Repainting Vincent Van Gogh (Complete) by Millie Ho
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Repainting Vincent Van Gogh (Part II)

This is a follow-up to my first attempt at recreating Vincent van Gogh’s style. This time, I did a closeup of the moon from The Starry Night (1889). Here’s a detail of the brushstrokes: The final product: I learned more

Repainting Vincent Van Gogh (Complete) by Millie Ho
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Repainting Vincent Van Gogh (Part II)

This is a follow-up to my first attempt at recreating Vincent van Gogh’s style. This time, I did a closeup of the moon from The Starry Night (1889). Here’s a detail of the brushstrokes: The final product: I learned more

Penelope Dreams About Catastrophes by Millie Ho

Penelope Dreams About Catastrophes

Penelope dreams about catastrophes. On Friday nights she laces hands with the tattooed maniacs on 12th street and inhales cigars like a mistress, all saggy-eyed and purple-bruised. Because Penelope cannot sleep alone, she elbows those who do not want her: dirty nails, ripped leather and burnt

Penelope Dreams About Catastrophes by Millie Ho

Penelope Dreams About Catastrophes

Penelope dreams about catastrophes. On Friday nights she laces hands with the tattooed maniacs on 12th street and inhales cigars like a mistress, all saggy-eyed and purple-bruised. Because Penelope cannot sleep alone, she elbows those who do not want her: dirty nails, ripped leather and burnt

Doodle Four by Millie Ho
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A Collection of Doodles (Part II)

A follow-up to my previous doodle post. Expect more paintings soon!

Doodle Four by Millie Ho
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A Collection of Doodles (Part II)

A follow-up to my previous doodle post. Expect more paintings soon!

Doodle One by Millie Ho
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A Collection of Doodles

Doodling is finding comfort in your own head.

Doodle One by Millie Ho
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A Collection of Doodles

Doodling is finding comfort in your own head.

My first attempt at Post-Impressionism.
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Repainting Vincent Van Gogh

Many people are starry-eyed about Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. I attempted to recreate his style. Here is the finished painting. I almost always paint realistic people, places, and things, so this was an interesting exercise. In retrospect, the experience reminded

My first attempt at Post-Impressionism.
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Repainting Vincent Van Gogh

Many people are starry-eyed about Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. I attempted to recreate his style. Here is the finished painting. I almost always paint realistic people, places, and things, so this was an interesting exercise. In retrospect, the experience reminded

Jack Kerouac

I Am Your Fifth Attempt

I am the valium in your sink. I am your bleached cufflinks. I am the trigger behind your ticking clock. I am the initials carved under your wedding rock. I am your corporate arms race. I am the explosives in

Jack Kerouac

I Am Your Fifth Attempt

I am the valium in your sink. I am your bleached cufflinks. I am the trigger behind your ticking clock. I am the initials carved under your wedding rock. I am your corporate arms race. I am the explosives in

Curious Cane
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New Illustrations!

Congrats to my talented friend Ariana for completing her undergraduate thesis! Nevermilk is a compelling collection of five fantasy stories about faeries, mythology, and transformation. I made the illustrations (watercolour and ink on gouache) for each story, and here they are,

Curious Cane
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New Illustrations!

Congrats to my talented friend Ariana for completing her undergraduate thesis! Nevermilk is a compelling collection of five fantasy stories about faeries, mythology, and transformation. I made the illustrations (watercolour and ink on gouache) for each story, and here they are,

The Awkward Kisses of Geniuses by Millie Ho

The Awkward Kisses of Geniuses

His face is an egg cracking. Ketchup rolls down his forked tongue in bits as red as the center of blood. “I love you,” he says, eyes blurry, nostrils horizontal, while he limps through the motions like a scarecrow creeping through the

The Awkward Kisses of Geniuses by Millie Ho

The Awkward Kisses of Geniuses

His face is an egg cracking. Ketchup rolls down his forked tongue in bits as red as the center of blood. “I love you,” he says, eyes blurry, nostrils horizontal, while he limps through the motions like a scarecrow creeping through the

A Small Sacrifice by Millie Ho

A Small Sacrifice

When Dad won the lottery, Mom got so excited that she burst an eyeball. The tiny bloodbath in our kitchen flowed into Lethe, “A small sacrifice,” they said, to days spent rolling on the faces of dead people.

A Small Sacrifice by Millie Ho

A Small Sacrifice

When Dad won the lottery, Mom got so excited that she burst an eyeball. The tiny bloodbath in our kitchen flowed into Lethe, “A small sacrifice,” they said, to days spent rolling on the faces of dead people.

Bueller?

3 Ways To Defeat Boredom

After a journey of many zigzags, being glared at, and/or poked with a stick, here is what worked for me (and possibly for you!): 1. Breaking Down The Initial Barrier Going into a situation, determined—even if subconsciously—not to be engaged

Bueller?

3 Ways To Defeat Boredom

After a journey of many zigzags, being glared at, and/or poked with a stick, here is what worked for me (and possibly for you!): 1. Breaking Down The Initial Barrier Going into a situation, determined—even if subconsciously—not to be engaged

I painted my professor.
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I Painted My Professor

The painting was later given to my professor to support a charity, and a good time was had by all. — How do you combine hobbies with work or school?

I painted my professor.
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I Painted My Professor

The painting was later given to my professor to support a charity, and a good time was had by all. — How do you combine hobbies with work or school?

This Is Why I Have Downcast Eyes by Millie Ho

This Is Why I Have Downcast Eyes

Sometimes thoughts are being thought, and they are about you.

This Is Why I Have Downcast Eyes by Millie Ho

This Is Why I Have Downcast Eyes

Sometimes thoughts are being thought, and they are about you.

One Line Poetry Challenge

The One Line Poetry Challenge

We have no time to write. The optimistic and delusional might tell us to “make time”, but that’s because they’re optimistic and delusional. But what if you wrote only one line. Just one line. One line under one photograph. It can

One Line Poetry Challenge

The One Line Poetry Challenge

We have no time to write. The optimistic and delusional might tell us to “make time”, but that’s because they’re optimistic and delusional. But what if you wrote only one line. Just one line. One line under one photograph. It can

An unpleasant person.

Mala Praxis

My dad’s leg breaks into pieces in the year 3013 A.D, when a cyborg’s motorbike runs out of hydrogen and crashes into cubicle #12930 in fire-splatters as hot as the Spanish sun. Mom and I, we had to go to the solar-powered hospital

An unpleasant person.

Mala Praxis

My dad’s leg breaks into pieces in the year 3013 A.D, when a cyborg’s motorbike runs out of hydrogen and crashes into cubicle #12930 in fire-splatters as hot as the Spanish sun. Mom and I, we had to go to the solar-powered hospital

Rabbit CEO by Millie Ho
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Rabbit CEO

His tie is an hourglass because he is always pressed for time! I used Corel Painter.

Rabbit CEO by Millie Ho
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Rabbit CEO

His tie is an hourglass because he is always pressed for time! I used Corel Painter.