boats boats boats

2 page spread for Chesapeake Bay Magazine. A text box is going to be placed over the water and the title in the skyline.

derek jeter & taxes

another palette turned into a face (this time, part of the W2 tax form, haha...i didn't even do that intentionally).
then, a portrait of derek jeter. not sure what inspired me - maybe it was the all star game that i didn't watch.
everything is acrylic and india ink.

sketchbook remix

hello all! i thought i'd update with some of the latest stuff from my sketchbook. you'll see i re-visted the acrylic red boy - it was just a little too normal looking for my taste. so i thought it would only be appropriate to add vampire teeth and blood.
then there's another portrait of a very sexy man with a receding hairline, my favorite type.
and finally - i recently bought myself a beautiful book of fra angelico paintings. one of his paintings was the inspiration for this more rendered pencil drawing (something I haven't done in a while). the pose is taken from one of the paintings - face/clothing/and tattoos have been altered! i dont think this piece is too far out of my visual vocabulary - even though it is rendered. I think i've included enough pattern and 2d elements to make it fit with the rest of my portfolio. but maybe i'm not the best judge of that? i may or may not try to add color to this piece in the future.
anyways - enjoy!

hand painted sneakers!

In preparation for the ICON5 Roadshow, I decided to finally buy myself a pair of white sneakers that I could paint on and customize. I've been meaning to do this for a while - so I figured now was the perfect time.
These were originally a completely white pair of Reebok high-tops - and now they are painted on with acrylic. The shoelaces were dyed with acrylic ink.
I had so much fun with this process that I definitely think I'll be making more in the future!

red boy

acrylic

owl

acrylic, pencil, and india ink.

NEW MUNNY

A munny i just finished painting yesterday. He is currently unnamed - but probably not for long. If you haven't seen the collaboration munny I painted with Jingyao Guo and Marina Kharkover - check out my website and click the link under the news page.
I just finished an illustration for Nickelodeon Magazine - to be out in September. Now I am working on an illustration for the Baltimore Citypaper and The Stranger!

QUEEN

bw version that I inked - the colored version that was done on photoshop.
a little fun with Queen!

sketchbook + fortune teller

A page from my sketchbook and a promotional fortune teller I am going to print up soon for the ICON5 Roadshow Salon. It can function either as a mini-poster or a fortune teller! Ask any question and find the (brief) answer.

scratch store goods

screenprints and t shirts to be sold!