AR3

Mix Media Drawing

2010-07-06T18:56:00.000-07:00

Micro Pens colored digitally.

Never Limit Yourself

2010-07-06T18:54:00.001-07:00

The town I live in

2010-07-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

Charcoal on paper.

Flying House

2010-07-06T18:51:00.000-07:00

Playing with line work.

Birds

2010-07-06T18:49:00.000-07:00

I was just playing with patterns.

Just another small town

2010-07-06T18:48:00.000-07:00

I had to borrow this photo from a fellow blogger and illustrated it. The story behind this is that no matter where you are at, there is always an Mexican food place like this. The photo you are looking at happens to be in the mission district in San Francisco but the it just as well be in East Los Angeles.

'Owl-tac-u-lar' day in 'Slow Motion'

2010-07-06T18:06:00.000-07:00

I would like this on a t-shirt like right now!

Just one of those days.

Zombie-Fred

2010-07-06T17:58:00.000-07:00

Out with the new inn with the old

2010-06-25T14:15:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I didn't use this sooner. When I first started this personal art blog more than a year ago I was not sure what banner to use. I did about six and this was my favorite. I used it for a couple of weeks. Than I got into graphic design and wanted something clean. But I'm going back to this one. Seems a bit more personal. Not as constrained as a block of simple text.

Blast from the past

2010-05-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

So when I first started painting I was deeply involved with the ‘Chicano Art’ scene. For those who are unfamiliar with ‘Chicano Art’ it is a genre of art that was sparked by racist galleries and museums in the 1970s’ refusing to display Latino art. Artists like Gronk, Carlos Almaraz, and Frank Romero stood up for their movement and protested, created, and hustled till they were recognized for who they were. Many times their art reflected the ‘Chicano Movement’ of the 1960s’. I loved it and still do to a degree. The bright colors and landscapes of ‘La Vida’ that I could instantly relate to. In a computer driven society where there is more information available to the mass public we get distracted with social networking and celebrity gossip. I have my share of hours on tumblr, facebook, hulu, netflix, and whatever else catches my short attention span for the day. Let’s just put it this way if those sites were a class I would have an A: not proud of it. So before the internet and before all those other sites I use to read a lot. Books that were 1000+ pages of just greatness. I drew off of inspiration and such. Mind people I was just starting to paint back then and treated my brushes and paint pretty rough.

Whittier Blvd. is the heart of East Los Angeles and tend to be a subject that is reoccurring in some of my work. This is the first piece of art I ever did. I traced a picture from a dentist ad and sliced it out with an xacto. This what the result.

This piece was for ‘Dia de Los Muertos’ and was displayed at ‘Self Help Graphics and Art’ back in 2002 or 2003. I can’t quiet remember. I had pictures of the event but they were lost in a epic computer crash in 2005.

This was done just for fun. Before I knew what color theory was I explored it. I didn’t even know what a color wheel was. This was done with the left over paints from the ‘Dia de Los Muertos’ piece I did. I uses a ‘Patssi Valdez’ piece as inspiration.

Keeping up with colorful pieces this was a secret heart I painted as a rocket. Representing the growth of love and passion.

This was the first time I used oils. It is a heart with wing done on canvas back in 2005.

Another piece I did for a ‘Dia de Los Muertos’ show in Pasadena back in 2003. I painted over what use to be a bar in the back ground.

Another look at ‘Whittier Blvd’

What's in my pocket?

2010-05-04T22:13:00.001-07:00

Went on a ScribblerToo binge on night(equals)Epic post

2010-03-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

Below and the fake tears series below the bird are for fun, after that is a series I did as homage to the 'Scary Stories' books I read as a kid. After that I am just playing with more words. Notice I say "Goodbye Fall, Hello Spring." It is a joke because I live in Southern California where some years it feels like there is no winter. The last two are homage to Lewis Carroll, not Tim Burton. http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/scribblertoo/

Just for fun

2010-03-27T13:31:00.000-07:00

Untitled 2010

In the making aka still procrastinating to finish it

2010-03-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

My latest painting titled “Héroes Latinos,Latino Heroes”
Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros

Los Angeles series

2010-03-19T17:57:00.001-07:00

2010 part 2

2010-01-01T19:03:00.001-08:00

Happy New Years

2010-01-01T01:06:00.000-08:00

Sketckbook

2009-12-20T18:44:00.001-08:00

Direct from my sketchbook...

