Expired Milk

Happy New Year! Both Gregorian and Lunar~

Here are some things that should have been posted a while ago:

For the second half of Senior Thesis I will be creating a series of illustrations on the theme of modern relationships as documented, discussed, dissected by popular magazines and newspapers. This week I came up with three spot-illustrations for Psychology Today's relationship column. I have included my doctored version as well as the original magazine spread.

Spots:

The following piece is an illustration for a short article that I contributed to the Alhambra Source. It focuses on the mandarin-english language barrier and is a heavily-edited version of a longer 10 page paper I wrote about a year ago. It is titled Communication Breakdown - I may redo it.

Other stuff will be posted sooner than later from over winter-break and new years.

Also! Paige Vickers has a show at the MICA Meyerhoff Gallery!

Here is the postcard for the show, so go! :

DANKS FOR LOOKING

Another one for the Alhambra Source

Hello!

The other day Daniela Gerson, editor of the Alhambra Source contacted me to do another illustration for their online newsletter. This article features non-traditional ways of celebrating thanksgiving- just in time for Christmas. Click on the link below to view the article:

http://www.alhambrasource.org/stories/along-holiday-asian-migration-vegas

Thanks, Daniela~

Ape On The Moon

So,

Ape On The Moon, an illustration site, did an article on VEND SEND MEND, the fundraiser that I put together with Craig Bowers this past summer.

Somehow I missed the fact that they posted it in September.

Here's the article: http://apeonthemoon.com/2011/09/13/vend-send-mend-art-sale-for-japan/

BUT! That's okay because Vend Send Mend will be at the annual MICA Art Market! We still have plenty of pieces to be sold which means plenty more money for those who are still in need. If you or friends and family are visiting Art Market this year tell them to check out the VSM box! Thanks in advance~

MICA Art Market: https://www.mica.edu/Browse_Art/Art_Market_2011.html

More sooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnn-

Michael Hart with Beard - 2010, Baltimore

Medusa-Looking

Sketch-to-finish of an illustration/journal entry for the idea of miscommunication and language barriers and things of that sort:

This is an example of what I draw in class. There are notes, names of classmates and things that I see with blurred vision:

Back of my sketchbook now features a drawing of a statue from the Walters museum:

Spot the Differences

If you can.

Chinese / Japanese Restaurant

Another one for the Alhambra Source on the dichotomy that is:

Chinese and Japanese Restaurants (in alhambra).

Editor: Daniela Gerson

Chinese, Japanese, Dogs

Inspired by food:

Sketches for a food article focusing on the differences between Chinese and Japanese restaurants - Alhambra Source.

One of my dreams is to get a motorcycle with sidecar, get a dog, and go on a long ride across the states. I will name her Simone and she will be beautiful.

Another drawing of Simone:

Trees - Plants

Sketchbook spread, drawing/burning of a picture of a cactus by Ansel Adams.

Lonesome tree:

A try on imagined landscapes: