Standing at the Geographic Center of Saskatchewan

This was done for the 50th Anniversary issue of “Prairies North” magazine.  The entire issue being a ‘bucket list’ of 50 things to do in Saskatchewan before you die.

Moose!!

This was a piece done for the 50th Anniversary issue of “Prairies North” magazine.  The story being about getting to close to a moose in Prince Albert National Park.

Flyin’ High!

My most recent contribution to SCBWI’s “Go Bananas” blog.  Ink on paper, digital colour/texture.

When I was a Boy…

Recently, one of the illustrators belonging to the Canada West chapter of the Society of Chilren’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), started an illustration blog with a new theme every month.  This was my contribution for the month of November.  You can see my work and that of other incredibly talented artists at: http://gobananasillustration.blogspot.com/

Who Needs Another Cup?

I belong to the Central Fraser Valley Graphic Guild here in Abbotsford.  Recently they did a group show with the theme, “The Joy of Drinking” and asked me to do a piece last minute.  Since coffee is my vice and I illustrate for children, I figured that even story book animals take a 15 once in a while!

Devil Dinosaur!

After a trip to Drumheller’s Royal Tyrell Museum this Summer, my three year old daughter and I became completely enamoured with dinosaurs.  One of my favourite Jack Kirby characters is Devil Dinosaur and his companion, Moon Boy.  ‘Nuff said!

D is for Deer!

Here’s the latest alphabet print.  Lino-cut in black, colour added digitally.

The Fox and the Grapes

I decided to beef up my portfolio with some more classic illustrations, so I decided to go with Aesop’s Fables.  The first one on the drawing board ended up being “The Fox and the Grapes”.  Seeing as how I can be a bit of a pessimist at times, I figured this might be a wise first choice.

Wild Thing

This is probably the funnest piece I’ve done yet.  There’s a self-portrait that Maurice Sendak did of himself and his hero, Mickey Mouse.  Since his most famous book “Where the Wild Things Are” was the book that inspired me to become an artist, I figured it only made sense to do a self-portrait as a Wild Thing!

Invaders

Recently I underwent open heart surgery because of a rare condtion I have called “Takayasu’s Arteritis” which causes inflammation in the main arteries leading off of the aortic arch.  The arteries leading to my arms had become completely blocked, forcing the blood to go through my carotid arteries (which were also narrowed) into my brain before getting to my arms.  This put me at a high risk for a stroke as well as losing strength in both of my arms.  This is the first drawing I did 2 weeks after the surgery.  My arms are still a little shaky, but it is slowly coming back.  I’ve always been a fan of the Invaders from Marvel Comics and this happened to be the first thing that popped into my head while convalescing.