Hello there! I’ve just finished “The Long Goodbye”. You can go ahead and check the painting process in the “The Long Goodbye” photo album at Facebook. You can also email me for them if you don't have a Facebook account. The story behind the painting: One of the hardest things to go through in life is letting go of a beloved pet because of a terminal disease or a life threaten injury. This is the last day these two friends from childhood will spend together. It is indeed a long good bye. Technical aspects: I’ve chosen a low key palette to harmonize with the emotional setting. In [...]

Este es mi boceto del dia. Un poco loquillo pero ahi vamos. Estoy pensando en convertirlo en una pintura. Ultimamente he estado dedicando unos 20-40 minutos al dia a bocetar algo. Es divertido y siempre se aprende algo nuevo. En casa tenemos un gato gordo llamado Bo, creo que esa fue mi inspiracion para el gato del dibujo. Este dibujo fue echo con lapiz de color azul indigo. El lapiz de color es muy rico para dibujar pues es cremoso y se desliza facilmente sobre la hoja de papel. Da un sentido de continuidad que no logras con grafito. Igualmente puedes usar la version de Prismacolor Col-erase si necesitas [...]

Hello there! I hope this posting finds you in good spirit and ready to enjoy the cool fall weather. I’ve been asked one hundred quadrillion times why I don’t sell greeting cards with my images. And there was a very powerful and absolutely scientific reason for that: I’m lazy. Yes, it has been proven in labs (and empirically) that laziness is the root and cause of severe procrastination. Luckily there is a cure: a good kick in the rear end. Many hurdles in my artistic career have been overcome by this amazing wonder drug. Therefore, without further ado, I’m here to inform you that as of today there is [...]