WOW! I cannot believe my second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign just got funded, in half a day. Your support is proof that I am moving in the right direction with my art and nature passion. Five originals are gone. Grab your favorite!
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Or just go to the Kickstarter page and search for “drawn from nature lotus”
Always a pleasure to get your support,
Dominique
Hello Everyone,
My second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign just launched.
Kickstarter Make 100 Campaign Page:
kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Or just go to the Kickstarter page and search for “drawn from nature lotus”
Always a pleasure to get your support,
Dominique
Hello friends,
I’m very excited about the next chapter of my Kickstarter Drawn From Nature project, Lotus, coming soon in January 2025 during the Make 100 campaign. This project has become very near and dear to my heart. I enjoy sifting through all the nature photos I’ve taken over the years and selecting my favorite to draw. My hand still shake a bit during the inking process but I’m starting to get better at it. And I’m starting to get used to drawing with a camera mounted over my head to record. I hope you will join me in January for the launch.
If you would like to be notified when the project is launched, go to the pre-launch link and select the “Notify me on launch” button.
https://kickstarter.com/projects/chaotic-abstraction/make-100-drawn-from-nature-lotus
Stay tuned on my various social media platforms (YouTube, Patreon, Blogger, Instagram and Facebook) to get more updates on the project.
Thank you
I’ve finished inking the lotus for my next Kickstarter Make-100 campaign coming this January 2025. The artwork are originally drawn on a 9 x 12 inches art paper and will be cut to 4.5 x 6 inches each. The lotus is so magnificent and the entire plant is actually edible, from blossom to root. My own lotus plant has not bloom but it could be because my pond is not big enough. Maybe one day I’ll get a blossom and I will share a photo with you. I hope you stay tuned for more updates on my upcoming campaign. If you are as excited as I am about this nature based project, please pass the word on to others who are also nature lovers and/or art lovers.
Thank you.
Chaotic Abstraction
Earlier this year I got up the courage to run my first Kickstarter campaign and successfully funded it, under the Make 100 project. My plan is to run a Make 100 campaign each year. I call my project “Drawn From Nature”, featuring artwork drawn by me from images of nature I photographed myself. Each year will have a different subject that will be the sub-title to the main nature theme. This January 2024, my subject was koi, “Drawn From Nature: Koi.” Read about my first campaign HERE.
For my second campaign, coming in January of 2025, the subject will be the magnificent lotus flower, “Drawn From Nature: Lotus.” Similarly as last year, I have created 20 drawings of lotus based on photographs I took of these beautiful flowers. These images are drawn on a 9 x 12 art paper. The original inked drawings will be cut into 4.5 x 6 pieces. Each original will only have 20 prints made.
Here are the original finished pencil drawings that will be inked for the Make 100 campaign. As my Patreon patrons, you are seeing this artwork first before anyone else. Stay tuned as I continue work on this project for the remainder of the year. I will release updates here on Patreon for my patrons first before publishing on all my various other media platforms at a later date.
Join me on Patreon for first peak at all my new artwork. https://www.patreon.com/chaotic_abstraction
When I was very young and living in Vietnam, getting a lotus flower seed pod to eat was such a great treat. I would take a long time to eat each one, savoring the flavor and saving the rest for later, never eating all the seeds in one day. My mother and my sisters would tell me I’m such a slow eater and encourage me to eat the seeds faster. I took my time anyway. I love lotus, from the beautiful flowers to the massive leaves and the tasty seeds.
In Maryland, the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens offer many ponds full of beautiful lotus. In July, the lotus blooming season, you can immerse yourself amongst these beautiful flowers. I try to visit and enjoy them every July. The many photos and videos I took of these delightful blossoms make great references.
The lotus will be the focus theme of my second Kickstarter Make 100 campaign in January 2025 and I am so thrilled about the images I selected for the project. As in the first campaign, the art are all drawn from my personal photographs. Stay tuned for updates on my campaign.
