Art of Ming Ong

Full Moon

2012-02-17T21:24:00.000-08:00

A boy and his moose ears, alone with the moon. Acrylic on watercolor paper.

Available for sale until Feb 29th at Leanna Lin's Wonderland.

Ming Ong Pop-Up Shop Opening & Products For Sale

2012-02-12T22:56:00.000-08:00

Thank you to everyone who came out to the opening of my pop-up art corner shop at Leanna Lin's Wonderland. I'm touched by all the support. And I had so much fun hanging out with all my friends and family!

For a limited time, until Feb 29th, my paintings and new products will be up for sale at Leanna Lin's. Original art, high-quality prints, tote bags, apparel (adult and child tees) and greeting cards, plus limited edition jewelry by Leanna Lin with my art. If you haven't had the chance, swing by this cute Eagle Rock shop to check out my stuff and all the other amazing products offered by other local artists/ designers. Or visit the store online for more info.

Pop-Up Art Corner @ Leanna Lin's Wonderland

2012-01-10T11:36:00.000-08:00

I'm excited to be featured at Leanna Lin's Wonderland's pop-up art corner for the month of February. I will be introducing some new products along with artworks. Leanna Lin and I are also collaborating on some jewelry pieces - wow!

Feb. 11 (7-10pm) opening event with We Heart You! pop-up trunk show in conjunction with NELAart Gallery Night

Feb. 12 (1-4pm) 2nd Annual Valentine's card making workshop with yours truly *** details to come ***

Leanna Lin's Wonderland

5024 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041

Post-It Show 7 @ GR2

2011-12-27T15:15:00.000-08:00

Post-It Show 7 at Giant Robot 2

December 10 – December 29, 2011
Reception: Saturday, December 10, 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276

Featured on The Art Muse

2011-09-26T16:33:00.000-07:00

The Art Muse blog wrote a nice entry about my work in their "Curated" section. Check it out here.

This acrylic on paper piece is entitled "Heaven and Earth."

Robots – A Benefit for Giant Robot 2 @ GR2

2011-09-20T08:56:00.000-07:00

An amazing line up of artists in the Robots show at Giant Robot. Come out and show support!

Girl Tank

2011-09-13T18:15:00.000-07:00

A piece from a Giant Robot show early this year.

Forest Friends @ Leanna Lin's Wonderland, Eagle Rock

2011-09-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

This is the second group show that I'm fortunate to be a part of at Leanna Lin's Wonderland. FOREST FRIENDS "happy creatures of the forest" opening event is Saturday, September 10th (6-10pm) in conjunction with 2nd Saturdays NELAart Gallery Night www.NELAart.com. Show runs Sept. 10 - Oct. 2, 2011.

GROUP SHOW WITH 2D + 3D WORKS BY:
Adrianna Bamber
Angela Che
Axel Honey
Aya Masuda
Bombastic Fantastic
Bored Inc.
Chikagraphy
Cristina Paulos
Crowded Teeth
David Brady
Donna Letterese
Mari Araki
Mekanikku
Ming Ong
Sachiho Hino Lee
Sean Chao
Stacey Winters
T&A Friendly
Tsai-Fi

Food + Drinks:
LOMO ARIGATO food truck

Event Styled by:
LOVELY JUBILEE

Feeding Time

2011-08-17T22:29:00.000-07:00

Another piece in the anniversary show at Leanna Lin's Wonderland.

Wonderland Group Show @ Leanna Lin's Wonderland, Eagle Rock

2011-07-30T23:22:00.000-07:00

I'm in a cool group show in Eagle Rock. There will be 3 new pieces. Here's a sneak peek of one of the paintings. Come check it out!

Come & Celebrate as Leanna Lin's Wonderland turns 1 year old! CROWDED TEETH + FRIENDS presents WONDERLAND ... a fun-filled land of happiness!

SHOW ON VIEW: August 3rd - September 3rd, 2011

OPENING EVENT: August 13th (6-10pm) *RSVP here*

in conjunction with NELAart Gallery Night

Gallery Nucleus Baker's Dozen Group Show

2011-06-05T19:45:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to be in a group show with 12 talented artists at Gallery Nucleus.

Here's one of my three pieces in the show. This one's called Going Apesh*t.

