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i had become so bored of reading the articles in this hate-mongering newspaper that i decided it was a better use of my time to start doodling over the pictures.

FLOWERS. Tempera, paper. size 50 x 70

Spray paint and acrylic painting on canvas

A color pencil drawing of a girl. Drawn with Derwent Artists color pencils on thick Cartridge paper.

Done with graphite on a pad of paper from a hotel

Done with Prismacolor Colored Pencil on Toned Tan Paper.

7" x 10" ink and graphite on paper

Inktober 2018 – Day 28: The Nubian VVitch Made with inks Faber Castell and a pinch of color pencil on A6 paper

Missing the evening sunsets over the Pacific no thanks to the time change in California. Drawn on my iPad in Procreate.

This is the book I made which contains the educational paper I wrote and illustrated about my trip to China in the summer of 2017. I gave a lecture entitled, The Sketchbook: Let's Connect at ICON10, The Illustration Conference in Detroit, MI this past July. I gave a few of these books out along with pocket sketchbooks to the audience. Below are a few spreads from the 40-page book.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of my favorite Wes Anderson’s movies. I’m going to draw the women and the building too!

Drew this for a professor that mentored me on my first research paper! You can also find me on facebook www.facebook.com/sonialaiart for WIP and updates!

Lines study. Daler downey ink on paper.

Inspired by the colors of chemical element: Bismuth (with symbol Bi). Watercolor + Ballpoint pen on 140lb Strathmore Vision watercolor paper (Size: 6” x 9”)

Missed the upload cutoff my 10 minutes :( ! Next time !

This was done as part of a realism drawing practice with my mechanical pencil.

Watercolor and crayon on bits and pieces of paper

I have been really enjoying this motif lately of mixing geometric shapes and linework with the fluidity of watercolor.

Animals with oil pastels on black paper. Using the black paper as lines

Landscape

Life on The Mekong Wonderful memories from my days living in Saigon. Acrylic on paper

It's Easter weekend, Passover, which means spring! Time to buy flowers plant gardens and enjoy this wonderful time of year. pen, ink, watercolor, colored pencil on arches 140 gram hot press cotton rag paper.

fineliner on Moleskine sketchbook paper

Around The Table. pen, ink, colored pencil and watercolor on Arches 140 gram hot press paper.

I turned 33. Of course I spent it arting :-)

Clowning around, as you do!

It’s all twins…

Alternative realities again…