From around 12 years ago or so.....

a couple of pieces that had to do with the themes of "Ninjas"....

excerpt from a series of pairs of character studies...

These were done with pen and ink and ink washes....

Digital Oldies: From the way back files....

value study

some pieces from many years ago...acrylics on paper

"25 cents"

"Laundromat"

"Street Vendors"

If you haven't seen some of my videos with my artwork being displayed,

then here's the link. Check it out:

ronald j llanos youtube channel

Value Studies for new series....8/10/16

Musicians sketches from@ 2005

Here are some sketches of some music students playing some classic songs at a nearby Starbuck's many years ago(2005)...

the innocent dream of young, aspiring artists/singers/painters/designers/actors/comedians/poets/dancers/etc. The dream should not be ignored and should be fully embraced and pursued. There are going to be lots of obstacles, HUGE obstacles , ENORMOUS OBSTACLES along the way, but you can't let that stop you...and keep remembering that there is a price to pay for everything. Success has a price: and the price is all of the things you'll have to sacrifice to achieve success...and hopefully, one day you will achieve that goal...and you don't lose yourself along the way. In fact, maybe you actually save yourself....

Some student work from many years ago....and a couple of videos

and....
if you want to see some more work from when I was a student, check out these 2 Blogger links as well from earlier posts....

july 2016 student work post


another july 2016 student work post

Memory Lane Monday: pretty hate machine....an experimental album cover for Nine Inch Nails

i did this piece as an assignment in my Night Illustration class at Art Center many, many moons ago....head like a hole...

TBT: Art Friends from way back when....

13 years ago, I embarked on a series of portraits of artist/designer friends that I went to school with. Here are some of the drawings I did. Each one was approximately 1 hour in length. They could read or draw or just plain and simply: sit there. There were no smart phones back then.