ILLUSTRATION ART By CORTEZ

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work in progress

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The thought of telling her family or friends about her boyfriend produced feelings in her full of contradictions. Her girlfriends would never believe that she, a girl who stuck to all the rules both at home as in school, would ever be with a guy know as the very leader of the wrong crowd. Only thinking about her friend’s reactions to the revelation would send shivers through her body. All the girls knew about him, though they all agreed he was an untouchable they all secretly fancied him. He was different; he seemed to be preoccupied with a whole other world far out of their reach. They all said his strangeness was repulsive but it was that very strangeness which made them lay uncomfortably in their clean beds at night.

Keep it secret

2011-07-06T01:14:00.000-07:00

Creative proceses bring a whole set of peculiar challenges. When to invite a second point of view for example. The notion of posting online can be a disturbing element. The artist creation can lose its inner power if exposed when not fully fleshed as the artist invisoned.

2011-06-14T02:07:00.000-07:00

From my black bok

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Where does inspiration comes from?

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Hrad work on projects that never seem to end...

2011-03-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

Work for an animation

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2011-03-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

No matter how accomplished the artist, the importance of limited pallet is one of the keys to a succefull image. Volume, value and light...what more can I say..

2011-03-08T04:26:00.000-08:00

Working with a limited palet keeps things simple.
Doing several test shows you where to develop the
composition further. When working in Photoshop,open
multiple windows with various test. As this
example shows, the working in contrast is quick
and simple to do by playing darks against lights
for depth.

work in progress

2011-02-20T08:27:00.000-08:00

Here I will show how some of the images I make get done. From the initial idea to the finish thing. In this coming posts I will show you some cool and usefull tricks that I use to make things work easily.

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These characters I am working one are for a story that`s been cooking for far too long. It's just the case that suchs things just can`t be hurried, they come when they come, much like children I guess.

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This is a character am working on.

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Face it

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2010-11-19T13:46:00.000-08:00

Have been absent for a week or two. Had to submerge in the work and finally put imagery to ideas. Here a littel peek in whats happening soon

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Moth

2010-10-13T09:55:00.000-07:00

I dreamt about a moth. Then a few nights later a real moth exactly like the one in the dream appeared on my windowpane. It stayed there in the dark while I worked on the drawing...this drawing.

2010-10-10T12:37:00.000-07:00

From the sketchbook

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Mantraboy

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Mario

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Face it and...

2010-09-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

When you'r down and out

Flybugwow

2010-09-21T12:30:00.001-07:00

A wild sketch in process

Minnie the Mooche

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Bunnylicious

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This is from an old drawing I did...never really finish this things.
I call it "Bourbon Muse"

2010-08-22T11:47:00.000-07:00

I'ts all work in progress

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I return to the portrait, allways. The human face probably the most expressive in all animal kingdom.

2010-08-01T05:26:00.001-07:00

ANIMAL

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Music is one of the strongest sources of inspiration. It sets the mood. Here was Nina Simone on the scene with "She line woman" A song that drums up the animalistic nature.

Ranger

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In dreams flying is possible

2010-06-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Sigmund Freud talked about the importance of chilhood memories for future sexual tendencies...I remember liking drums as a kid...hahah

2010-06-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Sexuality is a bottomless reservoir of inspiration for the creative beeing. The elusive female ejaculation is as enigmatic as any mystery.

Oil on canvas

2010-06-10T05:11:00.000-07:00

Selfportraits are like talking out loud to one self while walking on the street. Everyone sees you.

Oil on canvas

2010-06-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

The rewards from painiting on large canvases are unrivaled...a step beyond even is having a life model. Capture light and shades...haaaa

2010-05-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

Looking back and forward it's all work in progress...

2010-05-23T12:56:00.000-07:00

I started as a traditional artist. To make ends meet I worked a social worker for mentally disable people.

2010-05-23T07:07:00.000-07:00

Then, nobody can stop you! My brother used to say to me...I never really knew what he meant...

2010-05-19T11:19:00.000-07:00

Dreams are elusive. Within reach yet faraway.

2010-05-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

"ABOUT INSPIRATION & THE TRUE FACE OG GOD"

2010-05-13T15:12:00.000-07:00

One could say it's an obsession sometimes...just sometimes.