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Happy new year!

2012-01-03T20:12:00.000-08:00

Something new for a new year!

I know it's been quite some time since

my last post and it looks like it might be a while

before my next one. I'm taking a break to continue

my new direction with my art. Thanks for visiting, I may

post a stray sketch or two in the future so keep your eyes peeled!

sunday morning

2011-10-16T08:55:00.000-07:00

This I decided to start the day with a little painting!

Still wishing I could feel more of that Autumn air, a lot more.

it's been awhile

2011-10-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

A quick little painting I did, it's been quite some time since I've painted so this was simple but fun!

Early again

2011-08-29T17:26:00.000-07:00

It's ALMOST that time of the year again when the ghouls and goblins come to play!

How do I know this? Well all the stores are already selling Halloween merchandise...

so here's my first response a QUICK little doodle I created in Photoshop:

Harry Potter Tribute

2011-07-07T16:25:00.000-07:00

If you're out in Cali this weekend please stop by Gallery Nucleus and check out the Harry Potter tribute show and support many other artist and myself!! http://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/244

Good Ol' Abe

2011-06-27T17:32:00.000-07:00

Something I created for a class I was teaching. We worked with watercolors and learned how to use a pen! Fun times, I love teaching and sharing technique with others!

Sometimes....

2011-05-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

...I like to think that I am an illustrator ;)

Here's an image I recently did for an organization

called the NOTR, national order of trench rats. They are

a grand group formed by the Disabled American Veterans nation wide!

Edward

2011-04-19T18:29:00.000-07:00

This little piece was shown with 159 other works of art this past sat. at the Gallery Nucleus! It was a blessing to be involved in the Edward Scissorhands tribute show and to have my art sell at the first show I was involved in! Thanks guys! Check out the show here:

www.gallerynucleus.com

surfing samurai

2011-03-29T17:17:00.001-07:00

Sunscreen!

2011-02-28T09:37:00.000-08:00

I know that spring is upon us and we're all still getting over winter but the child in me JUST CAN'T WAIT TIL HALLOWEEN!!! This piece is something I whipped up at work during last October. trick or treat!

2011-02-13T18:04:00.001-08:00

quick watercolor demo I did for a class. Hopefully I will update more often now. I have realized
I need to pick up the pace when it comes to art and challenge myself much more!

holidays!

2010-12-23T21:40:00.000-08:00

Wanted to share my last class demo, just in times for the holidays! Hope everyone stays safe and enjoys their family time!

Merry Christmas

2010-12-04T17:21:00.000-08:00

Something new that I've done for work!
Hope you enjoy!

BE THANKFUL!

2010-11-03T09:55:00.000-07:00

New piece I created for my works webpage! Hope you enjoy!

MOnster BaLL Shindig!

2010-10-07T16:29:00.000-07:00

A something I created for a school coming up this month at work!
HAPPY HAUNTINGS!

Pirate Microwave?

2010-07-19T22:02:00.001-07:00

Bad scanners still hurt my watercolors but I have to work with what I have!

I'm drawing a lot of pirates lately because of the school I work for, they are called

the Lil' Pirates! So this is actually just for fun!

New things...

2010-07-02T07:09:00.000-07:00

Earlier this summer I was tossing around an idea for a comic but but suddenly become busy with some new book projects that will bring me back to doing something more whimsical and fun!
So here's a little something of what could have happened!

Hello. It's been a while....

2010-03-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

It's been quite some time since I've updated here but life always gets busy but there's always time to draw fools in fancy get ups looking mean. More to come soon, next time in the form of painting!

Palm Bay Elementary

2009-07-02T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well I've been away for awhile, for a great reason! Here's a sneak peek of my lat erst work. I was commissioned by Pam Bay elementary to create a series of paintings for their library. It was a ton of fun to work with the school and be apart of their AMAZING art program! truly I owe a big thanks to my friend Mr. Cortes for allowing me to be a part of his classroom!

what's up?

2009-04-13T16:40:00.000-07:00

Here's a few sketches for a project I'm working on for Palm Bay Elementary. It's so exciting to be working on artwork for a school and to be doing large scale paintings. I've included pencil sketches, character designs and a color rough(it's really rough I think) Hope you enjoy and I'll share more of the process as the project progresses!

it's been awhile

2009-02-19T18:30:00.000-08:00

I know it's been sometime since my last post. I thought I would just share a few select images from my sketch book, images from projects I am working on. Take care!!

first post of the new year

2009-01-12T20:38:00.000-08:00

Well things are starting off slow this new year. All the time I have is dedicated to design. So I thought I'd take some time out to paint in the moon light. Just a quickie.

in the spirit!

