HNY and More City

Here's another painting of mine from a few months back. It's also concept art for the personal project I've been mentioning. A lot of the city art is very much inspired by Beijing. Throughout the city you'd see thick black telephone wires tearing through the sky.

Hope …

Insomnia

A quick piece tonight while wishing I was asleep. This image somewhat captures the feeling of drifting off to sleep. Atleast it does to me. Source images are from a few long exposure photos I took a few months back.

New Track - Descend

This track was put together in my spare time and over the course of a month. Most parts were recorded in a single session, but several nights were spent processing, tweaking, and

Hello World.

Is anyone there? I can't blame you if I've fallen off your radar. Cause it is pathetic that almost four months have past since my last post. I always try to make an effort to be more regular, but writing never comes easily to me.

A lot has happened in the past months. …

Demon Portraits

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Here's more concept art for the upcoming project. The past couple of weeks I've been focusing on the Demon character that is the antagonist in the film. The third painting is a refinement of the first. A problem with the first …

Exposures and Updates

It's been too long since the last update, and have been too busy running around and working late nights.

Some Plugs For You

My good friend and fellow artist James McGuire (aka J.Marcus) has just released his latest electronica album "Automat Collider". It's 15 tracks long, and each track is uniquely distinct from the next.

The album reflects his versatility as a musician, and his open taste …

Long Exposure

Last night I was inspired take some photographs at the top of Mount Pollacks, which is only a two minute walk from where I live. Here are the few that came out well. I desperately need a tripod… Below I am posting a few other long exposure photos from about a …

Saying Goodbye

Here are a few photos from my last week in Beijing. The first two are of my students, ATAP1 then ATAP2. And the third is of some colleagues; TAs, teachers, and staff. Digging through these photos makes me miss everyone very much. The batch of photos below were taken …

Home again

After visiting my sister and friends in NYC I have returned to the valley. It's been a couple days being back, and so far so good. I can't get enough of the trees and fresh air. Although Beijing has considerably impacted my life, it now feels like a distant dream. Some …

And so it's over

I stayed up all night getting ready to retransplant my life back home. That's really the way it feels… I'm excited, but also nervous. In the past year I have assimilated to the culture, both the bad and good, and its going to be a challenge to readjust. Bishop told …

Quick Painting

More concept art for the project we've been working on. It was quick PS painting and the result of many different textures and brushes.

Coming Home Early

As some of you already know, I've been having Visa issues and will be coming home early as a result. The Olympics have proven itself a pain in the ass to many of the foreigners that currently work in Beijing. It was a long and convoluted process, and in the end got us …

Shandong Province

Last weekend a small group of us from work went to the Shandong province, which is home to our friend and collegue Xiao Yuan. We stayed with her family in the small town she grew up in. It seems that the major produce of the area is wheat. Down every steet was an …

Beihai Lecture

Last weekend we visited a University in the southeastern tip of China to give a presentation on our school. The people wonderful, the food was delicious, and the tropical landscapes were a nice break from Beijing's industrial spread. Here are a few photos from the …

One Year Anniversary

This weekend was IDD's one year anniversary. To celebrate, the entire company and ATAP1 graduates went on a weekend excursion to a small mountain village 4 hours outside Beijing. The best trip yet. Our days were filled with horseback riding, boating, drinking B

Cheng Zhou

Last weekend Chris and I went to our friend Ge Beilu's hometown (top-right in the first photo) in the south of China. Her family was warm and generous, the food was amazing, and the countryside was so relaxing. I wish we could have stayed longer. Here are a few …

A sketch

Here's a recent illustration. Started as a pencil sketch then brought into PS for color. It's also concept art for a project Chris and I have been working on. Off to bed, a long week ahead….

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From the Screening

I've uploaded a few photos from the screening. As you can see a cake fight ensued shortly after. You can view the entire album here.

These Kids are Awesome

Last night was the official screening of our ATAP1 students' final projects. The event was touching. Everyone was high spirited and very receptive to their work. These kids have been working so hard. They deserve every compliment they got.

As a group, they've come so …