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August Sketchdump

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:48:30 +0000

Sorry I’ve been neglecting ye olde blog, it’s been a helluva month. A lot of ups and downs, but things are levelling off, thank goodness.
Anyways, here’s some of the shenanigans I’ve been up to in my sketchbook:

Cross-posted to my facebook page, and my livejournal.

Ipod Killer+Toothpaste Stab: Tanya Fails

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:31:51 +0000

Here’s a new Tanya Fail, that I finally finished.
My preternatural ability to destroy ipods, is well-known throughout the land.

Here’s another one, about my inability to brush my teeth without stabbing myself in the neck.

Tanya Fails: Post #2

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:13:12 +0000

Sorry about the delay in the Tanya!fails. I was hoping to do one every few days, but life got in the way, as it is wont to do.

Crossposted on my FB page, and twitter.

Process: Lilith Fair

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:08:05 +0000

Here’s a sneak peek at my process on how I normally do most illustrations. Primarily they are digital, especially on ones with a fast turnaround time, anywhere from a few hours to (for this one,) 2 days.

This is for Swerve Weekly, and I hope you enjoy!

Still Snowing Sketchdump

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:10:59 +0000

It’s still freezing cold here in Calgary! Sleet, rain, snow, wind, it’s like the Ice Age all over again.

Anyways, here’s some sketchbook shenanigans:

This is for the 100th follower on my twitter, that isn’t a sandwich item. (It’ll make sense in a minute!)

When I offered a gift drawing for my 100th follower on Twitter, the user, “bighamsandwich” got the dubious honor. So as I’ve promised, here’s a sexy ham sandwich image for them.

These are some quick sketches based on the musical episode of Fringe, called “Brown Betty.” It was based on some futuristic take on the 1940′s, and it was delightful, despite being non-canon. Bonus points if you can recognize the characters I drew (badly.)

Just a random girl, a bit of a throwback to my anime-drawing days. Yes, I admit it, I drew anime.

Anyways, it’s nice to be doing a bit more sketching, and I’m starting to get used to using gouache in the moleskine again.

Winter Storm Art Dump-NSFW

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:52:16 +0000

Ugh, what is with the weather! It’s been completely insane lately–Calgary is slated to receive 5 more cm of snow on top of the 5-10cm we got last night. Hopefully the city isn’t falling apart; we tend to lose our brains when it snows.

Anyways, here’s some art! I’ve been on a gouache/evil drag queen kick. I’ve got some cockamamie idea about drag queens in space, fighting each other in dazzling, magical girl-style battles. How amazing would that be?! (Probably only amazing to me.)

Preview

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:34:19 +0000

A little preview of an upcoming personal/self-promo piece, based off of the bond siblings share with another.

Three in a Box

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:36:22 +0000

Good news, everyone! I am now officially being represented by Three in a Box Agency.
I am excited to work with them, and keep posted for our future projects together.

Here is a preview image, for their Box Lunch promotional package:

Sketchdump + First Tanya Fail

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:22:44 +0000

NSFW, swearing and nude mans!

This is for all you new dads:

Adventures in gouache!

And I bring to you, the First Daily Tanya Fail! This one is of how my mother claimed she was going to “just trim your bangs a bit, dear,” and ended up chopping off a head of shoulder-length hair. RAGE!

And there we have it! There will be more to come, and I hope you enjoyed the inaugural opening of Tanya Fails!

Sketching away

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:07:39 +0000

Here’s something I did for a submission for Uppercase Magazine, for their Gallery of Foxes.
Hopefully I am accepted, because I was a bit past deadline!

It will also be going into my portfolio, so sorry for showing it twice.
It’s about foxes and their love of trampolines, as evidenced in this video!

I am planning on doing another fox image, as they are just too fun to not draw a bunch of them! It won’t be submitted for the Gallery of Foxes, because it will be way overdue, but it will be a fun image. I am thinking of playing around with gouache again, and we will see how that pans out.

And here’s something I just whipped up, after looking at Dice Tsutsumi’s amazing stuff.
She sort of has a Louise Brooks feel to it, I think?!

Anyways, it’s back to UFO Documentaries for me and colouring my super-secret comic book project.