Exhibit showing: June 11 - July 4th
Reception: June 11th, 7 - 11pm
Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra CA

Exhibiting Artists: Ming Ong, You Byun, Paul Barnes, Brittney Lee, Matte Stephens, Dadu Shin, Catia Chien, Miki Sato, Nicole Gustafsson, Lorena Alverez, Ahren Hertel, Nico Duffaut, Daniela Volpan.

The Secret

2011-04-25T22:22:00.000-07:00

This painting was created for the Giant Robot SF show. Girls at the clothesline – I wanted to explore the juxtaposition of the hidden and the exposed. Here’s the initial sketch and the final art piece.

The Hodge-Podge Show @ 24 Hour Gallery

2011-03-08T22:08:00.000-08:00

I have some paintings exhibiting in "The Hodge-Podge Show" at the 24 Hour Gallery in Pasadena, open 24 hours in window displays daily through April 7. The two pieces above, "Ham and Baguette" and "Sinfully Good", were created for this show.

The show also features wonderful works by Ed Ushiro, Tasha Kusama, Tim Carey, and Sean Chao.

Honey Bunny

2011-02-01T23:08:00.000-08:00

My piece for Giant Robot's 'Year of the Rabbit' show this weekend.

Year of the Rabbit at GR2

February 5 - March 2, 2011

Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rabbit, a group art show celebrating the 4709th resetting of the lunar calendar. Pieces will include illustrations, oils, pencils, prints, watercolors, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to one of the most stubborn, but also most creative (and cute) animals in the Chinese zodiac.

Enclosure Series

2011-01-25T22:58:00.000-08:00

When I was in high school, I wanted to be an architect. Right out of high school, I ended up in an engineering program, with disastrous results, that fortunately landed me in art. The idea of structures and enclosures continue to fascinate me and a few months ago, I started a series exploring the containment of figures in abstract architectural floor plans. Here are a few that made it into the Giant Robot SF show. These are for sale.

Forget Me Not GRSF Reception

2011-01-21T23:19:00.000-08:00

Sean Chao and I attended our Forget Me Not art opening reception at Giant Robot San Francisco, which was so much fun. We had some great friends who made the trip up from L.A. It was so wonderful to hang out with old friends and meet new ones. The Haight was cool, funky part of town. Great food and beautiful weather all weekend too!

All the art works from the show are available for sale in store as well as online.

The show will be up until Feb 2nd if anyone is interested in stopping at GRSF.

Mini Dinos

2011-01-11T20:41:00.000-08:00

Here’s another piece that will be in the GRSF show. Oh wow! Miniature dinosaurs at the zoo!

American Illustration 29 Book

2011-01-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited! My copy of American Illustration 29 book just arrived in the mail. Four of my illustrations were chosen to be part of this well-respected illustration annual. Here is the spread of the illustrations. I'm very honored to be in the same book as so many artists I admire!

Rubber Duckies

2011-01-05T20:44:00.000-08:00

Some boy out there might be really ecstatic over rubber duckies, lots of them. I found this old sketch I had done years ago. Might resurrect this one at a later date.

The Abyss

2010-12-31T13:40:00.000-08:00

This piece is about entering the unknown. It's a little more abstract than my usual work. I'm not sure if I'm going to include it with the series for the Giant Robot show since it looks so different than the other paintings. And speaking of entering the unknown, Happy New Year!

My First Yudu Project

2010-12-29T21:42:00.000-08:00

Recently I purchased the Yudu silkscreen machine. I made 5 prints for the Printed Matter show in Giant Robot San Francisco. The machine was on the large side, especially for my small apartment. There was big learning curve when it came to applying the emulsion to the screen and I wasn't totally happy with the screen quality, but after a few tries I got it to work. Next project - maybe t-shirts?

Cut-up Carousel

2010-12-27T22:51:00.000-08:00

A while back I was commissioned to create an illustration for The Refinery Creative, an ad agency, for an advertisement in the Key Art Awards magazine. It was a lot of fun working with the Refinery boys on this whimsical yet slightly disturbing carousel illustration.

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-24T12:16:00.000-08:00

Be a super hero this Christmas.

Announcing "Forget Me Not" @ Giant Robot San Francisco!

2010-12-16T22:53:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited to announce my first 2-person show. It is at Giant Robot San Francisco. There will be at least 15 new pieces in the show, many of which will have a natural/ symbolist bent to them. And Sean Chao will be showing his amazing and intricate sculptures. Come out and say hi to us at the reception if you're in the neighborhood!