2008-12-07T18:55:00.000-08:00

Yay!! Holiday time!!
this year I am really excited because I am becoming an uncle!!!
It's a great Christmas gift! I just pray the lord brings the baby
through safely and that we all get to eat tons of food together
as a family!

UPDATE!

2008-11-14T17:23:00.000-08:00

I've been pretty busy with life again lately, who isn't!!!
My father has been in and out of the hospital, sister is giving birth this Dec.(in just a few weeks!!)
I'm trying to find more WORK and I'm doing a lot of web design and graphic design!
Finally I got a phone call about some freelance! Thank you LORD!! Here's the end product.
It's not my best work but it was nice to not only get to illustrate and get paid for it again but also work with Barry Greyson again. So as for the illustrations, what is it all about!!?? Use your imagination! CHECK OUT MY SKETCH BLOG TOO! You can find a link for it to the left!
or junkdrome.blogspot.com

That time of the year...

2008-10-22T23:03:00.000-07:00

Yes it's time for my favorite season and ONE of my favorite holidays, Halloween! Sadly I've been too busy this year to create several new paintings celebrating this time of the year but I have a few quickies that I've done over the past few weeks. Hopefully you guys enjoy them and HOPEFULLY I'll get something real ghastly up for you soon! Again the scans of these images are poor but it will have to do for now!

moon

2008-09-08T21:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a little illustration I did for a children's book illustration club I belong to on Deviant Art.
The theme was MOON and of course that's some of my favorite subject matter that I don't paint enough of. Full moon on the beach that is one of my favorite things to do, yup...I know I'm corny.

her again

2008-08-04T21:48:00.000-07:00

I've been real busy doing design work and developing my website. SO while I find time to create, heres a familiar face to keep you company.

wind

2008-05-31T10:17:00.000-07:00

While I'm away

2008-05-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

Here's SOME of the work I've been doing while I'm trekking through Florida.

before i go...

2008-04-25T11:56:00.000-07:00

It's time for Mr.Sorrentino to take a break. I'll be on a much needed short vacation, so I'll be away from the blog for a SHORT period of time. Before I leave I'd like to share with you this little fella! Isn't he cute? Don't you wish you can pinch his cheeks? More of him to come later, more Humberto too and perhaps a sneak peek into the world of the Surfing Samurai...keep your eyes peeled!

Rough Draft

2008-04-17T14:38:00.000-07:00

(I added a change in tone to the archway of the bridge, thank you Steve for your observation ;) )
Heres a color rough of a Humberto piece I'm doing in watercolor. Although this isn't a very complete or a full finished illustration, it was still fun. Also this was good photoshop practice for me and I thought it was time to take my concepts and put them in more of an environment. SO heres the first part of the process, I thought I would get opinions first as well, about composition, color, and tone. Let me know what you think!

new! just for fun, sort of

2008-04-05T01:45:00.000-07:00

Here's a character study/sketch of a project I'm working on with a friend.
It actually involves surfing and samurais believe it or not! Hopefully the piece isn't too warm,
the scan doesn't do it much justice! keep your eyes peeled! Please check out the new work on my sketch if you will junkdrome.blogspot.com

new designs. new media.

2008-03-10T12:36:00.000-07:00

Recently I've decided to give Photoshop another try and I have been pretty pleased with the result. Also I have been using Acrylic Inks instead of watercolors and I am having fun with those as well, so hear is the new stuff. Hope you enjoy!

umbrella series

2008-02-19T13:59:00.000-08:00

Heres some new work. I've decided to do a series of paintings involving fantasy settings and umbrellas. I see a lot of illustrators doing pin up style work of women in sexy poses. So I guess in a nutshell this is my response. It's a shame the scan of these pieces aren't of quality but it's the best I can do for now. Honestly the fun part of this series besides the shapes are the liberties, the freedom that fantasy illustration can offer. The liberties of distorting the real, such as proportions of the body. Longer necks, legs and faces! Fun stuff. Hopefully you enjoy, I have a lot of work to add but decided to take my time posting.

F I N A L L Y !!!

