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Because I haven't posted in such a long time, I am starting up a new blog with a new look. Come check it out!

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Shwann: The Futuristic Samurai DJ

Everything I've been working on lately can not be shown, but here is a commission that was just released. This image is out of the book "Shwann: The Futuristic Samurai DJ." You can purchase copies of it here.

City Coffee

Alien Sketches

After watching Avatar, I felt I had to take a stab at designing some aliens! Here are my first rough sketches. Enjoy!

Art Show

Today I played around with pastel and watercolor. These were the abstract figures I ended up with.

Style Practice

For inspiration on new styles, I turned to Sergio Toppi. I used ink and calligraphy pens, as well as some watercolor.

Traditional Fun

I toyed around with some traditional media this week. Here are some examples:

This was the Second time I have ever used colored charcoal. Though it can get quite messy quickly, it is fun and delivers a nice result.

A portrait study with vine and compressed charcoal.

Painter Practice

While playing with the oil brushes in Painter, I did a speed painting of my amazing tape dispenser!

I'm Still Here!

Hello everyone,

Sorry for the lack of posts, I have been super busy the last couple months! I had to take a break today and do something for me. Here are some quick faces I painted in Photoshop. I hope you like!

Another Speed Painting

Female Robotic Samurai Ninja Assasins!

What more could you ask for? Here is a sneak peak at a project I'm currently working on.

Recent Contract

TYE

I've been having a lot of fun with this project! Here are a couple details of the progress so far.

Espresso Chimp

Another Commission

Style Samples for Sand Castle to the Moon

Here are some tests I'm doing for the style of a new childrens book I'm working on for a client here in the Bay Area. Though the watercolor look was nice, I believe it is too distracting. Though there is a lot more testing to be done, the first design exhibits where I plan to go with this project.

Recent Contract for SFO

The "Above and Beyond" Winners!

A Tribute to Maurice Sendak

These are color tests for a piece meant to commemorate the amazing work of Maurice Sendak on the story Where the Wild Things Are. To those of you that do not know, he just celebrated his 81st Birthday!

Final Version Coming late August. For now, here is the sketch and a color test:

Commission

Graveyard Layout

Going back to the voodoo idea, here is a very rough layout what we are calling the "Voodoo Graveyard" shot.

Some Sketches

I had a lot of fun sketching concepts for an old voodoo lady. After running along witches and old hags, I landed on a evil gypsy that I'm rather fond of.

The Hunt: Update

I haven't posted in a while so I thought I'd toss you a peek into the progress of a project I began a while ago and have since drug out of the closet and back onto the drawing board.

The Hunt:

GG Park Sketching

Here is a sketch and watercolor I did with the SF Sketch Crew while we were in GG Park last week

Oil Practice

Round 2

Oil Practice

The block in...

Some Sketching

...and a rough layout

Sneak Peak

Here is a quick look at the progression of a character I'm developing for a Childrens Book.

Inspired

Last night I was sick as a dog, yet after watching a good movie I pulled together the motivation to brake out the paints for the first time in too long.

Acrylic on canvas.

A Quicky

This was one of several designs I did for a client working with SFO

Abstract Old Man

I spotted this guy while looking over some art books in Borders

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Some painting practice...

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