Hilda May 19.09
Hilda
36″ x 48″
Oil on CanvasThis painting was based on a photo taken by my friend Jessica Hemerly while she was traveling through South Africa. I immediately loved the photo, and thought it would make a great subject for a painting, and Jess was kind enough to let me use it. Thanks Jess!
I documented this project with a few photos and descriptions. View the process from start to finish.
Ben Stein Caricature Feb 04.09
The Violinist Dec 27.08
The Violinist
18″ x 24″
Oil on Illustration Board, Mounted on Wood PanelThe reference for this one was a photo I took quite a few years ago of a man playing violin on a street corner in Tijuana. I’d always wanted to paint it, so I’m happy to have finally gotten around to it.
Costa Rica Palms Dec 27.08
Costa Rica Palms
18″ x 24″
Oil on CanvasI’m working on a new series of paintings, and this is one of the first ones completed. The reference was a photo my good friend Elisabet took in Costa Rica. Here’s the photo.
ARTS Sep 10.08
I recently started volunteering as an art teacher at the Pat D’Arrigo ARTS Center in Point Loma.
They have a great complex at the NTC Promenade. ARTS (A Reason To Survive), provides visual, performing and literary art projects for kids facing life challenges.
The people who run it are all very cool, and the kids are a lot of fun to work with. It’s the kind of organization that deserves lots of support, for sure.
WhoopsPress Sep 10.08
A giant, evil internet worm ate my post comments. OK, actually, as simple as WordPress is to use, I just learned how simple it is to accidentally delete comments while trying to manage all the F-ing SPAM that gets pumped into the comment fields. Hopefully using Askimet will provide a bit of a net in the future.
I’m bummed that I lost some nice comments from Suzanne Buchanan, whom I stumbled across one day via On My Desk, a cool blog about artists’ work spaces. Suzanne is a really talented artist with oodles of fun sketches on her site.
Anyway, the lesson learned? Spammers blow. But we already knew that. C’est la vie.
Sketchbook 002: Suitbag Sep 07.08
Just sitting around on a lazy Sunday with my new Moleskine. This is my first entry. Also a character idea for The American Carnival which I’m going to get up and running ANY DAY NOW, I swear. Not supposed to be anyone in particular. Just some goofy douchebag in a suit.
Catch the Turkey Aug 26.08
The city of Dana Point sponsors the Turkey Trot 5k/10k run every year to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. My agency was hired to build a site for the 2008 event. The jogging turkey is a character I came up with to make the site a little more fun.
