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The now-defunct Distillers was a punk band led by Australian singer and guitarist Brody Dalle. She was at one time married to Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong. Their marriage ended prior […]

Rancid’s 1994 album Let’s Go! wasn’t their first, but it was the start of their steady rise to fame in the 90’s. It is a quintessentially Rancid album that displays […]

Rancid’s my favorite band. I appreciate artists that defy easy categorization by fusing elements of different genres, and Rancid’s combination of rough punk stylings and ska rhythms drew me in […]

I really, really enjoyed UK artist La Roux’s self-titled debut album (’09) and “Tigerlily” quickly became one of my favorite songs, period. It’s 80’s-style synth-pop stylings and crashing beats are […]

Originally a song by punk legend Patrik Fitzgerald, it was covered by Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong in his intriguing side project Tim Timebomb and Friends. Both versions are cool, but […]

Drawings with an insane amount of detail like “Serpienta” of course require an insane amount of time (and willpower) to complete. The process of this project took place over a […]

I was approached by an organization from Palomar College to create some wall art for their new off-campus office. They are Palomar Faculty Federation, a group dedicated to the fair […]

This was the cover illustration for Pacific San Diego Magazine‘s Art Issue. They wanted some graffiti-themed art that would reference some local San Diego landmarks. I wanted to connect these […]

This is a continuation of my recent “Evil Friends” piece. I guess something about the character struck a chord with me, and is yet another opportunity to spoof/skewer (skoofer?) 1950’s […]

Another entry in my music-inspired “Artistic Audities” series, this is an illustration of the title track off Portugal. The Man’s latest album. The indie rock band, despite its bafflingly obtuse […]

This double-commission project was for a soon-to-be wedded couple who wanted to emulate the look of my “Muerta Bride” and “Muerto Groom” pieces. Visit my Services page to learn more […]

This commissioned piece was intended to be a sleeve tattoo and include multiple elements that the client liked – including a sacred heart that was out of the ordinary. I […]

This was a commissioned piece from a client who is writing a book involving Shakespeare and the Catholic Church, which naturally played to my strengths and interests in religious imagery. […]

It happened in space. It must have. She certainly wasn’t like this when she left the warm, glittering blanket of Earth’s atmosphere. The coldness of space now permeated every atom […]

1. Initial pencil sketch. “Phoebius” was a more experimental project for me in both subject matter and visual style. It took a couple sketches to work out the composition and […]

A continuation of my (yet unnamed; I’ll work on it) series of similarly–styled portraits, this might be the first time I’ve used blatantly photographic imagery in an art piece. The […]

I decided to do a second series of the carnival girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece, this time all wielding various weapons. Like the last series, I […]

I decided to do a second series of the carnival girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece, this time all wielding various weapons. Like the last series, I […]

I decided to do a second series of the carnival girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece, this time all wielding various weapons. Like the last series, I […]

I decided to do a second series of the carnival girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece, this time all wielding various weapons. Like the last series, I […]

When I tell people my art is colored partially by digital means (Photoshop, usually), they’re often curious as to what specifically was done on the computer. Typically, if there is […]

The second skateboard deck design I’ve done (first here), this was another board given to me by Zories Flip Flops & Beachwear that I started and finished at an event. […]

I finally got around to doing a full length poster of the knife thrower from my music-inspired “If This Hat is Missing…” piece, which completes the series I had done […]

This is a further exploration of my “Forever Growing Centipedes” piece. It may be too early to say, but maybe the concept has… legs? Seriously, though. I felt like returning […]

This was a skateboard deck  design I did at an event at Zories Flip Flops & Beachwear in Carlsbad (who donated the board). I had never done anything like this […]

A full page illustration for Culture Magazine, this was another portrait of a popular tokin’ figure (see what I did there?). Like Snoop Dogg, Willie has very characteristic features and […]

“Forever Growing Centipedes” is a song by The Faint, from their 2008 album “Fasciinatiion.” I found it a bit weaker and more uneven than their previous efforts, although it still […]

1. Initial sketch. 2. Refined sketch. I was asked to change the roses to records to reflect the client’s husband’s interest in music. 3. Ink drawing. 4. Marker colors. 5. […]

I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to […]

I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to […]

I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to […]

I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to […]

