Breakup art

Pertinent time to share this Breakup Art (cards) I made inspired by Valentines Day.

“It’s Not You, It’s Me”
5 x 7″
Watercolor and Marker

“Not Ready To Love You”
5 x 7″
Watercolor and Marker

“We Need To Talk”
5 x 7″
Watercolor and Marker

“It’s Definitely Not Me”
5 x 7″
Watercolor and Marker

“Make Me A Sandwich”
5 x 7″
Watercolor and Marker

The ghost of the past is a bull #throwbackthursday

To join the social media hashtag #throwbackthursday I’m summoning some of The Bulls water-colour series. The Bulls are at least 6 years old. I can recall when I was painting them, the table I was working at, the materials and even the feeling of the brush on the paper while adding water & colors. I also remember I made them all in one evening (and some failed attempts in the bunch, of course). Memories can be so vivid.

 

 

I draw rabbits. A lot.

Directly from my current sketchbook. I don’t know if I’ll develop it further or if it’s going to turn into something more serious like a massive watercolor or whatnot.  The point is that I draw rabbits because to me, they represent chaos. And chaos is the base of all things human. Am I right or it’s just Friday the 13th and Mercury is retrograde and my video renders seem endless…? Perhaps. In the meantime, here’s a sketch of rabbit and chairs. (Yes, I know, chairs? WTF?)

Farse. Another rabbit in my sketchbook.

Nothing says I love you more than a weird postcard

These are the results of experimenting with acrylics and ink.

Embrace
Acrylics, Ink and Watercolor
5″ x 7″

Rabbit’s Orange Cape
Acrylics, Ink and Watercolor
5″ x 7″

White Core
Acrylics, Ink and Watercolor
5″ x 7″

In this collage  you can see the detail of the wavy texture of the acrylics.

Texture Detail – Collage

The Highlighter Midas Touch

The myth of King Midas re-imagined on my sketchbook. Did I mention I love my yellow highlighter? One of the most important stationery inventions of modern times? I do.

Feline Watcher
Black Marker and Highlighter on 8 x 5.5″ Sketch Book

Is there a Unicorn in the Room?
Black Marker and Highlighter on 8 x 5.5″ Sketch Book

Robotic Dreams of a Better Future
Black Marker and Highlighter on 8 x 5.5″ Sketch Book

Painting Studies: Skunk on Fire

Skunk on Fire is an image my friend Miguel Calanchini requested a year ago. It’s just now that it comes to fruition. Not sure which one will defeat the other, though: the skunk or the fire. I vote for the skunk.

Skunk on Fire #1
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Skunk on Fire #2
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Skunk on Fire #3
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Skunk on Fire #4
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Studies: 4 heads and 1 face with ships

Ink as a medium is a liberating experience, at least to me. The more you try to control it, the less it will flow. Ink needs a little bit of guidance, the rest is her decision. After all, ink has been around hundreds and hundreds of years. The usage of ink is embedded in our code already. There’s nothing to fear, she’ll never betray you. Ink has the ability to summon onto the paper all that was forgotten, not only by yes but by those generations that precede us.

Painting Study: Head #1
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: Head #2
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: Head #3 Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: Head #4
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: Don’t Stop to Smell the Flowers
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: The Red Door To My Heart
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Painting Study: Face and 2 ships
Ink and Watercolor
15″ x 11″

Notepad Sketches: Exercise on People Watching #2 and suddenly a Horse

These sketches/drawings were made at a Starbucks on Davie St., Vancouver. This particular Starbucks is great for people watching: large windows facing a busy intersection. One of the sketches is a horse. Oddly enough, this is a location where time to time, if you’re lucky, you can see the Mounted Squad (police), probably going to Stanley Park.

Enjoy.

#11 A Warrior / Un Guerrero
Markers on Brown Paper
Notepad Size: A6 148 x 105mm

#12 A Turkey / un Pavo
Markers on Brown Paper
Notepad Size: A6 148 x 105mm

#13 A Fish / Un Pez
Markers on Brown Paper
Notepad Size: A6 148 x 105mm

# A Looney / Un Loco
Markers on Brown Paper
Notepad Size: A6 148 x 105mm

#15 A Horse / Un Caballo
Markers on Brown Paper
Notepad Size: A6 148 x 105mm

Portrait from White Shadows

I absolutely believe this is a scene from another dimension, one  we can’t understand or even interpret. This might not be the full picture, just what our limited human senses can experience. No matter how much we can expand, our humanity sets our limitations. There are worlds which remain a mystery.

Portrait from White Shadows
5 x 7″ Mixed Media

On The Track

On a landing track, that’s it. This is a traveller, ready to leave, ready to go back. Either way, he’s not waiting, he’s taking action.

This is from #paintseptember, a hashtag where participants created artwork daily and share it on twitter.

On The Track
5 x 7″ Watercolor and Ink