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I was commissioned by Plácida to create this vibrant botanical pattern with colourful flowers for Derprosa identity .

The botanical pattern accompanies its new range of products in all its graphic applications, whether digital or printed. This selection of plants ( Cornflower blue, poppy, hyacinth, broom, jazmín….) shares peculiarities, qualities or characteristics of these new products. Its central piece consists of a box containing the four new products, represented in four small boxes that function as a showcase of the benefits of each film.

Ogilvy UK commissioned me this “hornicultural” illustrations for a limited edition vegetable seed packet condoms for a Relate campaign in London. With STIs among the over- 65’s at an all-time high, this condom campaign plants messages about the risk of getting plowed & sowing wild oats while tending garden without protection.

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Con motivo de la COP 25 celebrada en Madrid en Diciembre del 2019, el Museo del Prado y WWF España unieron sus fuerzas para denunciar los graves riesgos de una subida de la temperatura global media por encima de 1,5º grados.

Bajo el nombre “+1,5º C lo cambia todo”, ambas fundaciones han involucrado al arte clásico de forma directa con una de las mayores preocupaciones del presente mediante la intervención con ilustración digital sobre 4 de las más famosas obras de la pinacoteca.

Esta obra de Velazquez que representa a Felipe IV a caballo, es uno de sus retratos ecuestres más famosos.

Mi intervención “inundando” esta obra, ilustra lo que ocurriría en caso de que el nivel del mar aumentase hasta 1m de altura, lo que haría desaparecer estados enteros obligando a millones de personas a desplazarse.

Agencia: CHINA Madrid

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On the occasion of the COP 25 celebrated in Madrid in December 2019, the Prado Museum and WWF Spain have united forces to draw attention to the dire risks inherent in a temperature rise of more than 1,5º degrees.

Under the title “+ 1.5º C changes everything” , both foundations have implicated classical art with the current most pressing issues through the intervention of digital illustration superimposed on 4 of the most famous paintings of the Museum.

This Velazquez painting of King Felipe IV on horseback is one of the painter’s most famous equestrian portraits.

My intervention "flooding" illustrates what would happen if the sea level increased to 1m high, which would create the disappearance of entire territories, forcing millions of people to migrate.

Agency: CHINA Madrid

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I was commissioned by estudio Plácida to create this six botanical Illustrations for Derprosa, the brand behind the most successful laminating films in the paper and packaging industries. To emphasise the sustainability of this films, we choosed this 6 plants that share peculiarities, qualities or characteristics with the product range.

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This animal pencil portraits are my bimonthly collaboration for the articles about the History of animal written by Claudia Mäder for the Swiss magazine Neue Zürcher Zeitung Geschichte.

Art Direction: Lea Truffer

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Illustration for the issue Nº 45 of the german newspaper DIE ZEIT

ilustraciones de algunas de las piedras, plantas y animales que te puedes encontrar paseando por el Río Tinto (Huelva).

Esta pieza fue creada para la exposición “El color de un río”, comisariada por Lucía Laín. Madrid. Diciembre 2022.

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Portrait of Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and his enormously difficult task of reforming the Chinese banking system while maintaining its stability amidst the ongoing trade war and a looming debt crisis.

illustrated for an article for Bloomberg Markets, November 2019.

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Retrato de Guo Shuqing, presidente de la Comisión Reguladora de la Banca de China, ilustrado para un artículo de la revista Bloomberg Markets, Noviembre 2019.

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Portrait of the neuroscientist Emile Bruneau for an article about his work and legacy about Empathy. Published by The New York Times. November 2020. Read the article here

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Retrato del neurocientífico Emile Bruneau para un artículo sobre su trabajo y su legado. Publicado en The New York Times. Noviembre 2020. Puedes leer el articulo aquí

DDB Barcelona me encargó esta Ilustración refrescante y veraniega para una promoción puntual del banco Sabadell.

