to type out a long tale about who you really are as an artist.
I want to go into detail about why I'm so interested in painting pretty women. How it all began... how I'm growing and seeing new things about myself I never knew were there before. How Ive opened my eyes to my work.

My laptop is dead. I'd like to sit with it and type away...
-Xavier

Business of Pleasure

Its a pleasure doing this business that I do. . . Some sketches for upcoming work for a future interview.
BOP BOP BOP!!
-Xavier

Simply put, Love.

I had a dream, felt real as ever. It was about my ex. We were in a new world, to me everything was different but he seemed to know everything in and out about this dream world. I was lost. Happy, warm and scared. We were floating at night, over a dark lake. Laughing, enjoying one another but yet it was awkward for I knew it was a dream.  We were mice running from some sort of hideous goblin, seeking shelter in an antique shop-where at the blink of an eye, back to our human forms, shopping in a new thrift shop on a rainy day ... "Where is he? This dream is nice but time is limited, I'm going to wake up soon..."

Looking back at it all, I'm so proud that I was able to experience Love. We had a love for one another, despite the issues. We just couldnt make it work anymore. It was a beautiful thing. A wonderful experience and it makes me envious of the time I spent with him. I now enjoy the memories when they surface. I smile, laugh and then drop it ...

We learn from our mistakes. Which of course I can see and I acknowledge all my rights and wrongs through out our relationship.

After a breakup, one's eyes open and they see the world alittle bit differently. They see themselves differently, I can see that I have grown from this experience. Its amazing. I see things in a new way.

I look forward to being able to share love again with someone in the future.

-Xavier

Changa and I...

Just up at 4am. I've got a really bad sore throat. Feels like I've got spines in my throat as I swallow. Very painful ... but I felt like getting some work done.
My ever faithful cat, Changa, is at my side as usual. You can see her, to the right. Blurry, grey and striped.

She is always where I'm at. Kitchen, she's on the counter. Bathroom, she's on the counter. Desk or drawing table, she's literally on my Sketchbook. I think she believes she's small as can be.
She knows when its time for bed and sleeps on me.
I'm on my back, she's on my chest.
I'm on my belly, she's on my back.
Same goes for if I'm asleep on my sides. You guessed it. On my upper arm.
She's my shadow. My spoiled, green eyed, lovely, grey baby girl. She's got a sweet, little meow... anyways ... that's Changa-Arania.

.... She's my leech ... haha

Brainstorm

Just some sketches for up coming pieces in pencil and watercolor.

So far..

So good. Just another update on my most recent piece.
Started detailing her face some. Blush, eyeliner, eyecolor and lipstick. All of which may look finished but still need more work done.
-Xavier

Process!!

Here's a bit of what I'm working on.
Trying a new pattern on her lingerie this time around. Something new. I figure babysteps are necessary here at this stage. Don't wanna get too cocky and then mess up!
-Xavier