The City on the Water- Concept Painting

Awe morning!
Wow feels good NOT waking up at 2:00 am today! haha
It's been crazy here, been raining non-stop for a couple of weeks...
Which i have to say, has put me in a perfect mood for painting. :)
The painting today is one of the first i've done with my new water color set.
I had a lot of fun layering on this one.
This is just a concept painting for a story i'm working on with my brother.
You honestly have no idea how excited i am to show & tell you the story...
Hopefully soon ;)
Well i hope you like the painting,
and i hope you're having a great day!

Lil Finn - Character Development Sketch

Hey Friends,
So today's painting is the first of hopefully a lot more character Development Sketches.
I've been working developing story ideas and trying to learn how to develop drawn characters.
A little while back i stumbled on to the character model sheets for Pinocchio,
and i was so inspired i though i would make some of my own.

This was my first attempt at developing a character named "Lil Finn".
Though i like how this water color sketch turned out, it's definitely not there yet.
Still trying to get the hang of all this!
But i really hope you like it! :)

Oh lastly, I wrote you all a song this weekend!
I think i will try to upload it for this Inspiration Friday! :)
Hope you're having a great day!
- d

Tribute to Dobby the House Elf

Hello!
How was your weekend?
Mine was so so so much fun!
Spent the weekend hanging out with my brother & the DuPree family.
And I to got see Eisley + Christie Dupree perform a couple times.
They sounded amazing!

It actually was my first time seeing Christie perform live.
Which is kinda crazy cause she sings on a few songs I've written.
But anyways, she was incredible!

Also as I'm sure you can guess, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
Oh my goodness gracious great balls of fire! It was amazing!
By far the best movie HP so far.
They really stepped it up on this one.
No joke, I was so inspired after seeing it that I didn't fall asleep till 3 or 4 in the morning.... haha
As we were walking out of the theater, my first words to my brother were "I'm going to paint a tribute to Dobby the House Elf"
which for you non-HP people, Dobby is a character in the stories.
Thus this picture... haa
Thought he would be a perfect addition to my "Pop Culture Series". :)
It's Ink, Water color, and Colored Pencil layered on ridiculously thick watercolor paper.
I hope you like it!

P.S. Oh I also did an interview with AnOther Magazine. If you want to read it Click Here

The Runaway Forest Concept Sketch

Well Good morning!
How's the day treating you?
Well T Minus 8 days till my brother and i leave for NYC.
There is still so So much to do... C'est la Vie ;)
So my best friend since like i was in 3rd grade, Benje, arrived here last night.
He has been living in Kenya for the last year or so.
It's been amazing catching up with him.

So growing up, my brother David, Benje, my friend Sean, Ryan, and i have been best friends.
And since we all have moved to different places and we are all doing different things now,
we started a yearly tradition of doing a week (or weekend) vacation to catch up and relax.
So tomorrow i will be leaving for that. Should be so much fun!
I should have tons of pictures from the trip for yea ;)

Ok Now for this sketch...
You know how i've been saying i write music & write stories?
Well i've finally officially started writing my first story book!
My brother and i had a road trip this last weekend and we got rolling on the first book in the series.
The sketch above is one of the first study/concept sketches i've done for the story.
I really hope you like it!

P.S. I'm thinking of posting some excerpts of the story as it is written...
Is that something you would be interested in?

EDIT: Just Realized i left out the newest member to the friends get away, Alice! This is the first trip since Ryan and Alice have been married! woot woot!

Quick Princess Sketch ;)

Hey hey hey!
How was your day?
Mine went pretty well,
I've been working like crazy.
I thought i'd post this quick Sketch.
I'm thinking of doing a polished painting of this one...
What do you think?
Should i?
;)
I hope yawl are doing great!

Ginger M. Toast Miester - Study Sketch

Hey Friends...
So my good Swedish friend from BlogLovin Mattias came down to stay with us this weekend.
Mattias is a big fan of Surfing,
So we hung out at the beach all weekend,
Needless to say, i'm painfully sunburnt!
My stomach is bright red right now... hahaha

The Painting today is a Study Sketch of Ginger Marmalade Toast Miester.
If you don't know, Ginger Marmalade Toast Miester is a kid's story written by Sophie Ward that i am doing the artwork for.
This was a Early character Development sketch i did for it.
We ended up going in a different direction with it,
but i really like his glasses and his suit...
He's like the 007 cat! haha
Well anyways, i hope you like it. :)

I'm Back and I'm 25

Well, Hello!
Wow sorry friends for the 2 week absence!
I was working around the clock, but finally I'm back ;)
Thank you all for the Birthday wishes yesterday!
You all are amazing!
I thought i would make a Sequel drawing to my 23rd birth day drawing for you.
I know, it's a little doodle, but I hope you like it :)
Don't worry i will have some big paintings for you soon!
i just need to catch up on sleep cause I'm so tired!
I hope you all are doing great.

Josette & The Black Hat

Hey hey hey!
Happy thursday!
How was your day?
I'm so exhausted, but oh well, such is life. :)
The Painting today is of a character named Josette from a Story I'm writing.
I've been watching a lot of 1930s movies lately so i think that era's style influenced this picture.
... Those old movies were pure magic!

