observation

February 3, 2026

“Real Life Graphics”

Stopped at a red light in East L.A. and the city turned gold. For a minute I got out of my head and actually saw the world—people, buses, buildings, and light. Continue reading

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being human, blog, city life, daily life, east la, journaling, life, Los Angeles, mindfulness, observation, south central
October 12, 2025

“The Dream Feels Real”

Follow me on X: @punisherpapi · IG: @punisherpapi 📓 Sunday, October 12 — 5:03 p.m. Today I felt something shift. Not in a dramatic way—more like a quiet click in the gears. I was standing in line at Costco, waiting for a hot dog and a slice of pizza, surrounded by a crowd of people. That’s when I… Continue reading

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awareness, culture, life, Los Angeles, mindfulness, modern life, observation, philosophy, refleciton, shorty story, society, south central, writing

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.

observation

“Real Life Graphics”

“The Dream Feels Real”