I used to have this Australian roommate who was about 10 years older than me. We both worked at the Cheesecake Factory in Brentwood CA. He had all these friends that had “real” careers, a lawyer, a detective, an accountant, etc., and they were all friends. I was always baffled by the diversity of his…
One of my past instructors, Will Weston, used to say (in reference to getting work): “Always play to your strengths… then work on your weakness when nobody is looking.” When it comes to illustration work, I try always to do just that, play to my strengths. When I get the opportunity to participate in an…
My past Post-It Show submissions. More to come!!
Giant Robot ask me contribute to Game Over, a group show of art inspired by video games. Growing up in a strip mall in the suburbs of Los Angeles I quickly learned the value of a dollar. Each day after school I would go to the dry cleaners that my parents owned and operated. Of…
Hot for teacher! I was recently commissioned to do a portrait of an acquaintance’s wife and cat as a one year anniversary gift for her. From my understanding the one year anniversary is supposed to be something paper. It was quite a task to not be able to take my own photo reference of my…
A friend of mine is a city planner for Los Angeles and asked me to do an illustration for a project that he is currently working on. If he gets the green light for his efforts, he’d like me to be an illustrator for the campaign. That would be wonderful!!! Everyone send me some good…
A woman named Audra Wilford came to my close friend Susie Bauer, owner of www.rockscissorpaper.com, requesting a poster design for a fundraiser. Susie was unfortunately tied up in another project and forwarded the opportunity to me. That is always appreciated! Audra has organized a music event in order to raise money for St. Baldricks, a…
I was asked by Giant Robot in Los Angeles to participate in a printmaking group show called Printed Matter. I love printmaking and I do it often, so it’s no surprise that for a printmaking show for whatever reason, I would have one of the most difficult and troublesome printing problems I have ever suffered. …