"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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Figure Studies Sketch Book

Lately I've been mistreating my poor blog by not paying it the attention that it deserve. The reasoning behind my lack of updates is more then just my average adventures in potato chip bags. It's been a little over two months since I've actually been in Philadelphia. I set out on a journey across the states to catch a glimpse of life outside of the projects and so far it's been amazing. I'm currently in Arizona and will be leaving in a couple days to go pay a visit to the always colorful city of sin Las Vegas.

It's all been so inspiring towards my art work and although I haven't been able to work on any finalized pieces, I have indeed been keeping up with sketching. Above are a couple of the pages I've worked on in my anatomy sketch book and I hope to continue keeping this little visual journal. Pictures are so much more interesting then just hearing a person go now and now about something right? :)

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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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Figure Studies Sketch Book

If there would be one thing that I miss the most about the Illustration department at the University of the Arts it would definitely have to be my figure anatomy studies. What was first welcomed with the painfully awkward feeling of looking at someone naked, quickly became one of my favorite practices. The human figure for me is one of the most interesting subjects to capture, so when my four years came to an end I decided to independently continue my studies in the shape of a small sketch book. Here are a couple of it's pages.

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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!!!