"Forget Me Not"
New Work by Sean Chao and Ming Ong
January 15 - February 2, 2011
Reception: Saturday, January 15, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
GRSF, 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117
gr-sf.com

Post-It Show 6 @ Giant Robot LA

2010-12-14T22:42:00.000-08:00

This was my first year contributing to and attending the Giant Robot Post-it Show curated by Mark Todd and Esther Watson. I am still marveling at the caliber of artists in the show, and I love how no matter whose work you buy, everything (well, the 3x3's at least) goes for the same bargain basement price of $20. Some of the best pieces have been sold and taken, but it's still worth a look if you're in the neighborhood. Above are a few of mine.

Printed Matter 9 @ Giant Robot San Francisco

2010-12-13T22:38:00.000-08:00

I have some prints in the Printed Matter 9 show up at GRSF. The show goes from Dec 4 to Jan 12. Lots of great artists serving up affordable prints, including one of my faves, Sasha Barr. Here is one of mine, entitled "Ping Pong Love," made with my new Yudu silkscreen machine! Check out more info about the show here.

Art Mere Art Pere @ Smashbox Studios

2010-12-13T22:36:00.000-08:00

Back in September, I donated art to Livestrong Foundation’s “Art Mere Art Pere” show, and attended the art charity event at Smashbox Studios in Hollywood (and still mad that I missed seeing Jon Hamm!). "Terrier" above sold to actress Monica Potter. It was a great cause and an amazing event.

Check out these two talented artist friends of mine who also had art in the show:
David Navas
Thomas Voorhies

The Mini Show Addendum

2010-12-13T22:28:00.000-08:00

The Mini Show was a huge success, raising about $15,000 for the scholarship fund. Altogether there were over 40 Art Center Illustration alumni donating over 70 pieces of beautiful artwork. The space was packed the whole night. In fact, it was a feeding frenzy in the first hour or so. All 3 pieces of mine sold, including some prints of "In Between," and new pieces for the show, "Angry Girl" and "Pink Octopus". Thank you to Ming Lai and my husband Brian for all their hard work in making this happen. I'm so proud to be a part of this.

The Mini Show Set Up

2010-10-27T22:30:00.001-07:00

It took all day Friday with 7 people including myself, to prep the space and put up over 75 pieces for The Mini Show at Art Center South Campus. In the end we were pretty pleased with our arrangements. The artwork looked great. Thanks Ed, Tianyi, Jessi, Akiko and Mike for all your help! The show's ready for the masses...

Angry Girl (Cropped)

2010-10-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

A sneak peek at one of the pieces I painted to donate to The Mini Show. This is not the whole piece. Come to the show to see the rest! I'm still learning how to use acrylic in a watercolor technique.

The Mini Show @ Art Center Sat Oct 23

2010-10-09T23:24:00.001-07:00

I’m helping put together this exciting group art show at Art Center South Campus. The Mini Show showcases the work of my fellow illustration alumni to benefit the Mini Lai Scholarship Fund. I myself will be showing 2 originals and 1 print. It is such an honor to be a part of the show with uber-talented artists I admire like Mark Ryden, the Clayton Brothers, Mark Todd, Aaron Smith, Ed Ushiro, Jason Holley and the list goes on and on. The art will be awesome and affordable, and it’s for a wonderful cause, so bring your wallets!

American Illustration 29 Online!

2010-07-14T10:01:00.000-07:00

American Illustration has chosen 4 of my illustrations to be featured in the upcoming AI29 book. The 4, including "Chainsaw" above, have already been posted to the American Illustration website. I can't wait to see these printed in the book. It should be out this fall.

Etsy store is open!

2010-05-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

My Etsy shop is now open for business. Check it out! You can find original art as well as prints. I'm uploading more as I find the time to. If there is anything else you are interested in that is not in the store, please email me. Above, "Disgust" (or girl with dead rat) original painting is available for sale.

Heartbreaker

2010-05-14T17:45:00.001-07:00

Young love. At the rec center pool. A piece from the Garage Gallery show.

Art of the Disney Princess Book

2009-11-21T16:24:00.000-08:00

The Art of the Disney Princess book is here! My Snow White Doe piece has been chosen to be in the book. There are some beautifully interpreted princess art by my very talented artist friends from Disney Consumer Products. You can find the book on Amazon. Cover piece by the talented Chad Sommers.

