"Bordie & Sadie" - Commission Portrait Piece

As we all may already know, people love animals, and not just any animals, their animals. My Barber Ed recently asked if I could possibly sketch a portrait of his boxer puppies for his wife. Now I've been recently working more animals into my portfolio so the job couldn't have come at a better time. I really enjoyed working on this because both dogs seemed to have had such adorable personalities that really came through in the photo reference he provided. He was thrilled with the finalized sketch and couldn't wait for his wife to see it.

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Lady Gaga & Young Lloyd Art Swap with Nazahah Yasin

Hey everyone! I know it's been quite some time since my last update but I've been pretty busy lately. Since the computer labs at UArts were closed for the winter break, I decided to put down my micron pen and work on some sketching. I was so wrapped up in getting pieces completed for my professional portfolio that I didn't pay much attention to my pencils. I figured for my own artistic benefit I would only sketch during the holidays.

Last Sunday my good friend Nazahah Yasin and I decided to do an art swap. Being as though she is in love with Young Lloyd and Lady Gaga is the queen of my heart, we decided to exchange portraits of our celebrity obsessions. The only rule was that we each had to make sure our half of the swap would be in a mailbox and our it's journey by Wednesday (yesterday). Earlier today I felt someone at my front door and sure enough there was an orange envelope waiting for me. Before my fingers were able to open it I already knew that I was gonna adore what was inside. I pulled out the hidden treasure and my eyes were welcomed by an amazing portrait of the Fame Monster herself! The sketch is everything I was hoping for and more. I can only hope she will love my sketch as much as I love hers. Below are both pieces of our art swap.

Lady Gaga Sketch by Nazahah Yasin
Make sure to check out her art blog here!
Young Lloyd Sketch by me
I would advise every artist to do an art swap at least once. It's was such a great experience. We should all celebrate our artistic expression with one another. If anyone is interested in doing an art swap please feel free to contact me.

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"Maneater" - Portrait Piece

I've been trying to step away from straight forward portraits and move my work into new directions, but I guess I simply had to get it out of my system. It's no secret that I adore drawing pretty girls, but for the last couple months I've been trying to build a whole new portfolio with a new outlook. I've been avoiding face portraits all together. But it just so happens I came across a photo of my friend Ana that really caught my eye. Her look was very feline and reminded of a predator on the hunt, so i quickly started sketching. There was also a strong sense of innocent that I felt in the photograph, so I tried to incorporate that into the final piece. What can I say, pretty girl portraits are my passion and I guess I myself became prey.

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Jonas Brothers - Portrait Sketch

If you know me, then you probably know of my fascination with the world of celebrities. I admit to reading such respected publications as US Weekly and checking PerezHilton.com more than 4 times a day. I can't name the root of this admiration towards Hollywood, but I can say that it's pretty damn entertaining. I did this sketch of the Jonas Brothers a couple months back and I plan on doing a finalized piece of Disney's most famous siblings in the near future.

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"From Birth To Blossom" - Personal Piece

It's hard to believe that a year ago I finished what seemed to be the longest four years of my life. College, just like High School, left me with a bitter sweet taste in my mouth that still lingers till this very day. My supervisor Maria Blando was a constant helping hand, so I decided there would be no better way to say "thank you" than to give her a piece to show her how grateful I truly am. The double portrait above is of her two beautiful daughters. It depicts the ever growing gift of beauty a child is for a parent. 

To every beautiful mother in this world, I wish you a Happy Mother's Day.

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"Pride" - Portrait Commission

This is a portrait of a young marine by the name of Juan Torres who found me after viewing some of my work on the profile of a mutual friend. Needless to say I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Not only because Juan was wonderful to work with, but also because I've been trying to add more "male" portraits into my portfolio and this job worked perfectly.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

If you haven't already give your mom a big hug, your significant other a big kiss, and if your single like me throw rocks at all the couples you see walk by. So in honor of all that is hearts and Hallmark, I leave you with a quick sketch I did this morning of the love of my life Ms. Lady Gaga.

-Eat lots of chocolates and Keep Creating!!!

Took a While, But I'm Here...

After searching endlessly for HTML codes and what have you, I'm finally ready to get this thing going. I'm glad to have a space to lay out all the ideas that are floating around in this head of mine.

The piece above entitled "Dust" is one of my most recent. It's a portrait of an up and coming Latino Vocalist, Artist, and friend Angel Sanchez. Working with a more neutral color palette was a bit of a challenge for me, but in the end I couldn't be more happy. The results of breaking habit I guess. The piece was featured in F.U.E.L Gallery's Grand Small Works last month.

-take care and keep creating