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Process Recess 3

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:09:03 +0000

Process Recess Volume 3

Just got my copy of this amazing collection of sketches by James Jean. If you’re an artist, or if you just like looking at great art, check it out. So much good stuff.

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Hilda

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:16:35 +0000

Hilda
36″ x 48″
Oil on Canvas

This 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!

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I documented this project with a few photos and descriptions. View the process from start to finish.

Ben Stein Caricature

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:03:16 +0000

The Violinist

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:39:37 +0000

The Violinist
18″ x 24″
Oil on Illustration Board, Mounted on Wood Panel

The 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.

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Costa Rica Palms

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:11:37 +0000

Costa Rica Palms
18″ x 24″
Oil on Canvas

I’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.

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ARTS

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:44:38 +0000

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

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:14:21 +0000

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

admin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:35:34 +0000

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.