Frankenstein concept

Here my Frankenstein looks out to the decaying lighthouse, also the lab where he was created. 

One thing that has been on my mind for a while is this reoccurring story of Gilgamesh the traveler. It's a part of the ancient epic where Gilgamesh's greatest friend Enkidu dies, and suffering from loss Gilgamesh sets out to the edges of the world hoping to find answers behind the mysterious force of death. Basically this illustration came out of that sort of singular, searching feeling. As is so beautiful about the story of Frankenstein; as a monster we don't expect him to have such a painful consciousness of things. So here he is on the rocky shore of existence.

There is something profound about coming to the sea, or looking out to the horizon. It's something of loneliness, of recognizing your singularity in the vastness. One of those really human moments. Here's a shot from Fellini's I Vitelloni that I love.

cintiq horse

a quick thing I did in class today

CSUN Student Gallery Show & My Academic Achievement Award

Hi all! Here I am being an artist with my horse sculpture in the annual student gallery show. I'm really happy it has been able to be presented formally where it looks its best! It's fragile and heavy, so I'm really grateful for the efforts of the gallery volunteers who dealt with it perfectly.

It got its own corner. And look at the shadows. This makes me happy.

 

Also, thanks to my 4.0 GPA (and some successful last-minute artist statement writing) I've been awarded an Academic Achievement Award Scholarship, given to me by the Dean of CSUN himself. Here we are. Congrats to my friends who have also received awards - the great sculptor Garett Pointer, and talented cartoonist Sandra Rivas. Also a big thanks to my mentoring professors Mark Farquhar, Mary Trujillo, Christian Tedeschi, and Ken Jones; with them I've had such a good experience at school these past few years.

Getty Villa Visit

My pals had to do a last minute report involving architecture at the Getty Villa. So we went. And had fun and such.

 This pose is how I feel often.

We found the kids' activity center and had some fun decorating pots with dry-erase markers.

 

Jumping photos are important.

 

summer & winter pasture

Digitally painting these -using a variety of brushes and effects- to be used for backgrounds.

Special Spirits

It's been a memorable Easter weekend.
I enjoyed filming and editing this video for Special Spirit's 2nd annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser, with help from my good friend Sara Tayyar (owner of Special Spirit horse Reggie). Special Spirit is an amazing program run and supported by amazing people.



Animals are so important in my my life, as they are with most other people I know (and surely everyone in the video above). While they are different from us in many ways, we share a significant commonality: they love just as we do. They show us all the time, often in ways we overlook. This is why a life shared with animals is therapeutic for everyone. From all human beings to other sentient creatures; while our experiences differ vastly, a capacity for giving exists throughout, and that love is the same across the board.
It’s pretty profound.
Yesterday my family lost our golden Summer whom we've had for 11 years, since she was a puppy. Now that she's gone I realize now, so acutely, how much she was always there for me. We will miss her quite a lot.

horse sculpture - lit

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