February 20th, 2010
Coming up next month (March 4-28th) I’m taking part in yet another awesome group show at the lovely Canteen Gallery in Ottawa! In November I kinda decided to take some time off from shows to focus on production; I’ve had a decent 2009 and wanted to take the time to build up a small catalog of work. I tend to scramble to get works put together for show deadlines, and wanted to avoid that for this calendar year.
But that being said, I find it hard to pass up contributing to the group shows held at Canteen. Inaas (Canteen’s equally lovely proprietor) always comes up with interesting themes and settings, and we’re definitely of one mind when it comes to what is and isn’t a fun project.
So yeah… Two Days Slow!
It’s an Alice in Wonderland themed show with a buncha cool artists attached to it. I’m working on a piece entitled “You’ll See Me There”, which is going to be another cutout dealio like from my last show. The illustration style is evolving though, so you can expect something just a little different… I’ll post a WIP in a few days.
You can find out more about the show on Canteen’s listing, or via their Facebook Event. The above poster was illustrated by Casey Weldon.
November 13th, 2009
Tonight at La Petite Mort, I’ve got my second solo One Night Stand. Last year’s show went over superbly, so I am looking forward to being in Ottawa again. The show’s theme this time around is “Fantastical Fabrications of a Forgotten Future”. I’m trying out some cutout/papercraft elements to go along with the illustrations, and am finally getting digital prints done up in time for the show (see below).
September 26th, 2009
I finally got around to updating the 500+ list and had almost eighty artists’ names to add! Even though that takes us well above 600 names in total, I don’t think I’ll bother renaming the list (that’s what the “+” is for after all), maybe once we hit 1,000 names…
In any case, I’ve copied the names/links for the new additions in this post, for your browsing convenience
Man… the list is getting damn long, I should think about a better tool for displaying these names! Please add any comments to the 500+ page.
July 17th, 2009
Two days ago, Ryan North published the daily installment of his excellent “Dinosaur Comics“. In it the character genius dinosaur known as T-Rex creates a couple of rather interesting characters, including the above “Sassy Space Cat“.
I couldn’t help but draw this fantastic character, and look! Ryan’s been gracious enough to post it in today’s comic!
Ryan’s all over the internet, and a lot of his links can be found on his Wikipedia entry.
Thanks Ryan!
May 9th, 2009
In less than a month’s time, I’ll be featuring new work at Canteen in Ottawa! The show is called “The Curious Creatures called Combinimals” and is a project I’ve been doodling on-and-off for the last couple of years. Glad to see that it’s finally seeing the light of day!
1904, reknown explorer Lord Thaddius H. Herringbone III left on an expedition with biologists, artists, sociologists, geneticists, and a few other ‘ists’. His quest was to find the mythical creatures known as Combinimals. Setting sail on the H.M.S. Fortunata, Lord Herringbone and his experts were joined by a hearty crew of veteran seafarers. The last anyone ever saw of them was when the ship set sail from London in late June of that same year.
It wasn’t until many years later when documents were discovered in the estate of a recently deceased mail clerk in New York City. Apparently sent to relatives by a survivor of the Fortunata, the documents included detailed illustrations and a field guide to these wonders creatures!
Not many people know about the Combinimals, and few have seen enough to document them as Lord Herringbone and the passengers & crew of the H.M.S. Fortunata. On exhibit for the first time ever!
The show will be on display all month; I’m one of three artists being featured in the gallery next month. There’ll also be an opening night shindig from 6-9pm (shortdig?) Friday June 5th. Anyone who’s in town, it’d be great if you could attend. Stuff will be on sale, if you’re inclined to buy…
Lastly, if things work out, I’m going to have some prints and/or other goodies done up towards the end of June; maybe time to get that Etsy store up and running?
April 22nd, 2009
Been so busy, I haven’t been able to promote my new webcomic! Horrible! April 7th marked the launch of the first page of this new weekly and after an additional two weeks, we’ve had over 13,000 readers! I’m completely blown away by the reception the comic has garnered!
Gone to Ground is based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe, designed by Games Workshop for their line of games. The comic follows a squad of lowly grunts as they bumble their way around the battlefield, trying not to get killed by all manner of aliens, empires, and monstrous creatures!
April 22nd, 2009
A student friend of mine was working on a conceptual children’s book dealing with the issue of homelessness. She asked if I could supply some illustrations to go with her story – a story about a dog named Sammy who runs away from home and finds himself alone in the big city.
The story is rather interesting as it draws upon many of the issues that the dispossessed face in cities across North America, but it does so in a kid-friendly kind of way.
March 11th, 2009
My buddy Alex Serra and I collaborated on this piece – it’s part his version of a “Steampunk/retro/mechanical” Fantastic Four. After getting my new tablet I decided it would be fun to do some colouring…
March 5th, 2009
Fray Issue #3 is on the horizon, and this time I’ve contributed a couple of pieces, including the stand-alone image above! Looking forward to the mag hitting newsstands!
February 11th, 2009
Tomorrow, Canteen’s hosting the Return to Sender show, just in time for Valentine’s Day! The theme of the show is “unrequited love”, and the only other caveat is that all the submission be done on envelopes! I was able to get my contribution (“Spidey’s Unrequited Love”, above) into the Gallery’s hands the last time I visited Ottawa… but unfortunately I won’t be around for the show.
BTW, check out canteen’s brand-spankin’ new blog!
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