Lady in the Prairie


Here is a New painting for nothing in particular, there was a painting that I got the inspiration from which I'll post later.
I'm working on getting my website to sell prints on canvas and on fine velvet paper. In the meantime I have a temporary Etsy page with some of my prints for the Autumn, it's on the right hand side above from my links. I Also will be having an art show at Disney studios in the next July (a while from now) but I'm giving you a heads up because all of you are invited!
And Also here is the art show in Florida, I got 4 small tiny original pieces,

my apartment


Here is a basic idea of my apartment in L.A, minus the kitchen(is not that nice to include it in the painting) There in the entrance, there is a beautiful mirror desk where I work and paint, seating on my Philip Stark ghost chair, so comfy! then there is a tiny hallway to the bathroom and a door to my bedroom with a nice walking closet. Then there's the dining room, and the black and white tv room.
Oh yes, and my sister is in it, Neysa is in the bedroom wondering where her bed is. And My brother Edgar is enjoying in the dining room a perfect vegan dinner that I've made. I'm about to go out for a walk to have some tea in a coffee shop.
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going home

When I was 7, living Europe, in the pyrenees , I missed the bus after school (which was around 6:30 pm) and since it was winter it got dark so quickly, I had to walk home in the snow across the mountains, I walked for a few hours until I got home safe and cold. (And I did have that pink coat with the hat)

"El internado"


Here is a painting I did from the Spaniard horror drama show I've been watching. Is getting very interesting and I'm waiting for the next season coming at the end of this month! I can't wait!

"Small things"



These are paintings in progress for a show "small things" that wil be held in Lauderhill, Florida in the gallery "Bear and Bird"
in November.

back to my cookbook!



I've been in another world for the last month and a half i've been finishing up the Toy Story picture book. Now is done, I'm doing a few fixes and it won't come out until May 2009, a while from now, but I'm excited to have my first book published!
In the meantime I will finish up my cook book, which I'll be putting together very soon!

oh yes, this is for a wonderful Lorelay exclusive recipe of cola-cao cookies (chocolate powder cookies) I've finally perfectionate them, now I can say they're good! I've had a few testers and they give me thumbs up!

old painting


I'm still working on the toy story book,busy , busy , painting it now, its very exciting, so I haven't been able to find much time doing my own paintings
This is an older painting I did during my third year at Cal Arts for the character animation show, which it was sold sold after. I've been scanning most of my suff for records.

Totoro forest project


Here is my donation for an Auction for the Totoro Forest Project, It was fun to work on this one specially when is for a good cause.
We had to include our own take on a Totoro, so for me, on this painting I did the little girl looking in the reflection of the water,
seeing The little Totoros, and a big Totoro on the distance that looks like a hill of grass.

The legend of Loreley siren



So everyone asks me that my name it doesn't sound like is Spaniard at all, my parents wanted to give me a very different special name so special that they even changed the original Loreley to Lorelay.
Loreley is a rock in germany really! but is in a strong current river where there were many boat accidents, Also
Loreley is the name of one of the beautiful Rhine Maidens who lured navigators of this river to their dooms with their alluring singing, much as the ancient Greek Sirens did.

I was telling my friend Leo Matsuda the story and he suggested that I painted a illustration of it, so I did.
Thanks for the inspiration!

Tortilla de Patatas



I think this recepie is a must have on my cookbook. I've made this dish at my house many times, and everyone loves it, typical in every house in Spain, and easy to make except flipping it over, which it can be a disaster. But by making this dish more often it will become very easy. Its funny because the name of this dish "tortilla de patatas" means potato omelete, but here a "tortilla" is the flat mexican bread... So ...don't be confused about this dish and, enjoy!!!

A la Espanola!




I'm back! I had sooooo much going on that I hardly found time to do something for my cookbook but this is a page I'm working on, inspired by the movie "volver" and the old classic movie posters. "Cooking al la espanola"!!!

color keys


I've been quite busy lately, but here are a few colorkeys that I did for fun, and I will be posting more things next soon!

Scarlet o'hara



This is a donation piece I did for the steven Gettis blog and show, So I got to choose and I did Scarlet, she's got so much character, I like her personality and courage she is great.
http://digitalmedusa.com/sgettis/word/

the last "dinner"


this is a Spaniard feast typical dinner!

I did these yesterday for fun from a really cool fashion site with amazing vintage pictures. Is kind of fun for a change to do something different than the daily routine. I also have been painting during my lunch hour, for practice some thumbnails of Disney backgrounds from the classics, I think by doing it, is going to be a really help full way to see how these amazing artists did it. Oh and now I'm official at Disney, no more trainee or apprentice, now I have ... even more pressure, but that is a great motivation!