Touch Up Is A Must

Looks like I'll be in for a touchup session. Found a little spot. Oh well an excuse for me to get another tattoo if you ask me haha!

Tron Makes The Matrix Look Like A Retarded Relative

The Matrix is child's play compared to Tron. Tron makes sense while The Matrix is a riddle within a riddle within a riddle. Only problem with that is that the Matrix's riddles were more retarded than the movie and its heavy religious undertone...

Chargers 2012 Season Record Predictions

Whats it gonna be Chargers? I say I have a solid shot of winning. Watch them go 14-2 or 12-4! What am I gonna so if that happens? Who wins the pot then? Haha

My Tattoo Guy Gotz Mad Painting Skillz!

My tattoo guy Glen Sluder is an amazing tattoo artist, But he's also an amazing painter...check out his shop's website www.adoratattoo.com. I highly recommend his work to anyone looking to get a tattoo by a great tattoo artist.

Spider-man Invitation

As always every year I make an invitation to my kids birthdays. This year my son wanted a Spider-man theme. So I came up with a comic book cover invitation...worked out pretty well.

Fresh Ink...

Its been about a year since my last ink session. Thats quite a long gap. This tattoo is one that has personal meaning to me. "Noho Me Ka Hau Oli" is Hawaiian for "Be Happy" something that I struggle to be. I dwell off being depressed, sad, and angry all the time I have to have a reminder to myself that I should just calm down and be happy!

An Addiction To Tattoos

My next tatt...be permanently inked on this coming Friday (14th)...the phrase is Hawaiian for "Be Happy"...its a reminder to myself to just remember the happy moments i've experienced when Im at a low point. Hawai'i means that to me. My Hawaiian friends think Im posing. BUT in reality its not as shallow as they would like to think. Hawai'i means more to me than it does to them. To them its home its a familiar place, a place easily accessible to them. For me its a paradise I got to experience briefly and have been longing for ever since. Its a place that I cant touch ever again...its my paradise that only lives in my memories...so don't easily label me as a poser. I was made in Hawai'i...

Painting without Thinking

I live by the philosophy that artist Feng Zhu teaches. He believes you should NOT think so much when creating/painting. I agree with that. My best illustrations come from when im doodling on a napkin or notepad. Not reallying having a set idea of what im creating. Just allowing my mind to be free from the mindless ramblings that go through my head every single day. Its a good exercise to clear your mind also. But now I've incorporated that thinking in my paintings.

If someone were to ask me to commission a painting of a specific theme, I'll do it BUT it probably wont look as good as if I just created something with no set guidelines or rules.

This painting here is spray paint and acrylics. I mixed two different applications to achieve this piece. I wasn't thinking about which application to use. I just started off with spray paint and it evolved subconsciously into the final product...art is funny, art is beautiful that way...

When I hate myself, I hurt myself...

On a personal note this image is what NOT to do when you are angry with yourself. Self inflicted wound to the head via Ukulele. Impulse...thats all I can say. Now not only do I have about a 2"long gash on my head my beloved and cherished Ukulele is dead! I killed her. I destroyed her into a dozen pieces all because of...impulse! SMH

First Commission Piece Completed!

Well this is my 18x24 interpretation of Tim Gagnon's piece. I originally did a smaller piece BUT was asked to do an 18x24 piece. Came out ok. I still have a lot to learn about acrylic painting...

Killa Panda vs An Art Box

My daughter wanted me to Killa panda her art box...

Inspiring...

Whenever I get down on myself about my art. I'll look at this image and think how difficult a time this guy has in bringing his art to life BUT he still does it!

Painting on Canvas with a Brush

I haven't painted using a brush in God knows how long. When i started getting back into painting and doing space art its always been with stencils and other tools. So this was a great little simple piece to do to get my confidence up and get accustomed to painting using brushes again...good times.

This piece is actually my interpretation of one of artist Tim Gagnon's lesson paintings. Go to his site www.timgagnon.com register and take one of his online classes.

I just watch his time lapse vids on youtube and try to learn by those...I am to cheap to pay for lessons haha.

Awesome Painting

This is an awesome painting, I love the whole concept of this painting. Now if I only knew who made it...

Wacom Pen Tablet Fun

An artist friend inspired me to draw today on my pen tablet...I enjoy just messing around and drawing for fun.

Splatter Fun

Feels good just to dip your hand in a bucket of paint and just splatter it all over canvas...I don't know what direction I'm going to take this piece BUT it was fun just getting messy!

Fun with 8x10" Canvas

Had a little fun with some 8x10" canvas'. You know your art doesn't have to be perfect. Doesn't have to stunning. All that matters is that you believe in your work and you keep creating. Art is your own religion in a sense. You create what you believe and people may enjoy it and follow your work or they may not. Its keep doing it...believe in yourself!

Found My First Inking Attempt

This was done over 17 yrs ago when i was only 15 yrs old. Never attempted it again after that. Inking aint easy for sure! I've gotten the privilege and honor to watch Scott Williams ink when I was a kid. He never let anyone watch him ink. After attempting to ink it gave me a new respect for inkers...they arent just tracers. It takes alot of skill to ink...

Paradise Dark or Dark Paradise

This is the second piece to my black & white series...

