Bonaia's Sketchbook

Self Portrait

2008-07-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

me drinking what i love most...coffee.

Dog Sitting Matilda

2008-07-13T16:24:00.000-07:00

Cafe Girl

2007-09-08T09:36:00.000-07:00

A portrait of me and my dogs at a cafe. Fun stuff. I don't actually have a moped though.

Fruits Crazy

2007-08-14T09:20:00.000-07:00

I love that FRuits book.

At the Pool

2007-08-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

At the Pool

2007-08-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Jessen my Sis

2007-08-10T09:29:00.000-07:00

These are some sketches I worked on for a portrait of me and my sisters. This one is Jessen and I definately nailed her here.

At the Pool Again

2007-08-10T09:18:00.000-07:00

Creepy Character

2007-08-04T09:26:00.000-07:00

He's from a nursery rhyme. Some scary shit huh?

More Pool Kids!

2007-07-27T15:51:00.000-07:00

Riding my bike to work....

2007-05-01T23:25:00.000-07:00

So my car died forever finally. So long Camry and HELLO! Camry. I got a new car yesterday it's the same freakin' car it's just a burgundy and, get this, it has a tape deck. I can finally play the very first tape I ever owned, Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill. It was given to me by my friend Sam in middle school. I started riding my bike to work, it's about two and a half miles and at five in the morning everything looks amazing in that light. I took these polaroids on the way. I'm glad I started to ride my bike, it really relaxes me and by the time I get to work I'm really awake. Normally at that point in the day I'm like an ogre and I speak a grunting language only a few people can understand.

A start

2007-04-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

This is a small painting for the show, I'll be painting a lot more acrylic for it. It'll be in Philly at the Barbery.

Doodle #4

2007-04-27T08:45:00.000-07:00

I've been getting ready for a Punk Show in a month so I sketched a whole bunch getting warmed up for some paintings and here's one of the sketches I did. I didn't use it for a painting but I did like this drawing. Hope you likey.

Water Fun

2007-04-15T17:59:00.000-07:00

These I did while eating lose meat cheeseburgers with looooootttsss of ketchup. Love em! and my very sweet cherry kool aid. Now you want Kool Aid huh?
I was just having art fun and eating how heavenly can you get?

Pre-made Sandwiches?

2007-04-04T14:17:00.000-07:00

At Breakfast

2007-03-26T18:21:00.001-07:00

Once in a while I wonder about people...

2007-03-20T20:26:00.000-07:00

Some watecolors and sketches

2007-03-14T19:50:00.000-07:00

Watercolor Shapes

2007-03-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

With these I was just having fun with color and filing in the shapes of color. No rules, it was a lot of fun.

More sketchbook

2007-01-10T19:14:00.000-08:00

Ooooh!!! Boys...

2007-01-10T17:54:00.000-08:00

These were a lot of fun.

Sketchbook Sneak Peek

2007-01-09T19:09:00.000-08:00

Acrylics from December

2007-01-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

The thumbnails of these are in my sketchbook sneak peek.

Polaroids of my holidays

2007-01-06T13:44:00.000-08:00

From my watercolor class

2007-01-06T13:40:00.000-08:00

I love painting. I didn't think i would. I knew i'd enjoy it but it really calms me. I get in a zone and I don't think about anything but what I'm painting. I think that's why I like it so much.

At Work

2007-01-06T13:35:00.000-08:00

This one's at home.

Bagels never looked so good.....

2006-11-08T13:59:00.000-08:00

Red Stapler...

2006-10-09T22:40:00.000-07:00

I LOOOOOOVE THIS GUY!

Halloween Card

2006-10-05T19:57:00.000-07:00

The bottom one was just a warm up for fun. Hope ya' likey.

Web Page

2006-09-09T00:24:00.000-07:00

This is for my web page my friend Ryan is working on. I am pointing at icons for a gallery, info and so forth.

Really Random Stuff

2006-09-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

If you're trying to figure out the story for the strip I'm really sorry. I was hopped up on coffee and it was 4 in the morning. There really is no rhyme or reason for that.

A Boogaloo sketch..

2006-09-05T09:39:00.000-07:00

I was flipping through my sketchbook and I picked this one to post because I learned something new while I was drawing this. I love when that happens. You learn a new "trick" or a new way to draw something or you understand why something curves or doesn't curve a certain way. Well here it is.

