effort

February 26, 2026

“A Mustang Without an Engine”

Walking Simba at night, I saw a Mustang without an engine—and realized the way out isn’t arguing with fear. It’s reps. It’s effort. Continue reading

Journal

anxiety, effort, fear, habits, journaling, mindset, personal growth, presence, resilience, self-discipline, walking

About Me

I’m Roberto Sanchez — illustrator, writer, and delivery driver in Los Angeles.

By day, I sell plastic bags out of a van across South Central.

By night, I draw, write, and build my life brick by brick.

I graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2022 with a BFA in Illustration, but art has never been just school to me. It’s survival, reflection, and expression. My illustrations come slow — patience is part of the work.

I live and create out of a converted garage.

That small room became Echoes of the Garage — the place where I put words, drawings, and the pieces of a life I’m rebuilding one step at a time.

Here you’ll find journal entries, Hood Chronicles, and visual experiments that try to capture the absurd, the painful, and the human in everyday life.

This is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

This site is where I put it all: drawings, words, and fragments of a life in motion.

effort

“A Mustang Without an Engine”