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April 16, 2015 0

Street Page

By in pencil, sketches

Sketches I did while listening on the phone, and watching moms take their kids back from daycare. Trying to capture shapes and action. Also a bit of personality.

April 14, 2015 0

Value study

By in sketches

This is a value study of a character in a storyboard sequence I’ve been doing. I wanted to make sure I had the right colours for shadows on her yellow jacket. The jacket is an homage to “Kill Bill.” I’m pretty lazy, and don’t usually do studies, because that’s extra work, and I usually like […]

March 26, 2015 0

Characters

By in paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Just sort of warming up, here.

March 24, 2015 0

Pair o’ Cats

By in cats, color, paintings, watercolour

I’m calling this a “warm-up,” since I’m really working on a much bigger job. Still, this taught me some things, and finishing it freed up a watercolour board.

March 12, 2015 0

Spring-like Sketches

By in color, montreal, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

It was actually possible, yesterday, to sit on the balcony and draw this little postal van, illegally parked across the street. The above is a tiny little thing, but the colours are pretty.

March 8, 2015 0

Down at the Abbey

By in color, digital

I have no idea what that backdrop means, but I’m happier with the painted characters.

March 6, 2015 0

Edwardian

By in color, digital

March 6, 2015 0

Colour studies

By in color, digital

This is me, working on colour and light in a purely digital format. I’m trying to limit my palette. And still keep it interesting.

March 4, 2015 0

Rue Notre Dame

By in montreal, watercolor, watercolour

At least I think that’s where it is. I didn’t write down the name of the street when I snapped the photo I painted this from.

March 4, 2015 0

Green Girl

By in color, digital

One of the nice things about digital painting, which I think I’ve said before, is that it’s infinitely workable. This picture was sitting around for a while, looking lousy, but came to life for me with the leather jacket and streak of purple.

March 3, 2015 0

Floofy Cat to Adopt

By in black and white, cats, Gouache, pencil, sketches

You can adopt this floofy cat by going here on Facebook.

March 3, 2015 0

Urban Old Guy

By in pencil, sketches, watercolour

February 26, 2015 0

Rod McKuen’s Co-Existence Bagel Shop Blues

By in black and white, collaboration, comics, Rick Gagnon, sketches

The passing of Rod McKuen the other month reminded me of this comic a friend of mine and I did, based on a spoken word recording made by this famous (maybe in-famous) poet. The “official” beats hated these, as sort of climbing onto the bandwagon, but I think they’re funny and unpretentious. I did the […]

February 10, 2015 0

The Miracle of Digital Art

By in black and white, digital