Oh, also I started on part of the final version of the animation.
Yikes this might take a while...
I'm shooting for the animation to be 40 seconds,
which is going to be insanely time consuming,
but i hope yawl will like the the final version :)
Well, hope you all are having a great day.

It Happened One Night - Part 1

Wow friends!
I was overwhelmed by all your amazingly nice comments about the McQueen Cover. :)
Thank you so much.
Oh also Sunday something even cooler happened...
My Dad got inducted into the National Wrestling Hall Fame!!
Congrats Poppa! that was amazing ;)
I experimented a bunch on this story book painting today.
Tried some different mixed media stuff on this one ;)
This is only part 1 of the painting, as i have another idea for it.
Well i hope you like it!
thank you all again

Enchanting the Queen

Hey Friends!
Wow i'm painfully tired!
Sorry for the delay in posting!
Last night my brother & I had the pleasure of going to Charlotte Ronson JC Penney Collaboration party, and got to see Foreigner Play!
I was blown away how good Foreigner sounded!
It was really fun night, but i'm extremly tired today cause of it!
hahahah "C'est la vie"!

Well the Picture to day is a concept sketch i did of a story i've been planning to write now for the last 3 years.
The title of the story is "Enchanting the Queen".
I'm Hoping to start outlining this weekend, a bunch of short stories & different books i want to write.
i will keep you posted...
Well i hope you like the sketch and I hope you all are having a wonderful day! ;)

P.S. Thanks you Matt Kays, Carlos, and Krystal for fun night :)

The Girl & Her Fox

Hey friends, how are you!?
SO... tonight my Dad got inducted into the Orange County Wrestling Hall of Fame for coaching!
It was amazing!
Such a great event ;)
Congrats poppa! ;)

Well, the drawing today is a random little sketch i did
the other day called "The Girl & Her Fox"!
It was more of a brain storming sketch.
I'm not sure who the characters are yet,
and what the story line behind them is yet. ;)
I hope you like it :)



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Sometimes I Want to Travel in a large Caravan

Well, my friends, since i posted about my brother yesterday,
I thought i would post this painting i did 3 or 4 years ago for my brother's birthday.
The painting is 4ft by 5ft and is on pieces of water color paper. :)
I've been really wanting to find some random forest to go on an adventure lately!
Have i ever told you about my obsession/biggest "want" ever?
Well, it's a TREEHOUSE!
Shoot! I have wanted one so, so, so bad!
Still have never had one..
maybe one of these days.
Well, i hope you all are having a wonderful day!

In the Beginning

Well happy Monday!
haha kinda an Oxymoron huh?
Well, had a great long weekend;
went sailing with my family and my aunt and uncle.
It was incredible, the wind was amazing.
It was beautiful!

Then today worked on finishing up Sophie Ward's Children's Book.
I'm really close; i can't wait for you all to read it.
Oh, the picture i posted today is the first layered Art i ever did.
It gave birth to the whole layered art series.
I hope you like it!
Hope you are having a great night :)

Arora Queen of the Night

Well Finally a scan and a name for Miss Arora Queen of the Night.
Forgive me for the delay i'm still catching up from the trip.
it's kinda scary how far behind one can get leaving for 10days...
haha i'm hoping to be caught up with everything tomorrow!
woot woot!
how are you all doing???
well friends i hope you all are doing amazing!
-d

The Clown and the Pirate

Howdy, my friends. A new week, tons of fun!
Woot, woot! Here's a quick sketch i did for you all today.
i hope you like it.
Also, i wrote this song for you all this weekend.
i hope you like it.
It's part of my album I'm writing call "I'm Living In a Soundtrack"
which is the soundtrack to my life.
hahah. Yesss! So i hope you like them.
How are you all doing?


Click Here to Download the song posted up here. or if you want to hear more music posted on this blog Click Here

In to the Elephant Cave

Hey everyone,
How have you been?
Life for me has been busy but exciting.
Been working on some fun projects lately.
Oh, and i get to pick up my good friend, Miss Sophie Ward, tonight at the airport.
She's going to be here for a few days.
It's going to be really fun. i'm sure there will be some pictures from our adventures. :)
Hope you're having a great day!

Out To Sea

Hey Yawl,
Thought i would post this little sketch i did at work when i was bored...
hahah.. Hope you like. :)

.... Oh yea. i bought a bunch of oil paint equipment...
Never done it before, going to try to teach myself.
i'll keep you posted.

Josette And The Elephant

Howdy friends. Here's a little elephant drawing i did awhile back.
It's funny, the dress that "Queen Josette" is wearing is one i designed 3 years ago,
but for some reason, i couldn't stop drawing it in every one of my paintings,
so there is a short stint where all my drawings had that dress in it.

oh yea for Got to tell you N*style magazine in Portugal did a feature on me this issue.
i'll definitely post scans from it when i get a copy. :)

I just remembered I have a sketchbook

Wow! i can't remember the last time i drew in my sketchbook.
i've been working so hard on finishing up projects, i haven't doodled in my sketchbook in forever.
Well, i did a really quick one the other day... i hope you like it. :)
How is everyone doing?

The Finisher.

Right now i'm trying to earn a new name... "The Finisher".
i'm at the finishing line of so many projects right now,
i just want to seal them off! :)
Very Very Exciting...
Don't worry, the book is almost done... haha
and don't worry, there are more drawings in this book...
hahhaha Hope everyone is doing terrific!