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More progress on my goat piece. #wip #art #drawing #illustration #goat #edwardcao

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Happy Easter from this black bunny. 🐰 #art #drawing #illustration #easterbunny #easter #edwardcao

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New goat drawing in progress. #art #wip #drawing #illustration #goat #edwardcao

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For #NationalPuppyDay -- a throwback memorial painting of LeLu, my sister and brother-in-law's chihuahua. I painted this in 2010. Miss this guy. #art #painting #dog #dogsofinstagram #chihuahua #edwardcao

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Some Photoshop #wip on my commissioned drawing from the previous post. ✍ #art #drawing #illustration #photoshop #edwardcao

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Recent commissioned drawing -- graphite on paper before Photoshop colors. #art #drawing #illustration #wip #edwardcao

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Happy Year of the Monkey with a graphite drawing from last year. 🐒 #art #drawing #illustration #monkey #orangutan #yearofthemonkey #lunarnewyear #edwardcao

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Kidneythieves (Free Dominguez & Bruce Somers) have launched a #Kickstarter campaign to fund their fifth full-length album, "The Mend." I've had the pleasure of collaborating with Free on her most recent solo projects, and I am super excited to be a part of this one with KT. I'll be creating a series of paintings related to the themes covered on the album. There are just 3 days left to back this project on Kickstarter -- you can check it all out on bit.ly/THEMENDKT #art #music #kidneythieves #freedominguez #edwardcao

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Repost from @arielhelwani -- Truly a thrill for me to see my work gracing the walls of #TheMMAHour studio in New York. Thanks, Ariel! #conormcgregor #ufc #mma

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"The Fool" for @hivegallery's Hive Tarot 7 show this month. Mixed media on illustration, 11x14", available now at the gallery. #art #drawing #illustration #wolf #tarot #thefool #thehivegallery #dtla #edwardcao

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WIP for The Hive Gallery's 7th annual Tarot show. The show opens tomorrow night in #DTLA. @hivegallery #art #drawing #painting #illustration #wolf #tarot #thefool #edwardcao

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Reflecting on 2015 on the last day of the year... Here is my #2015bestnine. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey. I am grateful to be able to share this with you. #art #painting #drawing #illustration #edwardcao

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Early #tbt -- small and simple, but one of my favorites from 2015. Mixed media on paper. #art #drawing #illustration #wolf #edwardcao

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"The Notorious" Conor McGregor, undisputed #UFC featherweight champion. #ufc194 #mma #art #illustration #conormcgregor #edwardcao

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Illustration of Jose Aldo's fight with Chad Mendes at #UFC 179 -- another piece that I created for @shaunalshatti's longform, "The Night We Faced Aldo" on MMAFighting.com. #UFC194 is now only a day away. Prints of these illustrations are now available on @society6 (society6.com/edwardcao) #art #drawing #illustration #mma #ufc #josealdo #chadmendes

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My illustration of Conor McGregor, 1 of 6 pieces created for Shaun Al-Shatti's "The Night We Faced Aldo" on MMAFighting.com. This particular one was really fun to make. #art #drawing #illustration #mma #ufc #ufc194 #conormcgregor #edwardcao

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I had the pleasure of working with MMAFighting.com's Shaun Al-Shatti, illustrating a long-form piece that he wrote about UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, ahead of Aldo's UFC 194 bout with Conor McGregor. Shaun's work is extraordinary, and this comprehensive piece is no different. A privilege and a thrill for me to make work supporting a sport that I love. You can read the piece and view all my illustrations over at MMAFighting.com. #art #drawing #illustration #mma #mmafighting #ufc #ufc194 #josealdo #edwardcao