Painting for the People

Heres a look at the piece I did last night live in Long Beach at Downbeat Lounge. Oil paint pens and pencil on acrylic:

"Media Mogul" 2008



UPDATE:
Heres a few more pictures taken By my good friend Ryann

Live Art: Thursday Oct. 9th in the L.B.C.

This Thursday, come on down to Long Beach and enjoy some good drinks and music while I bust out some original paintings live! Its the first time I have done something like this, so it should be interesting to say the least. One of my good friends DJ Supah C, will be spinning that night. That's worth the trip right there. So come check it out!

Character Model Progress: Elder

I have been working pretty hard on Band Together lately. I actually finished this model a few weeks ago, but decided to keep working on some details. I think its pretty close now. This guy is the Tiwi tribe Elder, and calls the shots for the group. Hence the sweet hat. The textures on him are very preliminary, but the color should be similar in the final version. I have a few more details to add to the rest of the models, (teeth, mouth interiors, ect.) but they are all done. I've moved on to the rigging process and I am currently looking for a good modeler to help with the sets. Then its on to story reels and tweaking. I cant wait!

The original concept art for the Elder

Z-Trip Obama Mix

DJ Z-Trip ( one of my all -time favorites) just released a mix that he's been doing for different Obama beinifits in the L.A. area. Its free for download here. Enjoy and spread the word!

Monthly Find: September

This month's song of interest was a real find. I got to check out the Submarines as they opened for the Brazlian Girls last night at the Wiltern in L.A. Their sound in warm and inviting with a certain playfulness that I can really appreciate. Their song You, Me and the Burgeoise is awesome. And it's my favorite song pick for the month. I should note also that Bloc Party just came out with a new album. You can buy and download it from their site now, before its store release in October. I've already done that and its awesome!

Deadheads!

Deadheads is a new horror/comedy tells the tale of a zombie on a quest for long lost love and the answer to mystery of his untimely death. This project is a labor of love for two brothers from the Detroit area, Drew and Brett Pierce. They just put out a teaser for the film and it looks like a lot of fun so far. Check out their website for more about the project. In the meantime, check out the teaser:

DeadHeads Iceman Teaser from Brett Pierce on Vimeo.

A little kick in the pants

I've come across a few really cool animated videos online recently through my constant blogosphere scouring. I thought I would collect them here in one post so they can hopefully do for you the same thing they do for me - give a little motivational kick in the pants.
Oktapodi

oktapodi from inkman on Vimeo.

The unnatural history of Wall Street
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=5289f5128a10cb48b74da764a9c1e0373c00f994

Nike: Sanders Nieto
http://www.paranoidus.com/projects.php?p=253

The making of a supervisor

Theres an article over on CGtalk right now about my current supervisor Matt Logue. He is a great guy and fun to work with. Its definitely a good read.

By the way, today marks the one year anniversary for this blog. Time flies eh? Thanks for stopping by!

Viva la Mexico

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Originally uploaded by JPVA_LA

So its been a minute since my last post, but this is why: Melissa and I went on a week long cruise down to Mexico. We stopped in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Porta Vallarta. It was great! The week after I got back I had arthroscopic knee surgery to repair some torn cartildge in my right knee. On top of the, Cirque du Freak is into its final weeks of production so that mean crunch time! I'll have some more updates coming soon, but for now, ejoy the pictures I took in Mexico. (This is only a few, alot are still witing to be uploaded.)

Monthly Find: August

This month's musical find is coming a bit early but I couldnt wait to share this one. Brazilian Girls came out with a new album recently. The song Good Time reminds me why I love music so much. Its my monthly find.