http://www.artvenusstudio.com Art Venus Studio - Art Venus Studio - Inspiring works of art by Hung-Tsu http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/129/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/43/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/114/ Got the stamps from my mechanics. I bet they won't believe what those auto parts got to do… http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/74/ "Fun painting, the best kind! Selected in 2005 LGAA Juried Show" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/73/ These two were always chatting while posing http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/72/ Intense and fast 3 hr. study of an amazing model http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/71/ Palette knife painting from Northern Light painting http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/70/ Body as landscape http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/69/ Body as landscape http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/68/ Close up composition with body as landscape http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/67/ Body as landscape http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/66/ 40 min. drawing http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/65/ 20 min. study of Northern lights http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/64/ 2 min gesture http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/63/ 40 min. sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/62/ 20 mn. Sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/61/ 5 min. gesture of a dynamic pose http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/60/ 20 min. sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/59/ "20 min. sketch, one of my favorite models" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/58/ "1 min. gesture, no time to think" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/57/ 1 hr. drawing http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/56/ "20 min. sketch, love her attitude" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/55/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/54/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/53/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/52/ One of the 15-women project pieces http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/51/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/50/ So I love to play http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/49/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/113/ SVOS 2004 Collection. Exhibited and sold at SJ Museum of Art http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/48/ This painting puts people in a very relaxed mood http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/47/ "study of the figure, muscle and pastel on mid-tone paper" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/46/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/45/ "Got new paint in, couldn't help myself with the palette knife" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/44/ Extrapolation of John William Waterhouse's Danaides http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/42/ "This model was in a far away place while she posed. Painting done in umber, ultramarine and a little white" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/41/ Got censored once because it was too real for some people http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/40/ "20 min. sketch, lots of control" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/39/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/38/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/37/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/36/ I love the tenderness of this drawing. Selected for LGAA 2006 Juried Show http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/35/ Kingdoms were won and lost http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/34/ Done on cattail paper http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/33/ Pure palm paper http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/32/ "Kozo with palm and dusty miller, facinating paper to work on" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/31/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/30/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/29/ Los Gatos2005 open juried show http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/28/ dracena palm paper http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/20/ $99 http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/22/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/21/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/94/ $99 http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/102/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/101/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/100/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/99/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/112/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/111/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/110/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/109/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/108/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/97/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/96/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/95/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/107/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/106/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/105/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/104/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/103/ http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/98/ Please share your comments about the website and my artwork. http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/9/ Initial gesture sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/8/ "Color pencil drawing, took forever" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/7/ Background and foreground added http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/6/ Decided to paint it in oil instead http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/11/ Just a fun sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/10/ "Loved the drawing more than original plan, so I painted the drawing instead" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/5/ "Sketch of body and initial colors, she has such transparent glow about her." http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/4/ Add her face and more colors to her body http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/3/ "Sketch in the boat, took 6 months to figure out how the boat works" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/2/ Distant villages emerge with hints of water http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/1/ "Finish with reflection, water and sky" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/93/ Initial gesture study http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/92/ Initial oil sketch on canvas with no wash http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/91/ Put in the wash and cover up lines of legs http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/90/ "Add flaming hair, define body and muscles, and is that green pant? No! it's her tail!" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/89/ "So exactly where is she? No, not on a cliff or rock like them other mermaids" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/88/ "Add a heavy duty tail, and a clue what she's looking at" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/87/ "Define more environment, give her scales. Yes, she's in a extra large brandy glass." http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/86/ Make water in glass more believable http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/85/ Sketch and colors for the figure http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/84/ Background and facial details added http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/27/ Initial sketch http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/26/ Defining black eye Susan http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/25/ Add in butterfly wings http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/24/ Wings defined http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/23/ Add background and facial details http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/83/ "Painting of the model, took a long time to decide on background" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/82/ Now you know how the king was made http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/81/ Place different chess pieces in perspective http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/80/ Soften her face and fill in soldier on the left http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/79/ Distant checker road added http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/15/ Oil sketch of the figure over washed canvas http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/14/ Working in the dark really challenged the perception of color value http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/13/ Add color to the face and background http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/12/ Solidify the background so it's not so busy http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/19/ Study of composition in vertical format http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/18/ Study of composition in horizontal format http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/17/ There is a sense of mystery from the beginning. The spirit is from within. http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/16/ Pharaoh's tomb? Train station? Hitchcock's stairway? Traveler's take heed... http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/78/ Sketch of figure and initial colors. There is a gentleness about her http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/77/ Create the distant background and change her chair http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/76/ Add foreground and environment in the immediate space and fully define her couch. http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/75/ "Correct the sloping horizon, soften background to show atomspheric elements" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/118/ Initial composition and colors. She is full of elegance http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/117/ more work on the body. Blue hair? yeah! http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/116/ Environment elements and story telling http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/115/ "Magic rock for the sky. Woohoo, 4 years later!" http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/120/ Oil sketch and initial colors on washed canvas http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/119/ More body color work and put in hair and face http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/122/ Oil sketch of the figure on washed canvas http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/121/ Funky colors for the body http://www.artvenusstudio.com/items/128/ Study of the composition. 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