More Garage Gallery Show Pics

2009-11-21T15:57:00.000-08:00

Well it's been a few months since my summer gallery show in Downtown L.A. and I'm finally putting up some more photos from the show. Photos courtesy of Anthea Christensen.

Ali Grossman in the red is our wonderful gallery host. I am much grateful to her for her support and hard work putting it all together so seamlessly.

Ron's Girl was one of the first ones that sold. To me it's a light-humored piece. I've always tried to picture ol' Ronald MacDonald as someone striving to be just a regular guy.

Garage Gallery Group Show a Success!

2009-08-18T16:59:00.001-07:00

The one night only show, which turned into a one night plus another afternoon show, was a success! The turn-out was great and I had so much fun. Thank you to all my peeps who came! I sold over two thirds of my paintings. So glad I didn't have to truck all 33 paintings back home. What was also wonderful was being alongside talented artists Jeff Beck and Sarah Hurwitz in such an awesome space. Thank you, Ali Grossman of Garage Gallery, and Federal Art Project, for the space and for putting it all together so beautifully. Above, Jen Healy and I.

Garage Gallery Group Show at the Federal Art Project 8/8/09

2009-07-13T14:03:00.000-07:00

I will be in a group show for one night only, Saturday August 8th at the Federal Art Project in Downtown L.A., hosted by my friend Ali Grossman of the Garage Gallery. Most of my works on paper will be for sale, along with 3 new full color paintings. Three other awesome artists will also be featured. There will be drinks and a DJ! Hope to see you there!

Federal Art Project
316 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sat. August 8, 2009 from 8:00 PM to midnight
Contact: ming_ong@hotmail.com

Snow White Doe

2009-04-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

This was my interpretation of Snow White submitted to a Disney Princess book.

Bao

2009-04-22T23:09:00.000-07:00

Mmm... bao....

Rice Girl

2009-04-18T19:21:00.001-07:00

Alice finds herself in a rice bowl.

Fun with Max and Ducky

2009-04-14T15:07:00.000-07:00

While vacationing in Newport Beach recently, I painted our friend Max, who was playing with his daughter in the little kids' pool. Max looks nothing like this though. He is much, much more muscular. :)

Sleep Tight (Little Tiger)

2009-04-10T21:35:00.001-07:00

Ah mommy dearest! I love the style and poise of the ladies from the 50s. And there's an underlying evilness behind a wink. I hear the lyrics "sleep tight little tiger" from Husky Rescue song over and over in my head.

The Birds

2009-04-04T00:43:00.000-07:00

I took a break from painting after my last show. Recently I've been playing with a smaller format with limited colors. This was painted on a the back of a small brown envelope. This brings back memories of watching the Hitchcock movie The Birds.

Sage Gallery Show 10/18/08

2008-10-05T21:23:00.000-07:00

I'm having a solo show! This is the front of my postcard that my husband Brian designed.

Ming Ong at Sage Gallery, Los Angeles
Sat. Oct. 18, 2008 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Contact: ming_ong@hotmail.com

Runaway

2008-07-06T12:10:00.001-07:00

Another older piece sold to a friend, and used on my Christmas card one year. I'm frantically working on a new series and will have lots to show soon!

Urinal

2008-06-15T20:34:00.001-07:00

An older piece for the cover of The Stranger, which was also shown and sold at a La Luz de Jesus group show.

Sally's New Toy

2008-06-01T19:45:00.001-07:00

I just love all the Merrill Company coloring book covers and they really inspired this painting. This is the first time I've used a tonal approach for the background, and I think I rather like it!

Amor

2008-05-10T17:28:00.001-07:00

A boy and his love for his russian nesting doll. This painting is extra dimensional than normal - I've added string for hair.

Preoccupied

2008-05-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

This was done for an evening class I took with Rob and Chris Clayton. It's sort of about girls who are preoccupied with looks.

In Between

2008-04-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

I painted this portrait of two sisters several months ago, and it probably needs a few finishing touches. The Japanese illustrator Nico's girl illustrations influenced the mannerisms. I also focussed on the gestures and placement of the hands. Bottom is a close-up.

Puppet

2008-04-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

First post! Ok, so this is not a painting, but a drawing from my sketch book. I'll find some time to shoot photos of my current work very soon! I think this will make a cool painting though. I like his vacant eyes.