Pelé

 

I started drawing this portrait as World Cup 2022 was unfolding in Qatar. It was completed on the day we lost this iconic soccer star. Rest in peace to a true Brazilian legend, Pelé.

This is part of an ongoing project, where I'm attempting to draw a picture on every map in a beautiful old Rand McNally atlas. Stay tuned for more! 

  

Lux Vidal

Here's a portrait for a new client, Sarah Lawrence College, in Bronxville, NY. It depicts alumna, Lux Vidal, a noted anthropologist. She has devoted her life to studying indigenous tribes in the Amazon region of Brazil. She became a forceful advocate for supporting the rights and culture of the Xikran tribe.  Not only was this a fascinating assignment to collaborate on, it gave me an opportunity to incorporate one of my favorite elements into the artwork, maps! A special thanks to designer, Hannah Fichandler, and editor, Jean Smith, for this fantastic assignment.
Below are sketches I submitted for this project:

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Another Peacock

Here's another peacock drawing I created for Hudson Valley Home. The original piece (as well as beautiful reproductions will be available there soon! You can view my other peacock drawing from this series here.

Peacock

I was asked by a new local business, Hudson Valley Home, to create artwork with a peacock theme. This 12" by 12" mixed media piece is what I came up with. The original, as well as prints will be available soon! You can view sketches for this project here.

Sketching Peacocks

Here are some peacock studies I played with last week. They're ideas for animal prints I'm creating for a new client.  You can view my owl sketches here, elephant sketches here and whale sketches here. I'll be posting more about this project in the days to come, so please visit again soon!