illustration
“Learn to Love Yourself” (2024) by Sean David Christensen; Ink and colored pencil on paper.
Looking forward to adding this latest design to my Etsy store in the fall. Watch this space for more art prints and products for sale!
Comic Barcelona - 37th edition; Illustration by Ana Galvañ
Ana Galvañ is a freelance illustrator based in Madrid. Recently, she has published Pulse enter para continuar, a compilation of five stories that travel between science fiction and fantasy, published by Apa Apa cómics. I’m an admirer of her character design and diffused interpretation of color.
Home Study (2020) Dir: Daniel Lee; Poster design & illustration by Sean David Christensen
When I’m lucky enough to be given it, I treasure the opportunity to artistically express a filmmaker’s vision. Translating their story with illustrations and color can be such a joy, especially when my work is given the honor and trust it needs to fully realize itself, both as an original piece of art and a compliment to the film. Reuniting with my friend and former Killing My Lobster cast member Daniel Lee was a delight, whose short film Home Study will be touring film festivals later this year. Co-starring Courtney Davis and Scott Prendergast, this charming short paints a portrait of a nervous gay couple navigating the adoption process of their first child.
Cristina Daura, on Behance.
"Know There Won't Always Be a Reason Why" by Astronaut Ice Cream Written and performed by Heather Marie Ellison and Kirt Lind Recorded by Daniel Nelson at Sky Palace Studios Mixed and Mastered by Kirt Lind.
“I’m not asking you to call me / I’m not asking for much / Just want to hear the right words fall from your mouth.” - Lyrics by Heather Marie Ellison
Elegant work by Leonardo Santamaria for the New York Times, an illustration for an op-ed about our individual expectations of privacy in public spaces.
I DREAMT WE HAD A FIGHT (2019); Copic Sketch markers, Sharpie on illustration paper, edited in Photoshop
It was an honor to illustrate for the LA Phil as 2018 came to a symphonic close. Seeing my work animated (by Daniel Anderson) was a real treat, as my drawings transformed in imaginative ways along with Olivier Messiaen’s vibrant Turangalîla Symphony. I’ve gathered additional illustrations for this piece, as seen below, to give you a more complete appreciation for the evolution of the video:
Susanna Mälkki, conductor.
A pair of hands play the ondes martenot, an early electronic instrument. It has an eerie, yet sincere phrasing, similar to that of a theremin.
A keyless piano, whose keys were to be animated on a separate layer.
Tristan and Isolde, whose tragic love inspired, in part, Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony.
I Wish I Knew (2018); Illustration edited in Photoshop
Tuba (2018); Illustration, construction paper, gouache, edited in Photoshop
Design for USC Thornton School of Music, showcasing their tuba faculty’s October recital. Accidentally deleting its black outline was a happy accident, giving it a sense of weightlessness and breezy fun I was more than happy to keep!
In equal measure, I both admire and fear the exacting, withering wit of comedian Genevieve Rice. Thus, my first in a series of stand up "trading cards," to celebrate both hers, and the voices of other comedians I admire.
red_meow (2018); Pen & marker on Post-it note
(2018); Pen on sketch paper
Spider Eyes (2018); Illustration/Photoshop
Same (2018); Pen on sketch paper
AmirSaysNothing (2018); Inverted pen illustration / Photoshop
I had the good fortune to catch AmirSaysNothing at a concert showcase organized by the prolific Charlie Scovill, held at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles earlier last month. Amir's blistering set featured selections from his most recent collaboration with Scovill, Love Always, Mr. Right, which promptly made me an instant fan; Hence, this fan art. For more music from this electric pair and many more artists produced under Scovill's unique vision, please visit www.charliescovill.com to catch just a glimpse of this wunderkind's prodigious output.
AmirSaysNothing performs with producer Charlie Scovill at the Bootleg Theatre in Los Angeles; June 10th, 2018.
AmirSaysNothing closes out a rollicking evening of music organized & produced Charlie Scovill.
Erin (2018); Pen, pencil & highlighter
Not falling asleep by your usual bedtime is a bit like missing your bus home when it's really late at night. All you can do is wait until you're tired again. By that time, opportunities for sleep (much like the buses) only come about an hour or so apart. That is, if they're still running at all. So you just have to lie there and wait until the feeling takes you again. Perhaps you try to busy your mind, tricking it into thinking it's more tired than it really is: "Draw some feathers," you command. "Now open Photoshop." And you do. And still, you wait. Because you already missed your bus.
Learn to love yourself before loving someone else (2018) Pen & ink with colored pencil on illustration paper - Digital composite in Photoshop.
Last year, I began compiling a sticky note on my desktop - a list of ideas for drawings that I've been meaning to complete. The above, "Learn to love yourself before loving someone else," is my first crack at the list. More to come, as I keep chipping away.