I wanna be as big as the mountain, I wanna fly as high as the sun....

I've been so put back with work and projects that I haven't really had time to really put anything down on my blog lately. Some of the biggest things that have come out of my scheduling is that I was invited to join an art group that focuses on the Latino arts. The group is called ALAC - Advocates for the Latino Arts and Culture. While its a bit intimidating being that I've never really worked with a big group of artists, a rather notable and respected group of veteran artists, its also very exciting and humbling. To think that a group like this is so inviting and wanting to work with you on something as big as this says a lot about the people and the "God willing" my work. The group is not only limited to paintings and such but also to theater, music, the movie industry, dance, and anything you can really think of when it comes to the arts. The first big project I will be taking on in the group will be a musical theater show. It will be in Peoria, AZ and will be a dinner then Broadway musical in Spanish and one night only in English. I'll have two substantial pieces up at the show that will be for sale. The benefit will be very exciting with all that they have planned. If you want to know more about what we're ding or more understanding about what ALAC is you can go to

http://alacaz.org/

According to my assistant this is a big move towards what I want to accomplish with my work. The other big project that is closer to being locked in is a project for the Arizona Anti-Tobacco Bureau or something like that. They want me to come up with a strip that they will be airing TV commercials for in January and the strip I think runs January through June, thats an online strip too. So one can just go the website, on the other end of that they are wanting a 8-12 pg comic book for publishing. This stuff I have mixed feelings about only for the simple reason that its a lot easier to paint than to sit down and draw these days. ESPECIALLY when I have a lot of ideas I want to get out. Thats all from the front, hopefully there will be images to post on Monday. Until then, we at Empire will keep grinding them out, if you keep rockin' it out.