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I have a little Moleskine (3.5 x 5.5) notebook that I only draw skulls in. I started in November of 2013 and I do one whenever the urge strikes me. It's not like a skull-a-day thing but sometimes I do get into a period where I will draw one every day for a while then I won't draw any for months. I even lost it for a while and was very sad. I think the longest gap between pages has been a year. This is the most recent skull, drawn on 05.28.2018. Most of them are posted on my Instagram but you have to scroll back a ways to get at the bulk of them.

A start of animal exploration

My friend and I are trying to nail down a tattoo idea for her that involves witchcraft and weight lifting. (Note: the final picture was supposed to be two different ones, but appears to be repeating itself. This happens to me sometimes. Not sure how to fix it.)

Facial hair is a fun challenge to draw, as are bats. Most bats are really, really freaky-looking, which I am 100% into.

One of my original pen and ink drawings. Drawn on an antique piece of paper. The piece measures 3″ Wide X 6″ Tall Signed and Titled. Comes packaged with care and a tracking number.

I feel like my drawings got a lot more dimensional and interesting once I was able to achieve variable line width. I love loading different colors into the pen and going HAM on paper that totally can't handle it. My sketchbooks crackle when I turn the pages. They buckle and heave and are exhausted from their tribulations.

Elves in this part of the forest are well known for their big appetite for Skarlet mushrooms. So for the poor fungus ,evolution was one way road.

(Black biro on a 139mm x 89mm postcard) An artwork that explores shading techniques which are built up until images form to make them more random.

Some studies from the @fullertonarboretum Friday. These are random studies for my Sketching for Animators and Illustrators class. This is how I create handouts. We're hitting the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles this Saturday. Can't wait! #fullertonc

Square format for a change: 30x30cm

Living in a hotel since 9/2016. Make the most of what you have, where you are. Make more art!

Love to make doodles everywhere! I share a photo of a mural made live in La Ronda, Quito-Ecuador to remind something very simple: You just have to breath. Follow my instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/mintchelada/

I found an old book of sheet music. I think it makes for a nice background. The marks are simple here but I like the overall big gestures.

I don't know why I get so full once I'm done cooking a big meal.

When your parents know what kind of souvenirs to bring you back from their vacations :-D

Ending the night with something a tad maximalist here!

I'm great at doing the prep work for a big project. But Wrecks is always there to remind me how anxiety inducing a project of that scale is. So, he throws me into another one I'm not prepared for.

Aren’t we all to a point?

“If you do not know where you are going, any road will take you there.” - Sterling Holloway.

A familiar friend or two appears…

"If there are things that haven’t aged well, I’d be grateful if you laugh them off with a forgiving heart.” - Hirokazu Hikawa.

Nightmare Before Christmas

Sometimes simple things are the way!

On the hunt for gold, are we?

Inspired by a turn of phrase my girlfriend used to describe certain ex-friends of ours who got lost to conspiracy theories and generally problematic attitudes. Needless to say they’re haunted by all kinds of ghosts, wherever these people are!

Sunday morning, more than a decade ago. Music, fellowship, and reports about what God was doing here and there. Some things are worth remembering. We learn from looking back— but we must live forward.