Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Darrel CJ


Graphite on 9x12" Canson paper. We call him the "walking google", known for his intelligence and quick wit. A real nice guy, team player, hard worker, but a little wierd, at times. Either you would see him reading a book in a corner or doodling cartoons with his fast hand --he could be a great cartoonist/writer. He's aspiring to be a nurse someday; I think he has the knack for caring sick people.
I still continue on experimenting drawing funny faces from photos. After doing a number of them, I find it a bit challenging now on trying to catch each of their distinct likeness, no matter how exaggerated their features are. Although they're all my boys from work and I am pretty much acquainted with them, I reckon that this drawing process is still a hit and miss. Perhaps, if I repeatedly work on them I would somehow get the result I have been looking for. I might have to call these works "a study". When I went through Seiler's and I see some of his subjects he repeatedly worked on different poses and perspectives, it amazes me how he masterly keep it interesting and funny with their likeness intact. He may have exaggerated a facial feature, like the lips or a nose, and it would still look who they really are. I mean, man, how does he do that?!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Mike K


Graphite on 9x12" on Strathmore paper. Known as "Big Dawg Daddy", "Pitbull", or to some, "Bully". I made him look meaner and intimidating with thicker eyebrows and mustache of the defunct Sadam Hussein; somebody who you don't want to be in your way, or get his attention and be his subject of ridicule. Run before he gits ya!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Salah - The Righteous


Graphite on 9x12" Canson paper. He's the brother from Egypt that I never had. Never compromising, he always stands for what he believe is right, regardless. Always ready to lend a helping hand at any time, no matter what it takes. He's surely living up to his name -the righteous. A very pious man who has read the Bible from cover to cover more than many times than anybody I know. He's excited to be the Godfather of my first baby due on September. That would make us both next to being real brothers. The guy is a good man, what else can I say?
I would have to look at Seiler's works as reference for me to come with something on my own. I'm kinda having fun doing this funny faces of friends, it's relaxing though still challenging. My works hasn't gone that exhageratingly interesting or stirringly funny, not as Seiler as yet. I am still testing the water and see where will it take me.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Sleeping Willow

Charcoal and white chalk on 12x18" brown paper. A registered nurse from Boston. She's quite a gem with 3 brilliance: beauty, brain, and talent (plays violin!). She's friendly, outgoing, and a workaholic bee.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Darwin Harris

Chalk pastel on 11x14 Bristol Vellum. Darwin, movie and tv actor, a typical guy who speaks his mind, very straight forward, tells it like it is. He's been working with us for 4 years or so; funny guy who loves people, a good friend to many, and charming around women. I did this cartoon from his website, trying to see if I have the knack for drawing funny faces in the style like Seiler's. You be the judge.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Inspired by Jason Seiler's funny faces


Graphite on 11x14" Bristol Vellum. My Romanian buddy, Constantin. Some characters are just bound to draw attention from anybody at a drop of a hat like a piece of magnet. The guy is amazing, he would nonchalantly chat with any of the top brasses in the hospital about anything. And they love the guy! I saw how the man operates and that's pure confidence cooked right in my very eyes. He's Mr. Congeniality to many and loves to play Casanova to lady nurses.