Moon Struck

This is the first piece in my black & white series. Just getting back into space art painting. I do a mix of space art and general painting techniques. Im not gonna limit myself to just painting with a spray can I want to create art by using all types of methods, medium, style, and techniques...stay tuned for more pieces to come.

Mobile Money ATM Signage

Its nice seeing a project you worked on out in public. Makes you feel good that all you hard work in making the client/designers vision reality is out and in view of the public...

My Fathers Day Present

Got a nice little gift today for fathers day. My very first real deal time piece! What better to start off my time piece collection BUT with a black and gold watch; a Nixon brand at that. Here begins another hobby! Haha

#NoCabdyassJabronis

Its Friday! TGIF

Another Dyno GT Pick Up

Well I got myself another Dyno BMX bike. This one is a complete one. I just have to restore it and change some parts. Im still in search of getting a fixie...

Stupid Minecraft...

This game is so simplistic and out dated in its graphics...BUT the game is so freaking addicting to play! So much so that I bought the $7 iphone app version AND the $20 Xbox360 version! Why is this game so addicting? All u do is gather materials to "craft" tools and materials, build houses/forts, hide from Zombies at nite in the house/fort you've built. And when the daylight comes repeat! So easy but yet so captivating. I mean the graphics remind me of that Dire Straits music video "Money For Nothing". Ugh just go buy the game and you'll know where Im coming from. You wont be able to stop playing!

Hello Arianny Celeste

I had to post this up just because shes so F'ing hot. Meet Arianny Celeste a UFC ring side girl. This girls got exotic eye candy written all over her. Save that mental image in the good old spank bank!

Fixie Project Bike

After picking up that Dyno Zone frame another friend had a spare road bike frame. So here I am now with 2 bicycle projects to work on for the summer! So excited! Thinking of making this a flip flop fixed n single gear bike...will probably try to finish this first because it would be nice to have a street boke to have to use as a commuter to and from work during the summer.

BMX Project Bike

Well I got my first project bike to work on. Picked up this Dyno Zone frame from a friend. Cant wait to build it! First I gotta think of a cool color combo to paint it...wont be a quick project. Im broke as heck so this one will probably take almost a year to complete...

Funny Printshop Prints

Working at a print shop offers up some funny moments from time to time. Heres one such moment. Is it an Ewok dog or is it Cheweys kid?! Haha can go either way!

NASA Has Bad A$$ Camera's

Nice seeing all the amateur n so called "professional" pictures of the recent solar eclipse posted up on FB and Instagram with all their uber expensive commercial camera lens and whatnot. BUT none of them can beat out NASA's budget or scientifically developed lens!

A Thing of Beauty

I miss when I had a red Acura Integra like this. To me its the most beautiful car ever made. The lines the profile and the shape...so sexy. I took her for granted when I had her and now I want her back. Hopefully this summer I can find another thing of beauty like her...if Im lucky...

My Kids & Their Artist Itch

I hope my kids passion to be artistic never goes away...their thirst to be artists is inspiring!

My Favorite Section At Blick

Headed down to the Blick art store today and was gonna cop some cans BUT I realized online from Oik Art I could get 12 cans of Fresh Paint for under $35 instead of maybe 5 cans of Montana for $35...BUT its never a loss going to the art store so I just picked up some Copic stuff. Word!

Got My Copic Fix...

Finally picked up a set of black inks from Copic. Headed down to the good old Blick Art Materials store on India street...was initially in there for some graff stuff BUT I realized I could get Oik Art spray cans online for a third of the cost of one can of Montana. So I went to plan B and headed to the Copic section. Good score...

Wifey's Mothers Day Present

My wife's been troopin it with a 2nd generation iPhone for a long time now. Its about time I upgraded her. Now the wifeys having fun with her new personal assistant SIRI...now I'm jealous with my ip4...oh well as long as shes happy its all good.

Imported Filipino Coffee

We're printing the labels here for this brand of imported Filipino coffee. Apparently its hards to get pure Filipino coffee because Nestle buys up all the coffee from local plants and repackages them up with the Nestle brand name. So in a sense these coffee farms are supply Nestle with coffee beans for their coffee brand drinks...well thats the story i heard. So anyways they come as pure beans so you have to grind them down BUT we'll see how it tastes. This one is suppose to have a jackfruit flavor to it. If your Asian than you know what Im talking about...if you're not Asian look it up, its what the internet is for.

Trading For Design Work

When your a struggling artist or any person thats struggling for that matter you cant afford to buy nice leisure things. So you find ways to get what you want or need. And in my case I trade design work for things. I wouldn't have both my arms tatted if I didn't do some trade work. Its just how it goes its in our nature to barter and trade. In this case I needed and always wanted a nice BMX bike. So I traded some design work for this Dyno BMX. You can say this is my advance payment...now to get cracking on some designs. Gotta keep up my end. Thats the way it goes...

Nothing Beats The OG Prisma's

The wifey and the kids hooking it up with a 24 PrismaColor marker set for my bday...can't go wrong with this set. Im an OG cat. So Im always down for Prisma Colors. Can't wait to break them in...I just need a project to work on.

Medieval Times

Haven't been here in years. The kids wanted to go, its my birthday and so here we are. Good times and great show...