Animal Music

 

Commercial storyboards: I Love L.A.

For this reimagining of "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman, I worked with one of my all-time favorite creative directors, Shelley Leopold. It became an L.A. Tourism television commercial: I Love L.A. (see the link at the bottom of this post.) 

An early draft featured Billie Eilish and Conan O'Brien riding up the PCH together.

Billie and Conan cruised various LA spots with some famous folk popping up occasionally in the background.

Larry David's New York turns out to be a Warner Brothers set. 

A later iteration minus Conan, Billie and Larry, but still on Warner Brother lot. (This was a fun, weird angle to draw because the fake perspective and the "real" perspective are so out of whack.)

These are all watercolor and ink, but I will admit to messing with the lighting on Photoshop for this particular board. 

And here is the final commercial, beautifully shot through with color and movement... and music--thanks, Randy Newman!  

Who? Where? When? (World Cup edition)

 STEP ONE: Fill in the Who, Where, When table using the outline of the player's uniform as a hint.

STEP TWO: Press the "GUESS" button.

STEP THREE: If you don't get everything right, more visual information will fill in.

STEP FOUR: Guess again.

STEP FIVE: Whatever you get right shows up highlighted in green (and more visual information is added.)

STEP SIX: Last guess...

STEP SEVEN: Yay!! You got it!!

Jon Hamm

Coachella musicians

David Bowie

David Bowie for the LA Times

Governor Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown for the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-election-california-propositions-20121102-quiz,0,2749805.story

George Soros

George Soros for the LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-election-california-propositions-20121102-quiz,0,2749805.story

Sandra Bullock with Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock signing autographs on the cover illustration I painted!

Jeff Lebowski

Comics

"Passive aggression."
"Sarcasm."

"Well, I'd say the butt-smell in that meeting was very promising."

"I'm sorry, I've fallen in resigned annoyance with someone else."

"I'll have the biscuits and a toilet water, bottled."

"Brenda! I haven't see you in ages! Have you remained weight?"

"I've wasted my life."

"It's called 'reverse psychology.'"

           

Watercolor Sketchbook