This started off as a sketch I did some time back when watching an episode of Blue Planet (I love that series, and Planet Earth). I was just doodling the various animals that were featured on the episode – gotta love those marine iguanas. Finally had the time to finish coloring it. Thought the cross in the background added a little more meaning to the piece.

princess

Finally colored her up over the weekend. Brush pen with colors in Photoshop.

Interesting story behind the piece, originally she had a face but while I was inking her I realized that the piece had a lot more meaning for me if I removed it. The idea of ‘princess’ is floating around in my head and I may or may not do something with it – depends if and when I get the time to work on anything of my own again. Alas, these days I’m lucky to be able to do an ink drawing or two before I have to get back to work-work.

Quick sweet feature on Ape on the Moon highlighting my brush pen and ink illustrations. Thanks Alex!

Did this a couple of months ago for Hyphen magazine. It was a fun piece to work on, about hipster scam artists – basically people who seem really cool and ‘alternative’ who really are just scammers who ‘borrow’ money from their likewise trendy (or wannabe-trendy) friends to pay off their debts or else fund their lifestyle.

This is another brush image I’m working on for myself. I have an on-again, off again motif of girls with swords going through them, and this is the latest incarnation of that. Final colors to come, depending on when I get the time.

inked sketch on tabke

Another view of table

Closeup with pencil. You can see the original brushwork is not complete black.

Finshed inks, scanned and cleaned in Photoshop.

Sketch of crow. Ink pen and watercolor. I think I need a new scanner to scan anything that’s not black and white. This one is making my browns look purple and neon-ish. This was the best I could do to adjust the color in Photoshop to look like the original.

Been very busy with work over the last couple of months (at least I think it’s been a couple of months, I’ve sorta lost track of time). Am STILL really busy, which is a good thing all things considered. Am currently working on something for Oxford University Press, as well as several other things.

Anyways, here’s the new stuff that’s been added to the site:

Eating Well – Nourish

For Eating Well magazine, in the new ink brush style. Very happy with it. It’s about the joy of growing and eating your own food. I love food. Even though I don’t eat all that much.

Kayak – Summer in Canada spread

For Kayak’s summer issue featuring Monty Moose.

Know Magazine – Baked Alaska

For Know science magazine for kids. About the discovery of Baked Alaska. More food, strangely.

Animals of the Chinese zodiac. Click the pic for a much larger (and nicer) view.

Sure hope it looks like them. Personal work, reffed off a piece in a magazine, pity the photographer recently passed on, he had some great portraits of rock stars.

Color variant. Originally the background was meant to be blue. But it had too much of a indie comic feel. Or so I felt.

Just a couple of sketches done yesterday, ink brush pen over pencil. My back is hurting – boo.