Phoenix Tattoo

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My Fight...

Trying to build up my "Graphic Design Portfolio" for SCAD.

Power of AIDS

Another revisted piece and showing the power of text.

Alice in Wonderland

Here is a reworked piece I had done some time ago, I decided it needed some text as well as heightening the contrast, I'm really diggin the text.

Break time...

"New Beginning"

PR mOnkey

WTH Kenny! lol

A Caricature of a fellow Colombian friend from N.C. and NO!, its not me.

"La Chilena"

Some sketchbook piece I did last year, for a friendly competition I did with a friend.

N.C. fire

Hey, new sketchbook piece I did from being here in North Carolina which is an remarkable state with some truly remarkable people that have really open my eyes in how kind people can be as well as how cruel humanity can be to each other. Its been interesting....so far.

What a Family...

This is one piece that I debated in putting on my blog, but I really felt it was able to tell the story without using so many words to explain in what has been going on here in North Carolina. I enjoy the occassional drama in my life, but this is one I never wanted to play with. And it's one that may never be fixed...and because we all have to go our own ways, no one has seem to realize that their will be one life who will never understand this and will be greatly effected in a negative way. Cause some people aren't able to put there ego and emotions away.....as well as they never ending lies. I will always love my daughter even if your mother doesn't want me too.

Napo is me...

I was bored in Barnes n Noble and was able to draw out some demons that I have been keeping in me. Would have kept drawing more, but I ran out on my page. So I'm planning in painting some these demons that won't go away on wooden panals. I finally got my shippment of acrylics so now its time to get busy!

Sneak Peek

Sorry, for not posting something sooner, but I have been going through some heavy stuff. As well as almost losing the will to paint and just changing careers, but I'm hoping this a piece to good start and exciting project!!

Igor Stravinsky

Igor was so much fun to draw, he has such an interesting face as well as a very interesting life. He was a Internationaly known Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, the man was truely inspirational. Perhaps one of my favorite paintings from this Summer, it was definitely out of my comfort zone. I guess thats why, it was so exciting in doing this one!

Jose Marti the Cuban!!!

Well, being in Miami you are bond to draw, paint or do something cuban so I picked good "ole' Jose Marti" a famous Cuban writer and poet.

My Aphrodite

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This is one of those pieces to keep my mind sane and busy during the long Summer break. I wanted to go for more a cut out look with the skin, rather then the realistic look that I normally try for. Enjoy!!!

eatsleepdraw magazine #001





















Will go on sale Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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#001 magazine cover art by the extremely talented Max Marin

Ms. H. Bonham

Here is new piece I have been working on a couple of days, nothing fancy so I went towards a more graphic approach this time around. Rather then hitting on the oils and getting more into the details, but I'm pretty happy with this one.

Emma on Sale!!

Email me @ <mmarin@ringling.edu>.

Michael Jackson

A tribute to the Great Michael Jackson...

AILAKIM

This was for a local upcoming Fashion Designer in Miami, I was more then pleased to contribute work to some already some amazing works of fashion, illustrations, and models.

Thank you Mikalia, Kim, Natelie, and Adrian. 8)

Fin*

The Steps...

Piece in the works!


I have been working on this for about a week, it just needs more drying time. I'm hoping by tomorrow it will be good to go!! And if things go well, I just might do a serious of these with some of my friends.

Finally Finished!

This was a commission for a future magazine cover and hopefully if things go well, financially for the mag it will be coming out this year! Can't wait

The Studio

It's been awhile since my last post, I have been working on a painting for a magazine cover for the last 2 weeks. Would have finished sooner, but my computer crashed and I lost all my reference and had to reshoot all over again.
But now I'm in good shape, with a few more touches...I will finish this painting in a couple of days.
So I will give you a preview before its all finished.

"Pensimiento de un Vida"

Its been almost 3 weeks since my graduation from Ringling, I have been applying to get my Masters at U.M. and getting a job. But its been pretty hard, even to freelance has been a epic battle, but I wanted to get back into things before I got cold. So I decided to go more personal and do an illustration that was dear to me.

Everything on this piece was done reverse, I first did the baby and the girl with gouache then I painted the background with two opposing colors representing the pros and cons. Then some simple designs that represented it that went along with some text and other symbols done in FABER-CASTELL markers. Then a retouch of lighter color of gouache around the characters, then I painted the hair in a thin layer of Mars Black acrylic paint. It took me 2 nights from start to finish, I gave myself a deadline so it was pretty fun... Thanks for reading.

"Senior Thesis"

After a whole semester, I am finally done and so very happy in graduating from Ringling College!!! Yaahooo! I hope you enjoy my show.

"Phoenix the Great"


The Great Joaquin Phoenix ....at his crazy times, since turned rap artist.


Done in traditional ink and later on put into photoshop, its my first in mixing both traditional and digital. I did it in a day's worth.

This is the first of two pieces that we did in Media Class, the first was done in watercolor. Not exactly my favorite media, its so unforgiving. I finally got what I wanted on the second try. But you soon get the hang of it, the subject matter is on "Dictators". I have been wanting to do this subject matter for awhile, I just love history and its politics. This guy is the Infamous Idi Amin of Uganda, he is the dictator that the actor,Forest Whitaker portrays in the film "King of Scotland".

My first Gouache piece, it was interesting and pretty, I might just wanna do it again. I went for more of a vector look, didn't feel like going into too much detail with the gouache, perhaps with oil. This dictator is Francisco Franco from Spain who was in power since 1939 till 1975.