Is This America?

This is my 2nd assignment for my editorial illustration class. We read an article about religious prejudice in America, which is currently focused on Muslims. The idea was the hands are trying to repress the Muslim woman so much that they have created a barrier against her. I didn't use red, white and blue colors on purpose because I thought it was cheese it up too much. I love how it came out, hope someone from NY times sees this. I'll put up the sketches for this soon, I have them on my flash drive somewhere.

Unwanted Barriers
6"x8" Ink/Watercolor

Final Sketch

Hell Week

Hey guys, I'm going to be in a show at The Hive Gallery in Downtown LA on the 2nd. My painting for it is pretty small, but it's something. Please try to come by if you can!

I wish my name could be on this card...XP

My painting in the show is titled "The Signal Soiree". It's a small piece but I still love it. Here it is framed, and my process! Hope you all can make it to my show. There is more info about it on the site: http://www.hivegallery.com/pop.htm

The Signal Soiree

5"x5" Ink/Watercolor

Awful things in small packages

Awful things in small packages
7"x7", Watercolor/Ink

Here is my fist painting of the semester. It's for my Editorial Illustration class, a new elective, which I'm already enjoying very much. The first assignment was to select a proverb and using a current event illustrate what you think the proverb meant.

Rough sketches

I choose "your sins will find you out" and the concept is how one can become consumed and "imprisoned" by their bills and debt (represented by the credit cards), which is now becoming more of the norm. Took me forever of course, my hand hurts just thinking about it, but it was worth it! I'll post up more sketches soon.

Summer Sketches: The Finale

Sketches I did during the last weeks of summer. I'll miss it but I'm glad to be back in school. I feel so pumped but the laziness of the summertime still is washing over me. I'll have some paintings up soon I hope along with photos of the upcoming crazy gallery hopping session I'm about to have in the next three weeks. Wish me luck and I wish you guys luck as well.