Eddie Ching

http://www.eddieching.com

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You can now view my website at eddieching.com. Paintings and drawings can be purchased from there. Thank you.

acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20", three canvas paper works.

2009-06-02T10:53:00.003-04:00

Latin Cafe, Astoria Fruit Market II, 31st Ave Deli II, all acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20", 2009.

'Astoria Fruit Market II' is a revisitation of the 1st AFM painting. Here the street scene is given a broader prominence. The passers by and shop keeper are treated with the same sensibility as the buildings etc. The row of facades create a repetitive and rhythmic expressiveness which is offset by a large green shrub in the foreground.

'Latin Cafe' with it's limited palette draws the viewer in to a world that is playful yet anonymous. The cross hatched upholstery is echoed on the floor tiles. The red clad figure's arm seems to draw the viewer toward the background where another red diagonal contour leads the eye toward the background.
There the suggestions of wall hanging pans and light fixtures are taken directly after the ink/quill drawing (Latin Cafe, Ink w/ gouache on paper, Eddie Ching, 2008; see below).

'31st Ave Deli II' is an explosion of color. Figures partake in youthful dialogue while a third loiters briefly before departing with his purchase. A row of empty flattened boxes await pickup on the curb. An "OPEN" LED sign burns brightly further suggesting to the viewer a sense of liveliness.

acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20", astoria fruit market, 5.21.09.

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Deli on 31st Ave, acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20", 5.19.09

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While scouting for a "suitable" scene to paint, I'm drawn (no pun intended) to a location that has just the right balance of human interaction, non-interference of parking cars,... Then I'm looking around for a good spot nearby to set up, preferably a vacant store front so I can make myself at home.
I do need to dive in at some point or I end up scouting endlessly and give up. It's when I'm actually setup and painting that I feel like I've found "the trail" creatively. Most of the time I have no idea what I'll be painting that day.
If a relatively invisible, setup spot is adjacent to a busier street or scene, then there's a good chance that I'll be there (ha ha).

casa del pan (house of bread), view of, astoria, NY, acrylic on canvas paper, 16"x20", 5.15.09

2009-05-16T09:14:00.003-04:00

Casa del Pan is a very small bakery/cafe in Astoria, NY. It's just one of those busy places where you can pretty much see a cross section of humanity walking. I mean Queens, NY is said to be one of the most ethnically diverse places on the face of the earth (as opposed to the interior). I digress.
I tried to capture some of the loaves of bread and the long mirror over the counter as the western light floods in.

Mid-October works of Central Park, New York City.

2008-10-21T17:38:00.002-04:00

Hello again for return viewers of this blog or welcome to first timers. It's getting chilly in Central Park. This week the temperature got low enough to give people a serious wake up call; yes winter weather is approaching, perhaps sooner than anticipated....these temperatures can make your body feel uncomfortable.
The art works being published now display a rapid fire pen stroke, often times working it's way across the sheet like a woodpecker. Or with the patter of a squirrel whose job it is now to bury nuts. To be eaten later when the food is scarce.
I remembered Rembrandt van Rijn, or Leonardo da Vinci, and also Vincent van Gogh, during the making of these works, because they also worked on landscape with quill pen and ink. As they responded to the lights and darks of canopy, each came up with such different ways of responding to all that stimuli.

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works from 9.20.08

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Here's a couple of new artworks that I'm adding that I did yesterday in Central Park (around 63rd Street). Both done in ink/pen, wash, and gouache. They are hopefully in alignment with the change. In alignment with evolution in creativity. Somehow enjoyment of the process is leading me to accept a less intellectual mode and embrace openness and risk. There are small steps taken here and there in the process that inevitably guild the flow.
Both works are smaller than usual; 9" x 12".

2008-09-02T10:58:00.002-04:00

Hello, September is here. Time to take a course or two and continue on with this thing called art. But what is art? Is it making an image of or is it more? Connecting to the creative energy? Letting go of emotions and dreaming? I remember as a child, art making was great because it was play, it was imagination. Let that sense of play and fun come back into art process.
I think the these words come to mind when viewing my last drawing from yesterday. It's an ink drawing of a park; Central Park. Those people were sitting and lying there. Just being there with the sun and trees,...light and grass, water and life. I was there, I stirred, and played. What was I thinking? Make something that is salable? No, I chose to de-stress. I chose to do something that benefitted that moment! My interaction with that moment!
The trees are dreaming, the people are dreaming, the colors are just being..., not trying to be....not trying to emulate life.

Watch my youtube.com video here; How to Make a Quill Pen.

