8:45pm

The impression I got when I drove home on the Bay Bridge tonight.
(Right before the Toll Plaza)
SF has such strange weather patterns...

Warm Up

A morning warm up that got a little bit more involved.

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. My colleagues and I are trying to put a book together for Comicon... I've been working on new pieces for that.

More updates soon.

Gouache Landscape

If you haven't done so already, make sure you check out Erik Tiemens' awesome gouache demo on his blog. Really inspiring...

I was super pumped to paint after watching his demo... and here is my attempt.
Erik makes it look too easy...

Junkyard

Random image for the new year... the year is still relatively new right?

Here's to wishing everyone a productive 2008!

Paint Sketch

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation of Dinotopia by the incredible Mr. James Gurney.

Wow.. such skill, passion, and dedication.. Amazing...

So inspiring was his work he got me to not watch tv tonight and paint something!
Cant decide who lives here... maybe dinosaurs... but I can't draw dinosaurs...

Merry Xmas everyone!

DS Painting

Ok ok, is it too late to jump onto the DS Painting bandwagon?!
Just got all the parts today and had to do a test run.

This is too fun.

Like Benjamin P. said, switching up media can help fuel inspiration.
Can't wait to take this baby out and do some actual DS Plein air...

Distractions and Inspirations

Sorry about the lack of updates.
Been having a hard time finding inspiration.

I must have a dozen or so "starts" of pieces that didn't interest me beyond the thumbnail phase. That, and the Fall TV season started! Wahaha.. what happened to Heroes?!

Thanks to Will for getting on my case about not posting! Finally made me sit down and paint something on Sunday.. Haha.

Painting Therapy

Was feeling kinda bummed out a couple of weeks ago.
I actually felt better after doing some landscape painting... how dorky is that!

Top one was done at work and the bottom one is from Fort Baker.
SF air is so clean everything looks blue and contrasty... sometimes things are so sharp and in focus me eyes hurt...

Ayala and the DreamCatchers III

And so the DreamCatcher set off on his hunt...

Sorry people, long time no blog. Super lazy lately...
Been practicing that whole "abstract staring contest thing" with Kinman.

Lake Anza

The fog rolled in just as I sat down to paint...
Then it got so cold we had to leave pretty quickly.