2008-02-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time! Lots of new stuff to put up and more to come!
Life has been quite busy, with lots to do. SO I'll share with you some of the things
I've been up to! Hope you enjoy!
First I'd like to share some of the process work and test pieces for my second picture book.

That piece was done in ink and watercolor, I will also create some test pieces with just watercolor with limited line work and some done in CRAYON!

Speaking of crayon, heres some color studies I've done, I loved working on them with the crayons and will be using crayon much more now ;) I'm just a big boy anyway so it's ok.

Next up is TAD he's the main character from the third picture book I am working on

Next I have some characters that I have been playing around with for fun, I want to color them

but try something different. Perhaps a media I don't use often like Illustrator, any ideas??

and here's his friend...Benito

new book!

2008-01-02T05:28:00.000-08:00

Happy belated holidays everybody!
Here's some new images from the dumby book I just completed!
My second picture book! Let me know what you think!!

YAY FOR XMAS!

2007-12-08T09:24:00.000-08:00

here's a quick look at what I'm doing lately!
just in time for the season, keep your eyes peeled!! aka THERE'S MORE TO COME!

new things!

2007-11-28T09:44:00.000-08:00

so I've been real busy with life, making decisions and working on my new book!! heres some character studies for my second book! also I have a rough draft for an illustration. everything was done in watercolor, colored inks, and color pencil! let me know what you think!

2007-11-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

junkdrome.blogspot.com
there's new stuff up, go check out the junk and there's more to come!

leftovers pt. 1

2007-11-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

heres a few left over images from halloween, just some cute character stuff!
have fun!

new blog!!!

2007-10-23T07:40:00.000-07:00

hey guys !!
I created a home for all my wondering sketches!
go check it out and keep your eye on it!
junkdrome.blogspot.com

2007-10-19T05:41:00.000-07:00

it's halloween time finally and of course monsters are always on my mind, cute ones at least. Monsters that are afraid of their own shadows! I wanted to revisit the fun I had with my count dracula character and do a small image in homage to him. this is the result! it was lots of fun to make and probably one of my favorite pieces to date so far. it's going to be a busy weekend and an even busier week! so have fun all you ghoulies! MMWHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAA!

fall time!

2007-10-16T08:45:00.001-07:00

It's fall time in sunny Florida, where the palm trees are tall and ripe and the sun is shining down on us with tons of cancerous affection! I KIDD I KIDD! It's a beautiful state full of amazing people! SOMETIME I wish we had a bigger taste of fall! Anyway, heres a recent one from a sketch book! I'm not too proud of it but I had fun doing it anyway! HALLOWEEN IS COMING! keep your eyes PEELED!!!!!

more hoodie girl stuff!

2007-10-04T07:29:00.001-07:00

how about some robots and a priest turned doctor to mend sick robots?? I'll throw in a few images from my sketch too! keep your eyes posted! it's almost time for halloween! you know what that means right? more monster paintings!! yay! all month long!!!!!

Color hoodie!

2007-09-06T12:21:00.000-07:00

Heres a color version of my hoodie girl. I am going to use this as a post card! Anybody want one? Send me your address!!

new concept stuff

2007-08-28T06:30:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, been busying with life and developing a new concept portfolio.
I love the look and concept to little red riding hood so I'm playing around with
that idea or look without all the red ;) enviroments, more characters and ROBOTS coming soon!

first freelance job!

2007-08-13T06:47:00.001-07:00

here's a few of my favorites from my first freelance job. more to come real soon!

free time

2007-07-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

just a little something I did inbetween everything that is happening in life....

busybusybusy

2007-07-01T05:43:00.001-07:00

I've been pretty busy lately, working part time, my freelance job and drawing everyday. Luckily for me I have a ton of ideas flopping around from cheese hungry PIRATES, zombie children and SHAOLIN monks! So here's a sneak peak into the future!

2007-06-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

heres some more new work, some character designs:

past work from this year

2007-05-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

Heres some work from the past two semesters, it was a hard and exciting change and year for. It actually I shouldnt say it was hard, I should say it was fun and enlightening! Hope you enjoy.
All the best!

Little Red Riding Hood

2007-05-10T19:03:00.000-07:00

Heres a few concepts for the little lady.

watercolor fun

2007-05-09T18:14:00.001-07:00

heres a few sketches done recently in watercolor, just for fun.

first post

2007-05-09T17:56:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to share some of my thesis
with everyone! Let me know what you think!