Ilustraciones para la campaña publicitaria gallega de seguros Abanca protagonizada por Luis Moya

Botanical Illustration for the cover of David Hamilton’s last book “ Where the wild things grow. A forager’s guide to the landscape”

Illustrations commissioned by Departures magazine for an article about the essential ingredients behind the Korean food of JP and Ellia Park at their restaurants Atoboy, Atomix and Naro in New York

Cover illustration for Dan Saladino’s book “Eating to extinction” published by Penguin Books uk

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Cosmic Flora is an illustration for the collaborative illustration exhibition “Plants with Bite” at the Royal Botanical Garden Sydney about  the behavior of carnivorous plants.

Byblis liniflora, also known as the Rainbow Plant, is native to northern Australia. It is a very delicate annual carnivorous plant that produces sticky droplets to catch prey and flowers producing a pretty purple flower. With this plant as an starting point and adding the Yellow Utricularia Vulgaris flowers and the red Darlingtonia flowers, I have imagined a scene of a biologist exploring a new planet, collecting samples of life and new plants to study. She is about to cut a flower from the Rainbow Plant, but it is sensitive to the movement and in defence is already wrapping itself around her while she’s hypnotised by the beauty of the colours and movement.

(If you live in Australia, you can purchase a beautiful print here)

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Cósmic Flora es parte de la exposición colectiva “Plants with Bite” sobre plantas carnívoras en el Real Jardín Botánico de Sidney.

La planta Byblis liniflora, también conocida como Planta Arcoiris es nativa del norte de Australia. Es una delicada planta carnívora anual de bonitas flores violetas que produce pegajosas gotas para atrapar a sus presas. Esta Planta inspira esta ilustración, en ella se ve a una astronauta recolectando muestras, la chica está apunto de cortar una flor de la planta Arcoiris, pero como la planta es sensible al movimiento, ya ha empezado a envolver a la astronauta que ha quedado hipnotizada por la belleza de los colores del jardín que ha descubierto.

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This textile print was created in support and collaboration with the new brand “Bendito Bolso”(Blesséd Bag). The 100% organic, cotton bags are produced and confected by women of the APRAMP workshop - an NGO which works to get women out of prostitution and human-trafficking networks . The intention of the project is firstly to give those women of the APRAMP, an employment opportunity, and secondly, to promote different Spanish artists through the creation of two textile prints, for two different limited-edition bags. From a limited set of 50 bags per print, they are available for purchase from the benditobolso.com website.

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Este estampado textil ha sido creado para colaborar y apoyar a la nueva marca "Bendito Bolso", bolsos producidos en algodón 100% orgánico y confeccionados por mujeres en el taller de APRAMP, una ONG que trabaja para sacar a las mujeres de la prostitución y de las redes de tráfico de seres humanos.
La intención del proyecto es por un lado brindar salida laboral a las mujeres de APRAMP y por otro promocionar el trabajo de diferentes artistas españoles a través de los estampados creados para los 2 modelos de bolsos de edición limitada a 50 piezas y que se pueden comprar ya en su web benditobolso.com

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Sketches of several tigers for a project commissioned by Pixel Zoo which remained unpublished.

I was inspired by the beautiful paintings of Henri Rousseau

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Inspired by the French painter Henri Rousseau, my illustration “The Monolith” is both inspired by the abundance and the thick follage of the countryside and the beauty of the summer light.

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Inspirada por la obra del pintor francés Henri Rousseau, la ilustración “The Monolith” está a inspirada por la frondosidad y abundancia del campo y la belleza de la luz veraniega.

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In this personal project my interest is focused on exploring the connection of the person portrayed, to the 3 basic natural elements, animal, vegetal & mineral.

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Este proyecto está inspirado en la conexión de las personas retratadas con los 3 elementos básicos de la naturaleza: lo animal, lo vegetal y lo mineral.

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In 2017, my entire interest was focused on works considering the harmonic combination of the 3 basic natural elements, animal, vegetal & mineral. The resulting series presents some of the ideas realized.
One of these illustrations was modified into a new work - As part of the collaborative project #pimpmyfactura, which aimed, through the sale of art, to pay off the debts of a  Argentinian, public nursery ("José L. Suárez”). The value of the illustration is the same as the invoice of one of the debts to be paid. This great initiative was organized by TBWA/Buenos Aires with Publicidar Foundation.

this is the link to the site of the project

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En el año 2017 todo mi interés estaba enfocado en la relación armónica de los 3 elementos básicos de la naturaleza: animal, vegetal y mineral.  La serie Mystica es uno de los resultados de ese proceso. Cedí una de estas ilustraciones  para el proyecto colaborativo “PIMP MY FACTURA” de la agencia TBWA/Buenos Aires, que consistía en vender el trabajo de diferentes artistas por el valor de la factura sobre el que estaban realizadas las piezas para saldar la deuda de la guardería pública Jose L. Suarez de Capital Federal, Buenos aires ( Argentina).

