Art Block for Ghana

This is my completed painting (gouache, acrylic 10 x 10 on wood block) for the Art Block for Ghana charity auction coming up in March.  The artwork will be displayed in NYC (Feb) and LA (Mar) before the auction goes live online.  Read more about the great work the Picture Book Project Foundation is doing to help unfortunate children across the world.

http://www.picturebookproject.com/PBP/home.html

And see more of the outstanding artwork artists from all over have contributed to this event.

http://artblocksghana.blogspot.com/

Moleskin Sketchins

a Fine Day for a Stroll

Character Design in Progress

The Butcher

Jury Duty

I had Jury Duty earlier this week.  Everyone always complains about being bored because you sit around a room all day with nothing to do.  Besides working on a larger drawing for most of the day, I found these two characters amongst the crowd.

Spanish/Mexican Inspired Housing

From the current Moleskin.

Home (revised)

Franklin Music School Album Art

 

This is the front and back cd jacket artwork I completed for a friend's band, Franklin Music School.

http://www.myspace.com/franklinmusicschool.

Give em a listen... and if you like, they will be available on the iTunes soon.

A Visit to the Gaslamp - San Diego

This is a sketch from a recent trip to San Diego... one of the only Victorian buildings in the Gaslamp, downtown San Diego.

Hollywood Blvd. btwn Hillhurst and Vermont

A Typical Evening in Town

Tonight's Sketch

Haven't just sketched in awhile. Not sure where this guy came from.

A Page from the Sketchbook

Here's a page from the last sketchbook - Spring 2010.

Line Up

Detail from above page.

Weekend Sketch in Los Feliz

The new neighborhood is filled with fun things to draw and here I am just getting started with the house across the street.

Ideas from the Small Sketchbook

A Little Color and Happiness

This was done for a friend of mine, Ms. Andrea Knoll. She's got a great idea for a book and this was a spec illustration I got done last night for her. A nice journey away from my more macabre sensibilities.

Caricature Night at El Coyote

Spent Cinco de Mayo with some artist buddies at el Coyote. Took up the back booth by the bathroom and made a bit of noise and then got down to some nice drawings of each other. Here's the back and forth between me and another jew, Jeremy Berstein.

Your Number Could Be Next

So the Gallery Art Show Opening at Ghettogloss a few weeks ago was a great success. I sold quite a few of my pieces and found some new fans. It was a fun and exciting night. Here's another one of the pieces I did that has found a nice new owner.

It's Good to Know the Bartender

Here is a commission I completed over the weekend for a friend of a friend. I was asked to create a duplicate in a sense to A Gentleman and His Bartender after this friend saw it at the Art Show a few weeks prior.

Don't Walk Your Lady Down Skid Row

And one more for ya.

Midnight Marauders

Another piece on display at the gallery. This one represents the midnight riders in Los Angeles... just set back to circa 1875.

Sneak Peak

Here's one of the pieces that will be displayed this Friday, April 23rd. Come down to Ghettogloss for the opening if you are around.

Art Show - April 23rd

So like the image states... there is an art show happening in Los Angeles on April 23rd with a few friends. If you are in town, please stop by. I will also be celebrating my 30th birthday that night (and all weekend since it occurs on the following Tuesday). So come on out, check out some cool art and drink some boos.

Dinner for Two

(original size)

Brownstones to Red Dirt

http://www.btorpostcards.blogspot.com

A Day at the LA Zoo

Went to the LA Zoo for a couple hours this past weekend. As a year round member, I randomly choose to go some times just to get some outdoor sketching in. Fun day.

A Day at Cole's

Went to Cole's this past weekend with my buddy Morgan Kelly (you can view his artwork here: http://morgankelly.blogspot.com/

Cole's claims to be the originator of the French Dip Sandwich and has been located downtown since 1908. If you have never been, you should check it out.

A Little Bit of Death

Color Study - Vlad and His Fairy

Monsieur Maurice Bleubeau and His Pigeon

Victorian City Roofs - Almost Done

Late Night Life Drawing Sat

Went to Nucleus Gallery this past Saturday night to check out an opening. Upstairs, there was a life drawing session being put on by Dr. Sketchy's Los Angeles. The model had a great costume, excellent poses and was very easy on the eyes. I had to sit down and draw for a few minutes.

Fat Vampyr

Why do all vampyrs have to be tall and skinny? They don't! Fat body to match head coming soon.

Donkey Riding a High Bike

More Cowboys

Saturday Night Monsters

City Tops Update

A Mexican

Victorian Bed Sketch

Last Night's Sketchbook Drawings