Dia De Los Muertos

'Muerta'
9x12 charcoal on toned paper

May your lost loved ones remain in your hearts and remembered forever.

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*reference: Hezza Suicide

Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke
9x12 oil on canvas board

I wanted to stretch my art muscles a bit and attempt a portrait painting using only natural hair brushes instead of my usual combination of natural and synthetic. I gave myself a bit of a restricted palette of colors to work from also. I thought the final result came out quite well.

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Toska

'Toska'
9x12 oil on canvas board

*reference: Alle Suicide

Suicide Girls Models

Soft Pink - 7.5x9 Charcoal on paper
Things Are Different Now - 9x12 Charcoal on paper

I did a couple drawings for fun in between paintings. I've been using the images of Suicide Girls as reference material for a number of years and I've been impressed with a lot of the work that I've seen on that site model-wise and from the photographers as well. I encourage anybody that wants unique and beautiful looking models to use this site as a source.

*reference: Macarena Suicide, Hezza Suicide

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Auggie

Auggie
11x14 oil on canvas board

A portrait I did for my friend of her late puppy. He was a rescue from the pound and was getting up there in age. I wanted to show my sentiments with something physical, as I feel sometimes, words can't do enough. It was my first time painting an animal in oils where I actually felt comfortable enough to make it be the sole subject. I think I got his likeness down and I also had an opportunity to work on my nature background skills. RIP little pup.

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El Alacran

'El Alacran'
5x7 oil on canvas board

My piece for Noche de Los Muertos show in Santa Barbara. The show's theme was Loteria, the Spanish Bingo-like game. I chose the number 40 card El Alacran (The Scorpion). I couldn't make it to the show in person, but I saw photos and heard from the curator that it was a great turn out.

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Marilyn Rondon

Marilyn Rondon
9x12 oil on canvas board

A portrait of the awesome Marilyn Rondon aka Totally Stoked. I had the awesome chance to meet her when I visited New York for the first time in September of 2012. I had been following her work on Tumblr and Instagram (which is now unavailable). This painting was done sometime in February of 2013 but I never got a chance to get a good photo of it. Check out her work if you get a chance!

Enjoy!