Animmaker

Study of the Brain

2012-01-10T07:47:00.000-08:00

A new Mr. Brainwash painting I did inspired by Art show 2011.

Mr. Brainwash

2012-01-05T10:37:00.000-08:00

I put up a Mr. Mikron Robot piece at Mr. Brainwash's Art Show exhibition. Art Is Magic!

Art Shark

2011-12-13T08:11:00.000-08:00

A new painting I did for the annual Fox Animation winter charity art show.

"Creativity" Painting

2011-10-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

Here's a new painting titled "Creativity" for the Family Guy "Origins" art show.

Confidence

2011-06-24T08:23:00.000-07:00

The "Confidence" painting was inspired by the Linkin Park song - Crawling.

Art is Magic

2011-06-09T15:10:00.000-07:00

The art show at Gallery 839 at The Animation Guild was GREAT!

Art in a Bottle

2011-04-28T11:42:00.000-07:00

It's about that time... a new group art exhibit at the Family Guy Art Gallery. This time the theme would be, The Art of the AD. I decided to do a painting of the worlds most expensive perfume, Clive Christian No 1. Then I found out that the Royal Couple will be wearing it on their wedding day. Of course I had to try it, and can only describe it as sumptuous... a sensory laced journey... Art in a bottle.

Black Bikini

2010-12-08T10:23:00.000-08:00

The latest painting I did for this years art show at the Family Guy art gallery.

Creativity

2010-11-03T08:58:00.000-07:00

It is the act of bringing fresh ideas to life through the magic of imagination. It is the process of thinking and the implementation of an idea. If you do not act on your ideas, you are imaginative but not creative.

“Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being...creativity requires passion and commitment. Out of the creative act is born symbols and myths. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness – ecstasy.”

— Rollo May, The Courage to Create

Imagination

2010-10-29T11:54:00.001-07:00

As Animation Filmmakers, we rely on our imagination for a living. How cool is that! Albert Einstein once said that "Knowledge is limited; but imagination encircles the world." This is true, everything you see around you was conceived from someone's imagination. An artist had to design in before you could wear it, drive it, walk on it and live in it.

Imagination is accepted as the innate ability and process to invent partial or complete personal realms within the mind from elements derived from sense perceptions of the shared world.

The Art Spirit

2010-10-27T07:09:00.001-07:00

As artists, we have many books to inspire us. One of my favorite books is a small humble paperback art book titled "The Art Spirit" by Robert Henri.

Here is a passage from the book:

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. he disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and he opens ways for a better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, shows there are still more pages possible.

I remember Walt Disney reading from this book when I was a kid on one of his TV shows, and when I saw it at the book store a few years ago, I had to pick it up. Great book to have.

2010-10-22T22:54:00.000-07:00

Time to kick some bully butt!

Cocoa Bang Bang!

2010-07-16T19:23:00.000-07:00

The Art I submitted to the Family Guy Art Show. Inspired by the bold shapes and colors of the 70's posters.

Fanboy and Chum Chum!

2009-11-09T13:02:00.001-08:00

Thank you Eric Robles for the invite to your party! It's always nice to see a friend grow and realize his dream.
Here are some pics from the Fanboy and Chum Chum premiere party... it was a great Friday night! Seems like yesterday when you told me about this idea you wanted to pitch to Fred Seibert.
Always remember..." A rolling stone gathers no moss"
Keep rolling buddy!

Comic Con

2008-08-03T23:47:00.000-07:00

The Comic Con was pretty cool... crowed, but cool. I car pooled with a buddy of mine, Fred Reyes. On the way there we saw a huge accident on the freeway. Three hours later, we finally arrived. Had lunch and walked through the convention center doors into the biggest geek event ever... Yes! I'm a GEEK. Anyway, Fred and I split up to say hi to artists that we know and check out the new cool stuff coming to market. I ran into Tom Sito and chatted about "Click and Clack's as the wrench turns" a new primetime animated series he Directed. Then I went over to Stephen Silver's table, a very cool guy and an excellent character designer. Then later that afternoon I ran into Sam Raimi, one of my favorite filmmakers. If you don't know who he is... take a phone book, give it to a friend and tell him or her to smack you in the head... really hard. That was a surprisingly good end to a perfect day. To top it off, we then had dinner at Cesar's Caribbean Restaurant.

"Dead Space" trailer

2008-07-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time comin' folks!

Here's the trailer to the new "Dead Space" movie that I just finished working on. Check it out... I believe it will redefine animated horror.

Legendary Cinematographer

2008-07-02T08:02:00.000-07:00

Most of my close friends know that I am a big fan of GREAT cinematography. It was my major when I was in college. And when I got to meet one of my all time heroes, It was cool... It was very cool. While at a lunch meeting on the Universal back lot recently, I had the privilege to meet Vilmos Zsigmond. If you don't know who that is... then my friend, you're not a real filmmaker!

This is the guy who shot "Dear Hunter" and earned an Oscar for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" He is currently one of the subjects for a documentary titled "No Subtitles Necessary"

Having the chance to meet and talk with him was priceless. So until next time friends...

Stay Inspired!

Brooklyn

2008-03-27T11:53:00.000-07:00

What's Poppin' Folks!

I've been busy lately... freelance out my office in Burbank. As with many artist's, I usually do a few warm up sketches before I start work. This keeps me loose and ready to dive into the artistic pool. I was talking with a friend from my old hood in Brooklyn, N.Y. this weekend and decided to whip out this sketch... This one's for you Manny, Stay Tough!

Character color

2008-03-07T17:34:00.000-08:00

What's Good All!
I was so inspired by Chris Near's color work on Fanboy that I decided to color one of my own designs. And what better way to start than with the first drawing I did on my old animation disc.

The Animation Biz

2008-02-11T10:42:00.000-08:00

I was visiting a friend this weekend who wants to get into the animation industry. He asked...

Is it true that you have to know somebody in the biz?

David B. Levy put it best when he wrote in his book "Your Career in Animation"

The Key to finding work in animation is to accept that this is a people-driven industry. People who know people who recommend people who hire people. Those who take a negative view of the importance of relationships to the job hunt boil it down to, "It's all based on who you know." This makes "who you know" sound like some random act of luck. In reality, you are responsible for "who you know," for the relationships you create and sustain. Relationships require energy and effort.

This is a great book.

And being in this industry for 17 years has taught me one thing.

That it's true!

And how do you create these relationships if you're not in the biz?

By attending Animation film festivals, Comic con and events of this nature and always carrying a sketchbook or portfolio to show.