http://cindypon.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 May 2013 03:23:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *the rocks need more shading and texture in this painting. i really enjoyed drawing the little houses and the boats. the trees were a challenge--because i'm painting on a very small scale to start. otherwise i get lost and feel intimidated. *water and clouds are hard. ha! that was the challenge in this painting. i love ... http://cindypon.com/2013/changing-landscapes/ i love fan art! and i also commission art of my characters when i can to support fellow artists--but also because it is just so much fun. =D i was very happy to see Wendy of Angry Girl Comics opening up for commissions starting at just $10. how fabulous! and this was her portrait of ... http://cindypon.com/2013/ai-ling-and-chen-yong-by-wendy/ hello dear readers! last saturday, i was still in san miguel de allende at a writing retreat--a trip of a lifetime. we were upgraded last minute to a magnificent villa--the casa was more beautiful than i can properly describe. and i also got to spend the week with so many authors i admire and people i simply ... http://cindypon.com/2013/lifetime/ okay. it'd be much cooler and rhymey if my last name was POW, but alas, it was not to be. 8) happy friday, lovely readers! just a brief update to let you know what i've been up to! greg van eekhout (Norse Code, The Boy at the End of the World) and i had a fantastic signing ... http://cindypon.com/2013/how-now-cindy-pon/ hello lovely readers! for the sixth year in a row, i'm listing my top favorite reads of the year. you can find all my previous favorites near the bottom of my about page here. i won't go into too much detail about these books that made my favorites list--only know that i think they are stories ... http://cindypon.com/2013/top-reads-of-2012/ CONGRATS to Orchid and Alyssa winning a signed copy of PROPHECY and $25 Powell's gift cards. thanks for participating, everyone! Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. ... http://cindypon.com/2013/celebrating-prophecy-release-by-ellen-oh/ hello lovely readers! i thought i'd share another in progress image of my second chinese beauty. i really love her a lot--and this is a rarity for me in the things i paint. i spent most of last class coloring in her skirt, very lightly because i wanted more of a gauze effect. i will go ... http://cindypon.com/2012/art-in-progress-chinese-beauty-2/ hello lovely readers! can you believe it is the week of thanksgiving already? i cannot! i've been kept busy with many fun events and other activities, and wanted to update here with some sneak peeks. first off, my san diego writing friends and i hosted YA in the Sun which was months in the organizing! thank you ... http://cindypon.com/2012/sneak-peek-monday/ hello lovely readers! had such a wonderful time at sirens con-- like i knew i would. intense and fabulous, with great author speeches from nalo hopkinson and malinda lo, interesting panels and roundtables, but best of all, fantastic conversations with fellow attendees late into the nights. here is a slew of fotos from my weekend and i hope ... http://cindypon.com/2012/sirens-con-fotos/ hello lovely readers! i'm so excited that Diverse Energies officially released this week! even more amazingly, the fabulous publisher Lee and Low was able to rush finished copies to our post Sirens Con Powell's signing this past sunday. i hadn't expected it, and it was the first time i held the final finished hardcover in my ... http://cindypon.com/2012/diverse-energies-release/