Boogaloo PinUp

2006-08-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a colored version of the pin up. I wanted to use brighter colors and colors that just jump out at you. Boogaloo holds Bling City on his back. Check out his comics strips here Detective Boogaloo

Inked Pinup

2006-08-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

Here's the inked one. Yeaeee! If anyone has any suggestions or ideas for another one let me know. I'm thumbnailing as I type. Not really, but you know what I mean.

Pecil Boogaloo

2006-08-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

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Jamar asked me to do a pin up for him for Boogaloo and ofcourse I was phsyced to do it. I'll do one more after this. I'll post the inked version later. His webcomic is hilarious... if you have a sense of humor.

Astro Knight Pencil

2006-08-24T15:33:00.000-07:00

Here's another AstroKnight page penciled. Any suggestions please let me know. PLEASE!! I want to learn how to improve. Thanks for the time.

It's ME!

2006-08-24T12:06:00.000-07:00

I just downloaded some patterns. I'm experimenting a bit with it.

Tokyo Godfathers..

2006-08-24T00:17:00.000-07:00

This movie was amazing! If you're looking for something to inspire you or just freakin' entertain your bored ass this is what will do it for you. I rented is a little skeptical but man did it blow me out of the water. Half way through I forgot I was watching a cartoon. It just sucked me in, the story, the animation, the characters. You really love the characters.

Sketchbook

2006-08-19T00:57:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook Therapy

2006-08-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

I forgot already why I was upset when I drew this picture. I just know that when I get upset all I have to do is sit and draw and maybe shoot a couple of orphaned children in the process and I'll feel a lot better. It helps every time.

I love drawing in panoramic sometimes. It always gets that warped deformed view I like. The shape of our eyeballs are round so if you try to draw something in panoramic view from the same spot it'll warp in the shape of your eye. Pretty cool stuff, try it out.

Random Sketchbook Pages

2006-08-17T21:57:00.000-07:00

I picked out some random sketchbook pages. I've been drawing from life at least twice a day for about three weeks now. It's addicting by the way, for those of you who didn't know. Try it out. Thank you everyone for giving me suggestions on my page. I'll post some more tomorrow. I'll be playing a gig this weekend at a wedding. Wish me luch every one. It's at a beach so it can't be too stressful.

Thank You!

2006-08-16T22:56:00.000-07:00

I am honored that you posted my Wonder Woman Jamar. Hope you likey everyone.

A Page!

2006-08-16T14:19:00.000-07:00

Any suggestions please, please let me know.

Astro-Knight!

2006-08-15T18:50:00.000-07:00

At Borders

2006-08-07T09:33:00.000-07:00

People are funny to watch. All their different personalities put together. I like watching them trying to figure out what coffee to get or reading a book they think is funny. It sounds rediculous but if you really sit there and watch people on a bench or at Borders even you'll know what I mean. Drawing them is easier after I've been watching them for a little bit. I know I sound like a psyco stalker. If I wrote down everything I thought it wouldn't sound normal. I think everyones like that though so I don't feel so bad.

Borders sketches...

2006-08-05T17:15:00.000-07:00

I got a couple more. I'll be coloring those. So check back.

Socko-Mono-Tote!

2006-08-01T23:46:00.000-07:00

I love making these. If you'd like to buy one let me know. The shirts are on their way ladies and gentlemen. Not to fret. I'll post those later on this week along with any other merchandise.

Socko-Mono

2006-08-01T01:06:00.000-07:00

He's for a bag design I'm workin' on. You'll see it tomorrow.

Tattoo Tote

2006-07-30T22:46:00.000-07:00

Circus Sideshow!

2006-07-30T21:50:00.000-07:00

Workin' downstairs can be fun when it rains

2006-07-27T02:20:00.000-07:00

It was raining and I have big windows in the livingroom so I decided to move shop. It was really great. It was cool and quiet in the house. My dog layed next to me while I drank my coffee and drew my comic Astro Knight. It was nice.

Circus Poster of Rodolfo

2006-07-20T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here it is inked, the circus poster, but not done yet. I'm coloring it and cleaning it up some. Check back for the finished version.

Fluffy caped dude....

2006-07-19T01:48:00.000-07:00

Rodolfo the Great

2006-07-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

I really like him. He's always fun to draw. He makes me feel... well I guess I feel like he's me sometimes. His quirks, the way he does things. Talk about gender issues... just kidding. I saw a book called Why an Artist Draws, I'm pretty sure that's what it's called but I'm going to have to pick that up. It sounded interesting. I never knew why I draw. I just couldn't imagine ever doing anything else. It just sort of happend. I grew up just drawing and escaping into my paper and pencil. Anyway I'll have to read that book some time.

