merry christmas

wishing you a safe and happy holiday!

Character Design

I havent updated in a while, heres some stuff i worked on recently! also i accidently deleted my blog images, so some of my later work is unfortunately unavailable for now.

Lenox Lounge: Harlem Jazz

Last weekend I went to see some Jazz in Harlem with my sister Julia, who was visiting NYC. This trio, were amazing to say the least. The drummer in particular was around 60 years old and had played with the greats such as Stan Getz back in the day.

house warming gift

Haven't updated in ages! This is a piece I worked on for some friends. It was really fun to do and I'm so happy they like it! I got it printed and framed too which was something I've never done before.

125th Harlem metro north train station

Still experimenting with lighting techniques. Trying to have a balance of light and shadow whilst keeping it relatively flat as a 2D design.

my cubicle

my desktop. always have a bottle of water, my yoga mat and some paper to draw on.

some books that keep me inspired. 3 trees make a forest, round robin, daniela strijleva's collected sketches, monsters inc art book, moonshine, peck and paw, venice chronicles, etc

behind me i have some print outs and photocopies of artwork for my inspiration wall. some nico marlet stuff from how to train your dragon, pete sohns and tom gately art from nemo and toy story 3, dice color keys from toy story 3, some background paintings from studio ghibli, minkyu's water nymphs.

heres chris sasaki's painting from 'art blocks for ghana' auction that i won! it came in the mail and is hanging proudly in my cube. totally stoked that i won it :D

Brooklyn Flea Markets

experimenting with some lighting techniques