Portrait of Yuka Taga, Jan. 2021
11”x17” Graphite on cardstock
Portrait of Esmerelda Colon, Jan. 2021
11”x17” Graphite on cardstock
Model: Ashley Nicole
Illustration
Medium: Mixed Media
115 lbs. paper
(9"x11")
Model: Yuka Taga
Illustration
Medium: Gouache
115 lbs. paper
(9"x11")
Model: Monica R. (Elmont, NY)
Portrait
Medium: Charcoal/Pantone Ink
120lbs. Coldpress watercolor paper
(24"x36")
Model: Kirsten R. (Greenbelt, MD)
Portrait
Medium: Acrylic/ Ink
120 Lbs. Coldpress Watercolor Paper
(24"x36")
Portrait of Cherry Gonzalez, Jan. 2021
11”x17” Graphite on cardstock
Portrait of LJ Ugarte, Jan. 2021
11”x17” Graphite on cardstock
Model: Jonathan P., Kristina P., Chase P.
Portrait
Medium: Acrylic & Ink
120 Lbs. Coldpress Watercolor Paper
(24"x36")
Commissioned by: A. Lindstrom (Cape Coral,Fl)
(5"x10")
Medium: Ink on Cardboard
Model: Beth A. (Naples, Fl)
Portrait
Medium:Watercolor & Ink
Canvas
(16"x24")
2012
watercolor pen ink
many moons into my mis-adventures in the Bronx many beautiful people came to give me attention... although i did not capture them all, they all gave me bits of inspiration. and i became a beacon for that inspiration. the time my mentor showed me how to let loose, change my way of living forever.
structure, can be defined by...
struc·ture
ˈstrək(t)SHər/
noun
1. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
"flint is extremely hard, like diamond, which has a similar structure"
synonyms:construction, form, formation, shape, composition, anatomy, makeup, constitution.
i think painting and illustration is very much the same.
pantone ink
2012
i really took all the lessons and knowledge i gained from the significant people of my life with out due appreciation...
my sketches became something of magic, my work after became note worthy, and i became more than just an artist, i had developed a voice. and that was my time in the bronx...
(notes to self: two paintings were meant to be completed from this night, one of Anniffer Bulduan, and one of Yuka Taga. this may be worth giving time to in the near future.)
2012
pen
There is a saying by Friedrich Nietzsche,
"Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein."
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."
an expression that i feel best describes my time in the Bronx, refining my form and in turn breathing meaning into that form.
Model: NYC subway
Illustration
Medium: Pen & Ink
115 lbs. paper
(9"x11")
2012
pantone ink pen ink
a woman i visited asked for a mural to be painted on her wall in the Bronx, through a cloud of smoke and good food and company, so much was experienced that day.
Model: B. Stewart
Illustration
Medium: Gouache
115 lbs. paper
(9"x11")