The helmet will be auctioned off on Friday, September 10th at Longboard Living (74 Oxford St., Toronto, ON). 8 p.m. Come say hi and grab yourself an artist painted helmet to surf the streets in style.

Here are the promised progress shots of the helmet for the Toronto Longboard Meet. I just completed this sucker last night so expect photo’s of the finished Brainsaver later this week. It was a fun challenge and I’m tickled pink by the results.

Pretty simple update this week. Although packing has me nearly cross-eyed I’m still painting and super excited about this new project. A Brain Saver helmet for Longboard Living, Think First and Triple 8 to be auctioned off at the Toronto Board Meet on September 11th. The lady above is the sketch for one side of the helmet. Keep an eye out for progress shots!

Two more weeks and the studio will be back in full force. It’s going to be like sliding into a hot bath after a long day. Pure bliss.

P.S. The painting sale is still afoot… more work to be added next week.

You can get updates on my new posts both on here and tumblr through my twitter account.

Let the social media frenzy BEGIN!

PS – Check back Monday for some new work!

The morning started off as any worthwhile Sunday should. A slow bleary eyed wake up, mumbled exchanges debating where to find a solid plate of bacon all finished off with the eating of said bacon and the drinking of a half a pot of coffee. A good morning, no? Not bad at all. But this one was a little different, a little lonelier. Not because of lack of company, let it be known the company was stellar, but because of the happenings outside our cozy little breakfast.

You see this addiction to greasy spoon breakfasts on lazy Sunday mornings is a hereditary addiction, it comes from my mother and today, my mother moves out of the city. Yup, I’m a mommy’s girl, through and through. For the past 26 years we have lived in the same city. Although, I debated going to away to school and she sometimes drove me crazy enough to make me consider leaving the continent, it never happened, until now. I’m happy and excited for her and will enjoy the new adventure of living sans parental unit in the city, but I will miss our weekly trips to the market and our coveted greasy spoon breakfasts…

P.S. Shoot me an email (info[at]walkerballantyne.com) if you want to trade links. We all know I’m a fan of the barter system.

One of these move related happenings I’ve enjoyed: The cleanse. The purging of material items you have not used, touched, or in some cases don’t remember at all. Basically, If you haven’t touched it in over 6 months, TOSS IT! For example: the ukulele you bought to learn ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ but never progressed beyond the first bar or the burnt orange sweater from that sale on Boxing Day you still haven’t worked up the nerve to wear. What’s the point of this little rant? Well, In the process of my purge, somewhere in between the burnt orange sweater and my collection of unused bath products (Seriously, how many loofahs does one person require?) I realized I have many a painting without a home! And the space for them in my home is quickly becoming non-existent. So, dear readers (Maybe four people by the time I’ve finished writing this…Hi, Dad!) I’m having a painting sale! Please stop by the page and check it out! I need some room to store more work and my landlord wouldn’t mind a rent check now and again.

Prices and sizes are below the images and I am more than happy to ship or personally deliver the works. Just call or email me and we’ll get it in your hot little hands. So click the painting and GO SHOPPING!

Thanks to Sam Motala for the Photo!