Let's Be Real About This!

I've tried my hardest to make sure that I post to my blog everyday using the schedule that I made up. But with being a mom a student and working freelance, that's just NOT going to happen and I have to come to terms with that.

So instead of posting every day, I will be posting a new blog every other day and in each blog, I will have some type of video upload to go along with it. The whole point of my blog is to get more traffic in and gain more notoriety with my artwork.

Hopefully in the process, I can network and build more business contacts with new clients as well as other artists. So far I have been able to link up with incredible people such as +Johnny Prince , +Britney Eggleston and +Keenan Chapman  just to name a few. My goal for 2013 is to really get myself out there and become more of a household name.


Wish me luck and keep creating

<3 Karii

It's Christmas Eve!

I'm so late on this blog thing... Technically, it's Christmas morning, but since I've been busy all day and haven't had time to post anything up here, this post is going to be a little different... Instead of "What's On Ya Mind Remmah?"... I'm just gonna show you guys what I've been working on all day.

This is a commission painting that I did for a friend. Check out my Pop Art painting of Al Pacino as Tony Montana aka... SCARFACE!!

THE WORLD IS YOURS!

Want to see him come to life? watch this...

 

 

Mery Christmas everybody, Keep Creating

<3 Karii

Somebody's Been Slacking!!

GUILTY!!! I know I know... I had a set schedule of how I wanted to run this blog and I have been slacking. You have my deepest apologies... So let's see, the last time I posted was on a Tuesday, which means that I skipped 3 days worth of posts... Let me see if I can squeeze them all into one... Ok so here we go...



Wednesday:
 So according to my schedule, on Wednesdays, I'm supposed to do a fan dedication piece and reveal it as my way of showing MY love and appreciation for all of my supporters. So with that being said, I figured for THIS week, I would do something special (not that every other week won't be special too)... Just saying... Ok so here is the fan dedication piece:

Now for those of you who are already familiar with me and know of my work, you already know that this isn't a NEW piece. However, with the holidays so close and trying to keep up with classwork, I didn't really have enough time to work on anything new for fan appreciation day.... SORRY!


Thursday:
Thursdays are the days where I tell a story of some sort to give you clues about what my next piece is going to be. But I'm pretty sure I gave it away on Tuesday... SPOILER ALERT!


Friday:
 Well Fridays are supposed to be geared towards answering questions from the fans... but I haven't gotten any so.... That's all for Friday :)


FINALLY!!! We've made it to SATURDAY!!!!!

Okay, Saturdays as most of you know mean a long night of anime and also the Speed drawing/Painting and Big Reveal for the week... This week I went with Michael Jackson as Charlie Chaplin... I won't hold you up any longer, so here it is. Please feel free to leave your comments below and like share subscribe and continue to show your support... But above all else..



Keep Creating,
<3 Karii

I'm Feeling...Inspired

Hello again my beautiful, beautiful readers. I hope that by the time you are reading this blog, that you are in the best of health and in high spirits. Today is Monday and that means it's time to post my inspirational pics and music for this week's speed drawing/painting. Before we get started, I'd like to post the "Quote of the Week."

This week's quote comes from none other than Charlie Chaplin...

Soooo.... if you haven't guessed it by now, my inspiration for my next speed painting/drawing is Charlie Chaplin... But wait! There's more... I was sitting and thinking to myself, how could I go further than just a regular Charlie Chaplin inspired painting? Now just to give you all a bit of insight on my creative processes, when I'm in my "thinking" mode, I absolutely HAVE to have music playing. I feed off of it so-to-speak. Not to drag out this explanation any longer, it just so happened that Michael Jackson would start playing on my Pandora channel. Then it hit me... Michael Jackson had a very HUGE interest in Charlie Chaplin's life.


He would even dress as Charlie from time to time. Just playing around or even for photo shoots. So I started researching different things about the two. Found a lot of things that I really REALLY was drawn to. For example, I know this isn't something that you would normally hear in reference to a male, but they both have these amazingly captivating eyes. Very full of life and beautifully animated at times... take a look at some of these pics to see what I mean...

Like I said... very captivating eyes. After doing more research on the two, I'm browsing the Internet just following lead after lead... Completely forgot, that Michael Jackson's song entitled, "Smile", was originally written by Charlie Chaplin. For those of you who don't know what song I'm talking about, don't worry your pretty little heads, because that song is THE SONG OF THE WEEK!!! and you can check it out riiiiiiiiiiiight here:

Very beautiful and inspirational song. Speaking from personal experiences, this song actually helped me get through high school (kids can be so cruel).... BUT I DIGRESS :)


Okay so with all of this information that I've literally spewed from myself (omg that sounds horrible)...

 The idea for this next speed painting is to combine the two. So my speed painting/drawing, will be Michael Jackson as Charlie Chaplin, and I will call this one... "Smile".... Make sure to come back on Saturday for the Speed painting video and the big reveal.

Have any questions or want to comment about this blog.... Feel free to leave your words in the thread below. Until next time...


Keep Creating
<3 Karii

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What's On Ya Mind Reemah?!

