Photography study using chrono technique while waving arms in circle. Face was removed/distorted using content aware fill in Photoshop. First loading files into stack and using align layers function. Layer masks were applied hastily using subject selection.
Performance art piece of the act of vacuuming up square confetti on a grey carpet.
A maze like geometric graphic repeated to creat an op art piece with bold contrast. The medium is 4”x6” Lino print with water based ink on an old newsprint roll. This was printed in a pattern on three 2.5’x8’ sections to be used for a backdrop used in studio photography. Stamping process took 5 weeks working in roughly 30 minute sessions twice a week.
Photo taken with the iPhone Xs Max.
A couple embraces each other into a ball as they fall downward. Their skin dripping with thick blades of smoke that stream away twisting between itself while rising up. The piece is done in warm desaturated colors.
This illustration was created in Adobe Illustrator using a Wacom Cintiq and is vector format.
This was a logo that was created to support the movement behind creating a skate park in Fortuna, California. A group of community members picked up the idea after the tragedy of two local girls were killed in an accident while skateboarding at dusk. Their names are placed on the tail of the skateboard. Additionally paying homage to these young ladies a female skater grabs her deck as she grinds her trucks on the word “Fortuna.” Force lines streak through the black letters creating motion. A redwood tree replaces the ascender of the letter “P.” An illustration of a landscape of mountains and trees with the sun shining above adorns her helmet.
This illustration was created in Adobe Illustrator using a Wacom Cintiq and incorporates all vector graphics.
A dock worker in a ship breaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh kneels as he takes a break from his dangerous job. A scarf wraps around his head and neck. A worn pair of sandals cloth his calloused feet. The worker picks at his nails in reflection. He listens to his friend who is next to him as they discuss the Americans that are touring the shipyard. His hair is grey from the trauma of his employment and life in the rugged environment of Chittagong.
This is illustration was made with an iPad and Apple Pencil in Adobe Fresco and uses all vector elements.
Pop icon Drake wears a vintage gentlemen’s suit with a high neck collar and a wide chunky tie. A second portrait of his face appears large and looking another direction in the background similar to 1980’s school photo. A retro cassette tape playing boombox sits beneath him. Thick and twisted grey smoke pours out of the little tweeter to the sides of the radio dial. The color scheme is warm and desaturated.
This illustration was created using a Wacom Cintiq in Adobe Illustrator using all vector graphics.
Illustration inspired by people watching at Pier 39 and tourist areas in San Francisco. The subject an overweight female character is uncomfortably staring into the distance while plumerias, eggs, mayonnaise and two cats swirl around her in a thick smoke. A large purse hangs over the shoulder of an arm with a charm bracelet. There is a pair of sunglasses in her hand and a heart neckless hangs on her chest.
This piece was illustrated on an iPad in Adobe Fresco with an apple pencil. It is created using all vector graphics.
Four Hands reaching framing in the face of a strong female character. The two hands connected to her neck reach away as the other two are held up in reverence on either side of the woman’s head. Red and green dots float to the left and right of her earrings. She looks away as if distracted by something. This piece was created on a black background. Gray tones were used in place of color and the overall piece has a very muted appearance with the exception of the four colored dots.
This illustration was created in Adobe Fresco using an iPad and a Apple pencil using all vector graphics.
Simon Rios