Este es el link a la web del projecto

Ilustraciónes de varias secciónes del cosmos y 9 retratos para la editorial y la escuela de Astrología de Barcelona COSMOGRAMA

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I was commissioned to make this digital oil-painted portraits of  3 Australian winemakers sisters for the labels of their MO Sisters wines. The client wanted to preserve the anonymity of the sisters so paint strokes were added to hide eyes and noses and also to contrast with the beautiful bronze metallic printing.

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Desde Australia recibí el encargo de retratar a estas 3 hermanas propietarias de La bodega australiana “Mo Sisters” para las etiquetas de sus vinos Chardonnay,  Cabernet Sauvignon y vino tinto mezcla. El cliente quería preservar la identidad de las chicas, por lo que me pidió añadir algunos trazos de pintura rosa para ocultar parte de las caras, sobre las que  estamparon la tipografía en bronce.

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The Evolution of Can

Coca-Cola commissioned me to illustrate the evolution of Coke can for their 2020 video campaign to introduce the new Coke's sleek can to Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Agency: Recipe London

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San Miguel, a Spanish beer brand, commissioned this unpublished set of botanical illustrations for their 2016 advertising campaign posters.

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La marca de cerveza española San Miguel me encargó estas ilustraciones botánicas del Lúpulo y la Cebada para los carteles de su campaña publicitaria inédita del año 2016.

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Ruiz+company, a notable design studio from Barcelona, commissioned me to illustrate these sets of fruit for the packaging for 3 different flavours of cider, brewed by the brand, Jai Alai:  classic apple, fresh pear and black-red fruits.

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Creé estas ilustraciones botánicas de frutas y flores para los packagings diseñados por el estudio de Barcelona Ruiz+company de la marca de sidra vasca THE GOOD CIDER OF JAI ALAI.

VIPS restaurants commissioned this set of illustrations for some of their star menu dishes (the Egeo sandwich, the Avocado toast, the Yogurt and muesli glass, the California Sandwich, the Green Vitality Smoothie and the Sicilian Salad, ) for the 2018 and 2017 advertising campaign posters, and also used them in certain restaurant accessories.

I was commissioned to draw these skulls for Dolina; an awarded craft beer produced in Burgos whose labels are inspired by the famous Atapuerca caves. I love the ingenious detail of these labels - having to scratch the gold printed shape in order to discover the illustrations beneath. A beautiful and smart Design by Moruba.

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I was commissioned to illustrate this beautiful label for the Tasmanian vinery Shy Susan Wines.
The illustration is inspired by the rare and unique simbiosis between a little native Tasmanian Bee and the critically endangered wildflower Shy Susan (Tetratheca Gunnii ). The tiny pink blossoms of the Shy Susan only realize pollen when vibrated at the resonant frequency of the bees, her survival depends completely on them; their fate is forever entwined.

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Esta detallada y delicada ilustración es la etiqueta de los vinos producidos por la bodega Shy Susan wines (Tasmania). La idea está inspirada en la rara y simbiotica relación entre una pequeña abeja nativa de Tasmania y la flor silvestre en peligro de extinción Shy Susan (Tetratheca Gunnii). Sus diminutas flores rosadas solo generan polen con la vibración de las alas de las abejas, por lo que  su supervivencia depende completamente de ellas.

*[Every year is the year of the monkey ]

I really love monkeys, and I really like to celebrate Chinese New Year, so I started 2016 with these acrylic paintings to celebrate and congratulate for the new year of the fire monkey, 2016.
I also wanted to emphasize that a lot of these animals are seriously in danger so my position was and is to be against everything that causes them pain, such is the palm tree oil industry, deforestation, poaching, illegal animal trade, lab testing, zoos, circuses, shows etc.

