posted: July 23, 2010

It has been some time since I have posted any of my drawings, and since I didn’t really take as many pictures as I probably should have, I thought I would share some of my drawings made during the Illustration Conference.

For me, the real highlight of this conference was meeting new people, and reconnecting with those who I have e-mailed back and forth with over the past few years. Sure, some of the speakers were great, and inspired me, but like anything I enjoy, it wouldn’t be so enjoyable without my friends there to enjoy it with me. I hope to see many of you again sometime soon!
 

posted: July 14, 2010

So a few weeks back i was pleasantly surprised to be notified of my work being awarded gold for the upcoming 3x3 pro show. I am honored to have my work chosen for this kind of honor, and this is my first award of this nature, so it means a lot to me. Something like this gives me the confidence to keep pushing where i have been exploring. I am humbled to be in such great company.
 
Also, i wanted to give an update on the Hardpressed Letterpress Project. The first set of cards is finished and ready to go. There are nine participating artists in this first set, and they are- Edel Rodriguez, Nancy Stahl, Mark Todd, Myself, Tatsuro Kiuchi, Ross MacDonald, Steve Schudlich, Micah Player, and Leo Espinosa.
I have a few other artists who are in the second edition that is well underway.
I was able to convince Ross Macdonald to typeset and print the paper bands that wrap each individual set, and he did an amazing job.
A limited number of these card sets are available for sale starting this week at the Illustration Conference.

posted: April 29, 2010

These portraits were made using the technique that i demonstrated in the video in my previous post. Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors, and Hemingway is simply interesting to draw. Can't say that i am a big fan of his, but had fun.
 
Here below are a few quotes from Steinbeck that i found interesting-
 
It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.
John Steinbeck


it is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
John Steinbeck

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
John Steinbeck

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.
John Steinbeck

 

posted: April 26, 2010

A few months back a good friend of mine, Mike Lancaster, invited me to create a short film about my process for a presentation he is giving out west at a couple of colleges. I am not the best at filmmaking, so i enlisted the help of Nick Ferguson to work his magic with the film camera. At first we were going to film me working on letterpress, painting, and working on a digital painting, but it seemed like it was too much. I'll let the video to the talking. Thanks for stopping by!
 

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