2008-07-20T09:16:00.003-04:00

this is my video where I go over the steps on how to make a quill pen. There's catchy french music too.

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Hey. This is an quill pen drawing on paper of the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street, Manhattan.
The process began with general pencil lines, followed by quill pen and ink never quite gets to the point of painstaking adherence to the architectural form. There was window counting for each floor to but not much more.

2008-04-15T00:22:00.003-04:00

carab tree, tempe, az.

2008-04-10T21:20:00.005-04:00

New drawings! I did them in central park. Actually the first I drew in central park and the one of the building was done at the corner of 5th Avenue and 59th Street. It's a tall 22+- story building that is elaborately decorated. It was a clear early evening and the blue sky shone in the late afternoon light with an almost never ending hanging on of the last of the day.
Of course as usual; done in quill pen and neutral grey ink. And of course it's an homage to Vincent Van Gogh, what with the dotted sky background.
The one in the park of the statue was a nod and acknowledgment to death. All the park benches are labeled with a deceased person's name and a summary of what that person enjoyed in life. The statue seems to overlook spring time's fervent and tenacious transformation from stillness in winter to growth and change. A following of one's true innermost passions merging with the season's temperate April breeze and the growing manifestation of life. Relentless,
retreating not, until fall's golden age leads to life's eventual and ultimate, letting go.
The drawing seems to be encouraging the viewer to follow the spring season toward an as of yet unrealized, and obscure summer. And to push your seeds on toward that summer day when they might surprise even the planter with bounty as yet hidden. Change is occurring now. And the statue seems to offer a contrast; a reminder that throwing caution to the wind is perhaps, the only choice for the inhabitant of April.

Obama original oil painting portrait, 14" X 18"

2008-03-27T09:10:00.005-04:00

This is an original Barack Obama portrait that I painted yesterday. It's 14"x 18", oil on canvas, signed and dated by the artist (me). I originally painted this portrait to attract attention to my portrait business. However, a friend suggested I post it on ebay. I immediately agreed and as you can see, it is now on ebay. Auction ends on "Apr-02-08 22:35:12 PDT". Starting bid is only $.99 cents.
Someone commented that the painting captures Obama's contagious smile.

studies of Korean girl.

2008-02-28T20:57:00.002-05:00

Queens Chronicle article about me.

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This is very exciting. It's very easy to just send this article to my friends who are asking what I'm up to in NYC.

2008-01-23T23:56:00.000-05:00

barnes & noble union square, pen & ink with gouache, 11" x 14", 1/16/08

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landscape drawing in central park, NYC, in January

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quill pen in action closeup

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Last night in Greenwich Village

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These two were drawings below were made last night during a café hop/draw. Both are pen and ink with gouache paint on paper, 11"x14".
The people were not asked if it would be alright to draw them. To do so might have changed the energy; toward them being self conciouse.
“Let’s just start drawing and by the time the people begin to notice, we’ll be almost finished.”

In between cafes I saw the first cafe and

my service (event art) on ebay

2008-01-10T00:19:00.000-05:00

This auction is for the following service:
A trained professional artist will attend your event.....

my thoughts

2008-01-06T13:07:00.000-05:00

I went to Moma yesterday. I saw the the Puryear and the Seurat shows. I was impressed by the large scale and craftsmanship of Puryear's sculptural forms. The massive shapes were indeed well crafted and geometrical yet organic.
The Seurat show was expansive, with many drawings! Most of them in conte crayon or charcoal. I noticed his small oil paintings which were only the size of my laptop screen.

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Thanks for watching my video (how to make a quill pen).
For anyone that made a quill; if you find that your quill pen tip is permanently staying spread apart slightly and not dispensing ink properly, there is an easy solution. Fold both sides of the tip inwardly with your finger or nail. Now the tips halves will be in line again. I usually do this every time I begin drawing.
Tip #2: use a lupe (16x) to check the tip before using it to be aware of it's condition.
Have fun. Quill pen drawing can be a fast and spontaneous medium.
Warning: Be careful about getting ink on your clothes or on someone next to you.

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recent ink drawings of new york city, on paper (w/ gouache w/a), 2007 to present

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Thank you for visiting my site dedicated to my ink drawings and more.
Also you can become familiar with my service, namely; Event Arts where a draftsman is present during any event to create drawings. It's your event (wedding, promotion..) and the draftsman works quickly to capture the magic as it unfolds (cd's of drawings provided + free mass emailing to guests).
As a separate offer, I can also create a masterwork from the drawings of the event. It's a painting; oil on canvas, that takes the works on paper a big step further.
For more information you can contact me at drawingink@gmail.com.
thank you,
Eddie Ching