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Just trying to animate some “idle stances” for some pre-made characters in Flash. This guy was intended for Eye Weekly’s Renew Guide, sans illustration.

This is my submission to the Covered! blog / art show currently taking place in L.A. Read last post. Sloppy acrylic gouache on paper.

Oh yeah! COVERED! blog creator Robert Goodin curated a show down in L.A. at The Secret Headquarters gallery with some of his fave COVERED! contributors, and Genevieve and I were lucky enough to be asked to take part. Minus a certain mail mishap (e.g. broken frameage, ewch!), the show seems to have turned out great! The opening was on March 6th. I’m not too sure how it will all be up for, but if you find yourself in the Los Angeles area and are in need of some original art, check it out!

I won’t share my submitted painting  with you yet, as the COVERED! blog gets priority. But as soon as it’s up, I’ll post it here.

After helping Raymond B. rummage and organize his archives, I thought I’d wander through my own and find something noteworthy to share. Easier said than done. Seems I’m not as organized has he is. Back in the day, I didn’t take care of my documentation as well as I do now (take note folks!), and now all I have is this image from a submission to juxtapoz.com. Oh well. Onward I go.

This image, coming in at a hefty 5′ x 6′ or so, was my prix d’or from mid-ACAD days. It was this painting that helped pave my way to a NY scholarship. Now it resides in some private collection, specifically in the hands of whomever owns the luxurious Teatro in Calgary. Funny how a simple homage to Rampage found it’s way into some wealthy man’s heart. Now that’s taste.

I wish I had a large large large studio to make large large large paintings. One day, I’m sure.

As previously mentioned in a past post, this image comes from the same series for Eye Weekly’s Renew Guide, back in January. This feller was found on the cover, and I really like how it turned out. Maybe it’s the nearly missing background, the undies on the floor, or the fact that the colouring is so simple and straight forward. Surprised that I haven’t posted this yet…

Goodbyes can be annoying when they last too long. Another last minute-ish illo for Eye Weekly, out in Toronto. Taylor Shute was once again a stand up guy for helping me with this one. The short synopsis that we were given for the column was rather abstract, and it felt like we were almost kicking a dead horse trying to find an image that would suit. it.  Funny how the final result ends up being so straightforward and simple sometimes…

A sampling from this month’s issue of Transworld Snowboarding Mag about the job market in the snowzone.  Yum.