Ken W. Min ~ Illustrator for Hire

She's Back

young medusa returns in a new illustration.

thinking about medusa, here was a gorgon who, later in life, was thought to be a monster and who could turn men to stone at a glance. but i wondered what she was like in her youth. did she have a happy childhood? did she always have the ability to turn people to stone? was she lonely for friends and companionship? did she not get asked out to the school prom because all her potential suitors couldn't look her in the face to ask her out or were just afraid to go there...so, with my youthful medusa, i envision a sad medusa. a freckle-faced, contemplative soul looking for beauty in the world before it all changes and crumbles away.

then, there is that squirrel. unfortunately the squirrel happened onto the scene at the wrong place and at the wrong time. poor guy.

Sketchbook Section

i thought i might add a new "album" of sorts to the right hand column.

i'm not one to go out and sketch a lot. mainly i draw and design when i have a picture i want to create or for a story idea. but now and again, i'll make up stuff to play around with "technique" and character styles.

when i do doodle, i like to channel some of my favorite artists like paul grist and jill thompson (from the world of comics) and egon schiele (the austrian expressionist). i am most taken with their style and hope a little of their approach is expressed in my linework. (i do like those long figures and the body language)

so for the initial batch of sketches, i culled together some bits and pieces and collaged them together. now and then you might see a ghostly impression underneath the drawing. that's because i tend to draw on the back of old sheets of paper. hopefully, nothing of a scandalous nature will show through (ha ha) later on, as i draw something i like, i'll just post it straight away and then add it to the album.

Blue Girl

another experimental piece. i'm starting to envision some kind of combination of this look with what i was doing with the lion.

The Lion sleeps tonight...

well, he's not sleeping, more like posing.

again, playing with some painting ideas. nothing too radical from what i usually do and yet, pushing on the boundaries of my painting principles.

Winter Walk...

...or "little red" (as in riding hood. although it looks more like a "hoodie" sweater that she's wearing)
just playing around with some new painting ideas. trying something a tad more "minimalistic".