on the 19th day I blocked in some color on the other side! Tomorrow will be more of the same.
Finished nearly all the detail painting to the first side. All she needs now (besides her wings, eyelashes & glitter) are the rhinestones... but I will have to wait a little longer for that step. Today is day 19 and I will at last venture to the 'other side' of Cowbella to get some color on there!
When I arrived on day 17, Wendy was waiting for me and Christina arrived shortly after. Luckily I had brought florescent markers for them which kept them busy for a little while. Chick Lam who owns "Flowers On Stage" (which sells the more gorgeous flowers and plants!) posed for a photo with Cowbella. More pics here.
One of the wonderful things about creating a cow for the Flushing CowParade has been meeting new artists. I have the honor of working right next to Wei Kang, an incredible artist from Shanghai. When we're alone we communicate through hand gestures and drawings. He brings me new food to try and I reciprocate with coffees and cookies- but it just doesn't compare. Yesterday, Wei brought me to tears when he gave me two of his books which he had signed for me and a drawing he did of me from memory. He also gave me a little hand carved bead. His work is so beautiful and is all painted with a tool he invented himself and has patented called the Rubber Pen. He had been painting on location and not had anywhere to clean his brushes. He attached rubber to the end of one of his brushes and the Rubber Pen was born. The photos posted here are just photographs from the books he gave me... you can see better examples of his work here. I am so grateful and humbled to know Wei Kang!
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