Out of the BLUE, several months ago I was approached by a basketball player to work on a special project with him. He had seen my sports art online and wanted to collaborate on something unique (though not the first time working with a pro athlete or team, it was the first time a player … More COMMISSIONED: IRON MAN
The bar has been set high for this 2016 #2 Lottery Draft Pick. But with his 7′ wing span reaching that bar should not be an issue. After the Summer League Six series I did recently, a lot of customers were asking for a stand alone piece with just BI himself. So… here is a … More New Shirt Arrival! (BI Solo GT)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS!!! This month has been an awesome showcase for many of the top draft picks from this Summer’s NBA Draft. Namely the Los Angeles Lakers, and their highly anticipated and hyped up picks… And, needless to say, they have absolutely lived up to the hype and then some! So, in … More SUMMER LEAGUE 2017 CHAMPIONS!
Quick Update: So like last year I’m venturing back into the May – June season of NBA art covering the Draft and the Finals. This year there are a lot of GREAT prospects that are looking to BALLout! As well as the much anticipated Finals re-re-match. Stay tuned for new posts on my Instagram and … More NBA DRAFT + FINALS ART
In my recent post “NBA PORTRAIT ART” I shared a little bit about how my recent artwork covering this year’s NBA Summer League started to trend on social media and even reached the teams and players illustrated in the work. I also, provided FREE downloadable wallpaper versions of the artwork for fans to have for … More USA! USA! USA! Some more Sports Portraits for you…
Being a life-long fan (more like an aficionado) of sports in general, but especially the NBA, doing art to celebrate my favorite teams and players always came naturally. So regardless of if it was a sketch on some wrinkled notebook paper as a snotty-nosed kid of my favorite Ram (Los Angeles at the time), or … More NBA Finals + Draft Art
This project was birthed out of a desire to to partner up and do something very “outside of the box” with a ministry very near and dear to my heart, Crenshaw Christian Center. Having grown up in both the arts and the church, unfortunately these two worlds rarely crossed paths. So it was much to … More Commissioned Paintings (portraits)
My first venture into working with the larger-than-life persona Redfoo was this project right here… Best known as one part of the Party Rockin’ LMAFO duo and son of Founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy. Redfoo has recently enjoyed a pretty successful solo career. I was brought in by a mutual friend to do a … More Branding: Logos + Motion Graphics
Another really fun project that proved a labor of love was the Animated epic “The Ballad of Icarus”. From scratch, having to create the characters, environment, and world that this Icarus would live in was more than a notion… but working with the talented lyricist Jared Benjamin (who is the mind behind the entire story), … More The Ballad of Icarus (Animated Music Video)
From video game pre-production at EA to illustrated murals and rebranding at Machinima… From music videos with Redfoo and Kate Earl to feature animated films with Cheech & Chong… From featured fine art exhibitions and artist residencies with Starbucks to mentoring students and working with non-profits. Over the years I’ve definitely been blessed with the … More List of recent clients
