los monstros mariachi

'los monstros mariachi' - 16x20 mixed media

Here's a piece I did for an upcoming show in Santa Monica. A few friends threw out the invite and I couldn't pass up on Monsters. I'll post more info as it comes to me but if you're in the area and want to check out an awesome show, go. I believe the opening is on July the 11th, 7:30pm at the Copro Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue, T5 Santa Monica, CA 90404. It looks prettier in person...3 coats of varnish prettier =]

-willie

Digital sketch/painting

I was trying to paint with oils the other night and I learned a few important lessons, one of them being there is no undo. I succumbed to the cintiq and got this...

Hopefully I will get the chance to post an oil someday.....someday.

sketchbook pages uno y dos

boy bat/bat boy

boy bat/bat boy...which ever you prefer - willie

Picture Book Project!

Chesch! (Hello!) I've just returned from my first Polish wedding which was pretty amazing...I've never consumed so much good Vodka and meat in my life. My Polish bro was getting married and I promised him I wouldn't miss it. Before I left for my big trip I managed to squeeze in a piece for a really cool charity called "The Picture Book Project." A designer at work filled me in about it and I couldn't pass up the oppurtunity to contribute to this wonderful Picture Book. Here's a little about who's behind it.

Rachel Tiep-Daniels and Margaret Wuller have spent time volunteering, teaching, and getting to know the children of Ghana and Tijuana. Rachel spent a month working with the Save Widows and Orphans Development Center (SWODC) in Ghana. Margaret volunteered with the Corazon de Vida Foundation, which supports 13 orphanages in Tijuana, Mexico. Both organizations help to provide, educate, and empower women, orphans and destitute children. Your support will feed, cloth, educate and provide a family to children who would otherwise be left to the streets.

So the artist was asked to submit two versions. A black and white version which children will be able to color and have fun with...and a colored version which we (bigger children) had a chance to color and have fun with =]

Thanks Rachel!

b&w line drawing

final

'the argument'

hey folks. long time no see...here's a drawing i did over the weekend that just evolved on it's own. at first i wanted to do a monster with stubby tentacles but it turned into 'the argument' i had with my markers...i kind of like it. maybe i'll follow it up with another drawing called 'making up'? cheers

Hooded Henry

A quick doodle in between larger projects. I present to you Hooded Henry...a boy who's shy and tries to hide what lies atop his head.

wolf = fin

The wolf piece I've been working on here and there is finally finished! Pen & Ink is one of my favorite mediums so I chose to go light on the values...hoping for the line work to come through. I also added a linear effect to the wolf's lollipop to accentuate it's mystery. Maybe it emanates odors that paralyze little piglets nearby? Or maybe it's the wolf's elixir of life? Still working on that part =] Below are some details I enjoyed. I love, love, love hand lettering.

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