0091: music & me

say what you will about him, michael jackson is one of my faves! it's so sad that he passed on so soon. such an inspiration!! so talented as an artist and entertainer. he will be missed!

kelly also did a tribute on her youtube site, a beautiful version of i'll be there. check it out

0090: alison, my aim is true

another model drawing??.... you bet!

0089: photography

i saw this beautiful photo of a lady smoking on the hundreds blog, so i decided to draw it.
click here to check it out

0088: periodicals

i think that newspaper stands are pretty interesting.

sidenote: exciting fight over the weekend. pacquiao knocks out hatton in the 2nd round. the streets of the philippines must be going crazy!

0087: books on tape

i was playing around with painting in photoshop

lakers won today. yes sir!

0086: the lining is silver

i did this once but with starbucks coffee... good ol' production assistant days.

0085: box upon box

so every time i fly back to the philippines, we bring back boxes and boxes of goodies for the family back home.
one time when i was a kid, i had to guard all the boxes at the airport as my parents dealt with the ticket stuff at the counter.

WTH could i guard!?! i was 5 years old! i'm surprised i never traded the boxes for magic beans.

0084: chun li's spinning bird kick

i love me some street fighter! and number 4 is coming soon!!
check it!

0083: giant bird sitting on a telephone pole

i think this wins the prize for most creative post title!

0082: the morning rush

it's sunday night here in l.a. and it's raining!

0081: olivia munn loves pie

i'm a big fan of G4's olivia munn... and her blog is filled with posts about her love for pies. i love a girl who loves pie...cake..flan or dessert of your choice.

0080: the new antiques

a lovely day of sketchcrawling at the americana.

my first post of 2009.

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