Jessica and Jellybean

What I have learned being in this business, is that you can't be about work all the time.  There HAS to be a balance.  For me, that is my family.  They support me, pick me up during hard times, laugh with me often, and I am a better man because of them.  I would not be able to do anything that I do without them.  I love you Jessica and Jellybean (Alina).

MADONNA:MDNA Tour 2012-13

I recently had the pleasure of collaborating with Awesome Costume Designer Arianne Phillips for the MDNA World Tour starring none other than the iconic Madonna.  Such an honor.  The family and I stayed in NYC for a little over 2 months.  I have included my sketches of Arianne's designs as well as how the costumes actually turned out.  Much love to Laura Morgan, Terry Anderson, Molly Rebuschatis, Natasha Paczowski, Linda Matthews, and the rest of the Costume team.

Jolie-ing!!!!

I couldn't help it.  I have been looking at a lot of the Angelina Jolie leg post and I had to join in.  Some of them are really hilarious.  The ones I have done speak for themselves.  Any of my artist friends have it in them to do a quick one?

Aristocratic Huntress

Hey all! It's been a while since I posted anything but I am back, alive and well.  I just finished these pieces for a friend of mine, Constantine Sekeris. He is releasing a new concept art book of his work called MetamorFX and I highly recommend that you check it out!  It is available on Amazon.com and will be released very soon.  This is my take on an Aristocratic Princess on a hunting trip.  I did one version that is more geared toward her being in the field really getting her hands dirty and one version that is more demure and lady like.  Enjoy!!!

Zip Fizz Commercial with Josie Bissett

Go out and try some Zip Fizz today....they did not pay me to say that. I had a lot of fun on this one. Getting the timing of all those elements was tricky but it worked out great! Now, if I could only get rid of all this orange stuff left over from the shoot that is now in my kitchen...geez.

Also, check out the cool 360 view of the behind the scenes from the guys over at Social Animal. VERY COOL!!! See if you can spot yours truly:

ZIP FIZZ 360

GE Capitol/Taylor Guitars Commercial

I did this commercial a while back with the very talented Director Josh Nussbaum. The shoot was 3 days and nine locations including the Taylor Guitar headquarters in San Diego! Intense but I enjoyed every minute of it. Maybe I will take up playing the guitar....maybe.

Riverwind Casino Commercial

Thanks to Brian Welsh and Soundis for this one. Also big thanks to Austin Lovall for all the hard work as usual. Commercials are a whole lot of fun. We shot on green screen and I had to build set pieces for the actors.

I can't embed this one just yet so for now, enjoy it here:

RIVERWIND COMMERCIAL

M.I.A.: XXXO

I got a chance to work with M.I.A.! I love her music so this was truly an honor for me and she was very sweet. I was responsible for finding all the x's and o's and the plexi-lit stage she is sitting on. I did a sweet x,o, wall that got cut but I can show it here cuz I do's whats I wants. lol

I can't take credit for all the graphics however. :) Enjoy...

Kris Allen: The Truth

Teamed up with the Franchise kid Aaron Platt once again for this one. What a shoot! We were rained out in a lightening storm the first time and had to reshoot a week later. It was hot as hell one minute and pouring the next! Still managed to be one of the most beautiful videos I have been a part of. Thanks to the whole production team, my amazing Art Department (Hawk, I owe you) and Kris Allen who has some pretty cool fans. :)

mjsbigblog.com truth @ Yahoo! Video

Shinedown-The Crow and The Butterfly

I was a big fan of this song so when Luga and Hannah Lux Davis (http://www.hannahluxdavis.com/)asked me to Design it, I was honored and stoked. Big thanks to both of them and a huge thank you to Shinedown for being amazing, humble, and down to earth. Truly a blessing.

Priest

Here are a few illustrations from the up and coming Screen Gems vampire flick "Priest". I had a lot of fun working with costume designer Ha Nguyen on these characters. Also, check out the pics from set as well as the newly released trailer fresh off the heels of the San Diego Comic Con. Enjoy!!!!

Priest Trailer
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Shane Drake Madness!

A while back, I designed some music videos for kick-ass Director Shane Drake and mega producer Brandon Bonfiglio. Here is the end result of that pairing. We have two videos from a band called "The Almost" and one video from a group called "Honor Society". If you watch the behind the scenes of the making of the honor society video, you might just recognize someone. Enjoy. lol

The Almost "Hands"

The Almost "Lonely Wheel"



Honor Society "Over You"



Honor Society "Over You" Behind the scenes

Inception!!!

Finally after a long year of waiting, I can share my sketches from Inception! If you have not seen the film yet, please go check it out! Big thank you to Jeff Kurland, Terry Anderson, Bob Morgan and the whole Inception cast and crew. I had a blast! Enjoy...