watching the night sky

A print from my most recent etching. Working on a new etching featuring a camel in, where else, the desert. Only 5 more classes left though (eep!) so I must speed up.

where's alex?

Sorry for the lack of posts this month! It's been a busy past couple of weeks, and my topsy-turvy schedule at work makes it hard to get down to business in my spare time. I'm behind on several projects, Alien Raver to name one. However, I've managed to start on a few things in the meanwhile: I'm taking another etching class this summer to continue working on my portrait series (see example), as well as a new series featuring camels and llamas. Also been working diligently on a new business card design to have ready in time for my trip to the San Diego Comic Con in July. On the topic of Alien Raver, I'm aiming to have new pages ready by August, including a mini-comic I never got around to posting.

While you wait, mosey on over to my website and check out new work posted in the illustration and sketchbook galleries. Feel free to follow me on twitter!

watootsie

fresh off the press

While you wait for new Alien Raver to brighten your day, skank away with this mosh-pitting wallpaper (2560 x 1600).

lonely

A little turliphant to keep you company in the meanwhile…

andean woman

This is the second of my series of intaglio portraits. I want to work on her eyes a little more, darken them a tad for more contrast.

mongol

Finally, I present to you the first in a series of portraits. I am very satisfied with how this etching turned out, especially after messing up the first one I made and having to start from scratch (since this is painted freehand). I am entertaining the thought of printing this with color or maybe adding more tone, but I have a whole month to think about it as the SVA printshop is closed until June. More to show soon!

chameau de dromadaire

My newest monoprint of a dromedary (Arabian) camel. I plan on working on a monoprint of another type of camelid, maybe even making a set of three. Also have a sugar-lift etching in the pipeline which I plan on finishing the more "technical" aspects of the process tomorrow (unless it needs a certain je ne sais pas). Hopefully I'll be able to proof it and give you guys a preview!

For anyone who has no idea what an etching is (because I tend to spew out all this terminology with minimal explanation), go here for more information.

xenonian

These are from the last life drawing session of the semester. Although I must wait until September to practice drawing nudes, I will try to draw from life whenever I get the chance. Starbucks, here I come!

everybody loves remus

By George, I think I've got it! Now if I can only repeat my success. Refer to my last post with Remus for more information.