November 23, 2011

DICO

Sorry bout the lack of posts lately. I've been doing some work for a developer in Tokyo.
Hopefully I'll be able to share more about those projects soon.

September 20, 2011

The Yoshidas


A fun piece I did for a friend and his family, Tom Yoshida.

September 03, 2011

It's a boy


Just added a new member to the family today, a beautiful bouncing boy!

August 11, 2011

Ryohei Yamashita

Today I drew my friend Ryohei Yamashita.Click for full view.

Here is the quick sketch I did a while back

Here is a photo of him selling some of his art

and here is his work from the Osaka mini-con last month. You can see more of his stuff at http://www.illustmaster.com/

August 06, 2011

me by Takagi

Here is a fun pic I recieved an artist named Takagi. He draws caricatures at Universal studios Japan. He does great work.

August 01, 2011

Kamal Dollah

Here is my recent take on Kamal Dollah, an artist from Singapore.

July 20, 2011

Klaas Op De Beeck

Here is my take on Klaas Op De Beeck. A very cool young man from Belguim.

here is another awesome picture of me done by Marcus Sakoda. Very cool.

July 12, 2011

Ryohei Yamashita

Here is a picture of me I received by Ryohei Yamashita. He is an illustrator and took first place at the Osaka mini-con. Check out his amazing work at http://www.illustmaster.com/

July 09, 2011

InJin

Sorry for the long gap between posts. I recently made friends with a Korean artist named InJin. We swapped pics. Here they are.

May 16, 2011

Winner - David Zarif


Here is my take on the winner of my 20,000 click give-away, David Zarif! Congrats.

April 27, 2011

April 19, 2011

Life in Japan Update April 2011


As I’m sure you all know, Japan was recently hit with a trio of disasters. As a member of ISCA Japan, I’d like to thank everyone for their concern and warm wishes. The outpouring of support from around the world has been very heartwarming.



I don’t know how up to date everyone is on the who, what, and where of what went on, so I thought an update/recap is in order. The large earthquake of March 11th and struck north-eastern Japan the hardest, but was still strong as far south as Tokyo. The pink area in the map above is meant to represent the intensity of the earthqauke. The ensuing tsunami hit the north east coast, destroying buildings and damaging a nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture. The orange area on the map showing the tsunami damaged areas.



This resulted in eastern Japan’s electrical grid operating at 85% capacity. After experimenting with rolling blackouts to save power, they have decided to stop scheduled blackouts until the heat of summer makes them needed. As far as I know, western Japan has been completely unaffected. They use an entirely different system, with a different voltage as well.



As for radiation, the initial event caused a large amount to be released. During the first week, there were reports of increased radiation on some nearby spinach, and a few water supply had enough radiation to make them dangerous to infants. There was also amount of radiated water released into the sea, causing some stoppages in the fishing industry. Luckily for Japan, what airborne radiation that is still leaking is mostly being carried away from Japan by trade winds.



While north-eastern Japan has a lot of re-building and the immediate area around the Fukushima plant won’t be the same for quite a long time, life for most people in Japan has largely returned to normal. The numerous aftershocks seem to have died down and there are no more gas shortages or blackouts. The news seems to be focusing on the tough task of rebuilding, and trying to find the best way to rebuild. The coming of spring and the blooming of the cherry blossoms has helped lift spirits as well. It has been a crazy month. One I certainly won’t forget, but the future of Japan is looking brighter again.


April 08, 2011

20,000!


As a thanks to everyone who checks out my artwork, the first person to comment on my blog will get a free caricature. Thanks again for stopping by!

April 04, 2011

Michael J Fox

Yet another entry for a facebook contest. Such a great subject, I couldn't help myself. Since I'm coming up on 20,000 hits, I thought I'd give a free sketch to the first comment after my counter rolls over. Best of luck!

March 26, 2011

Sharon Stone from Total Recall


Here is my Sharon Stone from Total Recall for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000.

March 20, 2011

Takeshi Kitano

I did this for Caricaturama Showdown 3000. This week we are working on Japanese celebrities. Our hope was to raise awareness and hopefully money for Tsunami victims in Japan. I'm currently living about 100 miles southwest of the hardest hit areas, as well as the damaged nuclear reactors. It's a little tough with gas shortages, power outages, and food shortages, aftershock, and fear of radiation. Luckily we are far enough inland that we didnt suffer any water damage. If you want to help out the tsunami victims, you can make a donation to the red cross at https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&5052.donation=form1&df_id=5052

March 14, 2011

Caricaturama Showdown 3000


My take on Chow Yun Fat for the Caricaturama Showdown 3000 contest.

February 27, 2011

Nick Cave

Here is my most recent celebrity caricature for a online contest. Click for a closer view.

February 24, 2011

My blog about Japan

I recently started a blog to share some fun info about Japan. Feel free to check it out if you have any interest in the land of the rising sun. Check it out at http://mysteriesofjapan.blogspot.com/

February 18, 2011

Webpage update!

Finally got around to updating my webpage. Check it out if you have some time.
Let me know what you think!

February 15, 2011

February 07, 2011

February 06, 2011

CS3000 - Tommy Lee Jones

My take on Tommy Lee Jones from No Country for Old Men for Caricaturama Showdown 3000

January 24, 2011

Caricaturama Showdown 3000

Another take on Michael Scott from the Office for the facebook contest

January 21, 2011

January 09, 2011

My lucky Day

I got two great pictures in one day. One from Chiba Keisuke
and one from his wife Tomoko Sasaki