FASHION ILLUSTRATION

Feathers

2011-08-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

Ladies.....

2011-08-08T15:51:00.001-07:00

Digital Illustration

2011-07-04T23:26:00.000-07:00

I bought the new Wacom Bamboo tablet to do illustrations, here's the first results....

Surreal Plus

2011-03-20T13:40:00.001-07:00

Ink

2011-03-08T21:45:00.000-08:00

This piece feels very deja vu for me....

Modern

2011-03-08T21:43:00.000-08:00

Testing new grounds on modern works....

Evening...

2011-03-03T07:17:00.001-08:00

2011-02-28T21:18:00.000-08:00

I felt it's good to do a range of work so here's a little 60's theme...

Me, myself and I

2011-02-28T21:12:00.000-08:00

Had a few minutes so I drew myself for Facebook..lol...

Couture!

2011-02-20T01:22:00.000-08:00

I've been refining as I go. I'm happy with this piece, took a few tries though....

Tony Viramontes

2011-02-18T19:47:00.000-08:00

I found out Bergdorf Goodman was having a Tony Viramontes exhibit. It's good to see fashion illustration come back to life again---I'm happy!

Growing up....

2011-02-17T11:46:00.001-08:00

Growing up I used to draw cars to impress the boys in my class. Later on I drew girls to impress the boys in my class.

In fifth grade my friends sister's drew at the kitchen table, I was captivated by them drawing fashion all the time. Somehow it all interested me from that point on. In high school, I was so impressed and influenced with fashion illustration that it felt like a dream to me instead of reality. Like how can I do that kinda thing? My high school art teacher Jess Quintana told me to move to NYC and pursue this dream--I'm doing it now!

I have a quote: Never, Never, Never Give Up! -Franklin Roosevelt.

Paris Rouge

2011-02-17T00:49:00.000-08:00

I feel like I've been on a red theme today. The good news is I was cranking out a lot of work. I was happy to get some good prices Arche watercolour paper blocks.

Good news, I have a buyer for one of my works to be blown up poster size. I'm happy.

More Surreal Effects....

2011-02-05T23:27:00.001-08:00

I was thinking of the NYC Fashion Week for this work.

Surreal Effects

2011-02-03T18:46:00.001-08:00

Daniel Egneus lecture at FIT

2011-02-02T23:16:00.000-08:00

Today I went to FIT to see Daniel Egneus speak. His surreal work is inspirational. I like how he handles watercolor and ink--very surreal comes to mind....

Lady in Leopard Coat

2011-02-02T01:55:00.000-08:00

I'm really happy with the results of this, I wanted some photo realism as well as some organic effects...took two revisions, but worth it....

New Life, New York....

2011-02-01T22:18:00.000-08:00

I arrived in NYC in September, going from job to job, learning new culture, exposing myself to new things and ways, trying to understand the new land and the people that live here. Now I'm at a point where I want to focus on my art and to see where it'll go.

I have to say I'm embarrassed I didn't put any energy here on this blog, I'm so distracted from everyday life--I sometimes forget.

Tomorrow there's an event at FIT on Daniel Egneus and I'm going to visit Society of Illustrators office. My friends say follow your heart....

Hello New York City!

2010-08-03T04:42:00.000-07:00

This month is CRAZY for me! I feel overwelmed getting everything ready to move to NYC. My last month at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and getting everything ready is more than what I expected.

I can remember my days back in high school in Edgewater Colorado. My art teacher, Jess Quintana was my mentor. He said to me

"You need to move to New York" but I felt too scared to move to the Big Apple. The schools in Denver REALLY suck if you want to do Fashion Illustration or any Art (notice I used the capital A). I'm glad I attended AAU, I feel more confident in myself and in my work. It's interesting how "caliber" of education makes me feel.

So, do what you love to do and even though the timing is off in your life---keep it...chew on it...savor it and see if you still like it...I bet you still do!

New Water Colour

2009-12-05T20:56:00.001-08:00

I love watercolour, they're something organic that I love about this medium. I don't what it is, one thing for sure is this medium isn't as forgiving as I'd like it to be. The results do take awhile but the beauty does show up at the end of the day.

Homework

2009-11-08T21:14:00.000-08:00

I'm so busy, I neglected my blog!

So, here's my homework, one is pen and ink. The assignment is on passion, so I did jackets since I love jackets. The other is Mr. Potatoehead in gauche.

My Style

2009-10-05T10:03:00.001-07:00

I noticed my style goes back and forth between George Stavrinos and David Downton. I keep thinking of what is my style. I'll just let my work evolve is best.

Illustration Homework

2009-09-21T10:31:00.000-07:00

My first Illustration class is one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. My advisor told me this teacher is really tough. This homework is my fourth re-do.

Graffiti

2009-09-11T22:36:00.000-07:00

Paris Couture

2009-09-10T21:16:00.000-07:00

Antonio Lopez

2009-09-09T13:14:00.000-07:00

I remember seeing Antonio's work in the early 80's. I can see why is work was popular with the bold colours and graphic concept.

Puff

2009-09-08T20:06:00.001-07:00

David Downton

2009-09-08T19:41:00.000-07:00

When I first saw David's work, I instantly thought of glam in a big way. His sense of proportions, color, lines, values all work well. There's an organic sensibility that I do like about his work. Apparently David was in person at the Academy of Art last semester but I missed it. :(

George Stavrinos

2009-09-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

This is the first day of my fashion illustration blog, I feel like I want to dedicate this to George Stavrinos who inspired me to draw so passionatly.

Here's how I found out about his work....

I was in high school, I was in the library looking through all the fashion magazines. I picked up the latest Vogue magazine, as I turned the cover, the first page was a Bergdorf Goodman ad with George's work...my mouth dropped to the floor. I was in awe, wondering how did he do it in pencil? Trying to remember the image, I think it was a woman crumbling up a letter in a crepe de Chine dress.