Silly Stuff.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Skewed.

Pencil & Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

At the Museum 2.

A little repetitive, perhaps, but it's not everyday that I can see my work hanging in a major museum. The Tim Burton Retrospective is on exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art until the 31st of October (of course). Many thanks to the curator, Britt Salvesen for all her wonderful enthusiasm and generosity.

Film Photograph. Nikon Fe/ 50mm f 1.4

At the Museum.

Film Photograph. Mamiya m645/ 80mm f 1.9.

In the Carpathians.

Photoshop. 2007. Sony Pictures Animation.

Town Colors.

Pencil & Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Contrast and Affinity.

Pencil & Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

The Town.

Pencil on Paper. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

River Bank.

Pencil on Paper. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Upper Slöbnik. Lower Slöbnik.

Pencil and Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Quick Sketch.

Pencil on Paper. 2004. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Surprise.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Don't Ask.

Mosquitoes designed by Luis Grane.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

The Basement.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Diner for Two.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

The Gate1.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Town.

Pencil & Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Night Stroll.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 7.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 6.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

A Tim Burton Retrospective exhibition just open at LACMA. I have not been able to see it yet, but in a photograph showing the 'Corpse Bride' exhibit I spotted something familiar hanging on the wall behind the beautiful puppets on display.

Tubular pen on Paper. 2003. Copyright Warner Bros.

Castle 5.

Photoshop & Painter. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 4.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 3.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 2.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Castle 1.

Photoshop & Painter. 2004. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Early Castles.

Pencil & Tubular Pen on Paper. 2004. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Transylvania.

The making an animation feature film is often a long and twisted road, a seemingly endless exploration of dead ends and side tracks. Writers, directors, designers, studio executives come and go, adding their little stone to the pile, trying to leave a mark. In some cases this process takes years before the final movie emerges. I worked on three different versions of this project, over a 5 years period, before moving on, two years ago. There has been two more versions since then, so the final movie is unlikely to bear any resemblance with the early development images I'm about to present here to breathe a little life into this site. Those were created between 2004 and 2009.

Enjoy.

Cheers.

Photoshop. 2007. Copyright Sony Pictures Animation.

Art Blocks Expo.

Fun times on Saturday at the Nucleus Gallery. You can bid on the Artwork here.

For Sale.

The online auction for the 'Art Blocks for Ghana' pieces started yesterday night.

This is a chance to acquire some beautiful original work by famous artists while supporting a charitable endeavor. You'll be surprised to see how low the opening bid has been set for the artwork. The theme was 'Home'... I'm afraid my artistic interpretation of our neighborhood takes great liberties with astrophysics.

Go check it out here. The auction is open for another 6 days. Bid well and bid often.

Cheers.

Art Blocks for Ghana 2.

Pencil on Paper. Acrylic on Panel. 8x8. Shellac Finish. 2011.

Art Blocks for Ghana.

A little teaser of my contribution to this project. I visited Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso myself 25 years ago. I expect much has changed and much has remained the same. To see more, please visit the website and support Margaret and Rachel in their effort to raise scholarship money for orphaned kids in West Africa. Cheers.

Three 8x8 Art blocks. Acrylic. Shellac Finish. January 2011.