Xander

Did a quick doodle of our much-loved lard-ass, Xander.

I’ve gotten pretty good at translating 'cat' over the years. Here he’s either saying “Why are you not rubbing me?” or “My food bowl is not overflowing... make it right."

Cecil

I started this one in my painting class with Greg Bennett. Greg insisted he needed a name and christened him Cecil.

I know, he’s a bit intense. But Cecil’s not a hater... he’s a protector: he’s got your back.

Cecil has made it into the shop. Lucky bugger.

Cecil
Oil on canvas
18” x 24"

34/50

Snow Day!

This old cartoon came to mind today as I was clearing snow. But it’s not all bad... day off work, wood stove’s cranked up to eleven, leisurely brunch, catching up on freelance work and I might even get to some painting this evening.

Winter shades

Jury's still out on whether I love it or hate it but I’ve received lots of positive feedback.

It's another heavily textured acrylic. Plaster base, several gesso coats followed by at least a dozen layers of paint and glaze.

The trees were made with thinned paint and applied with an eyedropper... gravity was in the driver's seat.

I think I've got these out of my system for the time being. Back to the oils soon.

Winter Shades
Acrylic and plaster on canvas
20" x 16"

SOLD

Calculation Blues

Calculation Blues: the feeling I get when attempting to conduct business with my flimsy entrepreneurial skills.

Speaking of flimsy entrepreneurial skills, this painting is in the shop.

Calculation Blues
Plaster and acrylic on canvas
16" x 20"

Crossroads

A new textured abstract painting. Making these are WAY too much fun. I've got another one underway.

This one is in the shop.

Crossroads
Plaster and Acrylic on canvas
16" x 20”

SOLD

Garden sculpture

Did a little landscaping during my long weekend.

Wookie Cutz

Chewie follows his dream.

(Or was I thinking of Ringo Starr's dream?)

Anyway... Wookie Cuts.

No one will suspect a thing

Stripes

Illustration Friday's theme this week is "Stripes". So... Bill Murray. What else is there? (I threw some actual stripes in the background... just in casey).

Autopilot doodle

Whenever I feel like doing some drawing but have no subject in mind, this is the guy that usually emerges. He's the autopilot doodle. Maybe I'll call him Otto from now on. He's no one in particular. He used to thrive in my sketchbooks but now he's propagating my iPad.

Wise guy

I'm taking a painting class from Greg Bennett at Anna Templeton. One of the paintings I'm working on is a large (by my standards) owl (18" x 24"). I missed class last week due to some freelance obligations and, for some reason, kept thinking about that owl.  So last night I made this little (6"x 6") fellow. He's way more blue than I intended but I think it works. I'm not sure how wise he is... he looks a bit on the snarky side to me.

31/50

Edgar Allan Poe

For Illustration Friday's "Scary" theme.

Pushing pixels

Some idle scratches from the iPad.

Bee... now in technicolor!

Okay, not really technicolor... just splash of watercolour. Puts a bit of spring in his step.

I think that's enough bee posts for this week.

(I shot it on a coloured background so you could see the fibres in the awesome paper.)

If you are so inclined, it's available in the shop.