The Blog of Shawn Yu

Cadet

2012-01-30T12:24:00.000-08:00

a new one just for fun

True Love

2012-01-04T19:26:00.000-08:00

Tweeked

kettle knight 4

2011-12-22T08:00:00.000-08:00

new knight

new paintings

2011-12-02T11:48:00.000-08:00

Day and night

2011-09-04T15:30:00.000-07:00

New Paintings

2011-07-17T22:21:00.001-07:00

some small pieces from after graduation

dogs

2011-06-30T20:58:00.001-07:00

Parcival

2011-05-15T15:51:00.001-07:00

new paintings

2011-04-12T18:06:00.001-07:00

Hidden Palace 24x30

Astronaut(the Allegory of freedom from oppression) 43x60

The Impossible Execution (reworked) 24x40

some kid

2011-01-07T09:14:00.000-08:00

This is a panting of my nephew that I was commissioned to do

contact

2010-12-09T17:56:00.000-08:00

new paintings

2010-11-18T15:38:00.000-08:00

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Knight of the Table
14x17

Narcissus at the Pond
24x30

The Impossible Execution
40x24

Acciaccature feature

2010-10-28T21:49:00.000-07:00

I am honored to have been feature on Acciaccature; a very interesting place fill with insights on the contemporary art and literature world.

nude from teh Nerdrum class

2010-10-18T14:18:00.000-07:00

Thank you Mr. Nerdrum, for a share of your aura

Teaton, a new age

2010-10-08T15:58:00.000-07:00

The Forbidden city of the Dreamers

The Knight of the Table

Kettles, or The Teaton Chronicles

2010-08-20T04:02:00.000-07:00

"Portrait of Richard IV and His Nephew and Heir Apparent, HRH The Prince of Jasminburg"
40x40 inches

"The Heroic but Unsuccessful Defense of Porceland by The Palace Imperial Guards"
24x30 inches

"The Failed Rebellion of the Knights 3rd Division" 40x40 inches

"The Duchess of Jasminburg" 24x30 inches

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"Cavalier Servant" 24x30 inches

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"Sir George Teaton" 40x40 inches

"Embrace" 40x40 inches

figure painting

2010-08-19T11:54:00.000-07:00

This I just found while cleaning my room... is propbably my best one done in class.

couple

2010-08-15T15:56:00.000-07:00

another detail of my series, it is almost completed

new detail

2010-08-04T11:04:00.000-07:00

new image

cavalier servant (detail)

2010-07-27T08:50:00.000-07:00

another kettle painting

another detail

2010-07-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

here's another detail of one my paintings. hope you guys enjoy.

knight

2010-07-03T12:27:00.000-07:00

this is a segment of a painting that I'm working on,

kettle Knight II

2010-06-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

A great lady commissioned this painting

Possible Last session of the Illustration Academy

2010-04-28T10:38:00.001-07:00

The Illustration Academy, from which I learned so much might be having its last session this summer. This is a golden opportunity to learn Idea generation, composition, as well as getting to know the most distinguished teachers and the most dedicated students in the field. for more information, please go to the site of the academy.

best,

Shawn

paintings

2010-04-28T10:35:00.000-07:00

here's a self portrait and changes again to my toy painting

show comming up

2010-04-10T18:49:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, I have a show coming up in Brooklyn this month. I'd like to invite all of you who are in the area. Please click on the link for more info.

Thanks

here

summer

2010-04-08T11:34:00.001-07:00

my newest painting

new kettle piece

2010-04-02T15:15:00.000-07:00

I'm in a group show in brooklyn this month featuring my kettle pieces.

more info to come

school stuff

2010-03-17T16:32:00.001-07:00

one of the portrait is one-half by STEVE ASSAEL

painting

2010-02-21T15:30:00.001-08:00

the painting is finished

portrait

2010-02-10T19:41:00.001-08:00

a portrait in progress

toy king finished

2010-01-20T20:26:00.000-08:00

conmissions

2010-01-18T06:27:00.000-08:00

commission I got over the break

semester wrap up

2009-12-22T16:15:00.000-08:00

this is the end... of the semester, i'm barely alive.... and the toy king painting isnt finished yet.... but here is what it is

sketches at the Met

2009-12-17T20:37:00.000-08:00

Went sketching today, now that School is basically over, i can focus on my illustration career and poetic wonderings

finally

2009-11-10T20:13:00.000-08:00

my roomate is kind enough to let me use her camera so i dont have to scan anything, but these are some of the selected work that i've been doing

pots

2009-10-07T19:58:00.001-07:00

some exercises

new paintings

2009-09-27T19:30:00.000-07:00

a portrait of one of my dear roomates holding our water pot and a portrait of a water pot
all of my roomates are classically trained... its scary

sketches!