My continual concern with animals in danger and in this case,  The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

led me to illustrate some of them in order to visually underline and emphasize the problem.
This one is an acrylic painting of the beautiful Andean bear, endemic to the Tropical Andes, and the only extant species of bear in South America. They occupy a great variety of habitats, from desert-scrub to forests to high altitude grasslands, ranging in elevation from 250 to 4,750 m

In the beginning of 2016, after moving to the beautiful city of Granada, my interest was focused on nature, so I began to explore the nature around me collecting stones and plants from my walks with my two dogs; I wanted to combine the 3 basic elements together, as in life itself, in beautiful amalgamations, hence the name of the series, "animal.vegetal.mineral". My attention was to slow drawing, with pencil, on the splendor of "archer paper", as if the process itself became a meditative walk.

pencil and charcoal portraits of friends and colleagues.

personal work-in-progress project about my family and my childhood

The City of Sydney is constructing rain gardens across Sydney to act as natural storm-water filter, which help to improve water quality in rivers and the harbour whilst supplying more greenery to urban streets. I was commissioned to illustrate the botanical species in the rain-gardens in order for residents to identify the plants.

I was commissioned by the Canadian agency Toolbox Design to illustrate this botanicals for The Oaks, one of the main projects of Strand, a Vancouver-based real estate finance, development and investment company.

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Epaplus commissioned this ballpen illustrations for different packagings of an orange blossom plant, an Açai (Euterpe oleracea) and a Green Tea plant.

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Ilustraciones botánicas a boligrafo de las plantas de Azahar, Açai y Té verde para packaging de Epaplus.

Grindelia (Grindelia Integrifolia), Acerola fruit (Malpighia Emarginata) and Plantain (Plantago Major) are the main components of the cough syrup Epaplus.

The Spanish Design Studio Conrad-Torras commissioned me to illustrate these botanical illustrations for the packaging of this brand.

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The Yellow Flag (Iris Pseudacor) it´s a bright and beautiful flower that grows in wet conditions during the months of May and June. Is common to find them in wetlands, rivers and lakes along Europe and Asia.

Rush Agency commisioned me this illusration for a failed botanical project.

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El lirio amarillo (Iris Pseudacor) es una alegre y bonita planta que crece al margen de cursos de agua en los meses de mayo y Junio. Se suelen encontrar en Humedales, lagos y ríos de toda Europa y Asia. La Agencia Rush me encargó ilustración para un proyecto de ilustración botánica que finalmente no salió adelante.

At the end of 2016, I decided to try something new in a totally different style. Without a clear objective, the process lent itself to play and improvisation and experimentation.  Influenced by the illustrations I was following and the books I was reading, this enigmatic illustration was the result of the moment and a new approach to my visual world.
A few months later it was chosen as part of the project "dibujos por sonrisas", an initiative of the association creativos en acción, to raise funds for basic needs in European refugee camps.
this is the link to the project

Varias de las propuestas de ilustración inéditas para el proyecto de renovación de las etiquetas de una bodega de vino natural de la Alpujarra granadina.

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Botanical Illustration of the pomegranate tree for the canvas tote bag of the Natural wine shop “Al Sur de Granada”

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Ilustración botánica de la planta de la Granada para las bolsas de lona de la tienda de vinos naturales “Al Sur de Granada”

“Gazpacho andaluz” y “Un paeo por la Alhambra” son mis dos ilustraciones de temática andaluza para las camisetas y bolsas de la tienda Enea . Si te das un paseo por Granada puedes encontrarla en la C/ Zacatín , 8 , ya que de momento no tienen tienda online.

New illustration work in collaboration with umami video, who worked with the animation of the elephants and the lion for the project Lion Recovery and Elephant Crisis Fund, in collaboration with Wildnet and Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.

this are the links for both projects and the videos:

Lions
 Elephants

The Singapore Soundsations Festival Organization wanted to create a poster for the 2015 edition with the idea of an illustrated tropical garden inspired by the local flora. I was commissioned to create this tropical garden in pencil. These are drafts of some of the plants for the central composition.

