I made this as part of a collaborative project called "Gran Luchador" the idea was invite 10 mexican illustrators to create a mexican-wrestler character each one and produce limited series of plush toys, not sure what happened with the project, but I just want to share this. For Masa Crítica studio.
Finally I'm so glad to announce the official release of my online store, was a little difficult cause I setup everything by myself but is done! I have few Giclée Prints now and eventually I'm going to upload more pieces, dependably on comments from people, if you have a particular interest in some of them drop me a line and I'll really consider it to produce prints.
The quality on the prints is superb and the paper very nice, I'm totally pleased with the result.
We did a short video showing the ambient, some people and installations from the agency I work with, pretty much as part of agency presentation for new clients or colleagues. My roll for this piece was build everything you see, so I pretty much did this video. I like the atmosphere you can perceive and there are some appearing of my toys collection.
You can't really appreciate the quality of the graphics for the intro sequence in the YouTube version, so I'm posting a sample here.
Brief story behind this piece: I made sort of collage to animate and produce this, I built the curtains and have to sowed the logo pillow, also I did the paper clouds in a stick to showing the perception of real craft objects, my initial idea was create the real stage with this objects and filmed but the camera hasn't the right quality and we have a lot of problems with lighting. Then I scanned all this objects and create all the same stage digitally and animated on After Effects. The result as you can see is so rich visually, even that is very short I'm very happy with the final look and feel.
This is a small piece I did for my art show, not sure why I kind of have some obsession drawing gorillas in a peaceful situations, maybe I enjoy show the contrast between strongness and fragility together... or maybe I'm over thinking and I draw him just because... not sure. Anyway this is another piece using a new cartoony gorilla. Ink, coffee, acrylic and watercolor on wood panel. Aprox 8" X 6"
Recientemente tuve una entrevista por un excelente proyecto en línea que promueve el diseño y arte en latinoamerica. Gracias a Ernesto Frías por la invitación a formar parte del gran contenido de EX7.
The inaugural group show of Windup Gallery. I'm so excited about this show! seems quite cool and I'm sharing walls with really, really great artists as you can see in the board. I have two pieces in this show. Paquidermo Volador, shown below. And POP! another piece I did some time ago.
Paquidermo Volador | Acrylic on Canvas. If you are interested in one of these pieces contact the gallery for pricing. Windup Gallery 126 W Main Street. Mesa, AZ 85201 480.610.0003
The opening was pretty good, thanks to all my friends and people who dropped by. The art-show will runs all may at The Basil Hallward Gallery in the pearl floor of Powell's Books. Some pieces still available for purchase. In the photo my friend and coworker Tim May.
This a little set of three animals painted with acrylic on 10X10 Canvas frames, each creature in different color. Yes, they are going to live in Bruno's (My son) room. Hope he like them, for now you can see them at The Basil Hallward Gallery on the 3rd floor of Powell's Books.
Tohbee is a little bee-character I did inspired in one of many great stories of a good friend of mine who is a writer and musician, Dale Basye. This piece is acrylic on paper. I like a lot the effect of painting with acrylics on grey tones, probably I'm going to use this technique often.
If you are in Portland by may come to see my first solo show in this city at The Basil Hallward Gallery in the 3rd floor of Powell's Books (The City of Books). The opening is thursday May 3rd and runs trough the 31st. * Criaturas means Critters in spanish.
Finally I get a copy of this month Computer Arts Magazine issue, where I appear with a brief interview in a section called "Designer Talk" I'm really happy for this featured, I'm a big fan of this magazine. The interview via online is here here.
When I saw these little frames (4"X5") I couldn't resist purchase them. Now I'm doing special mini-pieces (2.5" X 3.5" Ink & coffee on paper) to fit in these small golden frames, I like they look as those old and kitsch vintage frames for classic paintings but miniatures. This is the first one! I hope create a bunch more for selling.
Set of cards part of the promotion we are planning for the animated short we did called Don't Die Ding and stay tuned cause something cool related with this will come soon!
This is the first of a series based in monster characters saying non sense words. Why? cause I love monsters, I like non sense words and I love psychedelic patterns. 7" X 9" Watercolor, ink and coffee on paper.
Of course! Inspired by the old japanese films of giants monsters destroying cities (Godzilla)... love that scenes! Showing here the inked previous step and the final look. 9" X 12" Watercolors, ink and coffee on paper.
I like to draw characters, specially animals... This was created based in the same composition of The Melancholic Cat (Critter posing surrounded by elements they like). 12.75" x 16.25" Watercolor, Coffee and Ink on Paper.
Piece created on paper with Watercolors, coffee and ink (Micron pens) 8X10" This is the first one of several I'm planning to create with the same technique.
My wife asked me to make an illustration based in an old song she likes called Un Gato en la Obscuridad of the brazilian singer Roberto Carlos The song is about love memories of a guy who miss his old love and there is a blue cat who was witness of their love, anyway is a sad song with a blue cat.
