It's been a while since I have posted on this thing...so for any of you that come by to visit, please head on over to: http://santinolascano.tumblr.com/ . I'll be posting (or at least trying to) whatever I come up with on there. Take care, Santino

For Q Pop's upcoming Super Sentai Vs Kamen Rider Show. If you're in the LA area, go visit the show and shop on November 5 in Little Tokyo.

It's been a while...and things have been brewing since the last time I've been here...

work in progress. for a friend's project.

inspiration does funny things...like finally making time to draw something for myself.
so here's to you...

"paisan...just enough to wet my beak.."

it's been a while...

LA Myth '09 or Bust.

everyone else is doing one...

keeping it super loosey goosey.
Circa 1960s Davao City, it was rough walking back home from grade school. Kanto boys (street kids) tried to bully the school boys. You had to remember to carry your shiv in your socks.

getting schooled lately at the dream job. might as well apply what i am (re)learning, no?

in one of my art books, it was recommended to really figure out what is going on with the composition and the mood in some of our favorite films. this one is from In The Mood For Love where Maggie Chung and Tony Leung's characters are walking from their first dinner. i think i am starting to figure out the stuff i need to re-learn.

...fight the good fight. i need to keep that mantra going in my head.

she told me a dream of hers. she was a soldier in Counterstrike and she was raiding an island with her compatriot.

an exciting saturday evening (edit...unwound after work by throwing some color on it. I think I will continue on with the sketchy thing for a bit).

for no reason at all...trying out some new stuff.

a sort of productive sunday afternoon in semi-sunny PDX.

the stage put together..sort of.

differing parts/levels of the stage.





For a buddy's short film...go check out Saki's blog (to the right) for one of the characters (the sea captain).

For Ben and Ben's Bird Show Part Deux,at Lunar Boy Gallery. Around the first week of March.

for fun.

AM warmup with Andy...his topic for today: Laika the Space Dog. Fitting since our studio takes its name from the famous Russian dog.