2009-08-31T19:01:00.000-07:00

the unbearable lightness of being

2009-08-20T04:52:00.000-07:00

An image based on the Milan Kundera novel.

Its about a man who is torn between a carefree life of womanizing and lightness and his responsibility for the woman that he loves.

In the novel, Teresa, who is the main character's wife was described as a child taken by the river in a basket to his door to be cared for by him.

Sterling Hundley Solo Show

2009-08-18T13:18:00.000-07:00

Mr. Sterling Hundley , my teacher has a show comming up soon, everybody should go see it

here is the info

August 14, 2009, Richmond, VA . . . The solo show of painter Sterling Clinton Hundley debuts at Ghostprint Gallery on September 4, 2009.
Hundley’s new body of work, entitled [i]Emergent[/i], evolves from his noted career in illustration. His title derives from the scientific term emergent, referring to the process of complex systems that are composed of lesser parts.
Hundley’s creative process begins with a 3" x 3" monotype, which he then develops into a sequence of progressively larger and more complex works based on a grid of square panels. The new works use radically different techniques while further revealing Hundley’s intense skill as a conceptual image-maker. The images are suffused with his signature wit and layered meanings.
Says Hundley, “I navigate the gauntlet of abstraction to arrive just this side of representational.”
Hundley’s honors include three gold and two silver medals from the New York-based Society of Illustrators. In addition, from 2006-2008 , his work received more awards from his peers than any other illustrator in the U.S.
His clients have included Richmond Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The L.A. Times, Atlantic Monthly, Entertainment Weekly, G Q, and The Washington Post as well as prominent theater companies. One of his paintings accompanied by an original story, has been reproduced on the final page of Virginia Living for several years.
Hundley is a Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at VCU in Richmond, Virginia and a core instructor at the Illustration Academy, which is currently held on the campus of Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida.
Information on the development of Hundley’s new paintings is available at his blog: www.sterlingclintonhundley.blogspot.com
[i]Emergent[/i] continues at the Ghostprint Gallery through September 26, 2009.

unbearable lightness of being sketch

2009-08-12T20:11:00.002-07:00

this is a image based on the Novel of the same name by Milan Kundera. The main character is torn between a life style of carefree womanizing and the responsibility that he has to the woman that he loves

sketches

2009-07-25T17:50:00.001-07:00

for more sketches come to my sketch blog

Edgar Cayce - Virginia Living magazine

2009-07-07T12:20:00.001-07:00

these two were done for Virginia Living on an article about spiritual healing

RIchmond Magazine Illustrations

2009-06-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

Stuff did for Richmond Magazine. An illustration about A murder in a good neighborhood

the Velveteen Rabbit

2009-05-22T07:55:00.000-07:00

Illustration Based on my favorite Children's book, The Velveteen Rabbit

Richmond Illustrator's club show

2009-05-02T04:25:00.000-07:00

got two pieces into the Richmond illustrator club show. I am very Glad. MY JAy-Z portrait received the Bronze prize. The show will be up on June fifth at the Ghostprint gallery.

cars

2009-04-30T09:03:00.001-07:00

cars

2009-04-26T16:07:00.000-07:00

this is a drawing inspired by my late night walks around Richmond

colored

2009-04-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

carriage dream

2009-04-21T05:04:00.001-07:00

dreamed this up yesterday morning

another sausage

2009-04-14T06:26:00.001-07:00

strange things

2009-04-11T12:18:00.001-07:00

a job i did for a advertisement on customized sausages.

Estella

2009-03-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a conceptual portrait of the Character Estella from " Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.

Richmond Magazine

2009-03-26T11:56:00.000-07:00

an assignment done for Richmond Magazine.