New self-portrait

2009-12-06T14:29:00.000-08:00

"Digital Self-Portrait 2009"

Everyday Things

2009-12-02T00:44:00.000-08:00

"Flashdrive"
This is where I store stuff.

"Hotel Room"
This was at an hotel I stood at for a night about a month ago. I was so tired when I got to my room that I rested and sketched...

"Webcam"
A gift...

Self-Portrait

2009-11-01T19:56:00.000-08:00

"Me" | Acrylic on paper 2009

Something from the summer

2009-10-23T17:34:00.001-07:00

Above is a quick sketch I did of a local steak house I was at last spring. The table was real crowded.

Above is another version of the Lucky 7 Market that I did a few months back. A really quick sketch done in black and red ink.

Fonts

2009-10-15T23:41:00.001-07:00

I been playing around with creating my own fonts. This is my first attempt.

The New Yorker with an East LA twist

2009-10-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

Playing with watercolors

2009-10-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

URBAN DICTIONARY

1. beasty 80 up, 7 down love it hate it

1.someone who owns up in something or extremely good at something
1.damn hes a beasty athlete

2.hes so beasty that he could play in the NBA
get this def on a mug Mug
sweet strong beefcake weak pansy
by mafferlocker Aug 20, 2006 share this
2. Beasty 66 up, 23 down love it hate it

When Something is cool and kick ass.
DAAAAMN nigga! That new leather jacket looks fucking beasty.
get this def on a mug Mug
by I forget Dec 8, 2004 share this
3. beasty 26 up, 19 down love it hate it

To act hard or hardcore, like you about to knock somebody out.

Boy: "Damn girl, you got a fat ass"

Girl: "Shut the fuck up!"

Boy's Friends: "Ooh she gettin beasty on a you, boy!"
get this def on a mug Mug
mad hard beastmode beastie bold
by Genis Apr 21, 2006 share this

Whittier BLV

2009-10-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry I just relized that I did not post Part 1 of this series. Here it is;

Part 1

Part 2

Just a quick sketch I did in the morning.

Day of The Dead

2009-10-02T17:04:00.001-07:00

So this is a little filtered. I could not get the colors right. Just if your wondering the background in red and black feathered. Almost all the rest of the colors match. I might summit this one to a gallery. Still deciding.

2009-09-10T20:04:00.000-07:00

These are just a couple of things from my personal collection.

"Wicked Woman"

2009-08-29T18:18:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch I had done years ago. I just revised it via Odosketch.

"Paletas" Summer time in East L.A. | Albert Ramirez III (C)

2009-08-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

"Old San Juan, P.R." 2009 | Albert Ramirez III

2009-08-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

This is a quick 30 minute thing I did. It did not save, oh-wow. But I screen shot it before.

Check out my edits that didn't save!

2009-08-21T19:36:00.000-07:00

All star line-up of my Odosketch digital sketchbook

2009-08-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

I had a vision. I started to paint it. I finished it. A week later I ruined it. Fin.

2009-08-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

Newest creation

2009-08-20T16:41:00.001-07:00

"TapeHeart" 2009, Illustration for a upcoming project

Something new, Something old

2009-08-20T12:09:00.000-07:00

"Parakeet" 2009, SOLD"Knight Owl" 2009, SOLD
"Luck 7 Market" 2009, Personal Collection
Left, "8=<3" 2009, Personal, "Growth-y-Amor" 2009, Gift
Both are part of a on going project. My book of hearts!
"Brooklyn" 2009, personal collection
"Vintage Book Project" 2009
"Barrio" 2009, I really been here.

'FISHMAN'

2009-08-16T12:21:00.000-07:00

This 'FISHMAN' character was loosely inspired by a old TV show I saw a few weeks ago.

I saw the front cover of 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre II' and this what came about

2009-08-15T23:51:00.000-07:00

I call this one "TEXAS"

Here is a glimpse into my sketch book

2009-08-15T23:35:00.001-07:00

Just paying homage to Diego Rivera. Don't know if this sketch does any justice.

There are some confused cupcakes in this one.

I was trying to capture a vintage feel with this.

