Puma Urban Art 2009

Finally I can post some pictures about how was my trip this year to the great city of Buenos Aires in Argentina, still dreaming with the fantastic time that my family and I spent pretty much eating the best food ever, walking all around the city, famous places and meeting a bunch of interesting and talented people. I was invited to give a speech for the second edition of the Puma Urban Art festival during August 1st and 2nd along with the well known artist and illustrator Nate Williams, the brazilian graffitti-duo of Alto*Contraste (Lee & Lou) and some others important local artists. The festival took place in the Auditorium 2, part of the Centro Cultural Recoleta complex with an affluence of 3,000+ people offering Illustration & art lectures, live painting, skate & bike exhibitions, live music and screening shows.

Originally we planned to stay for one week only but we ended up staying long 25 days, we had the great opportunity to live the real experience of being in Buenos Aires almost like a local and we totally loved it! Hopefully one day we will go back again and maybe for much longer time :)

Video extract from the festival:



Pictures from the festival:






In this picture: Nate Williams, Christian Montenegro (hidden behind Patricio), Patricio Olivier, The Göoo Magazine crew.


A few pictures from our trip:

New Gelaskins products!

Yes, a new line of Gelaskins products was added for gamers. This time to custom your Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Wii Console.

Personalized Snowy Owl for the Holidays!

The Holidays are coming and you are looking for the great gift?

This is a new Print I did to celebrate the upcoming holidays and is available as stunning limited edition of 50 Gicleé prints and guess what? You can add a personal touch to make it yet more special, the print comes in two sizes 13"X19" and 8.5"X11" and will be available just till sold out and will never be in sale again.

• Gicleé Print on 100% cotton rag, acid free base, fine art paper, signed and numbered by hand.
Shipped in stay flat mailer and protected with print protector bag for long-term storage.

• This is a special limited edition of unique 50 personalized prints.
You can choose the character appearing on the yellow Owl's think-bubble and add a personal touch for the perfect gift!

• Take a look in the characters samples picture and get an idea of how is going to look, all characters make a good match with the overall art and is limited just to only one letter or symbol, numbers can go in a pair.

When purchase the piece please write on the comments which symbol, letter o number you prefer on the print.

This print will be available until sold out and never will be in sale again, so this is your opportunity to buy pretty much a unique piece. Go to my ETSY for pricing and availability.

Happy Holidays!

PS. For some of you wondering what the hell is a Gicleé Print, please read this INFO

Playtime Wooden Sculpture

Some time ago I was very interested and looking for some contacts to produce a vinyl toy of one of my illustrations about a cat playing with a ball of yarn, with not much luck to be honest :) but after a few days I received a really nice email from the flash animator & illustrator Gary Ham with base in Phoenix, AZ.

He came up with the suggestion of collaborate together and produce a more crafty version of this toy, he has a wood shop and has been producing some great wooden, vinyl and resin toys before by himself. So he created this amazing wooden sculpture with moveable parts based on my design and it appeared in my mailbox about two weeks ago, so Sweet! Here you can check out some pictures of the toy when I received it.




I just finished the piece and I think it turned out well, what do you think? This guy is 6.75" to the tip of his highest ear and 7.25" to the top of his tail, just the perfect size! Is one in a kind and available for exhibition if I receive any invitation. There is something great about having presence on internet and get in contact with the perfect people in the perfect time to make possible some collaborative projects like this. Thank you so much Gary for your invaluable help!

Illusive Feature

Just received my copy of Illustrative Contemporary Illustration Part 3 Book and is simply awesome!!!
I'm so pleased to be part of this great book and honored to share pages with lots of great artists. Definitely if you enjoy contemporary illustration this is a must-have.
More about the Book!

New Artworks at Rivet Gallery

I'm showing a few new original artworks at Rivet Gallery in Columbus, OH along with fellow artist Scott Tolleson. The show is going to be up until October the 31st and here are some pictures of the works presented. For pricing and availability contact the Gallery.

• PASCUAL •
12”x 12” Acrylic on Wooden Panel

• RAFAEL •
14”x 14” (Box Size) Gicclé & Paper-Cut in a Keepsake Box

• SIMÓN•
14”x 14” (Box Size) Gicclé & Paper-Cut in a Keepsake Box

• MARCELLO •
18”x 24” Acrylic on Canvas

• OSWALDO •
18”x 24” Acrylic on Canvas

• NATTO •
22”x 36” Acrylic on Canvas

Some pictures from the Opening Night:



Here some detail pictures: