In Spirit of Japan

This piece is finally complete. It was originally for a charity gallery show to raise money for Doctors Without Borders, to aid the people devastated by the tsunami that struck Japan, but seeing as I was invited to participate a little late in the game, on top of working around my full time job and freelance, I never completed it in time. So it's been worked on sporadically when I've found some free time for myself, allowing me to experiment a little more.

Now it's time to finish the other illustration I've been working on, shown in the teaser below. I'll be in Maui for the next two weeks, so this one is going to take a bit longer.
Graphite, water color, acrylic,  10x15.

Works In Progress

It's always been too long anytime I get a chance to update my blog. 

I've been extremely busy this past weekend. I'm on this self promotional kick trying to rebrand myself since most of the work I've produced in the past two years has been mainly for apparel companies, not to mention my full time job, designing apparel graphics for a more conservative, yet timeless, company.  While it does pay the bills, it can get pretty tedious working a full time position that doesn't cater to your innovativeness, especially in a place where your creative ingenuity is not in the company's interest. So, I designate a small fraction of time I have at night, and more so on the weekends, to exorcising my illustrative skills and making pictures to satisfy my craving.

Above, I've included some previews of a couple pieces I'm working on. On top of that I've been redesigning my website, and creating new business cards and mailers.  Just a little something to tantalize those of you who are interested.

Sketchbook Drop

You're typical sketchbook upload. Some experimental mixed media and figure drawings from the subway, the internet, and sketch night at Society of Illustrators.

I've been staying pretty busy lately, drawing a lot more often when not at Polo. Since my apartment building is just like an art school dorm, many of us spend late nights around the kitchen table drawing, painting, and just being creative in general over some beers and good music. I'll have to post some photo's next time. I've also recently come into an amazing illustration opportunity which I'll talk about when the project moves further into development.

J

Zoo York City

I stumbled across this video online and thought I'd share it considering I just posted some freelance work I did for Zoo York. The video tells all.