These are the 12 animals of the Chinese horoscope inspired by chinese design and patterns

I was commissioned by El Diluvio Universal and Elisa Munsó to be part of the collective exhibition "we don't need another Hero".  At that moment I was investigating “energetic” portraits, so I took the opportunity of the show as an excuse for presentation; As I don't have any real heroes, I made a list of my favourite famous people and made these portraits from the list for the exhibition; I used two vegetable papers for each illustration, one in pencil and charcoal and another with colour. I finally chose Georgia O'Keefe portrait for display.

Portrait of Eddie Redmayne for Tentaciones magazine, El Pais newspaper.

I was commissioned by Festpiele Magazin ( Salzburg, Austria ) to draw the portraits of important Austrian writers, playwrights, novelists and screenwriters: Ewald Palmetshofer, Gustav Ernst, Kathrin Röggla, Franzobel and Josef Winkler. Published in 2015.

Illustrations created from 2014-2017 to different articles for men´s health magazine Australia

map and nature illustrations of the village of Viladrau (Catalunya) to promote the location.

Designed by Knock.ws

Set of illustrations for article "Rabble Rousers" for Virgin Magazine Australia. 2017

Identity for the advertising agency El laboratorio, Madrid (2007)
design: Marina Company.

lllustrations for the book "Lo que vendría a ser la televisión en españa según Buenafuente y el terrat" edited by Planeta
in Barcelona in November 2011.

 

Garnacha de Hielo is an illustrated label for a special and unique wine produced from grenache grapes that have been frozen
while still on the vine and harvested in early winter - until the first snow.
The wine is produced by Raul Acha and the bottle is designed by moruba.

Illustration for the cocktail Ava Essences. The draw is printed with edible ink on a wafer. The illustration is a portrait of the actress Ava Gardner surrounded by the cocktail ingredients.

Knock commissioned me to illustrate these fruits for the yogurt packs  for Señorío de Sarriá, the brand for whom they were creating a new design and campaign. The concept was to create a nice and contemporary coloured engraving imitation to identify the yogurt flavours

El Gall negre del Penedés is an illustration for the website of project "The Restaurant, by Torres".

bestiary: In Roman circuses, bestiary was the name designated to the man or woman who fought against beasts.
Private collection.

Flower illustrations and patterns created for Hazel identity and packaging. Designed by marina company

Flower pattern illustrations created for Hazel identity and packaging, designed by marina company

prehistoric stone tools illustrations created for Freude magazin, Austria.

Illustrations for the San sebastian film festival poster contest

inedit illustrations created for the labels and the packaging of the organic olive oil "Flor de Segura". The objective was to illustrate the flora and fauna of the location where the olives were cultivated.

illustrations inspired by the meaning of the African word “Ubuntu” created for an Ing Direct´s promotional video design: ruiz+company

These Indian gods formed part of the illustrations commissioned by la casa encendida for the children’s publications "Un paseo por el mundo" (2008)   
The point was to show children the multiple and colourful gods in Indian culture and the rich iconography and symbolism  of the culture itself.

These are some of the more than 60 illustrations inspired by the culture, folklore, religion, gastronomy and history of China, Guatemala, Peru, Morocco, Africa, Colombia, India and Eastern Europe for the 2 publications/books for children "Un paseo por el mundo" ( A walk around the world ) about inter-culturality edited by "La Casa Encendida" in 2007-2008 and designed by Base Madrid.

Map of the different names for Santa's helper in Germany. Eltern magazin, Germany

In 2006, when Jr. Alfaro commissioned one of my first jobs, I created this set of Illustrations for the Identity of the audiovisual production company "Picnic". The idea of the project was to illustrate the elements of a "perfect” picnic, conquered by little ants, flies, and other bugs, and without where nature, instead of humans, becomes the protagonist. This project was awarded with the Junceda of illustration 2008 prize.

book cover  "algú parla de mi" published in the amsterdam collection by ara llibres.

Illustrations created along the 2009-2012 years for “ La Vanguardia “ newspaper

I was commissioned by the designer Laura Armet to illustrate with acrylic painting this walls to be used as backgrounds for the chair photographs that appeared in the catalogue of Andreu World, a furniture company that works to create sustainable and innovate designs, providing durable furniture solutions that allow to enjoy the spaces that people utilise in a smart and healthy way.