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The Face Challenge

facechallenge

One of my NYE resolutions was to draw more, so I challenged myself to draw 1 portrait a day for all of January. I didn’t quite pull it off (21 total), but these were a few of my favorites. Every 4 block of sketches shows improvement. It’s funny how a little bit of practice (WE TALKIN BOUT PR-) goes a long way. This wasn’t a personal challenge either. Other artists join in on twitter. Thanks to everyone who participated. I added their names below along with the final 4 sketches and a link to view everyone’s work.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23FaceChallenge&src=savs

@celski
@Naezus
@Jaztazj
@Silly_Genius

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Street Art in Bushwick

With the Bushwick Collective Block Party happening this weekend (Click Here for more info on that), it felt like the perfect time to finally drop this. It’s virtually impossible to walk through the streets of Bushwick (Brooklyn, NY.) without bumping into some amazing pieces of artwork spray painted on Rooftops, Walls of Bodegas, Do Not Enter barricades, etc. It’s everywhere!

[Note: One of the best views for hidden pieces, is  on the Manhattan Bound J Train from Broadway Junction and beyond.]

Although it’s usually considered ‘illegal‘ to cover public property with Graffiti, J M Z Walls, a non for profit collective has been actively working to change that and bring art to ALL local pedestrians. The name comes from the trains (The J, M & Z obviously) that run along the path of many of these walls daily. With their help along with many other local organizations such as The Bushwick Collective & Dodworth Street Mural, they have all participated in helping brighten up your daily work commute, or like me, spending your Saturday afternoon wandering the neighborhood.


During my small weekend excursion, I stopped at a certain piece only to be greeted by the actual artist behind it (I promise we didn’t plan it or anything.) Meet the lovely Lexi Bella. She was nice enough to not only introduce herself but do me the honor of posing with her work for a photo. Hey Lexi! [ View More of Here Work Here ]  There was so much to post, I had no choice but to make it a gallery. (Otherwise this would scroll forever! Eitherway, take a moment out of the day to check out some of the work below. My hats off to ALL of the artists. Hope to meet you guys!

Creating Chamber 25

Simply put, I want to draw like Lupe Fiasco raps. Also, I needed somewhere to store all the screens I use for designing, so I took on the challenge of repainting a wooden cabinet. But of course, I wouldn’t stop there and figured it’d be cool to create my own mural. I never had the opportunity to draw on something like this before and figured it’d be fun. The entire thing will be themed off of the anime “Bleach”. Since I use elements from it all the time, it makes sense.

I’ll update this post with any new progress I make until the entire thing is done.

*UPDATE 4/20/2015*

Video works so much better! Check out PART 1. When I make some traction with the sides, expect a follow up.

(To Be Continued..)