Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sorry for the massive absence from blogging. When the new year came around, I made a New Year’s resolution to really improve in my drawing and painting over this next year. I’ve been practicing drawing a lot, and have been working on my fundamentals, also working to improve on some of the weaknesses I have in drawing and painting. I will be posting some new work soon, and hopefully you will start seeing a difference. :) Also, my brother and I have been working a lot more on the story book we are writing. The painting today is actually a scene out of the story. The characters names are Samuel Percy and Elizabeth Finn (aka Lil Finn). I hope you like it, and I hope you’re having a great Valentine’s Day. :)

Well, it’s finally here!
My What’s Contemporary issue is finally up!
I will wait to post the rest of the images tomorrow, but you can check out the full issue up at www.whatscontemporary.com.
All the images in the collages were made out of portions I sampled from different currencies from all over the world, as well as scans I made of old family photos my mom inherited when my grandma died a few years ago. It was a really special experience going through the photo’s and incorporating them into my pictures. The image above is of my aunt when she was a little girl and when she was in high school. The Full concept is up on the site. I really hope you like it! Let me know what you think :)

Hey Friends, how was your weekend? Ours was great. We decorated for Christmas with friends today. I still can’t believe Christmas is only a week away.I thought i would post the cover i did for Orange County based Riviera Magazine. It was fun to do something with a magazine in my home town. Also, tomorrow my issue of What’s Contemporary comes out! I’m really, really, really, really excited for you all to see it. It’s a lot different than my usual, and it’s a really personal magazine issue.  So, can’t wait to share that with you tomorrow. I hope you are doing great.

P.S. I’m thinking of doing the Live Painting this Thursday at 12:30 pm pst. Let me know what you think? :)

Thanks for tuning in yesterday! It’s starting to come around, huh? Well, we just picked up our Christmas tree tonight and made some hot chocolate! I am starting to get really excited for Christmas. The drawing today is an outfit design I did for my “What’s Contemporary” Collection. I really like how it turned out. It has kind of an old Vogue feel to it, don’t you think?

Models: Caroline Brasch Nielsen & Monika “Jac” JagaciakPhotographer: David Sims Stylist: Karl Templer. Hey friends, how was your weekend? Mine was good. Had another Fringe weekend.Also, worked a little on a project that will be released in a week or so. I’m so excited for you to see it. It is seriously unlike anything i have ever done before. I think the project is released next Monday. :)The painting today is of a Valentino ad i saw in Vogue. It’s kinda funny how i ended up seeing the ad. My mom bought a issue of Vogue because my friend Julia Frakes was in it, and when i was looking through the magazine, this Valentino ad really stood out to me as something that would be fun to paint. What do you think? Also, i will be doing another live painting on Ustream tomorrow, Monday, December 12, at 12:30pm PST. I will be adding another layer to the under painting. Should be painting for 3 to 4 hours. Hope to see you then ;)