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Jan012023
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Space Kid

I painted this in the summer wanting to begin a new series of “READ” posters. I was inspired by the traditional ones you’d see in a quiet city library, but I wanted to use illustration and feature children of color prominently. In the past I’ve…

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Jan012023
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Spikey

Ready for school and ready to kick ass! This is a character I drew and painted for fun. No matter how many years I work as an artist for myself and for others I always want to improve so thats why I practice doing characters…

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Jan012023
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Alejandria Fights Back/ La Lucha de Alejandria

This is art from the cover of “Alejandria Fights Back/ La Lucha de Alejandria” published by Feminist Press, written by Leticia Hernandez, translated by Dr Carla España, and created by the Rise Home Stories Project, and illustrated by me. Here’s the synopsis of the book:…

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Jan012023
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Neighbor

This is a quick character based on my neighbor who was always out very early walking their dogs and wearing some of the coolest sneakers or sports gear. They always had bright colors and a sports jersey on too. I have a series of photos…

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Jan012023
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    The gift of a lifetime!

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Ride Again Mini Comic

I drew this mini comic “Ride Again” right before attending the Toronto Comic and Arts Fest (TCAF). It’s an embarrassing story about being bullied or getting jacked. I’m sure there are kids who were champion boxers at 9 years old. I was not. I’d been…

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Jan012023
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Sketchbook page

I keep a sketchbook. And I have every year almost since I was in junior high. It’s been my own personal school, journal, lab, and church. This is a page from one such sketch book and it features a bunch of athletes and random people….

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Jan012023
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Welcome Short

This is both personal and for a client. Before I started working officially in the children’s publishing world I worked on my craft by doing short stories (words and image) like these and reading a ton of books. Here are the words for this short…

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Jan012023
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Collusion in Central Valley

I have been working w/ the ACLU since 2016 and always enjoy the process and work that gets produced especially when it aids in telling the story of regular people fighting for human and civil rights. The art for this report supports the stories of…

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Jan012023
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Pink dread

Drew this digitally using an Ipad, Photoshop, and AstroPad. Why? Dunno, another fun one for practice and personal study. There are the dreads who came from Rastafari in Jamaica and there are the dreads coming from the deep south right now. Thats what inspired this….

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Jan012023
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Bruce Leroy

I painted this to complete a series of characters based on the 80s cult classic film “The Last Dragon” which blended Soul, Kung Fu, and lots of campy lines. This is “Bruce Leroy” who was the main protagonist from the film. If you’d like to…

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