driftwood-city_002 | Movement, Weight, and Coexistence
driftwood-city_002 is a surreal architectural illustration by artist Roger “emptypenz” Lealamanua. Part of the Driftwood series, the piece explores the relationship between organic driftwood forms and structured city architecture.
From Maui to Surreal Ink | An Interview with Artist Roger Lealamanua
Maui-born artist Roger Lealamanua (emptypenz) shares how he draws surreal architectural ink compositions directly in pen — no pencil, no erasing — and how balance, driftwood textures, and growing up in Hawaiʻi shape his detailed work on paper and wood panels.