A very interesting assignment, I had to illustrate two poems, one is about middle aged women feeling refreshed after a massage at a Korean spa. The other is about the love of a father for his son

sorry Sterling

ufo3

2009-03-16T10:38:00.000-07:00

Third installment of my UFO series

snail knight

2009-03-12T18:13:00.000-07:00

forgive me for liking these guys

2009-02-19T15:40:00.003-08:00

decemberists

2009-02-19T14:07:00.000-08:00

A group portrait of the band

van gogh

2009-02-14T18:20:00.000-08:00

the artist with his sketch book

Morrisey

2009-02-05T19:32:00.001-08:00

will be in NY for a week, in the mean time, please look at the face of this extraordinary gentleman

Chatwin

2009-01-21T14:59:00.001-08:00

Bruce Chatwin capturing his inspiration in his notebook

Hemmingway

2009-01-21T12:46:00.001-08:00

Mr. Hemmingway capturing his inspiration for his famous book

site update

2009-01-08T11:51:00.000-08:00

not a very big one, but the revised "pale fire" piece is up along with some digital stuffs

www.whaleboyart.com

richmond final

2009-01-07T19:45:00.001-08:00

tell me what you guys think, thanks

impression of richmond

2009-01-06T12:34:00.000-08:00

in progress

white house diggers

2008-12-15T16:06:00.000-08:00

this is based on a article in motherjones about people who are hired in the white based on their political affiliations but transfers to other positions and stay in office after the party of their affiliation is out of office

another try

2008-11-24T16:49:00.000-08:00

this is on an article in mother jones about dieting to reduce the consumption of recources , thus reducing the strain on the environment

digital color

2008-11-20T10:17:00.001-08:00

trying things out, what do you guys think

pale fire

2008-11-14T18:32:00.000-08:00

a better scan

based on the novel PAle Fire by Nabokov

the count

2008-10-30T13:36:00.000-07:00

oh yeah and I updated my website

check it out

portraits

2008-10-29T12:39:00.001-07:00

some portraits THat I did

Ardors and arbors

2008-10-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

an illustration of Nabokov's novel " Ada"

ada final sketch

2008-10-12T18:59:00.000-07:00

spent too much time on teh drawing if i mess this up, im murdering my self

rudolph nose

2008-09-29T13:53:00.001-07:00

this is about this article in reader's diegest about putting a comic twist in a tragic situation to make it lighter and more bearable

Russian Invasion

2008-09-08T14:04:00.000-07:00

Illstration about the Russian Invasion of Georgia, one of its Soviet era satelites

updated my website

2008-08-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

with actual good pictures taken by someone else

www.whaleboyart.com

Doloris

2008-08-20T12:47:00.001-07:00

illustration of the book Lolita

drawings

2008-08-14T08:35:00.001-07:00

nabokov

2008-07-30T12:29:00.001-07:00

conceptual portrait, words ont he note cards are to be added on later pretty unsatisfied with this, crits are very welcome

ufo watch 1

2008-07-15T09:21:00.001-07:00

sorry guys, been slacking quite a bit. but heres a new painting from my UFO series

john

2008-06-22T15:09:00.001-07:00

jack

2008-06-22T10:51:00.001-07:00

dave

2008-06-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

the ufo watch

2008-06-11T15:38:00.000-07:00

redo of a old painting

new seperate blog for sketchbook stuff

2008-05-21T17:34:00.000-07:00

I started a seperate blog for the wierd drawings that I do in my sketchbook, I enjoy doing them very much,

its Whaleboyart.blogspot.com

thanx

more portraits

2008-05-19T12:31:00.001-07:00

havnt posted one of these in a while

portrait

2008-05-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

whos this? I dont know if it looks like him

drawings

2008-04-28T08:39:00.000-07:00

good photos

2008-04-13T21:02:00.001-07:00

got our stuff shot professionally by our good friend Neal iwan today, hes pretty damn good, now i have presentable photos to show

the hunger artist

2008-04-11T22:42:00.000-07:00

another one based on a kafka story, i think this is the last one, time to do more conceptual stuffs.....
pardon the bad image

more drawings

2008-04-09T11:06:00.001-07:00

philip K dick, Vonnegut and Portman

drawings

2008-04-08T12:09:00.000-07:00

another one

2008-04-06T08:22:00.000-07:00

This is the 2nd one in the series, its an illustration of another Kafka short story called "The law"

stuff

2008-03-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

?This is an illustration of KAfka's short story "the Refusal"

Not very deep conceptually, I just need to crack out alot of portfolio pieces before our new york trip

battery

2008-03-21T12:13:00.000-07:00

a patinting for a group show that i MIGHT be getting into

dream image: burden

2008-03-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

something small basedon a dream I had

two more

2008-03-12T08:02:00.000-07:00

this doesnt work as well with younger people

experiment

2008-03-10T14:56:00.000-07:00

love in the time of cholera

2008-03-09T14:26:00.001-07:00

a illustration on the book by Marquez