A few random things

Here are a few things I've been meaning to post...

First off, I've started doing some work with a company in France called Skinizi, adapting some of my mylar drawings to skins for things like laptops and Ipods... If you are interested in these, you can check them out in English or French.

Also, tonight is The Unicorn, a group show happening at Narwhal Art Projects. If you live in Toronto, you should stop by. A bunch of my friends are involved in it, including Jamiyla Lowe, Adrienne Kammerer, Andrew Remington Bailey, Stephen Appleby-Barr, Jennie Suddick, and Jacob Whibley, plus a bunch of other great artists. The night is also doubling as a launch for the catalog for the show I was in there in the fall, The Dazzle. I'll post pics of the catalog once I get a copy...
Lastly, thank you to Scott Sawtell and his 3rd year painting class at Brock University for inviting me in to do an artist talk and guest critique earlier this week. It's not often that I get to leave the city for a day, and I saw some great art... Downtown St. Catherines sorta scared the shit out of me...

Ok, that's it for now. I've been working hard on solo-show work and work for the fairs coming up in the spring, I'll post some of it and some studio shots soon...

2 New Prints Available

Hey Everyone! This is a quick post letting you know that I have just released two new limited edition gicleés, which are available from my website.

The first is a 11" x 14", signed and numbered gicleé, edition of 100. It depicts an Apocalypse Toad, a creature capable of breathing air, water, or through photosynthesis, perfectly suited for survival in harsh environments where the air quality is suspect.

It is printed on Canson Arches Aquarelle rag, 240g/m², and is available for $50 plus shipping.


The second print is a 13" x 17", signed and numbered gicleé, edition of 50. It depicts a species of tortoise perfectly suited to blending into a desert environment. As it moves from place to place however, it is often pursued by large numbers of bats, which feed on it's nectar and reveals its presence to potential predators.

It is printed on Canson Arches Aquarelle rag, 310g/m², and is available for $125 plus shipping.

If you would like to purchase either of these prints, you can do that through my webstore, HERE.


I'd like to thank my good friend Daniel Barber of Aleph1 for doing so much to help me with these prints, they wouldn't exist without him. You check out some of the other work he has done on his website.

Facebook Community Page

I found this a few days ago on facebook... at first I was a bit confused because I didn't know who made it, but now I think they may be semi-randomly generated... anyway, if you are on facebook and want updates on things like interviews and new work, 'like' it...

Facebook Community Page

I've been working hard in the studio on a new body of paintings, lots of amphibians and fungus are finding their way into the work lately... I'll post some studio shots soon...

Push.ca Interview

This week I met Erin Hogue, a very talented local photographer and writer for Push.ca, a website promoting skate and snowboard culture. Before the interview I warned her that I haven't been on a skateboard in about 10 years, and I could barely ride the thing back then, but she was ok with that because I've done some skate graphics over the years. She came by the studio, took some beautiful photos, we later did the interview, and here it is... I'm really happy with the way it went, you can take a look at it HERE.


Tomorrow is the gallery walk through at Narwhal Art projects, I get really nervous before talks, even short ones like this... I hope I don't mess up...

Print Show Tomorrow Night, Gallery Walkthrough Saturday...

I haven't updated this blog in about a month, I find it hard to keep it updated while working hard on a show, just because when I'm doing a solo show, there really isn't a lot to post. And it takes about a year of solid work to do a show well, so that's a long time without new work on here... Why didn't I become the type of artist that can do a piece in a week? I could post progress shots, but then the work will be old news by the time I open my show, so I'm not sure what to do... Anyway, I'll keep it updated with any small things that come up between now and my solo show (November 2011 in Marseille), but be aware that I am working my ass off in the meantime...

Tomorrow night, Jamiyla and my intern from this summer, Andrew Bailey, are in a group show at LE. Gallery. Its called The Maker and it's part of the Printopolis Festival, and has quite a few good printmakers in the show. I have a piece in the show as well, but it is slightly older work, it is a collaborative piece I did with Luke Painter last year as a fundraiser for OCAD...

Anyway, here is one of Jams' piece for the show, and below that is the link to the facebook event... In case you don't already know, LE. Gallery is located at 1186 Dundas W, the show is Thursday October 7th, 7-10pm...


You can see the facebook event page here...

One more thing, this Saturday, I will be a part of a walkthrough of The Dazzle, the group show up at Narwhal... I guess I'll just talk about my work, my studio, and the influence of nature in my work... I'm really not great at public speaking, I get pretty nervous and I stutter, so that will be additional entertainment if you come...

Below are a few installation shots of the show, and a link to the facebook page. Just in case you don't have facebook, the walkthrough is between 3 - 5 on Saturday October 9th. Narwhal is at 680 Queen West...


Here is the facebook event page...

Ok, that's it for now, take care everyone...

The Dazzle

I'm really happy to be part of a huge group show at Narwhal Art Projects this Thursday (Sept 9th) entitled The Dazzle. I'm excited to get a chance to show at a gallery that I love, alongside a bunch of my friends and other people's work that I admire...

Narwhal Art Projects is located at 680 Queen Street West, and the show runs until Oct 17th... You can visit the gallery's website here...

Below is the invite, my piece, and a bunch of work that my friends will be showing... click on any of the images to make them larger...

River Hunter

Adrienne Kammerer

Jamiyla Lowe

Carly Waito

Melinda Josie

Joe Becker

Jacob Whibley

Stephen Appleby-Barr

Jennie Suddick

Pilot Project Stories

Awhile back I submitted some drawings to Pilot Project, a book that a few friends of mine curate and produce. Recently they ran a short story contest, encouraging readers to write short stories based on some of the art in Pilot, and a few people wrote stories about my drawings. Although I had to pick a 'winner', I thought that they were all pretty great.

You can see the submissions here and here.