Current projects

Hola Kiddies!

Thought I'd share some of the latest from yours truly. Like a seventh-grader losing his glasses on the tilt-a-whirl, this ride is gearing up to be one big blur for a while. I've been hip deep in a TON of new stuff including a brand spankin new project for an art gallery. I also decided to pull the trigger and return to design school FINALLY! It should've taken place eight years ago, but well, hey I got sidetracked. As long as there's nothing shiny around I can usually stay focused. But say if I jiggled my watch under the lamp like so...HA! Hey look at my watch! It's so sparkly! I'm just like Liberache! Well hellooooooo Dolly, yes helloooo...wait, where was I? Ahhh yes new stuff.

So theres design school applications, updating my old decrepid drooling age-spotted design portfolio, getting submission pieces ready for galleries and festivals this summer, finding financial aid (anyone interested?) and completing two pieces for the gallery in January. Whatever close facsimile of a social life I had has now been neatly folded and placed below a large stack of "you're too old for school shit" books. Anyhow, here's the beginning stages of my first piece entitled "The Motherlode". It's a long horizontal set consisting of three parts (I think). First- the miners striking their riches. Third- the trio of sinister looking outlaws (they'll be even nastier when finsihed) ready to do some badness. And in the middle I want a transition piece but no clue as to what yet. Guess you have to stay tuned my minions.

A Delectable Feast

This is truly one of my favorites. Not sure why, but I have always been fascinated by wolves and their history within the United States and have done a ton of research on them over the years. For this piece everything worked visually - color, space, balance, anatomy and story. Rarely does it happen, but if I can finish a piece of artwork and survey it with minimal criticism then I know I've done a good job. There are some little things I'd fix here and there, but any artist would probably say the same. As I've said before, we're the worst critics when it comes to our own work. Why do you think George Lucas redid all the Star Wars movies a few years ago?

Vino De Alpaca

A couple years ago I was commissioned to do this fun little job for an Alpaca farm. They were building their house and wanted a custom design as the entrance into their wine/tasting room. Did someone say wine and Alpaca in the same sentence?? Though I sincerely hope one has nothing to do with the other, Alpaca farms have begun creating their own wine labels and vice versa. You just may begin seeing these up-scale camelids as standard feature in your area's wine country.

But I digress - back to the illustration Jensen!

This pen&ink piece had to be kept simple as the manufacturer could only sandblast to a certain degree of precision. Overall, I was happy with the finished product. Enjoy!