Levi Drop

Tiny Gallery | Williamsburg. I was watching Nolan paint his Fruta Fresca series, which were made of wooded slats that resembled a fruit crate. I told him he should scramble the slats to create a new image. He didn't do it, so I did, which was the start of my Reconstruction Series.

The Portrait of Nolan. I had wanted to paint Nolan for a while. We had worked together at a startup where I took mugshots of the team. I like that photo of him because he looks so different now. He was so Rockabilly. REBEL | 2014 Oil and acrylic on wood 24" x 17"   [gallery type="rectangular" ids="3055,3056,3057"]

The Heavy J.C. Leyendecker created these painting in the twenties, where the edges of the image disappeared. He knew what not to draw, to make the things he actually drew somewhat more important. This is my homage to his idea of leaving well enough alone.

I had to make a logo for a Ringtone App. The fellas I was working with were fixated on some kind of mascot. I tend to shy away from mascots, as they are difficult to get right.

The Team at Jamdat I worked for a while at a startup called Jamdat. When I joined the company, there were four people, so I drew everyone. Four years later, I had well over a hundred illustrations. They started quite simplistic, but over the years, I got better. I did a good job if I really liked you, or if you really annoyed me. Anyone caught in the lull of my mood spectrum got a competent likeness, but nothing to write home about. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="2921,2922,2923,2924,2925,2926,2927,2928,2929,2930,2931,2932,2934,2935,2936,2937,2938,2939,2941,2942,2943,2944,2945,2946,2947,2948,2949,2950,2951,2952,2953,2954,2955,2956,2957,2958,2959,2960,2961,2962,2963,2964,2966,2967,2968,2969,2970,2971,2972,2973,2974,2975,2976,2977,2978,2979,2980,2981,2982,2983,2984,2985,2986,2987,2988,2989,2990,2991,2992,2993,2994,2995,2996,2997,2998,2999,3000,3001,3002,3003,3004,3005,3006,2965,2933,2920,2940"] Check out The Mugshot Project

The Team at Geodelic I was the Creative Director for a company called Geodelic, for which I had designed an awesome logo. This is where I met Nolan. He was the only designer that applied for the job that wasn't crazy. I always try to do something team building with the staff, so I resorted to the old stand-by. Mugshots for all. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="2869,2876,2868,2882,2880,2870,2871,2879,2874,2878,2873,2877,2875,2881"] Check out The Mugshot Project

The Team at Bellrock I was the Creative Director at Bellrock, which was the origin of the mugshot. I was in charge of putting together the office, which was looked like a 1940's police station. We had this line up wall in the lobby, which was the perfect backdrop for the Polaroids we took. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="2904,2909,2889,2908,2895,2898,2890,2899,2901,2897,2894,2892,2891,2902,2893,2900,2896,2907,2905,2906,2903"] Check out The Mugshot Project

Man & Machine. I wanted the images to relate to the media, which were two pieces of wood, one rough and weathered and the other crisply finished. I rendered of the portrait to change at the border between old and new.