A LONG TIME AGO
in a neighborhood far, far...away
came a California kid that was given the power of "THE FORCE" in the summer of 1977 when my father took me to the Mission Valley Cinema to experience a little unknown Sci-Fi film called "Star Wars" that permanently altered my universe. I spent my childhood escaping into imaginary worlds, filling every scrap of paper I could find with X-Wings, Tie Fighters and character drawings into my preteens and early twenties. In 1986...life and adulthood responibilities got in the way and stopped creating for the next twenty years.
Everything changed in 2006 when my Father passed away that somehow guided me back to the familiar weight of a No. 2 pencil and sketch pad. With only 36 hours before the services, I picked up exactly where I left off years before, sketching his portrait to give my grieving Mother. Seeing her loving reaction didn't just ease her pain—it softly reignited my own dying love for art and spent the next four years working with graphite, charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil became a quiet conversation with the absent. I dedicated hundreds of hours to capturing the delicate contours of the human face, finding a beautiful, aching solace in honoring the loved ones that others had lost.
In 2010 my Whimsy child-like spirit took the steering wheel and demanded we try something completely new! That’s how I ended up picking up a paintbrush and completely falling head-over-heels for Pointillism. If you aren't familiar, it's that wildly meticulous, dot-by-dot technique pioneered back in the 19th century by French master Georges Seurat. Instead of doing the sensible thing, I decided to channel all that intense, labor-intensive diligence into my love of Pop Culture Icons and Cinematic history that shaped my youth for the next nine years...one tiny dot at a time!
2019 was the year I dove headfirst into geometric sketches and illustration art, and honestly? It became my absolute favorite creative craving. I’ve always had a secret crush on old-school, traditional drafting techniques. Suddenly, my new everyday swag was rolling deep with T-squares, protractors, precise angles, drafting templates, straightedges and French curves incorporated with wildly bright, vibrant colors to catch the perfect balance of pure geometry and motion. Yeah, It's pretty damn cool vs the instantaneous era of digital and AI art?
Today, my work is featured at comic conventions, galleries, and live exhibitions. Selling an original used to fell like a bittersweet goodbye, but now it brings me pure joy knowing a part of me is brightening someone else's world, while beautifully fuels my own drive to create even more! I take my craft seriously, but at the end of the day? I'm just a kid at heart whose inner child survived—and every single day is a celebration because it is never too late to do what you LOVE! : )
In September 2024, we laid our Mother to rest, bringing her back to our Father's side.
He was 85, and she was 95. We will hold them in our hearts and love them forever.
This Website is dedicated to the two who gave us everything: our Mami Chula and Papi Chingon.
Me hanging out at Ben Kenobi's Pad
My Brother and I at the Rebel Alliance Academy
My Lowrider Mandalorian bike
Present day : )
