During my days at the Ontario College of Art I painted this water colour image of a crazed character poisoning his dinner guests. Years later when I was learning how to work with Adobe Illustrator I decide to use the painting as the basis for an updated digital version. Somewhere in between there I … [Read more...]

"The Persistence of Television" ~ Watercolour on paper. The title of this work is obviously a nod to Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" with it's famous melting clocks. Nothing melting here, except perhaps the asphalt under the runner's feet. This painting is another one that was … [Read more...]

"The Working World" ~ Watercolour on paper. For today's artwork post I've chosen a watercolour painting from long, long ago. As a matter of fact, most of my paintings are from long, long ago. Moving out of my parent's house into smaller quarters and then working long hours in the film industry … [Read more...]

"Lost on the walk" ~ Ink and watercolour on paper. It seems a Satyr has gotten lost while taking his cat for a walk and has stopped to consult with the cat about directions. This is the third image I produced in anticipation of having our first child and it did indeed find a space on the wall … [Read more...]

"First Day on the Job" ~ Ink and watercolour on paper. This image is the second of three that I created in anticipation of the birth of our first child. It obviously depicts a business monster extending his hand in greeting. It's his first day and he wants to make a good … [Read more...]

"Viva la revolución!" ~ Ink and watercolour on paper. Before my first child was born I thought "I'd better paint something for the nursery!" This picture of our cats is one of three images that I came up with. Sweet dreams baby. … [Read more...]