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<a href="http://www.beenznrice.com">www.beenznrice.com</a>Beenznrice Illustration and Graphic Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221519948157382625noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901196451391545759.post-31259396630363487222014-06-11T14:28:00.002-07:002014-06-11T14:29:56.487-07:00Perfection Custom Print SolutionsWe are very happy to announce that we will be partnering up with Perfection Custom Printing Services in Portland Oregon. Check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PerfectionCustomPrintSolutions" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page and their <a href="http://www.perfectioncustomprint.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. Here is a brochure I designed for them and Robert's demonstration of their fantastic laser cutting machine!<br />
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Today we went on a field trip for work. Carlos needed to get some inspiration for a new project at work. We had to go into Malibu. What a beautiful day for it! </div>
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Below are some tags he designed for "All Saints" It's always cool to see work that you've only seen on your computer screen in real life, in the real world!</div>
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Cholada in Malibu on PCH. When we used to drive from Camarillo to Otis College of Art and Design (right next to LAX), we would always pass this up, on the way and coming home, and never stopped to try it. We are huge Thai food fans. Today we crossed this off our bucket list! It was awesome! Good food, beautiful view, very nice service. Rocky was even well behaved and ate his food. #WIN</div>
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Our view. Cool right?</div>
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All in all a beautiful day. Hope he gets to have another field trip day from work soon!</div>
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Carlos has a new Facebook Page up dedicated just to his Epic style of Illustration. Here are a couple of sneak peaks for a current project! Enjoy! And LIKE his page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EpicIllustration" target="_blank">here: https://www.facebook.com/EpicIllustration</a></div>
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Here's Carlos enjoying is birthday dinner of homemade Camarones a la diabla, by request, rice and beans. Oh hey! BEENZNRICE!</div>
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Here is my pin-up illustration for a weekly artist contest! I didn't win, but I really love the direction I'm going here! Expect to see more in this style soon!</div>
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It's delicious. We are now regulars and actually went there twice this week. It's that good. CJ got a kids meal and I got the #96 pictured here. There's a ton of items on the menu!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Almost forgot to post this! I made this cake-the first time I've ever made one from scratch, and created the Enderman face for my boy CJ!</div>
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"A unique and luxurious Nohea Arabica Berry Hawaiian Mask is now available at a special online launch price of just $49.25 (50% off retail). Just click <a href="http://www.noheanatural.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: initial; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">www.noheanatural.com</a> and type in the code LAUNCH when you checkout. For gifts just say so in Special Instructions and we will wrap!"<br />
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Not only can I create awesome pics with my son, but I've found a way to create quick mini vision boards and inspiration boards! I think it's pretty obvious, but that second one is a vision board for a studio I'd like to have one day. :)<br />
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Carlos rolling out that dough!</div>
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Our cute uncooked raviolis! We used a mason jar for the shape.</div>
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The end result! AW YEAH!</div>
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So I have to say that the final episode was OFF THE FRIGGIN CHAIN! I stayed up late after watching it 5 times over and over again to create this portrait of Richard Harrow. I just had to. It's available as a print at our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/117016727/richard-harrow-fan-art-by-naomi-valdivia">SHOP</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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An interactive altar that allowed us to write our passed loved ones' names on butterflies as part of it. I wrote my Grandpa Frank and my Grandma Mieko.</div>
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Carlos's piece! Very cubist inspired!</div>
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My piece! It sold! </div>
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It was a great night and a fun show! Everyone at the show was very cool. We even had a couple of zombies show up (which CJ took his gun and shot at when they weren't looking hehe). My painting is the one at the top, called "Mole in my Eye." I based this painting on the superstition my grandmother taught me. She is from the Philippines and has lots of them, but this one in particular always stuck with me. She told me that if you have a mole on your eye, you are able to see ghosts and the spirit world. Have had my own paranormal experiences since I was a kid, and still do now, I always tried to see if I had a mole in my own eye, but I haven't found one. My muse is the lovely and talented <a href="http://www.facebook.com/artofalfie">Alfie Numeric</a>. She is super cool and totally relates to my story. The piece is up for sale at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/423WestGallery?fref=ts">423 West Gallery</a> for $350 if anyone wants some art based on Filipino superstition!<br />
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Check out this show tomorrow evening! Beenznrice is going to have a painting among all these AMAZING artists. We are honored! We also created the flyers for this event. Very excited! Hope to see you there!</div>
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It's been a long time since I've done this. Just watching TV and sketching, just for fun, whatever pops into my head, like I used to do when I was a kid. Watching my guilty pleasure Awkward. and drawing fairies and whatever else. Slight buzz from a Guinness and some sugary desserts (don't worry I'm still eating well, exercising and losing weight).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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