Merry Christmas!
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…
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
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 ...
Evil Santa
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
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 ...
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