Book Cover -

This year is being published the research work of my good friend George M. Roure "The 16th Century Spanish Plan to Make Australia the New Holy Land". I participated both in the translation and the cover art with a commissioned piece. 

Este año se publica la obra de investigación histórica de mi amigo George M. Roure "The 16th Century Spanish Plan to Make Australia the New holy Land". Participé en la traducción y el arte de portada. 

Lucas and Elijah

My nephew Lucas loves dinosaurs. I sent this illustration to Lucas having fun with his brother Elijah! 

Sleeping Koala, Port Macquarie, NSW.

Sleeping Koala in Port Macquarie, NSW. There is a Koala hospital in Port Macquarie. Apparently (don't quote on me on that) Koalas sleep 20 of the 24 hours of the day. 

Breakfast in the Boatshed, Balmoral, Sydney

This morning we went for breakfast to the Boatshed in Balmoral Beach. Sarah was reading and I was sketching her.

Esta mañana fuimos a desayunar al Boatshed en la playa de Balmoral. Sarah leia mientras yo la dibujaba.

The Lobster - Yorgos Lanthimos - 2015

The Lobster is an interesting comedy from Greek Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. It explores Western expectations on couples, married or otherwise while delivering a dystopian take on reality where those topics are explored with sarcasm and surrealism. My highlight for this year. 

Ilustracion inspirada en la pelicula "The Lobster" del cineasta griego Yorgos Lanthimos.

Attack on David

Acrylic on Canvas. 

Homage to a famous movie poster (Atack of the 50 ft. Woman). 

Alina on the beach

My friend Alina posing for some drawings in North Curl Curl Beach, NSW. 

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Wes Anderson 2004

The Life Aquatic by Wes Anderson - 2004. 

Sherlock (TV Series) 2010 -

Currently my favourite TV Series is the BBC's Sherlock. Plot and characters are great.

My serie favorita es "Sherlock" de la BBC. Estoy disfrutando mucho los personajes y guiones. 

Interestellar Christopher Nolan - 2014

"Interestellar" is a great science-fiction movie, with great images from outer space, space travel and exotic planets with interesting plot developments and some mixed messages about our future, love and mankind. Very intersting movie, as usually from director Christopher Nolan.


"Interestellar" es una gran obra de ciencia-ficción, con geniales imágenes del espacio, naves y planetas, un guión con sorpresas y mensajes mezclados sobre nuestro futuro, el amor y la humanidad. Una película muy interesante, como siempre, del director Christopher Nolan.

The Rope - Alfred Hitchcock 1948

I love this movie. Everything happens in a room and the characters (and the acting) are great. 

Me encanta esta película. Toda la acción ocurre en el comedor y los personajes (y los actores) son geniales. 

Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai) - Akira Kurosawa 1954

Seven Samurai, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

My favourite movie of all times. Akira Kurosawa was also an illustrator, and he will work some of his plots based on his illustrations and character design, laying out the humanity of the characters turning them in unforgettable. 

Mi película favorita de todos los tiempos. Akira Kurosawa también era un ilustrador, trabajaba algunos de sus guiones en base a ilustraciones y el diseño de personajes, creando una humanidad a los personajes y un realismo que los hacen difíciles de olvidar. 

North by Northwest - Alfred Hitchcock 1959

North by Northwest, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Cary Grant is escaping from a plane that tries to kill him.

Cary Grant escapa de un avión que intenta matarle. 

The Wind Rises - Real life characters study

The Wind Rises - Real life characters study, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Study of the real life characters used by Miyazaki's movie "The Wind Rises".

Two of the main character, the aeronautical engineers Jiro Horikoshi and Caproni and his creations the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and the Caproni CA60.

The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) - Hayao Miyazaki 2013

The Wind Rises, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

Japan

Japan, a photo by david.jack on Flickr.

In November I'm heading to Japan. That would be a great opportunity for drawing manga, sketching really beautiful landscapes and cool stuff and indulge myself a little bit. We have a nearly two week vacation planned around all Japan.

En Noviembre me marcho a Japón. Será una oportunidad para dibujar manga, pintar maravillosos paisajes y dibujar cosas graciosas, además de descansar un poco. Tenemos dos semanas de vacacines planeadas por todo el Japón.

IF: Winter

For this week Illustration Friday challenge: Winter. First of all to say that here, in the Southern Hemisphere is summer, but is still some European inside of me and I can recall December as a wintery month... 

Ilustración para el "Illustration Friday" de esta semana: Invierno. Aunque vivo en el Hemisferio Sur y ahora mismo es verano, puedo sentir cierta comodidad en dibujar el Invierno Europeo tal y como lo recuerdo, como un més frio en el que arrimarse a una buena estufa... 

Mail

Mail. In a time of e-mails, "mail" still having a significant role in our life... not as much for personal letter, we have the social networks for that... but for receiving packages from anywhere in the world. Today I received a copy of "Cómics 2.0", a book that contains one of my comics, published in Spain. I'm so happy when I got mail. "Mail" is also the topic for this week Illustration Friday. Posting...

El correo. En la era de los e-mails, el correo sigue teniendo un papel muy significante en la vida de algunas personas. Ya no se trata tanto de misivas y puestas en contacto, para eso ya estan las redes sociales. Hoy en día se reciben paquetes de cualquier rincón del mundo. Hoy me ha llegado uno muy especial, una copia de "Cómics 2.0" un libro que contiene uno de mis cómics publicado en España. Me ha hecho mucha ilusión recibirlo después de tantos meses. "Mail", resulta ser el tema para esta semana de Illustration Friday. Ilustrando... 

"Prehistoric" for Illustration Friday

For Illustration Friday. This week topic is "Prehistoric" and I was feeling like kid's cartoons, soooo... I draw that worried Dinosaur. Anxiety, sometimes, is justified... (like when you face extinction  :P)

Ilustración para Illustration Friday de esta semana. El tema es "Prehistoric" asi que he hecho un dinosaurio un tanto antropomórfico al que se le viene encima un problemón. 

"Savour" for "Illustration Friday"

For "Illustration Friday". This week topic is "Savour" and my illustration is a cartoon with India Ink and watercolor over 150gsm paper. Original size: A4.

Para "Illustration Friday" de esta semana. El tema es "Savour" y es Tinta china y acuarelas sobre papel 150gsm tamaño A4.