2015 Horoscopes

Libra. For Libelle Magazine in Belgium. This sounds like a typical New Year resolution. So happy 2015!

Merry X'mas

2015Apic Calendar

They picked up an illustration from the Ministry of letters for the 2015 Apic calendar

Eyecandy 2015 brochure

It arrived today by mail.

Burro de la semana

A beautiful review from a beautiful book shop.

Tenemos en las manos un libro delicioso que comienza de la siguiente manera: “Esta es la historia de un burro triste, gris y enmarañado que vivía al pie de un sauce llorón. Y cuando lloraba el sauce, lloraba el burro”. Me encanta esa imagen de la tristeza compartida, y la gracia del juego de palabras, sencillo y contundente.

Pero un día el burro, harto de tanta pena, decide marchar. Y este es el verdadero inicio del relato, una aventura que contiene muchos niveles arropados por una trama sencilla: nada más comenzar, el burro se encuentra con una ratita a la que intenta agradar disfrazándose de una y mil maneras, hasta que descubre que hay algo en su comportamiento que no funciona bien (por culpa de un maléfico y hechizador lazo rojo) y decide actuar para ayudarle… El texto tiene una gracia irresistible, y un buen ejemplo es el momento en que el burro se disfraza de hormiga, ¡inolvidable!

Pero también es una historia iniciática que habla de transformaciones, de abandonar la rutina y lanzarse a la aventura, de descubrir el mundo y a sí mismo, de encantamientos, de animales y sus atributos, de cómo nacen las leyendas, ¡del héroe Burro y sus hazañas!

Las ilustraciones de Luciano Lozano son frescas, bonitas y con cierto toque de humor en detalles que hay que observar con mucho cuidado, además de que interpreta el texto de una manera exquisita.

No queda más que invitaros a leer “el origen”, para saber la razón por la cual “…cuando la cosa rebuzna mal, miramos hacia el horizonte esperando a que [Burro] aparezca”.

Yoshi's new haircut

The bonsai pruner

Revisited after 7 years

Provisional cover

The bonsai pruner

The last version of an old project. Beautiful text by José Campanari. Looking forward to seeing it in print some day!

Burro (El origen)

I have some books home. Out in Spanish stores from next week

Mister H

This hippo is becoming such a traveller. To be edited in the United States in 2015 by Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Covers for Solar Editorial House in France

I don't like snakes

To be edited by Walker Books in the USA, England and Australia soon.

This is the first spread of Burro (El origen), Edited by A buen paso this month.

Sr H in Japan

Sr H (Mr H), a book I illustrated for Bambú in 2011 is to be published in Japan by Kodanscha Editorial House

BURRO (El origen)

This is the cover of Burro (El origen), to be published in Spain next month by A buen paso Editorial house. Looking forward to seeing it in print.

For Toasted cards in the UK

Snakes

For Walker Books. To be edited in 2015

Just for fun

I used to work as a graphic designer like 10 years ago, but I haven't done anything really since then. This is an exception for my friend Pepekithen.

Ett väldigt bra litet djur / A perfect little animal

I just received a hard cover copy of the book. It looks really nice.

Eixample dret, Barcelona

For the Lufthansa website

Burro

This is the main character of a book I'm working on at the moment. To be edited shortly, hopefully.

Elliott Erwitt tribute revisited

I did a tribute to Elliott Erwitt beautiful photograph some years ago. And now I've changed it a little to be printed as a card for Toast at the UK.

Wedding

A present for some friends that got married last month. Happy Summer :)

One of the inside illustrations for a perfect little animal, by Rabén & Sjögren. Coming soon in Sweden

Clinical research funding for healthcare professionals

For the next issue of the RCSLT Bulletin in the UK

Snakes

This is the main character in a book I've been working on these last months. It will be published in the UK, USA and Australia next year by Walker books. I've really enjoyed drawing this little girl and her snake loving family. I'll keep you posted :)

Florist

One of my favorite illustrations for a perfect little animal, by Rabén & Sjögren. Coming soon in Sweden

Tom Ford

Just for fun

Prada

Out of the Prada collection. Just for fun :)

Ett väldigt bra litet djur

This is the cover for a book I've been working on these last months. It's called Ett väldigt bra litet djur, Swedish for A perfect little animal. It will be published by rabén&sjögren in Sweden soon.

New print

I've made some prints of this Paris illo on a very nice paper called Arches Velin Museum, by Camson, 315 gr.

This paper is naturally age-resistant and has a unique fine-grain, smooth surface and structure. It's normally used for photographs, museum-grade applications as well as fine Art printmaking.

The size is A3 and the price 30 Euro plus postage. There's 20 to go.

Le estrade del paessagio

For the VIII edition of Le strade del paesaggio Art Festival, that will be held in Cosenza, Italy, from september to november 2014. 

Le strade del paesaggio is a cultural project that wants to connect the environmental context and the human richness of Cosenza to the development policies who recognize an economic development oriented to the culture.

The collective exhibition will include the work of 30 illustrators and the subject is green economy and sustainable energy, as 2014 is the European year of green economy proclaimed by the EU.

I'm representing saving water for the exhibition. Acrylic on paper.

Futebol by Alex Bellos

Already edited in Spain by Ariel.

Futebol

Cover map. Ariel 

The properties of magnesium

I've been working on this painting for a month in my spare time. It's a tribute to the Danish painter, Vilhelm Hammershøi.

Le dejeuner des canotiers

This is s tribute to a well known painting by Renoir. I don't like Renoir at all, but I came across a picture of this painting and loved the composition. It could as well be a lunch at the old Cabopino Chiringuito in Marbella.

La grande bellezza

One of the films I've liked most lately. Don't miss it!

Dior

Out of a fashion magazine. Just for fun.