Nature always wins.

Not my usual style, but I just wanted to get away from the more representational stuff I've been working on lately. Fun fun fun!



(Had a hard time with the scan... )

Los Angeles 2

This is the second piece in the Los Angeles series, and yet another example of the collision between man and nature. I'm working on a larger scale piece that is rather similar but wanted to do this smaller, more intimate piece before embarking on the larger version. This will also be the first drawing that I put up for sale on Etsy (http://idiotkid.etsy.com).



Graphite and watercolor on paper, approx. 7" x 9 1/2".

Charles Chickenpants

Just a tiny drawing I made for my friend's birthday this week (Geminis unite!). This is her parakeet Charles, otherwise known as Charles Chickenpants; hence, the pants!

Stabilo Aquarelle pencil, ink, and graphite on Rives BFK.

Los Angeles

I'm starting a series of drawings based on Los Angeles. I'm mostly trying to find ways to show the city in as many different ways as possible (portraits, abstract interpretation, metaphors, etc). Eventually I hope to bring them all together somehow in the form of one large promo piece. We'll see how it goes! This is the first one in the series.

Neko Case

Here's a new portrait of Neko Case that I wanted to create to celebrate the release of her new album Middle Cyclone. I wanted to specifically find a literal image within a song from the album and use that for a drawing, so I based this piece on a song titled "I'm An Animal." (Lyrics here.) One of my friends has also been stuck on Marimekko fabric designs/patterns lately as well, and I think a little of that inspiration (nature in very graphic form) seeped through and made its way into the background.

finis

a drawing based on the idea of finding something beautiful each day.

Coyote (Canis latrans)

"Coyote (Canis latrans)" is a new piece for a show titled "Immigration, Education, & Militarization: the Dream Act in Context."
Steppling Gallery, San Diego State University (Imperial Valley campus)
720 Heber Ave., Calexico, CA 92231
April 24-May 1, 2009 (Gallery hours: 2-8pm)

I wanted to create a piece based on the idea of the "coyote," a smuggler of illegal immigrants from Mexico who is paid to guide said immigrants into the United States. I remember hearing about coyotes when I was around thirteen years old, and ever since then I've been fascinated with the anonymous aspect of the idea: who are these coyotes? What do they look like? This is my attempt to visually interpret what a coyote looks like: a belt-buckle-black-leather-boot-western-shirt-wearing-cigarette-smoker with no face.

preview

days ago...

relocation! relocation! relocation!

well, i never thought i'd see the day but i am finally relocating from south pasadena (goodbye, san gabriel valley!) to silver lake (hello, los angeles proper!). amidst packing and getting ready to relocate i have been working on a couple of new pieces. unfortunately the scanner is on hiatus (i.e., in a box somewhere in my room) so new posts will have to wait until i completely move sometime within the next two days.

however, there are a few things i've been enjoying a lot lately which i thought i'd share:

1. neko case's "middle cyclone" electronic press kit. i know this is just a preview of things to come from neko case, but wow— what a preview it is! who would've ever thought she could've topped "fox confessor brings the flood"? it sounds like an impossible feat if you ask me. i guess only neko case could out-neko case herself, if you know what i mean. that said, i am beyond anxious to get my hands on this album (understatement of the year!).



2. the art of maya brym. what color! what design! what work! beautifully, beautifully designed paintings...



3. readymade magazine. who doesn't want to learn how to make their own magazine rack out of broken umbrellas? if you want to learn how to make anything from anything, this magazine is for you. it is so inspirational and creative, i find myself combing through back issues on a regular basis.

Celeb Staff assignment

I was recently asked to create a piece based on an article titled "Primary Security: Keeping Your Kid Safe At School." The general idea of the article is as it sounds; it revolves around the security/safety of children in private elementary schools and I was given a generous amount of freedom with this piece thanks to Nazy Alvarez. It will be published in the April 2009 issue of Celeb Staff magazine.