Ben Rosa

Three incredible artists. One inspiring night of creativity. ✨ We’re excited to feature a special art showcase at this Thursday’s AAF Award Show, highlighting the work of three visionary creatives whose talents extend far beyond the advertising world. Kathy Lajvardi is a creative director and contemporary artist whose bold mixed-media work explores emotion, identity, and storytelling. In addition to serving as Head of Marketing at AURA Technologies, her fine art has been exhibited in galleries and philanthropic events across Orange County. Benjamin Rosa is a Creative Director, fine artist, and founder of lightbulb Creative, a branding agency focused on purpose-driven brands. With more than 20 years in the creative industry, his work blends storytelling, design, and emotion through both brand work and painting. Ali Sabet is an Iranian-American contemporary artist and designer known for vibrant portraits, expressive line work, and a signature symbolic language inspired by love and energy. After decades in branding and design, he transitioned to full-time painting, with works now collected around the world. Join us as these talented artists showcase their work and celebrate the intersection of creativity, design, and art at the American Advertising Awards this Thursday. 🎨 #AmericanAdvertisingAwards #ADDYAwards #AAF #CreativeCommunity #ArtMeetsAdvertising ContemporaryArt OCArtists CreativeDirectors ArtShowcase DesignCommunity AdvertisingLife ArtAndDesign OCEvents

Need to work on my shading better, also hair. I am very rusty. #sketchbook #pencil #drawing

More sketching on a day I need to just clear my head. #sketchbook #pencil #drawing

Been awhile and it feels so good to sketch. Clear my head a bit from the overwhelming chaos.

Quick sketches to help decompress the chaos of life. #sketch #sketchbook #lifestyle #drawingoftheday #sketchoftheday #artist

Sketch of the day. Used @staedtler amazing pencils for this with an added @prismacolor red pencil. #sketchbook #sketch #drawing #gothic #dark #sketchoftheday

Little sketch for today during a storm. ⛈️ #sketchbook #sketching #medusa #snakes #tattoo #drawing

Quick sketch while traveling. Personally not celebrating Valentine’s Day, but for those that are… I drew in a heart for you. 🍻 #sketchdaily #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #valentines #valentinesday #heart

First sketch of this new wonderful 2024. #sketching #drawing #sketchbook #branding #creative

Sketch therapy is a thing. Thank God for it. ##sketchbook #sketch #sketches #beachvibes #therapyworks

It’s always a bittersweet feeling when you realize there’s only a few pages left to my sketchbook. #sketching #sketchbook #drawing #lifestyle

Work in progress. This sketch is a warmup to a painting I’ll be working on as part of a series for an exhibition titled “ECHOES”. More on that soon. #sketch #sketchbook #pencils #model #staedlarpencils