Rise and Shine

                                                                 
                         Happy Valentine's Day?

Check It Out!

Just created my 3rd Flickr Account I believe? This one is the real thing! My Flickr Account 

New Work

Got a couple reject pieces as well that I'm not willing to show at this moment...Or ever for that matter! 

Chicken Little

This illustration is my submission for the Tomie dePaola Award for the 2012 SCBWI Winter Conference held in NYC. Tomie dePaola himself choose an excerpt from 'Chicken Little' and illustrators from SCBWI illustrated their own interpretation from the little blurb.

Here's the blurb...
             

So they went along and went along until they met Turkey Lurkey
“Good morning, Goosey Loosey, Ducky Daddles, Cocky Locky, Henny Penny,
and Chicken Licken,” said Turkey Lurkey, “where are you going?”
“Oh, Turkey Lurkey, the sky is falling and we are going to tell the King!”
“How do you know the sky is falling?” asked Turkey Lurkey.
“Ducky Daddles told me,” said Goosey Loosey.
“Cocky Locky told me,” said Ducky Daddles.
“Henny Penny told me,” said Cocky Locky.
“Chicken Licken told me,” said Henny Penny 
“I saw it with my own eyes, I heard it with my own ears,
and a piece of it fell on my tail!” said Chicken Licken.
“Then I will go with you,” said Turkey Lurkey, “and we will tell the King!”

Hope you enjoy. And hope to see/meet others at the conference! Been working hard to prepare, it'll pay off ...someday. :D

Everybody Needs A Hero

                                                      Just for a portfolio piece.

Pikachu Sketches

The past couple weeks a few friends have been posting drawings, and finished illustrations of Pokémon! Plastering my Facebook feed...It looked like fun so here is my attempt at Pikachu! Growing up I never drew Pokémon...That's probably going to change. Enjoy! 

Check out their blogs as well!

Alex Compo: blog

Alexa Bosy: blog

Sketches

Stitch

Stitch from Lilo and Stitch (a Walt Disney Feature Animation.) Is one of my all time favorite character designs. He's got it all, everything I love about character design rolled up into this blue alien-dog, large eared creature!  His expressions are extreme from his cute puppy like eyes that you just fall in love with, to this dark, evil side that he possesses. The film it'self is great, but they could of had a million Stitches which would have made it amazing! Watching Stitch animated and move on screen is a delight. His quick movements standing then squatting and crawling around is animation at it's best! - One emotion to the next, a character with so much character. Also the sketches in Stitches development are treasures in themselves. - (All copyright belongs to artists and Walt Disney Studios, I do not own or take credit for them.)

Besides the movie I own this little Stitch figurine, along with many others. Figurines such as this one is such a good source of reference. Much better then a photo on an image on a monitor. I keep him on my desk for added inspiration.
Enjoy!