Self Portrait

It's Golden Week in Japan and that means holidays for most. I decided that it was time that I overhaul my website and work on a new self portrait. My old self- portrait was from November 2009 so I was more than over-due for a new one. Corel Painter and Photoshop (the usual). I included 2 close-ups.

Hanami/ Cherry Blossom Viewing

I haven't uploaded any of my photography in ages on this blog. Once a year (for about 2 weeks) a major event happens in Japan; cherry blossoms are in bloom! This year I travelled to Shinjuku and Ueno to celebrate. The following photos were taken w/ my Nikon D40X.

New Carter's Portfolio

Yes, it's that time again! I did another assessment test for Carter's (who I would LOVE to work for). These were all vectored in Adobe Illustrator (with the exception of the last floral, which I hand drew and colored in Photoshop). The idea here was to create a bunch of characters, clothing prints, and florals to be used in children's clothing. This is what I've been up to for the past 2 weeks. Hope you enjoy it.

This is some of my process work. Definitely not all of it. I think I filled about 20 pages in my small sketch book and these are about 15 of the pages compiled into one image.

Greeting Cards pt. 3

This is another set of greeting cards. Started in watercolor and finished in Adobe Photoshop CS4.

African Violets

Took care of some flowers for a couple months and drew a couple highly experimental pictures every couple weeks. These are on all different types of paper using all different types of media. WAS REALLY FUN!

Tata Gala Submission

This is my submission for this years Tata Gala! If you don't know about Tata Gala you can check it out here: http://www.tatagala.org
It's a non- profit show in Sarasota, FL that raises money for breast cancer. I painted a skateboard in acrylic this year. The show is going to be held this Saturday, November 14th, so come check it out!

New card design for Japan. Glossy on each side w/ rounded corners!

The idea behind the card is that there is the US side w/ Japanese text and the Japanese side w/ English text.

Japanese National Bird: Japanese Green Pheasant
Japanese National Tree/ Flower: Cherry Blossom

American National Bird: Bald Eagle
American National Flower: Rose