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Illustration for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; for their blog and also featured on USA Today

The Globe and Mail


Equitas - Art Zine Project

Cottage Life Magazine

Summer with Galeria Rosa

When Galeria Rosa contacted me about creating a series of illustrations for its inaugural show, the first thing I thought of was ‘summer’. I was in Hong Kong at the time, and it was already really hot. I couldn’t really think of anything else because of the heat, so my ideas all revolved around summer activities and how I would like to cool down.

The illustrations would be turned into two-colour screen prints, so I chose an orange and blue colour scheme. Orange and blue are summer colours; orange for the sun and heat, and blue for clear skies, water, and cool relief. Also, they are complementary colours, so naturally they go together. The circular shape in each illustration represents the sun, and gives visual balance.

Here are the rough sketches I started out with, and what the final screen prints (framed) looked like.  Sometimes I like doing thumbnails in pencil on paper first, and sometimes I like doing them digitally.

Lush
When it gets really hot, I’m sure everyone would love to just jump into a pool to cool down. Or get a cold drink. This combines both. That refreshing feeling, that’s what this is about!

Pop
My idea for this was basically being really grateful/hungry/thirsty for frozen desserts. Especially when on a beach.

Glide
I often went swimming at an outdoor pool while I was in Hong Kong. Since I usually went in the late afternoon, the sun hadn’t set yet and I could clearly see the ripple shadows on the pool floor while I was swimming. This illustration was inspired by that visual.

Punch
When brainstorming for the series, kayaking or canoeing was one of the summer activities that I wanted to do an illustration on. Eventually it turned into this fruity row boat. It was partly inspired by my first year of art school. One of the courses was basically a workshop class, where students could experiment with different materials and equipment, such as sculpting, carpentry, and welding. One ‘infamous’ group project was to build a boat out of wood, culminating with a boat race at a bay nearby (in Florida). The project was judged on creativity and of course, functionality (whether the boat actually floated or not). My group’s boat was painted to look like a watermelon slice, and I wore an outfit to match (helmet painted to look like a watermelon, and red shirt/shorts). I won one heat, but ultimately, did not win the race.

Chill
This is pretty self explanatory - opening a fridge for that nice cold breeze when you feel really hot. I’ve done it!

Wave
I decided to do a soccer illustration because at the time, the World Cup was coming up. I also really like water and waves (a lot of my artwork involve water), so I combined the two. To me, this illustration is about the dynamics of a bicycle kick and a ocean wave. They are both really beautiful forms and have a lot of power behind their motion.

Becoming A Part Of Art

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Deep Impact

I did this illo for Reader's Digest Canada a few months ago, out in this month's issue.

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Erlenmeyer Flask

Here's an illustration for the Boston Globe book review. Archangel, by Andrea Barrett. Simple concept; scenes or scientific symbols from the various stories being mixed together.

Thanks Jane Martin!

Sports Fan

Two illustrations I did for Boston Globe Magazine. The article is about how the writer became the sports fan he is today. Team allegiances and views change as people grow up. The baseball statue is starting to rust/crack. Shoebox of old sports memorabilia.

You can read the article here.

Spots

Smartphones, e-books and tablets killing newspapers, books, and magazines. 
Based on an article I read a while back about this, it described smartphones and tablets assassinating print media. Unfortunately I don't remember where I read it...

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin for Double Scribble's In the Paint gallery show in Boston. The theme of the show is basketball and many other artists participated as well. The opening reception took place this past Friday. I decided to do an illustration of Blake because, simply put, he gets a lot of points in the paint (though a lot of them maybe through dunks, and they call the team Lob City for a reason).

New Work

Illustration for The Chronicle, about the term Arab Spring, and how it is not an accurate phrase for the ongoing conflict. 

Illustration for The Boston Globe book review, on two books by Elinor Lipman. The concept is Elinor helping a character from her fiction book out into the real world. The color version ran online, the black & white in print.

DMC

The first time I saw DeMarcus Cousins play, I was wondering, 'Why does he always look so angry?' The commentators helped answer that, I think pretty much in every Sacramento Kings game the announcers always mention DMC and his attitude problems. He's still a great player though.

Heads

Blue

I was doing thumbnails and thought the bubble part looked like a head. Since Alan Greenspan is the face of the whole housing bubble situation, that is how this image came to be.

Diving, or flopping, in order to draw fouls or penalties is unsportsmanlike and embarrassing. Unfortunately it is rampant in sports such as hockey, basketball (the NBA just introduced an anti-flopping rule this year), and soccer.

New York...

"Concrete jungle where dreams are made (of)"

Broke

This illo is about NBA players and money management. Every so often an article about this topic pops up. Stories of NBA players blowing all their money during their career and ending up broke after retiring, or lists of the most financially irresponsible players. It's sad but interesting to read about.