On 2-26-2016, I took a last-minute trip to Yosemite National Park with a couple of friends. I took some pens, a sketchbook, and my iPhone. Yosemite. I had never been there before. And it was great. I love cliffs, and I love trees. The only thing missing was the ocean, cliff-side, but that’s okay: there were plenty of rivers, creeks, and waterfalls. I was sketching with my new Pentel Pocketbrush brushpen. It’s pretty nice, but it … Read More
I recently needed to put together a double-page spread advertisement for a local film festival I volunteer for, the Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival. Since I was doing this for a group, and other people needed to approve the design, I did thumbnails. For myself, I only do thumbnails when I need to solve problems. Usually I know what I want. This time, I needed everyone who had a say in the final messaging to approve … Read More
I was commissioned during the 2015 Christmas season to do a portrait of someone’s former dance troupe leader and his partner. After sending me photos of the couple, one of the first things I said was, “Damn, those dudes are dapper!” So, I knew right away the piece had to look stylish. But I didn’t want it to look too slick, like some other portraits I’ve done. I wanted something loose, a little “artsy” (whatever that … Read More
