Mexican Punk

I just finished this illustration for Alternative Press on a story about Mexican punk. You know, it's when you get a chance to paint skulls and mohawks that makes it all worth it.

LA CityBeat

Here is another recent image I made for LA CityBeat. The story was about teenage sex offenders whose lives are ruined by laws meant to keep true criminals in line like rapists and pedophiles. I had a completely different sketch in mind for this story that was approved and then later altered last minute due to editorial changes. These things happen and the art director was very helpful. In the end, I think we both created something very cool under the gun.

Here it is with the final layout. I really like their main header. Very dynamic.

Preparing For Spring

The Good Life, a Jersey based magazine, asked me to create an image for their gardening section. They liked the quality of some of my lighter images and were looking for something in that vein. I'm always happy to work this way in that the layout and design usually consist of basic shapes to create a simple yet dynamic drawing. Most of the detailing is saved for painting in photoshop. The flowers were probably the most difficult aspect to figure out. I had something far more complex in mind before I decided to go the simple route. I'll have a ton of new updates soon, however I have to wait a little while until some of those see print.

Online Privacy

This image was done for Lawrence.com on a story about ways to protect your personal information online. The idea for the person wielding an encrypted sword and shield came pretty quickly. I came up with several variations for what would be attacking from the computer screen until I realized the obvious and most clear solution with the iconic hand.