Hooray for Blogger!!

So for the past couple of weeks I haven't been able to post any pictures here but today the problem has been miraculously solved! Good timing too because I was wondering if I would have to switch to Wordpress or something, gross.

So in the spirit of happy things, I had to draw something happy. Here is the happiest thing that popped into my head... getting a snow day, on your birthday, while eating ice cream... for breakfast!!

In other news.... a little birdie recently shared this blog with me. Despite their simplicity the illustrations are amazingly expressive (and hilarious). Here's one for example:


http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-of-cake.html

Moostache - A Tale of Revenge

Another threadless submission...

Smart Phone

I have had some free time lately and decided to come up with a design to submit to threadless.com. This website allows members to submit artwork that will be critiqued and then potentially used on t-shirts. It is all based on how others rank your design. So here is my creation 'Smart Phone'.

(oh... and if your design is chosen you win $2,500!!)

The Doctors Are In

We decided to make Dr. Alright a little more professional, so we lost the shades. We also added a diverse cast of characters to round out his all-star team.

Dr. Alright

It's been awhile since my last post. I've been a little busy with graduation and work, but I haven't stopped doodling! Here is a character I created for a potential project at work, "Dr. Alright". This groovy doc will provide employees with useful tips to better their health and work relationships, with a "Dear Abby" like approach. Here's one of the many poses I've rendered of him, for the pitch.

Figure Drawing - Final Project

Here is my final project for the Figure Drawing class I took this semester. The assignment was to draw ourselves in a pose from a famous drawing or painting, and I chose Edward Hopper's "Sun Worship".

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3D Animation "Collision"

This project was my first attempt at 3D Animation, and was done for my 3D Animation and Illustration class this semester. Here is the final project, where we had to animate text using Maya.

What the Doodle? "Designated"

At FableVision (where I intern) they select a random word and people illustrate their interpretation of it. This is my rendition of "designated". To see what other artists came up with, check out the Creative Juices blog.

Sarah

Here's one I've been cooking up for awhile... Sarah with her dogs Chelsea (lab) and Jake (maltese).

Creative Juices: A Visionary Art Show

Come see Creative Juices: A Visionary Art Show tonight at FableVision, where I intern!

308 Congress Street, 6th floor
Boston, MA

www.fablevision.com/artshow

Graphic Design Annual 2010 at Stonehill College

This year marked the second, Graphic Design Annual, art show at Stonehill College. This annual exhibit gives Stonehill's Graphic Design students the opportunity to display the artwork they have created throughout the year. Visitors to the gallery got to view logos, posters, illustrations, publications, motion graphics, and package design pieces. One of the show's unique attractions was the "poster wall", which displayed all of the posters InHouse Design (Stonehill's student run, graphic design studio) created for clients this year. The wall was covered head-to-toe with posters without showing a spec of wall.

While the focus of the show was to display senior work, there was a good deal of underclassman contributions as well. Featured seniors this year were Kathleen Atkins, Sam Dircks, John Hanawalt, Alex Jarvis, Sharon McElroy, John McGowan, Marie Provencher, Jill Rosado, Jesse Scalise, and Kelsey Simonds.

The show has been extended! So it will still be up for another day or two, so if you'd like to check it out please visit Stonehill College's Cushing-Martin Gallery between the hours of 8am - 8pm.

Monster with Fro

Another monster... my favorite part might be his sandals.

Brendan

My brother Brendan, rockin' out on his Fender Jaguar.

Monster

3-eyed monster (the scarf is my favorite part).

Dust Bunnies

A work in progress... I thought it'd be fun to combine 2D Flash art with photos.

RECAP: Providence Children's Film Festival

On Friday I ventured to Rhode Island to see "Sarah's Story", at the RISD Museum of art, for the 1st Annual Providence Children's Film Festival. I was so excited to get to see my film on the big screen, in front of a large audience of kids. My animation was shown in an hour and a half assortment of short films. I was so impressed by the variety of all the creative films shown. A few of my favorites included a stop-motion film about an adventurous garden hose, simply titled "Hose", and a musically inspired 'cut and paste' style animation called "Electric Car". It was truly an inspiring experience, and a festival I hope to be involved with again next year.

"Sarah's Story" is currently available to watch here:

Doodle Hits Big Screen at "Providence Children's Film Festival"

This fall I was inspired to finish a short animated film, I began working on last year. I spent a good portion of winter break enhancing and tweaking this film, and in December submitted it to the first annual "Providence Children's Film Festival".

When I learned of this festival, who's goal is to "bring high quality, independent and international children’s films, animation, and documentaries to Rhode Island, and to present them as shared theatrical experiences for the community", I knew this was a perfect fit for my film. My animated short, entitled "Sarah's Story", is about a about an imaginative young girl who's passion for books inspires her to write her own so she can share her adventures with others.



I recently found out my film has been accepted to the festival, where it will be shown on the big screen at the Cable Car Cinema, and/or the RISD Museum. The four day screening will take place over Presidents' Day Weekend (February 12-15), and promises to be an exciting family experience as there will be workshops and presentations, in addition to the big screen fun.

As a student, I feel very fortunate to be a part of this extraordinary event filled with talented professionals, and am so excited for my big-screen premiere!



Check back soon as I will post the screening schedule when I find out. In the meantime, to find out more about the festival visit: http://www.providencechildrensfilmfestival.org/

My Roommates

I decided it would be fun to draw cartoons of the guys who live on my floor... I think I captured all their personalities pretty well.

Chris with his hockey stick and iced coffee

Jeff wih his xbox, looking pretty intense.

Dave

Joey

Penguin Walk Cycle

Over the past few weeks I've been experimenting, animating things I haven't animated before. Inspired by this walk cycle of Opus of Penguin... I tried to animate my own penguin. Here is my first attempt (still pretty rough).

Happy 2010!!

After a long break in November and December due to final exams and the holidays, here is my first post in 2010. This dragon dude was inspired by the little dragon i have in the "oodles" header.