Inspiration: lollipops, carnival, old floral paper and postcards.

I am feeling better about these images now ... I decided to include them into triptychs with old postcards and their messages. I think they are better suited now than with the old sketch I was working with before.

Here are some pictures of what I worked on last night. See my set carnival & postcards for more pictures ...

Here is a little of what I've been working on lately...

I am trying to make regular digital photographs have a Polaroid quality. Here is a photograph I took at the fair and have been playing around with. Shown below is the before and after.




At the flea market, I picked up some children's books from the 1950's. I always think the illustrations would make great stationary. I made a couple with some of the illustrations I found.




Finally, I am starting to teach myself patterns, more to come, these are just a few I made this evening.

Here are some scans and photographs I have been working on lately, I am loving the antique look with touches of colour ...

As promised, here are a couple pictures from my photo shoot with Zachari and Barrett today. I edited all the naked body parts out and antiqued the pictures afterwards. Both guys looked very stoic in the photographs, and true to the real definition as well. It was very cold where we were photographing and they don't seem to be affected at all.


I recently discovered Spanish photographer Eugenio Recuenco. He mainly photographs for fashion and advertising. He sets up these elaborate backdrops and then manipulates his photographs afterwards, which creates a cinematographic style to his work. I especially love these works of his, because they are very macabre. Below are some more of his recent photographs with fairytale narratives.

Pictured below is the most recent painting I have almost completed. This is just a detail of the larger painting.


I am doing a photo shoot this coming weekend, and if all goes well, I will have some of those photographs posted soon. Here are some pictures I had previously taken last fall of Zach.

I found some great photographers' websites. The first two are New York based photographers Sarah Wilmer and Meike Nixdorf. Sarah Wilmer is mainly a portrait photographer, whereas Meike Nixdork mainly focuses on cityscapes. Both of their work is stunning.

Another photographer I really admire is The Polaroid Kid. He mainly photographs people. I especially love how he will take 2 or 3 photographs of the same person, gradually moving closer to reveal what they are holding in their hands; a way of giving a clue into their character. I love the rawness of his photographs, and I especially love his polaroids. Pictured below are two of his polaroid photographs "The Bird Man" and "Long Live the Derelict".


Oakland-based artist Monica Canilao's work is amazing!! She is very versatile, she works with many medias. I love her illustrative style and her uniqueness. Pictured below are two of her works "Destroy Everything" and "Typewriter Hands".

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