Perrito - digital painting

And here a bit of the process...

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Ink drawing

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A green bird once told me never to loose sight of the horizon, specially in difficult times...

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A bit of a change for the fifth of this series.

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The latest one...

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Here is a second illustration, made with Sketchbook for Android.

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I broke my foot this passed Saturday. I was not doing anything fancy, just walking on a sidewalk heading back to my car after seeing my niece Sofia on her ballet class. I twisted my right foot and broke the fifth metatarsal. While the dependency resulting from the limited mobility is not very pleasant, let alone the pain, resting is giving me time to explore sketching on my phone. This is a sketch I made with SketchbookPro on my LG Android phone.

Enjoy!

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e-book cover - La Ciénaga de los Placeres
digital painting

And is finally out!!!
If you understand Spanish or Portuguese, please feel free to grab a copy of my latest collaboration with the Bocachica Gozoza Project. It is the result of an international open call for writers and visual artists and  includes work from creatives from Chile, Colombia, Brasil and Peru.
You can get your copy HERE!

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New product - Red Creature
digital painting

Hey! This illustration is available at my Society6 store

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New Illustration - Woman Inside
digital painting

Visiting my dark lift my spirits! What can I say...

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Collaboration with Doodlers Anonymous  - Coloring Book Vol II
Coloring page


Hello!
Got some news, I'm participating in Vol II of the Coloring Book put out by the fellows of Doodlers Anonymous. Get your order in. It's a super fun and "different" coloring book for kids or adults. So get there and pre-order your copy now! 

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Final Art

Underneath The Juniper Tree - The September Issue (cover)
digital painting

A few weeks back the always lovely people over at Underneath The Juniper Tree Magazine contacted me to work on their cover for The September Issue. Something creepy and fun. Honestly, how could've resisted?

To show how my creative process (usually) works, I've included in this post the final art (above), that you can see on the magazine HERE, and also the sketch and a colour study (below.)

I was giving the following to work with:"(...) something moving from summer to Autumn. Something creepy, but fun." Based on that, I submitted four different ideas, four very rough small sketches. It is important to me, from the very beginning, to name the rough sketches in a way that represent the idea behind them. This one in particular I named: Madam W. arrives and things start to fall. It works not only as a constant reminder of the idea itself, but also as a source of inspiration that constantly feeds my creativity and my interaction with the piece.

Sketch

Once one of the four sketches was selected, I did four different colour studies from were I chose the one I thought best represented the mood for the piece. When doing the colour studies, I keep it loose, so I can try different schemes without getting too attached. At the end, what's important here is capturing the mood through colours, not how finely applied the colours are. That could also result in some dreadful combinations, but deciding what colours I'm definitely not using is part of this stage as well!

Colour Studies

Chosen colour scheme

As you can see, the final piece is a bit different from the initial sketch, but the overall idea still the same. I included some leaves falling and decided to get rid off the sun melting. I tweaked some elements to give it a better composition and I gave Madam M a beautiful and creepy smile. From start to finish, it is a creative dialogue with the illustration, a continuous flow that evolves and moves almost organically. Trying not to get too attached, and letting it be. It is all part of the process!

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details of photos by photographers of The Toronto Walk Project:  Valentino Visentini - Daniel Ablan - Patrick T. Lo - Melanie Hillock - Yasmin Benhan

The Toronto Walk Project  
design of promotional materials


I am so proud to be part (a little part, tho) of this amazing art project presented by a fantastic team lead by my dear and talented friend Bruce Baklarian. The Toronto Art Project is a visual and audio documentation of a one-day walk around some of Toronto's most interesting neighbourhoods.

Bruce, the project director, explains his motivation: "The idea behind the making of this project is simply to celebrate the beautiful city we live in, the Toronto Walk Project is the platform where one can view and/or hear some of the city’s streets, colours, citizens, stories, sounds, and all the small nuances that make it so unique. Come along, walk your city!"

One day, five areas, one city, five teams. Hundreds of photographs and many hours of recording material. Over a year of hard work. The result is an extraordinary journey through the photos and recordings of ten amazing photographers and sound recordist/reporters. This amazing and inspiring project celebrates the great city of Toronto. A city I'm in love with and that I love to walk!




You can take a look (and take a listen) now by visiting: http://www.torontowalkproject.com.
Or, if you are lucky enough to be in town, I do invite you to go to Gallery1313 today, August 23rd, starting at 7 pm. to the opening reception and on Saturday, August 25th to the artist talk. If you cannot make it, no worries! The exhibition will be on until September 2nd.

As for my participation, well, you can credit me for that big red sun embracing Toronto landscape!

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sketch - profile of a girl
digital painting

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sketch - girl (back)
digital painting

It's good to do things that you don't usually do. What for? To wake up your brain, to keep it active, a jump start in case some of your neurons are lazily asleep.
The back of a girl, here for you. Enjoy!

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All I Got
sketch + digital painting

New one with the sketch for you to enjoy!

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sketch - Payaso (clown) without Calibration
digital painting

I got a new monitor (that I'm loving!) but I've been procrastinating when it comes to colour calibration. So I should warn you, I'm happy with the look of this sketch on my not-yet-calibrated monitor but only you'll know how decent it looks on yours. Don't be shy, and let me know ;o)
In any case, hope you enjoy my payaso!

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Editorial - Flashing Mountie
digital painting

This is an illustration regarding an Edmonton RCMP officer being transferred to BC after being disciplined for inappropriate sexual behaviour.
For more info you can read this article.

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Personal - Let me Say Hello
digital painting

New piece!

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Good2Practise - 01
digital painting

One can never stop learning, I tell you that. Here is a drawing I made in Photoshop just for the sake of practicing. No reference, just decided to draw a face, black and white. That's all! If you want to comment, or give me your opinion, don't be shy. Cheers!

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photo courtesy of Andrea Torres.

photo courtesy of Austin Gilkeson.

iPhone case

It makes me extremely happy to receive photos of new iPhone cases in use. Thanks so much for buying and also for sending pictures my way. It makes my day!
If you want to see other models available, please visit: http://society6.com/littlemissmachete/cases Don't be shy, and if you buy one, send me a picture, I'll post it here for the world to see ;o)

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Under the Juniper Tree - Mab Ipswich vs. Principal Goblinson
digital painting

And my favourite witch, Miss Mab Ipswich, comes back to the March issue of Under The Juniper Tree  and I have the fortune of contributing with three illustrations. I invite you to check out "Mab Ipswich vs. Principal Goblinson" another great story by Austin Gilkeson. Enjoy!

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Products - Take a Risk! - Piranhas
iPhone case

I'm so happy to see one of my illustrations in action! Here is a photo I received of this (awesome) iPhone case ;o) courtesy of Paula. Thanks! If you like it, you can go RIGHT HERE to order yours! The are more designs so visit my shop now and do some buying!

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