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Benefits with Bird Ladies

Wakka Wakka — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:55:19 +0000

I had the chance to be apart of a benefit for The Mill Centre, a Toronto based organization who takes in marginalized youth form across Toronto and provides them with the facilities and instructors to assist them in learning skilled carpentry and turning it into a career.

I was proud to have the chance to work with the fantastic folks at Well and Good and paint a table for the Mill Centre’s fundraiser this past Wednesday. It was a great night to be apart of, full of inspiring art and inspiring stories.

As always there’s a lot going down in the studio. Stay tuned!

Coffee, Bacon and Artwork….No, Really.

Wakka Wakka — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:14:21 +0000

If you’re around downtown over the next month please stop by Jimmy’s Coffee on Portland north of King. Not only do they have fantastic coffee and a bacon cheddar biscuit that might just be the push you need to break that bran-muffin-a-day habit but they’re giving my new body of work a home this month!

The show starts Wednesday! Please stop by if you can, enjoy the atmosphere, the coffee and a little bit of eye candy.

Check out a little preview of the work below…

Remember Love 2!

Wakka Wakka — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:23:20 +0000

It’s February, again and while the weather is unseasonably warm I’ve still got that cooped-up-in-the-house-too-long-wearing-a-house-coat-six-hours-a-day-while-eating-cereal-with-the-cat sort of feeling. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like a night out is on the menu, that and less cereal… Needless to say, when my friend Sean asked me to do the poster again for Remember Love, I was all over it.

If you don’t have plans for Saturday night yet it would be lovely to see you at this benefit to support the Barbra Schlifer clinic with this great event. There will be awesome bands, draws (featuring Archive Tattoo, Bedlam Pillow Fighting, Toronto Roller Derby, the list goes on and on), limited edition prints of the poster art, and so much more. Seriously, get out of your P.J.’s and get that butt over to the Garrison.

Merry…whoops!

Wakka Wakka — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:09:03 +0000

So, I missed my annual Christmas update…by a lot. The Christmas season, as per standard protocol, was absolutely insane. With four families to visit, multiple projects on the go and a wee show coming up in March (Patience, young padawan, more news will be posted in Feb.) I was simply swamped. Thankfully I did get to take a little time aside to put together a small greeting for the wonderful people in my life, past and present.

So far it’s been a pretty ridiculous New Year, the projects are piling on and for the first time I’m booking a few months in advance. Looks like this year is going to be even better than last.

Look forward to a few updates soon, with some new work and more info about the mini show in March. Patience.

Show time!

Wakka Wakka — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:17:17 +0000

Time for a wee break from the commercial work and in with some personal painting…

If you live in Toronto (or happen to be in town), stop by IndexG gallery this Saturday, November 19th between 3 and 6 pm for the opening reception of Art Brownies (click for more info). The show features a lot of talented locals and wouldn’t you know it, I’ve got work in it too!

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the work going into the show.

So come by, get some early Christmas shopping done and check out some fantastic art. Show runs until December 18th.

Rocket Powered!

Wakka Wakka — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:15:43 +0000

Remember last week when I talked about my super busy schedule? That doesn’t mean I’m not taking on clients, quite the opposite in fact! Bring on the fun!

Last week, in between assignments and paintings, I had a chance to work with Phillip Mondor and the lovely folks at Somerset Graphics to promote their latest printer. Four illustrators, including myself, were asked to create patterns for the inner flaps of note books to the theme of Genius (The name of Somerset’s new baby). From start to finish these took approximately 48 hours, it was crazy amounts of fun and I’m so happy with the results I’m going to give you the whole process, blow by blow.

Thumbnail (Chosen from a set of 5)

Colour Comp/Linear

Final Pattern

Final Glasses for Cover

As soon as I have them in my hot little hands I’ll post images of the finished product, but until then if you’re attending the Design Thinkers conference this year (Chipkidd!!!), pop by Somerset’s booth and grab the finished notebook for yourself

Also stay tuned for a show announcement later this week, if your looking to do some unique and down right cool Christmas shopping I’ve got an event for you!

That headless chicken…

Wakka Wakka — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:33:19 +0000

I let you all in on a little known secret, I went back to school five weeks ago. No, no I will not be abandoning illustration, in fact I’m working to expand that skill set, by taking some courses in Communication Design at OCADU. While this is seriously exciting stuff and I’m having a blast it has taken a huge chunk of my time, leading me to neglect you sweet folks. While, I can’t promise this won’t be the dominant pattern over the next year, I can promise that I will update you all as much as I can.

That being said, here’s some work I did for Indulge Ice Cream in Kitchener Waterloo area. Indulge is keeping hands and tummies happy all winter long with Waffle Stacks and needed some super spokes animals and some fancy type to help him spread the word…

Rocket ships make every day better…

Wakka Wakka — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:19:48 +0000

I know I’ve been teasing everyone remorselessly recently with mysterious photo’s of my computer screen. And while I wish I could share those cute little guys, I can’t quite yet. So, in lieu of showing you my last job I give you another round of my favorite day dreamy penguin…. Say what you will about monkeys, I think we should keep a closer eye on these fellas…

Doodle-A-Day Madness!

Wakka Wakka — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:48:50 +0000

The Doodle-A-Day has been flying along at top notch and it’s been an absolute blast! So, I thought I would share the progress here along with today’s doodle…Well, maybe not so much a doodle as a full on render, it’s a digital piece generated from one of the many sketches to come out of this little project.

To follow the project blow by blow check out my Twitter, Facebook or Google+ feeds!

Tentacle Love…

Wakka Wakka — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:24:20 +0000

Good Morning, Kids!

Ahhhhh…The move is complete. Everything is unpacked and I’m giddy, well, no, I’m too tired to be giddy, but give me a few days of sleep and I’ll be bouncing off walls faster than you can say “Pong Tournament”. Needless to say, things are good.

Even with the post-move exhaustion, and night classes (Upgrade!) I’ve still found time to get a few things done. I too have fallen prey to the random joy of sketch-a-day posts. So if you have liked me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter or have added me to a circle on Google+ (Holy social media, Batman!) then keep your eye out for some daily doodles.

Another thing to be checked off the list is the beauty below! Finishing touches were added last night. It’s a bit more opaque than my previous paintings and, so far, I’m liking the change…

Until next time!