Blog
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Client Work: Congrats Ms. Kim
May 9, 2023
My latest commission comes from Together New Haven to honor Ms. Kim from the Oriental Pantry. I love creating portraits to honor people making an impact in the community. I’m happy to be able to create artwork that honors New Haven and it’s community members.
My process steps on a…
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Resident Evil 4 Remake: This is Fine
April 27, 2023
I’ve been playing the stellar Resident Evil 4 Remake lately (I played the original to death too) and was inspired to create some fan art that captures that feeling of dread that comes with facing down a horde of villagers infected with Las Plagas. What came to mind was riffing…
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Client Work: Yale ID Illustration
April 25, 2023
My artwork has been featured as a part of the online publication “It’s Your Yale.” The brief was to create art that symbolized the many uses of a Yale ID. The concept was to convey the card like Thor’s hammer or the sword from Masters of the Universe. Read the…
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Client Work: New Haven, Top 52 Places to Go 2023
March 24, 2023
I was hired by the New Haven Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism to create graphic recordings for their celebration at the Shubert Theater. The New York Times has included New Haven in their list of “Top 52 Places to Go 2023.” How these assignments work is I have a…
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Feature: NFT NYC 2023
March 20, 2023
My digital painting of Solange (“Don’t Touch My Soul) will be featured as a part of the NFT NYC’s Times Square Roadblock. It will be seen on billboards at 1 Times Square, NYC between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on April 11th along with many other featured artists from the event. The…
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Press: The Falling Up Podcast
January 4, 2023
The Falling Up Podcast
“Turning life’s obstacles into opportunities.” I was honored to appear on The Falling Up Podcast with Kevin Paulin and Ben Backes to talk about my artistry, being married and dressing well. Check it out here..
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Client Work: Hey, Brother
January 4, 2023
I was commissioned by my friend and author, Jake Goldberg to illustrate the cover for his novel, “Hey, Brother” The story is loosely based on him and his brother Jake. The older brothers featured at the top of the image are wrestlers while the younger brothers are the viewers watching…
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Illustrations for My Wedding
January 4, 2023
As an artist I put a lot of pressure on myself to create illustrations for my wedding that were unique and spoke to the story of how my wife and I came together. We’re both creative people so she had a lot of input into how the final products turned…
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Client Work: Arts and Ideas X Black Hog Beer
June 6, 2022
Hi, everyone! I haven’t blogged in a very long time. I wanted to put together this post to talk about my commission from The International Festival of Arts and Ideas X Black Hog Beer. The theme was CONNECT and i was one of three artists that were hired to create…
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Client Work: Arts for Labor
August 10, 2021
I’m excited to share my new collaboration with The International Festival of Arts & ideas! I was commissioned by them to illustrate essential workers. (including myself since my day job is as a paraprofessional for New Haven Public Schools.) I wanted to create these portraits in a vibrant pop art…
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