Coastal Beauty

Stopped along the coastal highway to take in some of the breath taking beauty on the way to San Francisco. I managed this watercolor while being battered by the wind. My fingers were sore from holding on to the paper by the time I decided to leave, but it was worth it to stop off the highway, and hike down through thick shrubs and flowers to spend some time admiring nature.

madguru.com Gul - Concept Art Added

I've redesigned the main website with a bunch of new material and the start of many exciting new things.  Have a look at concept art from my short film Gul(flower). The concept art gallery gives  a good glimpse into the design process, from taking inspiration from real life to re imagining it for the context of the story. A lot of the design process is about how you think about each element to make intelligent choices that drive the themes and purpose of the story home. A lot of time and care goes into each decision, while trying to balance the desire for spontaneity to bring in fresh, seemingly unrelated sources of inspiration into the mix.

Original Drawing of Gul.

Concept art of the Maker

Workshop Concept Art from Gul

Food Trucks and Sawtelle

So, I head out to Sawtelle today, where there is a stretch of really fun Japanese restaurants. I did some watercolors before the sun went down. The air has been really clear and the colors, absolutely beautiful here in LA lately. There's a Yogurtland there, some good Japanese supermarkets, several noodle and boba places along with Giant Robot and Giant Robot2, with some cool art books, a gallery of work by a talented artist named Theo Ellesworth and lots of inspiration. That night there were some food trucks, and I had myself a nice tofu burrito and taco from Bool and some amazing sweet empanadas from Chef Che.

Montezuma, Costa Rica

I painted these while attending the Montezuma International Film Festival in Montezuma, Costa Rica. This was the fourth festival to screen my short film Gul (flower).

Hilltop Culver City

Went to a hill top in Culver City and created this watercolor sketch with many shades of green.

China Sketches

 

  

Here are some sketches created during travels in China last summer.