Daniela Lopez Osorio

Here’s a drawing I did of model Daniela Lopez Osorio.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone! My drawing is based on a photo of model Danielle Knudson.

2014 Howard M. Shum Awards

Of all the “best of” lists I wrote this year, this is the best!

Film - “American Sniper” Written by Jason Dean Hall. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Based on the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. This film shows the sacrifices the men and women who serve our great nation make, not just physically, but mentally too, as well as their families. We Americans have tremendous freedom and opportunities because of people like Kyle.

Director - Clint Eastwood “American Sniper” You know how this story ends and it’s not good, yet the film is still compelling and full of tension.

Foreign Language Film - “Human Capital” Directed by Paolo Virzì. This is an intriguing film of what happens when a server gets hit by a car. We see it from four different points-of-view and how various lives are affected.

Actor - Tom Hardy, “Locke” Hardy’s character gets in a car at night and drives to London. He is the only character we see on screen. It sounds boring, but it’s the complete opposite. It’s because of good writing and a strong performance by Hardy.

Supporting Actor - J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Simmons plays a tough music teacher. Is he overboard or the right amount of push to make someone achieve greatness? You make the call.

Actress - Agata Trzebuchowska, “Ida” A young woman in 1960s Poland grows up as an orphan in a convent and is about to become a nun. She learns of her past and it is sad. Ida is a beautiful looking film and it has great performances.

Supporting Actress - Emma Stone, “Birdman” Birdman is a great film with strong acting and writing. Emma Stone has big expressive eyes.

Screenplay - “Whiplash” by Damien Chazelle. If you aspire to be the best at something, is it possible to achieve that without someone or something pushing you? Pushing you hard? This excellent film explores that.

Cinematographer - Emmauel "Chivo" Lubezki “Birdman” Chivo takes risks like shooting this film in seemingly one continuous shot not because he’s trying to show off, but because it’s a great artistic choice. He’s a maestro!

Television Show Drama - “Game of Thrones“ From a production value standpoint, this is the most ambitious TV show ever made. What other show would spend $12 million and 4 weeks to shoot one episode? That’s the costs of some feature films. The writing is great too. How does one pay for armies to battle one another? By magic? This show actually thinks about stuff like that.

Television Show Comedy “Rick and Morty” This animated show on Cartoon Network is one of the most creative shows on air. It’s full of imagination and comedy.

Television Actor - Kiefer Sutherland “24: Live Another Day” Jack Bauer is perhaps the best character created for television.

Television Actress - Tatiana Maslany “Orphan Black” Has any TV actor ever shown so much range in one episode let alone one show? I think not. Tatiana should have more accolades for what she is doing.

Boxer - Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin fought Daniel Geale this summer. Geale hit him hard right in the middle of his face. When he got hit, Glolovkin was already in the motion to throw a punch. He did not break stride and continued his punch which connected and knocked out Geale. It was amazing! Golovkin is the most exciting fighter today!

Candice Swanepoel VSFS 2014

Here's a drawing I did of model Candice Swanepoel from the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the Gentlemen's Drawing Club.

Stella Maxwell

Here’s a drawing I did of model Stella Maxwell. If you’re wondering who is going to be the next Victoria’s Secret model to blow up, it will be her.

Tifa Lockhart - Final Fantasy VII

Here’s a drawing I did of Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII.

Andrew Garfield

Here’s a drawing I did of actor Andrew Garfield.

Yoko Littner - Gurren Lagann

Here’s a drawing I did of Yoko Littner from Gurren Lagann. Check out my new graphic novel Supertemporal because if you like Yoko, you'll like the book!

Wonder Woman

Here’s a drawing I did of Wonder Woman.

Captain Marvel

Here’s a drawing I did of Captain Marvel.

Black Canary

Here’s a drawing I did of Black Canary. Check out my new graphic novel Supertemporal!

Supertemporal

Supertemporal is a new science fiction graphic novel written by me and drawn by Simone Arena. Three scientists build a time machine and go a hundred years in the future and discover that there are no longer any humans in the world. They realize that something happened on a specific day in the year 2053 that caused it. They go to that day to find out exactly what and to see if they can stop it. Preview more art and pages of Supertemporal on my website.

Jeanie Buss - Los Angeles Lakers

I’m from Indianapolis so the Indiana Pacers are my team. But I live in Los Angeles and of the two NBA teams here, I root for the Lakers. The Lakers are Apple and the Clippers are Microsoft. One cares for prestige and quality, the other just churns out unimaginative product. In the long run, always bet on quality and prestige like Apple and the Lakers. Here’s a drawing I did of Lakers president Jeanie Buss.

Lauren Marie Young - Halloween

Here is a drawing I did of model Lauren Marie Young for the Gentlemen's Drawing Club.

Yael Grobglas

Here is a drawing I did of actress Yael Grobglas.

Rachel Mortenson

Here is a drawing I did of model Rachel Mortenson.

Emily Ratajkowski - Gone Girl

Here is a drawing I did of model-actress Emily Ratajkowski at the premiere of Gone Girl.

Bar Paly

Here is a drawing I did of model-actress Bar Paly.

Batman Exhibit

I visited the Batman Exhibit on the Warner Bros. lot and took a bunch of photos.

Sarah Gadon

Here is a drawing I did of actress Sarah Gadon.

Lana Del Rey

Here is a drawing I did of Lana Del Rey.

Alison Brie

Here is a drawing I did of actress Alison Brie.

Young Rising Sons

Here is a drawing I did of Steve Patrick, Dylan Scott, Andy Tongren, and Julian Dimagiba from Young Rising Sons. Check out their music.