Sweet Streets II

Sweet Streets II, a group show inspired by japanese street fashion curated by caro,
is opening this saturday at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA.

Gallery Nucleus
210 East Main St,
Alhambra CA 91801(MAP)
626.458.7477 | info (at) gallerynucleus.com

please contact the gallery for preview of the pieces and more information.

here are my contributions :


Alone in Tokyo. 6"x12". Mixed Media on Wood. © 2010.


Daydream Believer. 6"x12". Mixed Media on Wood. © 2010.

both are framed and floated with a black matte.

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one of the impressions that i got looking at the photos of street fashion
and what i know of the traditional japanese garments, and my impressions from being in tokyo,
was the patterns and layers - in both tangible/physical and intangible/mental ways.
that was my departure point of how i got to these pieces...

plus, the patterns were so much fun to paint.
the anal side of me (whatever little is left over after being dominated by my laziness)
was having a ball painting with a tiny brush over and over.

Get the Lead Out II : Sketch Group Show

apologies for posting this so late, due to a recent trip to montreal,
but just getting around to posting my small drawings i contributed to
Get the Lead Out II sketch group show at Swoon Gallery's pop-up site
at The Ronin Gallery (the old Thinkspace location), which opened last saturday.

all pieces are under $500, and one of the pieces from each artist should be at $100.
as all of my pieces are below :


Day Dreaming... 5"x7" (appx. 8"x 10" framed) Mixed Media on Panel. $400 (Available)


Double Entendre 1. 3.75"x7" (appx. 11"x 13" framed). Tea, Graphite & Colored Pencil on Rives BFK paper. (sold)


Double Entendre 2. 3.75"x7" (appx. 11"x 13" framed). Tea, Graphite & Colored Pencil on Rives BFK paper. (sold)


Lately. 3.75"x5" (appx. 10"x 12" framed). Ink, Graphite & Colored Pencil on Rives BFK paper. (sold)

view rest of the show (with some amazing pieces!) and inquire about the pieces here!

Blue Sketchbook 2010 : part 3

the last pages of my blue sketchbook that took a while to finish the last few pages,
due to painting schedules.

previous pages are collected here and here.

july 1st - august 15th, 2010.
























and the cover:


ballpoint, ink, pencil, paint pens, markers, acrylic in Hand•Book sketchbook. © 2010.