Game Instructions
I did some concept drawings for an online first person shooter awhile back, nothing too crazy, just weapons drawings for the rule book. Still, they turned out really nice so here they are. PS the game never got out of development and you’ve never heard of it because it didn’t even get named. Now that’s a sad story.
Castle Loma
One day I had to draw this castle. I’ve visited it three times in my life and still want to go back, but until then, here’s my visual memory of the castle on the hill in Toronto. The best part of Toronto, IMHO.
Lesson from Aesop’s Fables
This painting was done for my daughter illustrating one of Aesop’s Fables wherein the character of the book takes every wordly possession, converts it to a large lump of gold, then promptly forgets that they buried it beside this massive well. I think I’d remember which well, but maybe wells were more common in Aesop’s day that you would find one on every street corner.
The Cheese Stands Alone
I’ve done a painting for each of my kids. This was for my son. We postulated what kind of world would the cheese be the last thing standing? Well a cheesey hell world of course. Acrylic on canvas.
Try the Mango
I think this was a sketch of a waitress at a restaurant in Osbourne Village from a very long time ago. I still like this one. Pencil on paper.
Blackburne Gambit
Three pieces of chess done in watercolour. Originally I painted these with the intention of making them into posters for chess tournaments that I was going to in Vancouver back in 1999. I moved back to Winnipeg before they were made so they have sat around, unused, and not looked at for a very long time. See them all by selecting “more”.
Silverback Gorilla
This was done on denim, one of a series of three primates, that was featured at a local art gallery. I went through a phase years back, where I drew and inked solely on denim, with well used, light coloured, jeans being the best choice for this type of canvas drawing. When I became known as the “denim guy” I stopped drawing on denim, it was an experiment in an alternative medium that I didn’t want to be solely known for in art circles.
Dinosaur Envy
My submission for the ANA Comics monthly challenge. This one was to draw a dinosaur demonstrating/exhibiting one of the seven sins. Lots of fun and I believe one of my better inking jobs.