.....drawing at a B-day party, priceless......

Here is a quickie I did of a friend at his B-day party....yeah, that's right, I had my laptop out and was drawing like a social leper at his party. He wanted something he could put on his bass case for his band and nothing is cooler than plastering your own face on everything that you own!

Venthian....psyche ward #1

This is the start of a longer piece that I am going to do. The finished piece will have "Venthian" here dancing with a few other weird folks all attached to strings going into the ground. As the strings come back out of the ground, they will be held by a cool nurse looking character I am working on.....hope to finish another character soon.....

LiL Sis....the Basketball Samurai Warrior...person...LOL

Here is a pic I did of my Lil sis Nikki. It is one is a series I am working on in which I want to portray my family members as characters from some sort of adventure....that takes place in present day. I want it to be mixed up...kinda like Mad Max. Right now, I guess she is the warrior and I am like the Art Oracle?....We'll see....

Self Portrait # 2.....still life?

So with this one, I kinda wanted to turn myself into a still life. I grabbed a bunch of stuff and had my mom take a picture of me. I really enjoyed working on it and I think I still might have some tweeks to do. Let me know what you think guys...I would appreciate the feedback.

Dancer drawing in progress....

This is another illustration I am working on in the vein of the "hoodie Chariot" I posted earlier. I am having a great time with these drawings so comment and let me know what you think.

Fight the Power! Illustrators Unite....

This is just the first drawing in a series of self portraits I want to do....should be fun! LOL

Ed's Killer Movie Poster

A friend of mine asked if I could do a movie poster for his first indie film. The film is called, "Ed's Killer Movie" and features the main character making a documentary about himself trying to learn to be a serial killer because his girlfriend finds it sexy.......sigh..... Anyway, it is a dark comedy and had a very campy feel to it. I modeled it after an old Indiana Jones poster and gave it that 50's diner/creepshow feel. It is supposed to feel campy and cheesy. I did the line work in photoshop and then colored it in illustrator. My favorite thing in this piece is the moon.....man photoshop is an awesome program!!!!

Nothing like a little "shameless self promotion" right? This is an image that I am using for the main page of my website. It is under construction right now but I will have it up as soon as the flash animations are done. In the meantime, enjoy looking at me! hahaha.....oh, and on a side note, that is a monkey wearing a spray paint mask.....I am gonna have to fix that so it reads more clearly.

The Key Holder

Yet another character for the Hip Hop show. I really enjoyed working on this one. I finished it and the end of last semester and I learned a lot from it. I tried working on coloring my pencils in Photoshop so that my work could remain loose. Often times, art I put in the computer ends up being very static so this technique is a welcome change. I also mixed in real photographs of random objects I liked on a "shape" level which is a technique I would love to try more of. This is the piece that really helped inspire me to do the aforementioned/blogged "hoodie chariot". Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Hoodie Chariot

Hey guys!! Sorry I have not been on in a while....I worked on a film during the break that took a substantial amount of my time....Anyway, I have continued working on characters for a hip hop like show that I would love to get going. I sketched these guys in my sketchbook first and then combined them all together in photoshop. I liked the idea of a group of dancers pulling a chariot....especially one with a crazy Spartan Dj! More post coming very soon.

Krank and Conjoined Twin Hags

Here is an Illustration I did of some characters from the movie "City of Lost Children." It is a great movie for those that have not seen it. I like this pic because I was learning a lot about how I draw when I did it. I was coming into a style that I felt comfortable and in control with. Most of all, I was having fun.

Costume Exhibit

I got to go to the Star Wars costume exhibit at FIDM. It was awesome!!!! Visual overload. I have to go back again before it closes. You should all check it out because the last day is Dec. 10th. Here are 2 sketches I did. One of the evil emperor and one of Queen Amidala. Peace for now.

The RingMaster

This guy is a ringmaster character I have developed for a hip hop stage show I would eventually like to produce. He is a mix between the Mad hatter, a grasshopper, and a scottsman. He will lead you through the story with unknown results.....let me know what u think!

Special Studies

I am working on an illustration for my special studies class in school. I have decided to take fairytale characters and update them in a modern setting all the while giving them a little side story that parallels the fairytale that they are in........whew, that was a mouthful.
The first one I am working on is the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland. He has a crazy street punk vibe to him and his story so far is that he collects various items from pawn shops. Enjoy and more to come later!

Hello Everyone!

I decided to start a blog here to post some of my work.....stop by and comment often!