Going through changes..

2006-07-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

He's a newbie. You'll see him in some things soon.

Rodolfo the Great!

2006-07-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

Here's something I've been working on. It's a couple of pin-ups for my next comic. This is just the pencil rough. I'll have an update later tomorrow. Yeaeeeh!!!

Rainy Day

2006-07-05T15:31:00.000-07:00

Little Ones

2006-07-04T17:38:00.000-07:00

These little one were fun to draw. They're some designs for shirts. Let's see how that works out.

Comic pages....

2006-06-28T20:16:00.000-07:00

Here's some pages out of the comic I had prepared for the MoCCA show. A little sneak peak.

Color Samples..

2006-06-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

These are some color tests I did for my friend Jamar Nicholas. I like saying his full name... anyway wish me luck on getting the job.

Frankensteins Kid!!

2006-06-25T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here's the Creature. A mix of the Bride and Frankenstein's Monster.

Mike's Famous Drawing Parties!!

2006-06-24T21:17:00.000-07:00

Here's more fun stuff.

Furry Bubbies!

2006-06-24T20:06:00.000-07:00

these guys are so much fun. you know they are....

Fun Doodlin'

2006-06-19T01:08:00.000-07:00

These were some doodles I was playing around with after MoCCA. We'll see what becomes of these little guys.

The last of the CON outifts....

2006-06-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

I think this is all of them... it was fun shooting them.

More CON super heros...

2006-06-18T22:54:00.000-07:00

More Sock Monkeys!!!

2006-06-15T22:48:00.000-07:00

Shock Monkey vs. Under Bear copyright A.E. Brown 2006

New Comics and things.....

2006-06-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

This is one of the pages from a recent comic. I'm working on two new ones now for the SPX and my website. I'll have a table at the SPX and hopefully people will take notice to me. I'm working on some pinups and t-shirts and things for it. You know fun knick-knacks to have. I'll post them as they're being made.

WIZARD PART DOS!!!

2006-06-13T18:26:00.000-07:00

WIZARD!

2006-06-04T12:51:00.000-07:00

TO BE CONTINUED......

Fish is his name, and candy is his game...

2006-05-28T15:50:00.000-07:00

This is for a good friend of mine. Her birthday is today. You know what that means.... fiesta!!

Classroom

2006-05-28T11:03:00.000-07:00

These were fun to do. I did these at Mikes real quick. Their designs just kept coming one after the other. I love when that happens. I forget everything and just draw.

At Panera... damn their sandwiches are good!

2006-05-26T22:39:00.000-07:00

Book Available!!!

2006-05-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

Get your copy here

Backyard Bug Battle

Get your copy here

Robot Rampage

I'm pretty phsyced... I'm ready to do another one infact.

Rodolfo sketches...

2006-05-15T22:41:00.000-07:00

These were done at a wedding and I was a bit tipsy. Fun times.

Second Book!

2006-05-14T19:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pages from the next book. Should be available in a couple of months at Amazon. Now I'm gonna munch on some Twizlers and some CocaCola to celebrate.

I'm feelin' it

2006-05-13T22:04:00.000-07:00

This is a quick sketch for a CD cover for my friend Melissa. It was a kick ass CD.... true story.

Mutant Turtles, what?

2006-05-11T15:47:00.000-07:00

You can pick up your copy at any comic shop now. Finally! Yeaeee!! The celebration may commence.
Scott was awesome. You can check out his stuff at www.scottcohn.com . He's done a couple of the Turtles comics. He was gracious enough to let me aboard for toning. Thank you COHN!!!

Old Photos....

2006-05-08T20:07:00.000-07:00

Free Comic Book Day!!!!

2006-05-07T23:29:00.000-07:00

Here Bianca and a longtime friend get together for a kodak moment. It was a beautiful reunion.

Jamar workin' the camera...

...and then working the dry marker magic.

".....here's some fire Scarecrow!"

"Mike and Spiderman sitten' in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g.... "

Mike's Hellboy awesomeness!

Employee of the Month!

2006-05-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Here's some more fun pets sketches. I'm working on another one right now so come on back sometime. ;)

'Robot Rampage, A Buzz Beaker Brainstorm'

2006-05-02T16:12:00.000-07:00

I'm working with Andy Smith on this kids book/graphic novel to get kids interested in reading. You can order a copy on Amazon.

The baby is here!!

2006-04-28T19:46:00.000-07:00

Jessen and my new nephew! It was the most amazing thing I've ever been a part of. I was part of the "Support Group" for my sister. She loved that I was there to help her. She was a tough cookie when it came to pushin' and getting the baby out of her.

