Quick Head Study

Hello folks! Another one from my sketchbook. It's pretty small, about 3x3 inches. I drew this one from a photograph I took in class. Just trying to get the rust out of the Ol' gears.
Quick small study using black Prismacolor pencil.
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More sketches

From my sketchbook. Once again, it's all from my head. Just trying to put the old brain to work.
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OMG! An update!

Hello folks, I know I haven't updated the Blog in a while - almost a month - but it's been quite busy for me lately. Work, projects, personal stuff... It's been busy but it's a good kind of busy. On top of that my wife and I are preparing everything for the arrival of our first son. He's due in March 2007. Well you can imagine how things are over here.
I've been doodling and sketching a lot lately (I wish I had time to paint) and this update is a result of some of this brainstorming.
I drew this from my head, I'm trying to stay away from references, at least for a while. I'm forcing my lazy brain to workout a little bit. I realized I was too dependant on visual references. Besides I'm into gladiators nowadays. Maybe I'll do a quick digital painting of some gladiators within the next week. We'll see...
Anyway, I hope you dig the update. Basic stuff. Hi-tec pen and blue pencil. It's not much but it sure was fun to draw it.
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Freakin' Busy, man...

I know it's been a while since I updated the blog but it's been really really really busy over here. We moved to an apartment, we had to get it painted, furnished, plus internet connection, cable, appliances etc. I didn't have time to paint anything so I'll just update a photograph. I took this one in San Fran. Here they go: The loud and elegant Blue Angels.
Thanks for your patience.

Quickie

Hello folks, I sketched this one this evening while watching soap-opera - brazilian soap-opera, the best there is (just kidding, some of them are actually awful). I'm only posting it today because tomorrow will be a busy day. There will be a Comics Convention in Sao Paulo, nothing big like San Diego Con but worth checking out.
As for this sketch... Photoshop all the way (as usual).
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Memorial Day

Yesterday was Memorial Day in Brazil, it rained so much and the drops were so thin they reminded me of tears. Tears of joy, not sadness.
Then I found this picture I took the first week we arrived in Sao Paulo.
I think it suits the occasion.
This is an homage to all those who already made their transition.
God bless.

Okay, I did have some time...

I know I said I wouldn't post anything today because I'd be busy and all... but I did have some time. We finished everything we had to do ahead of time so I decided to do something productive instead of being a vegetable in front of the TV set. And voilà (did I spell it right, Mikael?), here it is. Today's update. Same as the other one, only Photoshop on this one.
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Tomorrow's update today (yet again)

Hi folks! I won't have time to update my blog tomorrow so here goes a quick digital painting I did this afternoon. It's from a photograph I took at the Met (it's somebody´s sculpture, I don't know, I'm really bad with names).
I was kinda rusty when I started but eventually I got the hang of it.
Hope you enjoy it.
It's all Photoshop in this one.
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Happy Halloween!

Hello folks! We found an apartment! Yay!
But we haven´t got it yet (paperwork, you know, it´s going to take a while, even here). But in the meantime I´ve been meeting some people, making some connections etc.
I haven´t had time to draw or paint in a while therefore I´m posting an old drawing.
I did it about two years ago, I just thought it would be appropriate to post it today (for obvious reasons).
Pen and ink on paper.
Hope you enjoy it.

Peek-a-Boo!

I know, I know, it´s too soon for a Halloween update but I just felt like it. And besides, God knows when we´ll be able to finish our apartment hunt. Until then daily updates will be almost impossible, folks.
I was fooling around with the apperture on this one... And (colorwise) a little bit with Photoshop later.
Thanks for stopping by, and for checking my blog regularly.

Bart Station

I took this photograph inside Pleasanton Bart Station, I like the way the light was breaking up the space. I only had to compose it and click.
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Yay! Updates again!

Hello folks, how are you all doing?
I have been quite busy this past week, we arrived in Brazil on Thursday and since then we have been looking for an apartment (as well as visiting the family, socializing with people, making some calls etc).
This update has kind of a nostalgic feeling for me. I took this photograph at the Fisherman´s Wharf in San Fran a few days before we left. I´ll miss San Francisco but what I´ll miss the most is the people I met there (artists, some instructors but especially my friends - thanks for having lunch with us, guys. Hey Al, we missed you there).
Anyway, I hope you´ll enjoy the updates from today on (only photo updates for a while, I´ll start with the drawing updates as soon as we find an apartment).
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Sonoma 2

Another photograph I took in Sonoma. Great place to visit!
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Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown.
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Sonoma

I took this one yesterday in Sonoma.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Enjoying SF

We have about a week left before we move to Brazil. As you can imagine we're trying to do as many touristy things as we can.
This is the view we had from our old apartment.
I'm gonna miss that place...
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Back in SF

Hello folks!
We're back in San Fran.
I took this one at the Stonestown mall last night. Hope you enjoy it.
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Santa Monica

We'll be driving back to SF tomorrow.
I took this one yesterday.
Santa Monica, early evening.
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Nice Moon

I took this one in San Fran some days ago.
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Tomorrow's Update Today

Hello everyone!
I won't be able to update my blog tomorrow (October 7th) so I decided to do it tonight.
My wife, a friend and I drove to LA today. I took this one at the Farmers Market.
This one gave me a hard time because I didn't use a tripod.
Hope you guys enjoy it.