D-Rose!

the bulls are undefeated. 1 - 0 baby! haha

finished my last painting for carlo last night.

now i'm busy making art for the holiday art sale.

so i will be busy for quite some time.

i'll post up all four paintings i did for carlo soon.

here's a video my homegirl zoe showed me the other day. shit is funny.

listening to: ice cube - it was a good day

Album Of The Week

blu & exile - below the heavens

megaupload (download) or amazon (buy)

listening to: specifics - we are the...

Another One

i ate so much candy last night.

and i could've had a v8. haha

listening to: thelonious monk - just a giglo

You Should Walk Around

listening to: cool calm pete - lost

Fresh

here are some figure drawings i did in class yesterday.

i don't really like the middle one.

sorry the images are so small, but my site is being stupid.

you can go look at them bigger on my flickr.

listening to: mr. music - make up your mind

Motivate Me

i am a sloth. i need to stop being lazy.

this is a blind self-portrait i did the other day while i was taking a crap.

listening to: rip slyme - hot chocolate

Album Of The Week

murs - murray's revenge

megaupload or amazon

listening to: the spinners - it's a shame

Good Stuph

i just found out that i got into the holiday art sale at my school. muhahaha!

i love my new brush pens, except for the fact they're not waterproof. or at least one of them.

momo left me a nice willem dafoe present in my sketchbook.

listening to: 2pac - never call u bitch again (feat. tyrese)

It's Cold So Max Turned On The Heat

here's some drawings i did with my new brush pen i got. just testing it out.

these are a pair of shoes i did for my friend chris lara over the summer.

just felt like putting this one up.

listening to: lupe fiasco - paris tokyo [remix]

Album Of The Week

50 cent - get rich or die tryin

buy or download

listening to: blu - theclassyman

What Up Gangsta?

i have been having such a great great great great time.

here's a drawing i did yesterday in class.

i'll have more work up soon i promise!

this one is just charcoal on a big piece of brown paper. i just erased away from it to bring out her highlights.

well i have to shower and get ready for a midterm at 1. so hollaaaaaa

listening to: 50 cent - many men

Lazy Me

i haven't documented any of the new work i've been doing.

i'll have that stuff up soon.

i love coming home and playing with my dog.

 

listening to: rip slyme - galaxy

Dreamworld

i haven't been feeling like myself lately.

i took this picture my first year at saic. this building is the loehmanns on state and randolph. i don't remember exactly when, but i think during my first year a giant chunk of debris fell off this building and landed on the intersection. people were hurt and killed. some fucked up shit.

listening to: notorious b.i.g. - ready to die

Orange Donut

the sox lost today. but it's okay, i'm proud to be a sox fan.

here's some throwbacks.

collage fun

nothing rhymes with orange

listening to: kanye west - we major

I Know You're Bout It Bout It But It's How You Go About It

i'm the guy in front with the blue and white striped hoodie.

blu is dope. go cop that johnson&jonson.

listening to: blu & exile - no greater love

5 R&B/Soul Albums I Recommend

erykah badu - mama's gun

maxwell - maxwell's urban hang suite

musiq - aijuswanaseing

lauryn hill - the miseducation of lauryn hill

ginuwine - 100%

listening to: j dilla - trucks

Just Move Your Ass

there is one thing i want to clear up. my school, the school of the art institute of chicago, is NOT the illinois institute of art or any of the other art institutes. my school is not advertised on day-time television.

untitled(doodle) 20x24 mixed media on canvas

i'm gonna go watch burn after reading in like 30 minutes.

listening to: blu & exile - no greater love

Best Day Ever

today had to have been one of my best days ever. honest. the day started slow, but things picked up. got some dope ass sandals from a dope ass girl. had a real good afternoon and a better evening. went and saw 1773, decay, astonish, sean doe, 80s babies, the rabid vinyl monks, and last but not least johnson&jonson aka blu & mainframe. my goal of the night was to shake blu's hand. my goal was accomplished. haha

now i'm chillin with max and this b.

listening to: mr. music - take you to another world

This One's For You Ladies

i wanna talk about something i love. i love women. not just because they're the opposite sex, but because i just think they're amazing. for example: my mother supports my entire family, and i don't even know how. she just does. she's the most amazing person i know. i treat women with respect and don't treat them like meat. here's some figure drawings i've done this year. the last two i took pictures of with my cellphone, so sorry for the bad quality.

nude woman(colors) charcoal & pastel on a big piece of brown paper

nude woman(sitting) charcoal on a big brown piece of paper

nude woman(laying) charcoal on a big piece of brown paper

the top one is the most recent one i have documented, and then the middle one is the second one i did this year. and the last one i did after the second one.

there is nothing more beautiful to me than a woman's body.

listening to: trey songz - missin you

Things I Hate

i am a very positive person. i try not to be negative about things. ever. but there are things in life i hate. i hate not showering. i think good hygiene is a very important thing. but some days, you can't shower. i've been grimey ALL DAY today. i hate it, it's horrible. i don't smell very good.

this is me last year. this is me on my ultimate grimey status.

i also hate being cold, and it's been getting cold lately. i hate bad service at fast food restaurants. i hate being sick. i hate sock boogers. i hate eye boogers. i hate having to park my car 2 blocks away from my apartment. i hate walking from my car to my apartment. i generally hate walking. i hate when you poo and the water splashes. you know what i mean? i wonder if there's a term for that. i call them splash backs. well i'm gonna go shower.

here's a drawing i did in 2006. very old.

listening to: g.o.d. - 모르죠  

Dear Neighbors

i am extremely exhausted. i think i'm getting sick.

i got free donuts last night cause i'm cool with the graveshift worker at the dunkin donuts by my place. i'm gonna go see blu tomorrow at the subterranean! very excited about that.

head in the clouds 7x10 ink on paper

the morning after is always good for me.

listening to: murs - sillygirl (feat. joe scudda)

5 Alternative/Indie Albums I Recommend

st. vincent - marry me

interpol - turn on the bright lights

feist - let it die

death cab for cutie - forbidden love [ep]

daphne loves derby - on the strength of all convinced

listening to: kanye west - addiction

5 Hip-Hop Albums I Recommend

madvillain - madvillainy

kanye west - late registration

atmosphere - overcast!

blu & exile - below the heavens

cool calm pete - lost

listening to: jamie foxx - unpredictable

Paper Trails

white sox made the playoffs!

it's been the first time that both the sox and cubs have been in the playoffs together since 1906. this is also the first time since 1995 that the yankees didn't make the playoffs. well this is the latest series of drawings that i've done. right now i'm working on a couple of paintings and drawings for various reasons.

stop him now 9.5x11 ink on paper sold

this got messy 8x10 ink & watercolor on paper sold

game over 8x10 ink & watercolor on paper sold

lupe fiasco's food & liquor is probably one of the best hip-hop albums ever made. if you haven't listened to it, i highly recommend you do.

i hate that i spend money on stupid things.

listening to: lupe fiasco - hurt me soul