When coming up with what to post on for Halloween, this photoshoot instantly came to mind. A few years ago, my good friend Chadwick Tyler asked me if I would be one of his assistants on his cover shoot for V Magazine with Lady Gaga & the Cast of American Horror Show. I ended up doing all the post production on the shoot as well, processing the digital files, hand developing all the film, scanning, and retouching everything. It was tons of work, but really a once in a life time experience. Getting digital, 35mm film, and 120 film to all look the same was a super tough task, but I’m really happy with how it turned out. I hope that one day a book of this shoot gets released. There are hundreds of incredible photos in the shoot. I snuck a few quick drawings in there. Happy Halloween!

I did this illustration of amazing Musician/Drummer and Friend, Darren King and his daughter Scarlett. I met Darren years ago through his wife Stacy, and have been friends ever since. I don’t know what it is, but sometimes it’s as though the picture draws itself, and other times it’s like I can never get the picture right no matter how many times I try. Do you know what I mean? Does that ever happen to you? This illustration was one that illustrated itself. The moment I saw it, I started drawing it, and from the first line, the texture and the tones came out exactly how I pictured them. You can check out Darren on Instagram.

P.S. I got all the Art up for the next few months! My art store is seasonal meaning a piece will only be up in the store for a few months, then a whole new set of Prints, Limited Edition, and Originals will replace it. :) Check it out and let me know what you think, and which ones are your favorites ;) Also, I’m about a week away from finally launching something I’ve been working on for the last six months. I can’t wait to share it with you :)

I took an online class earlier in this year by Nathan Fowkes at Schoolism. The class’s main focus was on lighting color, and mood, which is what I’ve really been focused on the last few years. For some time, I’ve really wanted to be able to capture an environment and make the scene feel the way the character/person is feeling. Ever since I took the class, I’ve been doing a lot of little lighting studies working off photo references that have the kind of light quality I’m looking for. When I saw this picture of Richie Hines I instantly knew I was going to draw it. The vibe I got from her facial expression was so pleasant, it reminded me of the feeling when you wake up to the warmth of a sun rise, so I went with this soft morning light quality. I’m happy with how it turned out.
Richie is an amazing artist as well as a model. You can check out her work here.

I did this Sketch of my friend Anabela Belikava earlier this year. I had to report for Jury duty and I wait all day to see if i would be called. Needless to say I had tons of time to sketch. A photo Anabela Belikava caught my eye as i was scrolling thought instagram. The photo has really strong beautiful contour lines(which are my favorite to draw). I was luckily to have packed my Sketchbook and just few hours later this sketch was born. just a simple pen and pencil sketch, but I’m really happy with how it turned out.

Also I’m working on getting some new originals, Limited Edition, and prints up in the store. Hopefully should have a dozen new pieces up this week. Hope you are having a great day. Thanks to everyone who commented on the last few posts. It means a lot and it’s great hearing from you :)