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Jack Antonoff Sketch

Just had the chance to see the band fun. in Vancouver and they were completely incredible. I'd seen them last year when they opened for (and stole the show from) Manchester Orchestra. So I decided to try and do a caricature of them.
This is the first one - Jack Antonoff (also from the band Steel Train). Just a first attempt - I'd like to push it a lot more, a la Jota Leal or Kruger.

I think that's the most I've ever written about a post.

Also, check out my card store. I have a bunch of new stuff I'll be adding this week. Yay:

Stuck On You

Zach Braff Nearing Completion

Decided to go all monochrome on this one. I might do version 2.0 with colour depending on how this final looks.

Zach Braff Again

Finally found time to start on this one. Just working on the monochrome now... Still a long way to go. I think i'm losing the likeness too, so I'll have to go back and tweak some more. I'm totally out of practice.

Zach Braff Sketch

I think I posted this one back in the day when I first sketched it up. I forgot I'd done this 'til I found it on my computer the other day, so I'm planning to paint this one over the next little while. Just thought I'd repost the sketch...

William Fitzsimmons Caricature Painting Revised

Looking at it again, I realize I made the nose too long. Shortened that to give the beard a bit more space. :)

William Fitzsimmons Caricature Painting

This is a caricature I did of the fantastic singer / songwriter William Fitzsimmons. If you haven't heard of him, I recommend you check him out:

Illustration Friday: Ripple

For Illustration Friday's topic this week, http://ripplesketches.blogspot.com/ asked people to donate sketches on small cards which are being sold for 10.00. Proceeds are going towards helping with the oil spill in the gulf, specifically to The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (http://www.imms.org/) or The International Bird Rescue Research Center (http://www.ibrrc.org/).

Ed Westwick / Chuck Bass Gossip Girl Caricature Sketch

Taking a break from other work. Quick sketch of the awesome Ed Westwick who plays Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl. Don't pretend like you don't love that show too.

Gary Coleman Caricature Sketch

Here's a super fast one I did today after hearing that the awesome Gary Coleman passed away.

Justin Bieber Caricature

This boy has so much hair. Why does he have so much hair?

Twilight Caricature

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart from Twilight. I don't really understand the mass hysteria these actors and films cause, but what do I know? I still think Over the Top is one of the greatest films of all time.

Machine City logo

This is a logo / illustration deal that I did for the awesome Aftershock (aka Machine City)

Hasselhoff

I found this today and thought it was way too awesome to not pass on.

Hot Sauce Entertainment

Some sketches and a final colour design I did for the super cool Danielle at Hotsauce Entertainment.

blog banner coloured

Blog Banner

This is a sketch of a little banner I was asked to do for a blog.

Temporarily Wounded

I slashed through my right hand the other day which rendered me unable to draw due to the confines of the gauze. Just thought i'd explain the lack of posts.

And yes, typing this did take a stupid amount of time.


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Precious

I haven't seen this Precious movie, nor do I know anything about it, really. But I saw this poster for it and it intrigued me. I painted this the opposite way I normally do - from black to white rather than white to black. Unsuccessful! But it was fun in that annoying, challenging way. And that's my story.

Tony Dekker / Illustration Friday

This is Tony Dekker, from the tremendous Great Lake Swimmers.

They have a song called "I Saw You In The Wild", which came to mind when reading this week's Illustration Friday topic of "Wilderness".

Self-Portrait

Hey Friends, how's it goin'...

So artistswanted.com started this contest for artists from anywhere to submit a self-portrait of themselves in any type of medium they wanted. Even tattoo art, which is pretty stellar of them. The selling feature for me to enter was the fact that the exquisitely awesome Steve Buscemi is one of the judges.

So these are my submissions. If you win, you get to choose between a prize of $7007 or 6months free living in New York (i totally chose the NY option). Also the portfolio with the highest rating can win $1000. So if anyone out there who happens to be reading this right now feels like voting for me, you can click here and scroll down to the bottom and click on those stars there to rate me. Thanks friends!

Illustration Friday: Renewal part deux

Here it is, all coloured. Better late than never?
This is the finished version of this sketch

Competition Law

These are some images my brother asked me to do up for a presentation he had to do on the ins and outs of Competition Law.

Illustration Friday: Renewal

This is my sketch for this week's Illustration Friday theme of 'Renewal'. I started out with the idea of an older couple renewing their vows, but now it just looks like a proposal.

Anyhow... I'm planning on colouring it up all purdy-like with a background and everything.

Update: Coloured version here