So, i didn't make the July 24th deadline for the Latino Heritage Month thing,

These were just lighting studies i did for my submission for the Latino Heritage thing, but i didn't make the deadline. :( It's ok, i'll be able to represent my culture for the Day of the dead thing, stay tuned!

Here's a random one i did just a few sundays ago.

I'll finish it soon. Once again, it's in my style, modern cartoon impressionism.

I turned this piece in the other day at the LA municipal art gallery in hollywood.

So, this piece was one of my final paintings for the Mawnstirrs and Rowboughts show last saturday the 18th. I decided to put it into a gallery over in hollywood. They hadn't reached their 1,000 piece limit, so i put it in.

I love Van Gogh, and I love cartoons, it was only fitting for me to combine the two. I call this my Leftyjoe-modern pop-cartoon-impressionism style. I'll be developing more pieces in this style! I love it!!! Hopefuully you like it too.
Go check out this piece in person either at the next Mawnstirrs and Rowboghts show later this year, (maybe in september or october) stay tuned!
Or go see this piece at the "open call LA 2009" at the Municipal art Gallery in hollywood, the opening is from august 13th to september 27th, oen reception will be on sunday august 16th, from 2-5pm, the address is 4800 Hollywood blvd, LA.CA. 90027 admission is free. I'll be there the 16th, (hope i win something) there will be awards handd out! Wish me luck!

Some practice for a piece for Day of the dead at LA's historic Pueblo museum.

So this one is just the beginings of a lighing study for this piece.
The bottom two are closer to what the piece will look like.