Hello there my beautiful people... So today is Monday which means it's the day that I post the video blog entitled... "What's On Ya Mind Reemah?!"

Since this is my first "episode", I wanted to address something that I'm pretty passionate about. It IS art related (shocking). I know with the media and all the horrible news going on in the world today, I figured you guys could get a break from that. Step away from the depressing news for a while and just listen to the ramblings of an un-noticed artist lol... Deepest thoughts and prayers going out to the families who have lost loved ones and innocent children in last week's horrific elementary school shooting... RIP to all of those little Angels...

It's SATURDAY!!!!

YAAAAAAAY!!!!! Hello ladies and gents... boys and girls... fish and..... birdies?! o_O....



Okay... So anyways lol... It's SATURDAY everybody. which means 2 REALLY cool things for me...

1. Anime cartoons on Cartoon Network from 10-6 in the morning...NO KIDDING
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2. Speed drawing/paintings with the big reveal!!!


so, with that being said... here is the big reveal. and I promise you that by MONDAY, this blog will be completely on track and I won't skip any more days and be so thrown off...


Remember.....


Keep Creating
<3 Karii J.

I Want to Tell A Story

Hey!!! I see you've decided to return... AWESOMENESS!!! Okay so here's what I want to do... I want this blog to be updated on a daily basis... And I intend on doing that by setting myself on a very strict type of schedule... So this will be my daily routine...:

MONDAY: What's On Ya Mind Reemah?...(Video Blog Entry)
TUESDAY: Inspiration for the Soul...( Quote of the week, Song of Choice, Photo Inspirations)
WEDNESDAY: Reach Out and Give Back...(Create an art piece dedicated to the "fans")
THURSDAY: Story Time...(Tell a small story which will give you hints about the next piece I'm working on)
FRIDAYS: Yo Karii!!!....(video response to your questions of the week)
SATURDAY: The Big Reveal....( speed drawing/painting AND the reveal)
SUNDAY: Unwind With Me...( mellow out and chill with me via hangout)

IT CAN BE DONE!!!


So with that being said...... Gather around kiddies!! It's STORY TIME!!!

Can you guess what my next piece will be?... Pay attention:


I want to tell a story....

A story about a child....

A child that grew to be a woman....

A woman that lived as a Goddess....

One with Mother Earth....

Immune to Father Time....

Her beauty is compared to that of a rose in bloom....

She is a protector.... A nurturer....

A lover.... A provider....

She is a woman....

Goddess among men....

Born of the Earth....

She is a Flower Child....



Think you might have an idea?









Post your comments and thoughts at the bottom of this blog. Keep it positive in here. Oh yeah...

Keep Creating



<3 Karii J.

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself...

How's it going everyone?! To those of you who have transitioned over from other pages, "Welcome Back"... New to this world of madness "JOIN US" lol. No seriously, thanks for taking the time to check out my blog.

So I want to go about this in a completely different way than I did before. I want to be able to give you all a reason to want to continue to come back and keep up with my blogs and my own personal journey. So.... I guess it would only make sense to let you know what this little slice of heaven is going to be like right?! Right!


Okay so without any further hesitation, let me tell you a little about myself. I'm a 26 year old mother of 2. I have a beautiful 6 year old daughter and a handsome little 2 year old son. My children are my world. They keep me inspired and motivated to do what I do... Now you're probably asking yourself... "What exactly...do you do...exactly o_O?"

Great question! And to that I say, I am a freelance artist. YAAAAAAAY!!!!! (WARNING: There is a lot of randmoness that will occur in these blogs so just be ready) Yes! I am a freelance artist and I work out of my in-home studio in Binghamton, NY. Might I add, if you're an art enthusiast and you haven't been to Binghamton, or even heard of it before (don't worry you're not the only ones), I would highly suggest coming to visit during a First Friday event. It's a gathering of the artists and the vibe you get is amazing.

Okay now back to me lol... I was  born and raised in Salem, NJ (probably another place that you've never heard of). I've basically been drawing since I was 4. I graduated from Milford Senior High in Milford, DE (there's another mystery place for you), and moved here to Binghamton not shortly after graduation. I am currently a student with The Art Institute of Pittsburgh pursuing my bachelor's in graphic design.

Heavily influenced by music, culture, science, history, anime, and people in general, my style is a very unique melting pot of the world around me as I see it. I'm artistically inspired by greats such as M.C. Escher, Takashi Okazaki, Justin Bua, Travis Louie, and Leilani Joy. They all have such unique and creative styles. Very well trained and masters of their craft. The thing that I believe I love the most about these artists are the fact that they are so humble and down to earth. I strive to be THAT kind of artist. Someone who is approachable and always willing to reach out to my community.

This blog is meant to be a journey of myself. Discovering who I am as an artist and my own individual style. Here I will be sharing my inspirations for pieces that I create. Everything from music, to science, color, other artists, photos, etc... All of my pieces will recorded and shared to show you my process and how I am growing in my craft. Join me on my journey and watch the magic happen... Until next time....

Keep Creating...

<3 Karii J.