Sock Monkey Madness!!!!

2006-04-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

Scott's... he's funny.

Both of these are Mike's sock monkeys, because he always has to be awesome at everything.

Jamars Nicholas!

Mike had another awesome Drawing Party a.k.a. BBQ. Even though it rained like hell he went out grilled in the rain like a man should. No coat, no umbrella. For those of you who don't know him, he's a hardcore mo' fo'. Good tid bit of info for you. Well I made my famous pasteles. Beef, potato, Adobo.... etc. goodness! People who don't know me are seriously missing out on the cuisine. Jamar, Scott, Echo and Sheila came to the gala event. It was drawing happiness all around.

Me!!!

We spent most of the time listening to Jamar's hilarious stories and drawing. Eating was a bonus in my opinion. Having really good people around while I'm sketching also made me feel blissfully happy. Can ya' tell I had fun? Can ya', can ya'?

They Don't Play!

2006-04-19T21:45:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch for a kids book I'm working on. I'll have more up soon.

Sunsets, Binoculars, and Carcasses

2006-04-14T11:18:00.000-07:00

This week I've been spending a lot of time down by the beach. When I feel flustered I always enjoy looking at the water and smelling the sea air. It calms me down after a crazy week. My friend Sheila, Alan and I went down to West View Shores in Maryland and watched the sunset. It was one of the most relaxing things anyone could do. You can hear the water breaking on the rocks and the seaguls flying over head, and the fish swimming around. Later this week I went back with Alan and sketched him on the beach and the boats floating by.

Walking around and searching for any old washed up things on the sand is sort of exciting. I'm very easily amused.

Looking through the binoculars at the sun is very filmesque. It looked like a scene out of an Akira Kurasawa's films. It was gorgeous.

This, at the bottom here, I found on the way to the beach. It was so barbaric and shocking to find. Someone shot it, chopped the head off and dumped the body on the side of the road. It sucked. I even felt bad taking this pic but I couldn't pass up taking a pic either. It's the photographer in me.

The Barn and Borders

2006-04-09T23:08:00.000-07:00

I spent Wednesday with Sheila for her birthday. I just showed up at her house pretty early and we decided to get some coffee and re-visited the barn. It was really nice that day. The whole day it was kinda sunny and windy and the air was clean. It was just a nice calm day. She bought a polaroid camera for herself and took some polaroids while we were there.

Shoes 'N' Sheila

2006-04-07T23:16:00.000-07:00

My friend Sheila was working on a portfolio for a fashion photo opportunity. We stayed up until the late hours of the morning working on it. Also worked on her resume. She didn't realize how much photo experience she'd had until writing the resume.

Alan came over this weekend. He was working on some drawings in photoshop here.

Pissed off Bumble Cat

2006-04-04T18:07:00.000-07:00

I'll have more pet sketches later this week. It's so hilarious getting the photos from friends. It's funny knowing they do this to their pets. Everytime I get one I can't help but laugh to the point of being in pain.

Dressing up Pets

2006-03-31T02:57:00.000-08:00

Just one of the photos someone sent me of their cat all dressed up. She sent me another hilarious photo so hopefully later this week I'll have a better drawing of that.

Turtle Madness!

2006-03-23T20:42:00.000-08:00

I've been toning for about 9 hours straight getting up only to use the bathroom and to eat or stretch. My eyes are thirsty as hell and all I can think of is the Ninja Turtles. You would think that after toning nothing but Ninja Turtles I would be tired of them but I'm starting to enjoy their personalities and doodling them is also pleasing. I think I'm starting to get "Turtle Madness"!!!! I'm starting to think of little stories and little scenarios I'd like to put them in. Odd, no? I think so. I need to just walk away from the monitor for a bit I think. Hehehehehehehehehehe! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, it's about time for a little break...

Work Week

2006-03-22T15:12:00.000-08:00

This week has been a little crazy. I'm getting ready to play at a wedding and I'm toning a Tales of the TMNT issue for Mirage. It's gotten down to crunch time and I'm still not prepared for the wedding. I've been spending most of my time on the comic which was due on the 27th of this month. It's been wonderful working so much it just reminds me of school a lot. It reminds me of finals week at the end of each semester. I didn't enjoy it then but atleast I'm getting paid for it now. I think it felt worse then because I was paying the school for it. I've learned a hell of a lot more since I left school. I've learned more this year working for Mike (Manley)than all three years at DCAD. I did however meet him there. He was my teacher then and now is a good friend. I work for him and I can't imagine not ever knowing him. I think my life would have changed for the worst. I felt like... well like a fish swimming in a stream with a whole lot of fish. Swimming in the direction the stream told us to, and Mike came along and saw me and picked me up out of the water and told me to swim in the opposite direction because there's a waterfall at the end of the stream.