This was a commission from a good friend of mine, a tribute to her husband’s guitar and other interests of his – surfing, fishing, music, and family. She married a […]

1. On a whim one day I decided to do a one-shot image of the black-haired dancer girl from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. At this point I […]

I decided to do one-shot posters of all the girls from my “If This Hat is Missing…” piece. It started with just  a simple drawing of “Mirela,” which grew to […]

1. These are my initial (very rough) ideas for the cover. The art director wanted a superhero-themed cover/issue, which played to my strengths as an über-nerd. Number five is what […]

I once again illustrated Chico News & Review‘s annual “Best Of” issue, this time a superhero-themed deal. You can see the process here.

My work was featured on an August cover of the Inland Empire Weekly for their “Back 2 School” issue.

This was a full page illustration for the October issue of Culture magazine, a medical marijuana publication in Southern California. No story or anything, just a full-page portrait of Snoop […]

Doing these digital pieces has gotten me out of my comfort zone somewhat, and in this image I tried some new things. There’s a more focused narrative aspect going on […]

I felt like making a drawing of a happy redhead, and the following image popped into my head. But then I thought, “No, that’s much to similar to one I […]

Doing the “Vamp” piece put me in a mood to do some digital pieces,so here’s another one. I didn’t give any thought towards color until after the thing was already […]

A bloody and graphic image!

The Union Tribune, probably the largest newspaper in San Diego, ran a contest for Father’s Day ’11 to do a portrait of your father.  The UT was also where both […]

Despite the sequential narrative narcissism I’ve been engaging in for decades, I’ve never been one for self portraits – that is, visually accurate ones. Why, you ask? Oh, who am […]

This was quite a whirlwind project. I had a specific deadline which left me about 10 days to complete it (which is about two or three days fewer than I […]

1. My ideas usually come as complete images in my head, with all the basics more or less in place. The idea for this piece popped into my head one […]

“High Plains Drifter” is a Beastie Boys song from their 1989 album “Paul’s Botique.” Its name is drawn from Clint Eastwood’s 1973 western film. Besides the title, the song does not […]

I draw a lot of inspiration from music. It would take an (extremely boring) essay to explain why, but to summarize, there’s something incredibly rousing and creatively invigorating about music. […]

To promote myself at the beginning of 2008, I sent out New Year’s cards to my mailing list of clients with this image on the front. One of the concepts […]

1. This was a cover story about many Mexican immigrants’ accounts of their journey to America, some legal and some not. After reading through the copy of the story the […]

This was a cover for the Inland Empire Weekly regarding Mexican immigrants’ tales of crossing the border. My ideas were drawn from the text of the article itself, which contained […]

This was a promotional image based off a character I had come up with years prior for some T-shirts: Candidate X. He was a pretty basic concept, a soulless politician […]

It had been a while since I had done a big bird picture, so I decided to finally get around to doing an image of a cassowary, something I had […]

There’s a somewhat long and slightly interesting story behind this image. Interesting if you’re me, that is. It is a redo of an illustration I had done years prior for […]

This promotional image was inspired by a Wired story about the security vulnerabilities of RFID tags and how easily they can be hacked. The image became a more generalized depiction […]

Inspired by an article about the lack of daycare workers per child in Canada, I continued to explore the possibilities of Photoshop with this illustration. I enjoy using color for […]

I don’t really know what’s going on with this one, so don’t ask. The idea was simply a mysteriously alluring woman reading a bible. I wanted the image to have […]

I’d like a pair of those goggles. But not so much the apocalyptic world the scientist is beholding. This image was later used for Paranoia Magazine’s 50th issue cover. It […]

An image done to build up my portfolio, I made at least two unsuccessful attempts to make it reality. What made this final execution successful was the pose of the […]

A cover image for 78 Magazine, done back when I was merely a staff illustrator. The theme of the issue was “Question Authority,” and I came up with a number […]

Yikes. What’s wrong with me, you ask? A lot, actually. But I don’t think any of those problems have anything to do with this picture. I love doing editorial images, […]

An editorial piece done for a second illustration class in college, I think this stands out as one of my best pieces from a conceptual standpoint, although I have worries […]

This is where it all started! It was the first image that I did in my current style, done for the final assignment in an illustration class. The instructions were […]