Villains!

Hey lovelies. The opening for the Villain Show at Sleeping Giant Gallery was last night, and I must say it was a fantastic time. The turnout was awesome, so thanks to everyone who came out! I really appreciate it.

Here are the pieces:


Here be Jareth the Goblin King, from the Labyrinth. Excuse to paint David Bowie? Maybe. But David Bowie is fantastic, as is this movie. This piece sold!


This is Hexxus from Ferngully (you know, the movie with the fairies who have to save the rainforest from the foresters...) Pretty much a piece of my childhood.


This is Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Totally a kickass villain. The scan is really bad, but oh wellz.


This is Staypuft from Ghostbusters. I know, he wasn't REALLY a villain, but I got way too excited about painting him to really care. I love this one.

The Erl King

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Poor little boy dies at the end.

Ghost Bees

This portrait was used for a mock show poster, but I took out all the information in favour of making it just a nice illustration. It's of the lovely twin folk duo, Ghost Bees. They make really delightful music and I definitely think you should take a listen. Here is their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ghostbees

The Villain Show

I'm going to be participating in this awesome show at the Sleeping Giant Gallery in a couple weeks. The theme is villains (as you can see) and there are a whole bunch of really great up-and-coming artists participating in it. The above poster was done by one of the artists, Laura Harte.

Show opens on November 20th, it's going to be on for a week, but if you come on opening night all the artists will be there and I promise it's going to be a crazy fun time. COME COME COME!

CMYK Issue 45

The cover of CMYK Issue 45, it's the first with this new layout. Check out my illustration at the top!

Leonard Cohen

Based on a review of his 'Live in London' CD which mentioned that Cohen has the ability to make a giant ampitheatre feel like an intimate experience. Image did get tweaked a bit before print.

this thanksgiving

Me and my sister decided to make some fudge, you know, in the spirit of Thanksgiving. Actually, it was mostly because we wanted to order some delicious looking fudge off of etsy, but it was really expensive and this seemed like a cheaper (slash more immediate) solution.

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Ipsordicus! The Amazing Lightwork Adventure Machine!

This is Ipsordicus! The Amazing Lightwork Adventure Machine! WHURRR POW ZOOOM POP!

DAZZLING!

(Click on him for an image with better colurrrs.)

He will love me forever

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Guilty Pleasure

Craigslist Missed Connections.

If You Live Near Bloor/Lansdowne

Check out the Starving Artist, it's a really rad place with a deliciously waffle-themed menu.

Oh yeah, and I'm gonna have some art there soon.




On another note, I went to the Kozyndan opening at Narwhal here in Toronto last night. It was for the release of their Unknown Portraits book (which I bought). Kozy was drawing portraits in the inside covers. She drew me as a cat, and I was pretty delighted because none of the other ones I saw seemed quite as special. Also, Dan drew a couple bunnies beside the frame. I was giddy.

Sketches

Hello friends!
Here are some scans from my sketchbook. They are all from September, except the pencil shaded one which is from sitting in the park in the summertime.

Steve the Astronaut. On Mars.

A wee comic about a fella named Steve. Click on it for a bigger image.

CMYK

Remember this piece? I did it for an article about the favelas in Rio, and the organization "Afro Reggae" which aims to get the youth involved in art and music as opposed to violence and crime.



Well guess what! This piece is going to be published in CMYK Magazine! It'll be in issue #45, which will hit news stands in November. Woo!

CMYK Mag

Happy Birthday

This piece is going in a show.

100A Ossington Ave. 2nd floor, Toronto, ON
Exhibition dates: Saturday August 15 – September 6, 2009
Press/collector preview Gala: Friday, August 14, 6 pm
Reception: Saturday, August 15th, 7 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday 12 to 6pm, Sunday 1 to 5pm or by appointment