0079: zack the friendly north american short-eared owl

Zack came to class as his favorite animal, a north american short-eared owl.
He was always specific when it came to animal costumes.

happy holidays everyone and happy new years! cheers, oliver

0078: a certain shade of green

here's a drawing from our latest zoo trip. who draws trees at the zoo??... this guy!
i will color soon!

0077: pesky pike

hello everyone! here's a live action web mini series that my good friend, dick grunert directed. i animated the intro and clock ticking. watch it! and tell a friend!! -oliver

0076: complex

here's a 3 color piece

0075: all falls down

it's the middle of november and it's 90 degrees in california. fall in l.a. is a joke!

and btw... I got tagged by alina chau, and have to list 7 random facts about myself.
Here is the game rule:
1. You must link to the individual who tagged you and post the rules of TAG (which you are currently reading).
2. Post 7 random facts about yourself
3. Tag 7 friends and link to them and
4. Let them know that they have been tagged by leaving a nice little message on their blog.

So here we go:
- i love to run
- i have never seen the movie "scarface" and i don't really care to (ppl find this weird)
- i memorized the u.s. state capitals in the 4th grade, and for some reason i still know them
- i absolutely love airports (hong kong international airport is a good one!)
- i play guitar
- i'm an avid scrabble player
- i can't blow a bubble with bubble gum for the life of me

0074: marina and the bike

i went to my very first sketchcrawl on saturday morning at marina del rey. i drew some thangs, met cool new peeps, and ate a root beer float. it was a good saturday


bikes! you are a puzzle... and i will solve you.
(i always have a hard time drawing them! aarg!)

0073: second string monsters

jordan didn't know if he should be scared or disappointed.

0072: flows colder than february

music series pt 1.
i did this a while ago... i love m.i.a.'s weird/unique style

0071: paper project teaser

so i finished my comic "the all nighter" for the paper project book last night. it actually took an all nighter to finish "the all nighter". that's how i roll.

here's a teaser.

i'm very excited. i've seen the other artists' work and it's looking amazing!!
thanks to everyone involved!!

0070: this one came with sass

a quick sketch and then a quick color pass

0069: run for your life

here's a sneak peak of what i've been working on for the paper project book.

click here to go to the paper project blog to see more work from the other amazing artists!

by the way, 2 weeks ago, i ran in a 10k run. here's how i did:

look how that sucker dips! haha. but i did beat my under hour goal.

next up: half marathon in december...hopefully

0068: how i spent my summer vacation

on friday, i did one of my favorite things in life, chilled at a burbank barnes & noble, relaxed and sketched. afterwards, i walked across to ikea for a hot dog and a drink. niice!

anyways, here's what i sketched up during this session.

in other news, i've been real busy lately...
-doing some freelance work
-working on the paper project book (i've got something to show, i'll post something real soon. promise!)
-working on my future book
-training for a 10k run next week (check my run status on the right)
-i've got my day job
-plus i've been hanging out with friends, enjoying the olympics, watching movies and going to shows (it's not all work u know)

that's how i spent my summer vacation

0067: i don't think we can be friends anymore

the cool kids can be the cruel kids. the first grade is one tough cookie.

0066: we should get jerseys because we'd make a good team

photobooth fun

0065: a.w.

quick sketch of amy winehouse

0064: we're as heavy as elephants, aren't we?

lunchtime zoo sketch

after watching wall-e this weekend, i decided that pixar is unstoppable. who knew the best romantic story of the year can come from 2 adorable little robots that don't really speak?? amazing.

0063: ice cream trucks and converse chucks

" back in the fourth grade, it was ice cream trucks and converse chucks... we were intense."

so it's almost summer (or maybe it is already, i'm not sure), here's a ficitonal album cover for a soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist.

and it's one of the upsides to buying albums...it comes with album artwork! so buy them albums! music comes with it too!!

another note: i've been lucky enough to join a group of talented artists around the world in making an awesome book. click here to see the paper project blog
it's updated often so keep visiting:)

be cool

0062: kenny goes for his crowd pleasing move

summertime antics

go watch kung fu panda...great movie with an amazing amazing intro. simply brilliant!

...pandas just got more popular

0061: baby, take off your cool

guess who watched an america's top model marathon this sunday... this is inspired by the glamour and glitz of the fashion world. people are so much cooler without the cool front.

actually more of a color study than anything. playing around with cmyk.

random news, i saw a daphne loves derby show on saturday. it was awesome!

* i shouldn't be announcing to the world that i watched an america's top model marathon...oh well

0060: a glimpse of things to come

i'm currently working on my book about airports.
here's a peek. unfinished crowd

happy mother's day to all the moms out there