Here's my work area for the moment, full of coca cola's and M&M's and all sorts of goodies. I've got my music playing and all my toys around me. I never would have imagined doing what I do when I was 10. I think I wanted to be a vetrenerian and help animals when I was little. Later my mother met my art teacher at the time, Senor Velazquez, a painter and singer after hours. They hit it off for a while and during that while he would let me sit with him as he painted. I wathced him paint Puerto Rican flags and murals the size of houses and whatched him sing to my mother and all that time I said to myself, " I want to be an artist when I grow up." He had shown me how to see the world. He told me on the porch one day, " Sometimes you just have to look at the plants and the sky and everyone around you and you can see life changing." I was very young but I understood what he meant. I enjoyed life and the color of it all. My mom served us Kool-Aid and buttered crackers that day. It's crazy how little things like that stay with you. I think I'll remember that day on the church for a long time. Maybe I'll never forget.

Shooting on Route 1

2006-03-15T07:26:00.000-08:00

Me and my friend, Sheila, just went for a drive down Rt. 1 and we found this barn. It was kind of scary, it felt like someone was still there and you didn't really want to look too carefully into the windows or any shadowy area. Even when I was messing around with these shots I didn't want to zoom in and see a face looking back out. It was fun though. The sun was going down really fast and we managed to get lost for a while along the canal, which was enough thrill for one day.

Later that night our friends Amanda,Val and Melissa gave us a call to meet up at a parking lot and just shoot eachother but I didn't have my camera. I luckily had my chip so I just borrowed Melissa's camera and took this shot of the parking lot real quick. There was a crack on the cement that matched up with the tree's shadow and it humored me. How many things in the world do I not see or catch. Simple things that would humor me. I'm very easily amused if you can't tell.

Some Rodolfo

2006-02-27T16:05:00.000-08:00

Some doodles done at Mike's today.

Final Destination: New York

2006-02-26T13:04:00.000-08:00

We were going to the con in New York this weeekend but it started out a little rocky. First I took forever to finish up my comic and Mike was gracious enough to help me put it together. We get all packed up and the car doesn't start. Battery is dead. Awesome. So we take Echo's car. She drove. Yes, yes, we are still alive and I am here able to tell you of my tales.

I did get to see art in some form though, and I met Ryan, really awesome person, and I met Jamars friend Speranza who paints and works for Phat Farm clothing line.

I loved all the graffiti. It was everywhere. I was hoping to see more character type graffiti but there was just a lot of tags. I saw a couple skulls, and teddy bears I just didn't get a shot of them.

Here we are listening to Ryans rockin'. He had some funny shit programmed to his drum set. He's really good. His bands name is Alive is Dead and he's workin on a web site.

This is red bearded scott. He cannot NOT make a face when i take a picture of him.

That night we met up with some people. It was an awesome mexican place. The next morning we all went to a Diner a couple blocks away. Their sausages were awesome. hehehehe....

Ryan, first to the left, cuts his pancakes in a grid like pattern and pours syrup in the very center of the stack. It's amazing. I was just so blown away by his lasor like precision.

At the Diner with Mike, Scott & Echo

2006-02-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

My friend Scott Cohn tends to draw a lot of his characters really pissed lookin'. Here's a little doodle just to mess with him. They always remind me of Dragon Ball Z characters powering up.

Sketches!!!

2006-02-15T18:18:00.000-08:00

Alan visited me for Valentines Day. I use to catch him sleeping all the time and he's one of the results. He realized I was sketching and he woke up.

2006-02-15T08:55:00.000-08:00

In Alans grandmothers basement everything is still as it was before his grandfather died almost ten years ago. Looking at everything in the basement I can get some sense of what kind of man he was.

Night Shots

2006-02-15T08:31:00.000-08:00

I went out shooting with my friend Sheila. It was good times. We talked A LOT about everything. It was cold as hell out but I love times like that. She was shooting with her Holga. It didn't have a flash so she would have to expose a frame a couple times.

For Alan

2006-02-01T16:49:00.000-08:00

Done at Alan, Ron and Josh's new place in Pittsburg. We were watching an episode of Family Guy.