Sat Aft.

Show my bones

Just some sketchbook pages from the last few weeks. I've decided to post them unabridged, save for a few notes here and there that got the cut. 

Enjoy! 

Ts3!

I'm really excited to be posting this. It's the teaser for what I've been working hard on for 2 and half years now.  I actually had a tiny in hand in boarding this, with the heavy lifting in story being done by Dan Scanlon and Jason Katz! Big thanks to Lee and Darla as well!

Also; Congrats to the UP crew on their stellar opening and continued success! It's an amazing film! GO SEE IT!

I'll be back a few days with a PILE of sketches and some notes! 'Til then.

Enjoy! 

Also, check it out in HD HERE.

Evening sketches

More from Ritual... gotta get filling those sketchbooks again.

May!

Some new stuff for May. More from weekends and mornings at Ritual, and occasional Bart rides.
Enjoy,
J

Almost april!

Good lord, the time flies! I just finished a new sketchbook to boot.
Taking the Bart more often has been paying off.
Also,why don't you visit my new officemate?
He's a big fat genius.
His name is Erik.
Enjoy,
james

4 seasons

A series of paintings, each one for a friend.

March Already?

Wow, time flies. It feels as though I've had my head in the clouds for the last two months.
With 'Spring' now springing in San Francisco, and tons of stuff to get traction on, I thought I'd start with a blog post. Hopefully more in the near future....
For now, a sketchbook excerpt.

Enjoy,
james

Taking the Kura Toga for a test drive.

I'm loving it so far.
These were done friday night during a long commute, and the post-commute cappuccino to unwind.
Enjoy,
J

Weekend Ritual

What with last weekend being a long one due to MLK day, I thought I'd take full advantage of the three consecutive days off to spend them sitting in my favorite espresso bars in the city, working on some backlogged personal work. I'm lucky in that I live within walking distance of Blue Bottle, Ritual Coffee Roasters, and 4Barrel coffee; all of which take coffee very seriously, so I'm in good. In fact they've sort of spurred an obsession in me about espresso which I'm slowly pursuing and may bring up again at some point.

Anyway, I managed to get some much needed quality sketching time in, amid the deluge of cappuccinos. I spent the majority of my time at Ritual, right around the corner from me, so most of the sketches and photos are from there. It's a great place with a great energy, lots of interesting people that one can easily while the day away sketching. I spent most of time sketching the barristas, who were non-stop action.Process and Result

I managed to finish a drawing for a friend, to whom I was endebted an artwork. I hope this pays it!

For Stef

The patrons, either working on their laptops, or waiting in the long, long line.




When not at Ritual, I was at 4Barrel with Dani. We got breakfast and sketched. It was wonderful.


I also got a new toy! I've not been as happy with my pen drawings as I want to be lately, so I thought I might try something new. An auto-rotating pencil. With every stroke it rotates always keeping the sharp side of the pencil to the paper. Neat! We'll see how it goes.


Until next time!
James