Red Chimney

My study of a Charles Demuth watercolor.

Some rearranging never hurt anyone.

Leaps

Last Night

Mom's Home

5'x5'

AnimalsAnimals

Baby Bonobo's Big Idea

Some early sketches for an illustrated story for children about a baby Bonobo

Rachel

Heather

Parker

back to school again - Jiggity-Jig

McSweeney's Book Cover

This class project is a book cover made for McSweeney's Book publishing - this image shows the cover after it has been unfolded into a poster. I will post the cover, as it looks on the book, soon.

Look Familiar

One more contribution to the Clif Bar make-series, which is all about Clif Bars being perfect for active individuals that are always on the move, in all walks of life.
This is a painting on vellum made for the illustration above.

Possible Cliff Bar Make-Overs

These are some color comps for possible new Cliff Bar illustrations. A bit of exploring is all.

SNAP!

I was in a class painting this model on the ground in China Town, Los Angeles, just outside Papa Louie's pagoda, when I noticed that actor Jason Lee had been watching. He was with Ethan Suplee and they were in full photo gear, snapping their SLRs at this or that every once in a while. I am pretty sure that they had more interest in our model than our drawings of her. I kept imagining him busting his coined 360 kickflip, on his Stereo brand skateboard, SNAP! right over her fallen form.

We are a part of the ...

NEW YORK TIMES 'T MAGAZINE' COVER

This mock-up illustration for a class accompanies the article, "The Greening of Geopolitics", written by Thomas Friedman, from April of 2007. The article focuses on America's potential to "regain its global leadership ... through newer, greener technology" and lifestyle. One of the main arguments of the article states how America must free itself from the petroauthoritarians that have been holding unnecessary power over too many for too long. According to the article, developing countries must leave the over-consumption of fossil fuels behind and embrace alternative energy sources within the next fifty years; otherwise, the concentration of carbon dioxide may double in the Earth's atmosphere resulting with the entire ecosystem crumbling. I am attempting to communicate how terribly close we are placing DANGER within our life supporting ECOSYSTEM. The sun beyond the horizon is either rising or it is setting - our actions over the next fifty years may determine which.

Prelude to the Summer of Cicadas

A matte painting done for a movie that will never be realized . . .