“I love creating moments that could have been, moments that are forever, and moments that bring joy.“

Practicing improving speed. One shot; no touch-ups. Took about 3hrs and 50mins. . . Graphite Pencil on Canvas (6"x6") . . . . #draw #selfportrait #portrait #drawing #portraitart #graphiteportrait  . #artoncanvas #canvasart #pencildrawi
I got my purple belt today! I'm going to miss my blue belt, but I'm excited for what's next. Looking forward to getting better with my team. I'm grateful to be surrounded by so many great people. Oss! 💜  . Thank you for everything @colhadobjj .
I forgot how much I love doing body art. Took me a few minutes to get used to the texture, but this piece was a lot of fun. Looking forward to doing more! . Thanks for modelling @rhyannon5! ♥️ . . Mehron Makeup Paint . . . . #octopus
On August 31st I competed in the @ibjjf World Master tournament, and I wanted to share some thoughts leading up to it. . I competed in the Blue Belt, Lightweight (168lb/76kg), Master 1 Gi division. Props to everyone in my division because we had the
Ranked #1 in the world and I couldn't be happier! Thank you to my family at @colhadobjj ! . . . I'll make a more detailed post about it later. Thank you to my coaches, teammates, and opponents that pushed me to my limit. . . . . #ibjjf #worldMaster
Another favorite of mine and a good one to end this series on with Mother's Day being tomorrow. ♥️ . I realized while drawing this that I coincidentally have a lot of Mom & Daughter portraits. Probably more than any other family theme (if
I remember focusing really hard and getting really close to the canvas trying to get the details right, because the reference photo isn't very sharp. So when I was tired of focusing on getting details from the faces, I would switch to the water to re
I knew I would like this one before I started because of the strong contrast in the photo and the mean mug. My current process for getting jet black values is a little tedious though, but bald kid Anthony got me through it. Thanks brother! 🙏🏾 . .
I rarely name my work, but to keep track of the different pieces in this series, I would give them all a temporary name that's easy to remember. The first one I posted with the bridge in the background is "bridge", the one at a concert is &
This lovely cat here is Kenma. Unfortunately, he passed away earlier this year, but he was such a big part of their family that he needed to be included. Super happy I got to meet him and immortalize him in this series. Rest in Peace, Kenma. ♥
I don't have a single favorite piece from this series. I would say there is a 4-way tie out of the 14. This is one of them. I had a good feeling about it before I started drawing it. Really good energy from it as well, so I figured it's a good choice
I love the faces in this one, but drawing the wildness of the hair was the most fun. Also, Kim was more off to the side in the photo, so I had to move her in closer to keep them in a square frame. I'm proud of how that turned out too. But yeah, fun v
This is one of those pieces where before starting it I thought "It's going to suck getting the details in (referring to Anthony's traditional Hanbok), but it's going to look so good if I take the time." And I was right! I really like the ph
This one was a lot of fun to work on. I love drawing exaggerated facial expressions and fortunately these two can make some really good ones. 😂 . That said, when you draw someone naturalistically, there's often what some would consider an "ugly
I am honored to have been trusted in creating a proposal art series for my friend @anthonywonton. I worked on 14 portrait pieces over the past 3 months to have ready for when he proposed to his now fiance @insecurityguard. Now that they're living it
Happy birthday to my friend @delaozzy! This drawing is from a photo of him walking Baker Beach (I think) shortly after arriving to San Francisco. . To Ozzy: I think this moment is the beginning of your character arc that you're currently in the midd
Happy birthday to my friend and coach, @on.oui! And congratulations on winning gold this past weekend! It has been a good time competing with you these past few tournaments. Your first win gave me momentum going into mine. 🙏🏾 . I'll give you this p
Got to watch my coach Jose compete and win last month in his first tournament as a black belt. He's coached @mira__marquez and I for most of our tournaments, so it was a pleasure to see him on the mats. Crazy nerve wracking too. Now I know how he fee
Happy birthday, Champ! @mira__marquez won gold earlier this month @officialbjjtour US Open and I couldn't be happier for her. I didn't know what Jiu-Jitsu was till she told me and I wouldn't have started if she hadn't suggested it, so my success and