Hello

2009-08-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

To everyone I passed this site unto,

Sorry for the lack of updates all summer. I been lacking the creativity to maintain a site like this. The upside is, the last few weeks I been working a lot on my person art. So soon like in the next few days I'll be posting some stuff on here. Hope everyone's summer is going good. I'll be back soon.

-Albert

2009-06-13T01:15:00.000-07:00

"THAR SHE BLOWS!"

I was just playing with a vintage book with this piece.

New Yorker....

2009-05-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

This is a real great vid I lifted from Juxtapoz.com

So well I'm on the subject of Juxtapoz...Check out this great tee by "SKINNER"

Bob Dylan Rocks

2009-05-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I flip through a magazine or a newspaper and clearly see that the writer does not know their story. They might google it or have a basic under-standing of the subject matter, but does not have a common connection with the subject matter. Yes there are deadlines and the editor might hand something over to the writer that is alien to them. But after than it is the writer's responsibility to do the research and get to know the culture and environment that he/she is writing about. It is not going above and beyond, it is just being a good writer.

I'm not a big fan of music reviews and I rarely listen to Bob Dylan, but I have to agree with Dylan on this. The interview speaks for itself.

-AR3

David Ellis

2009-04-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hopewell (2008) from David Ellis on Vimeo.

Never throw out your old VINYL......

-AR3

Sussie the little blue car---THE ORIGINAL 'CARS'

2009-04-17T19:57:00.000-07:00

So this is not my artwork....BUT I might pay homage to this cartoon soon and replace this video with the sketch. This was by far one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. Maybe the reason I still enjoy a cartoon every now and than.

**UPDATE** I just did a real quick sketch.

-AR3

Carnivor

2009-04-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

2HEADED PIG- Refers to the many times
I saw the pig head being used as an logo or icon.

HANGING PIG- This refers to the constant
push to sell pork for way less than beef.

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I sketched these two after a three year period of working at a meat market. I would constantly see the faces of people when I was cutting meat. Especially with children. There was always a shock value behind animal flesh being cut or sawed. I guess it was a surreal sound, almost like the animal was being slaughtered on-the-spot. Almost everyday in the winter and fall people would come in wanting pig feet cut into small 1 inch square pieces.

There was also a fascination with ham, so much that the meat market would go through 10 pounds a day sometimes. Countless hours of cutting pork and the constant usage of a pig as a icon or logo for meat manufactures inspired these drawings. Hope not to offend any vegetarians or vegans out there. As for the "Live Free" and "Eat Pork" lettering on the first sketch, "Live Free" refers to a gallery I had plans in opening one day. Well the "Eat Pork" refers to how brainwash people were by the lower prices of pork meat and the constant image of the pig being feed to them. That is just my opinion from working behind the counter for more than two years.

-AR3

El Pato - Tomato Sauce

2009-04-12T10:13:00.000-07:00

This sketch was from the series of my previous entry. It is a close up of the duck on the can of El Pato tomato sauce. As a kid and even as an adult I sometimes put Mexican style tomato sauce on my food. The taste is better than any Taco Bell hot sauce packet could ever give you. I learned this year that the tomato vegetable is from Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica was the native ground of great civilizations like the Maya, Olmec and Aztecs. Today the tomato is rich in Latin culture and is used in everything from rice to baked dises like enchiladas. Just thought I share that with everyone.

-AR3

Above the heart of East Los Angeles

2009-04-11T11:03:00.000-07:00

This piece was done in the fall of 2003. I was at an local community art center(Self Help Graphics and Art). As everyone else that I was with including me noticed the incredible sunset that day, some people took pictures, I decided to sketch it. The view was great, overlooking Downtown L.A. from a distance and a clutter of barrios with hundreds of homes. The original sketch had no color. Until yesterday when I was going through old stuff and found it, I quickly uploaded the sketch into my computer and digitally colored it. I found several more and did the same, maybe I'll post some more soon.

-AR3

My elementary

2009-04-09T19:52:00.000-07:00

So this is a rendering of my elementary I talked about in my first post. My class was right above the entrance, right across is the liquor store.

First post!!!

2009-04-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

So this is a new thing for me, as far as blogging and stuff but I want to break away from the norm and start sharing my art and thoughts with anyone who visits this site starting with my header.

LUCKY 7 MARKET is near my house. As a child I attended the elementary across from there and remember it was the one of the first and last thing I seen everyday.

Well that's all for now. -AR3