Lovely Pair.

These two were a joy to paint. Thanks to Courtney, I had the freedom to paint in whatever colors I wanted. Congrats Courtney and Sean! Here is my process from start to finish.

Final drawing I started out with before laying down colors.

Added the first wash in watercolors and slowly built up values on her face.

Tattoo time!

Finished the sleeve in 1 hour.

After the sleeve, I repeated the process on Sean. Lined hair and figures with microns.

Finished! :)

New Yorker Cover Assignment.

So now I'm in illustration 4 and I'm loving it! I'm learning about adding more spacial depth into my pieces however keeping it flat and simple at the same time. This assignment is about choosing a holiday, and design a cover for The New Yorker. I chose fashion week and incorporated fierce holiday attire ;)

Mediums: Watercolors, microns, and background done in photoshop.

Work it, girl!

Happy Birthday Jamie!

Here is a portrait of my beautiful friend, Jamie commissioned by Michael. It was fun painting her, and I hope to do more portraits in the future! My process from start to finish:

Mediums: Watercolors, Microns, and Acrylics (background)

Self Portrait

I took a photo of this in my sketchbook. The mediums I used for this was gouache on molskine paper. Impulse and the way I felt at the time inspired this. Sometimes I feel sad, apologetic, and and lost. It's a frustrating feeling, but everything will be ok.

Eye Dream

I borrowed "Holy Mountain" months ago on Netflix and finally finished the film just last week. There's a lot of good imagery in Jodorowsky's films. Hell, an abundance of great things to paint. I decided to chose a character who wasn't really important in the film but the way she looked was what captivated me. She had a chimpanzee companion and somehow climbs the holy mountain following the 9 'planet' deities. I don't know, it's a little obscure but I love it! Here is my process:

Simple linework

Adding first layer of colors

more detailing

Final

All the colors were pretty much arbitrary, and I didn't go into this with a plan. I drew right on top of my watercolor block, and started with pencil lines, gone into it with microns, and watercolored to finish. 

"The Subject For Today" (H.R. Pufnstuf)

Sketch directly on watercolor paper (ouch)!

Started to add a lot of detail. Oh how I love to paint pants. I almost always start with a warm colored wash on everything.

Almost done.

Final

This piece was inspired by the late 60's to early 70's tv show, H.R. Pufnstuf. I really enjoyed doing this painting because the show had so many colors to offer. I couldn't pass it up. Anyway, Jack Wild was a cute kid. I loved his outfit and I loved how charismatic he was throughout the whole thing. I used microns over graphite, erased all traces of pencil, and watercolored the whole thing in a day. Ps: I love mushrooms. Yes I said it!

Artist Block

First assignment of the summer and I am already in the working mood to make more art. It was a tough two weeks getting back in the groove of working again. Gotta make it into a habit. Titled, "Artist Block" the illustration is a self portrait. The fish represent all things beautiful as they continuously swim about in such a contained space. My mind is similar, ever inspiring but can't seem to break free of the space.