Merry Christmas!

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in Blog, Illustration | No Comments

Once a year, I try to illustrate a Christmas card. I think it is a good excuse to draw and paint. Besides, a card that was done from scratch means a lot more than one that was mass produced. This one is done as a pencil sketch then I painted it in Photoshop. First time ...

Sketchbook Project, continued…

Posted by on Nov 21, 2010 in Blog, Illustration | No Comments

I have additions to the sketchbook. Essentially, one of my biggest failures is misinterpreting the “Hug of Death.” I went on a couple of dates with this lovely woman and on the third date, she seemed a little distant and disconnected that day. At the end of the day, she gave me a hug. Something ...

Watching

Posted by on Feb 13, 2010 in Design, Illustration | No Comments

This was a project that required an editorial spread to be designed based on a magazine article. An illustration was required, and I opted for dark and paranoid imagery, while using various typefaces and a blending of paragraphs to provide a surreal feel to the overall visual experience. This was one of my first experiences ...

Illness

Posted by on Feb 13, 2010 in Illustration | No Comments

During my internship at Vue Weekly, I did some ads and illustrations for a couple of articles. This one reflects Josef Braun’s article on his experience of falling ill during his Mexico trip. Acrylic on canvas board

Evil Santa

Posted by on Feb 13, 2010 in Illustration | No Comments

My first job in the field was for an illustration house producing Christmas-themed gift bags, gift wrap and books for children. As such, it was Christmas…every…single…day. Needing a change of pace, I took it upon myself to parody the safe and serene Santa-with-a-Coke image with a less sanguine interpretation of the iconic look. I let ...

Jessica

Posted by on Feb 13, 2010 in Illustration | No Comments

I was asked by a friend and former co-worker to paint a portrait of her. She was a musician/piano teacher and I have came up with a concept of adding an element of one of her influential musicians, Bach in this instance. It was an exercise in experimenting with layers and using gel mediums and ...