Lena Sekine: lena

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Painting - final touches

I re-worked the orange color of the sun three times before I was satisfied with it. The first two versions did not give off enough energy I felt. I like it much better now....

I have to go in and clean it up a bit, make some areas pop and I should be done with it.
Most of all I am grateful that the owner of this wall is very happy with it!

Monday, January 5, 2015

I took about a month off from everything so that I could focus on my family. My father had shoulder surgery while my mother had to fly on a whim to Japan to take care of my ailing grandmother. We lived with my father for 10 days so that we could care for him while my mom was away. My in-laws whom usually visit during the holidays were unable to do so due to my grandmother-in-law who was also recovering from a recent surgery. The end of 2014 was challenging, and although we were unable to celebrate the holidays as we usually do, I am happy to say everyone is healthy and doing well now so that is all that matters.

I started 2015 with a new commissioned painting project.

Here's to a sunny 2015!

A work in progress...

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Bits of Whimsy

I have been working nightly on items to be sold at a holiday boutique targeting children.
It is a 3 day event where the children come in with cash-in-hand ready to purchase handmade gifts for their friends and loved ones... Although often times I see them buying items for themselves. So cute!
The challenge I am faced with every year is that all items are to be sold for $5 and under.
However, limitations seem to bring out the best in me. I focus on quality and think about what it is that would make the children smile. I am fortunate to have my Maya and Jaxon...The perfect little critiques.
They are great indicators in what they think is cute or cool!