i will be showing small piece at the ganka garou gallery in tokyo, japan
“in too deep”. acrylic on canvas. 11″x14″ $450
prepping helmets. So weird. It was ninety degrees outside and i figured my helmets will dry quickly in this weather, but all of a sudden it starts to sprinkle. why, weather, must you pee on my projects?
helmets drying inside. my studio is a mess! it looks like a place where cats go to die.
this helmet is my take on my friend’s logo.
it’s a dog skull.
what it looks like as of late.
money shot.
here are some of the sketches i’ve done for some client work.
two laptops and a wacom tablet equals my workspace
tons of drawings on tracing and layout paper
helmet: before. finished: february 2012.
helmet: after. finished: june 2012.
the original helmet
mapping out the direction of the artwork
adding details
photoshopping the helmet, before and after.
ffinito.
madeline, alan’s daughter, was the inspiration for the helmet. since maddy is the year of the dragon, i painted dragon scales.

alan llenado with his daughter, maddy. my boyfriend, jason, was comparing his bicep to maddy’s head.