http://cindypon.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 22 May 2012 17:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en hello lovely readers! have been fully immersed in end of school year activities for the bubs but have attended some fun bookish events too. all at the fabulous Mysterious Galaxy, of course! before the fotos, i just wanted to share some happy bookish news of my own! i found out yesterday that the ARCs of Diverse ... http://cindypon.com/2012/bookish-fun-and-ala-events/ hello lovely readers! i thought i'd update with progress on my classic chinese beauty, which i, miraculously, haven't ruined yet. 8) last week, i did a very frightening part of the painting which is coloring her flesh. (in this case, her face and her neck.) it is scary only because rice paper is very *unforgiving* as a ... http://cindypon.com/2012/classic-chinese-beauty-in-progress-2/ as some of you might know, i've been working on trying to paint classic chinese beauties for some time. (months now, i think!) and i've yet to not ruin a painting somehow or other. in the months that i've been practicing and trying to learn, i've gotten quite good at painting heads and hair. then ... http://cindypon.com/2012/classic-chinese-beauty-in-progress/ i apologize for the long time away! was working hard on finishing the revisions of my current novel! in the mean time, i was able to attend a local signing at Yellow Book Road for Kirsten Hubbard's second novel release, Wanderlove. it is a fantastic read (my goodreads review is here) and i'm so proud ... http://cindypon.com/2012/tgifbm-wanderlove-by-kirsten-hubbard/ and yes. it was indeed a Big Adventure for me! i just returned from a week long writing retreat in gorgeous San Miguel de Allende. the reason it was a Big Adventure is twofold: 1. this was the first writing retreat i had ever attended. 2. this was the first time i've truly traveled abroad for ... http://cindypon.com/2012/cindys-big-adventure/ okay, lovely peoples. it doesn't get better than this when it comes to my Thank Goodness It's Free Books Monday! giveaway! FIVE fabulous books including two ARCs from my own rad publisher, greenwillow! i've read all these novels, and they are fantastic! WINNER TAKES ALL. yep. you want this. in celebration of Black Hole Sun coming out ... http://cindypon.com/2012/tgifbm-be-mine-greenwillow-books/ after a month of trying to paint classic chinese beauties, i finally painted one that i love last night. as you can see, she's far from complete. i've been using a great book to learn from, and the original painting is a circular one. the woman is resting her elbow on a rock (which ... http://cindypon.com/2012/magic-happened/ hello lovely readers! well, i decided after more than a decade of being a brush student, i had to finally attempt people. classic chinese beauties, to be specific. this is my third week working on the women. people are hard to draw, hard to paint. i think they are one of the most challenging subjects personally. normally, ... http://cindypon.com/2012/brush-art-friday/ hi lovely readers! it's been a while since i've done a tgifbm! give away, so let's start the year off right! these are all YA novels that i enjoyed reading recently and pubbed in 2011 or, in the case of Cinder, just released this year! they are all hardcovers and I Will Save You is ... http://cindypon.com/2012/thank-goodness-its-free-books-monday-2012/ *ai ling fights against demons. i think any author will tell you that one of the best perks of being published is receiving fan art from readers. i have been lucky to have gotten a few from my artistic readers and i love each and every one of them. imagine my surprise today when liz wong, ... http://cindypon.com/2012/fan-art-thursday/