New Portfolio Website!

Phew! After months of setbacks, I finally managed to complete my new website! Hopefully the whole user experience has been improved. There's a bunch of new work up there, with more to come!

The Canadian Government is in Chaos!

ICE Awards: Best Illustration

Thanks to my friend Aaron Mackenzie Fraser, I just found out that I won an ICE Award for Best Illustration last night!

Here's a series of Treasury bureaucrat portraits, just completed for NY mag.

Keep Control: Series 2

A few illos from the native-youth directed "Keep Control" series...

The Hilarious Adventures of Mish and Mash

Owl Kids, the publisher's of ChickaDEE magazine, have just released a new joke book, fully illustrated by yours truly! It collects most of the illustrations I've done since beginning with ChickaDEE in 2002, and also introduces three new characters: Mish, Mash and the cagey Mush!

Crucified Ronald McDonald is a Cliché

My friend Drew Gonsalves sent me this article. I love that the author exposes the sacrilegious art "formula" for what it is.

2Magazine spots

Current Kayak magazine cover

and some Gabe & Allie spots (from the inside pages)

Carniverous

Meat cuts for NY Mag...

Tu Ciudad: Pop Quiz illoz

For the spanish community LA mag

Recycling Images

Envelope Dooooooooodles

Shazam!

is also the name of my cat.

Happy 2008

Profit magazine

Illustration for Profit magazine, for a series entitled, "Your Next Big Thing". This is a socio/eco-conscious Gen-Yer.

How to Succeed as a Freelance Illustrator: Part Two

Affiliate.

Don't be shy. Go out and meet people. Show your work around and try to strike alliances and rapport with ad agencies, graphic design studios and other illustrators. Seek out informal and formal media networking events. Always carry business cards with you when you leave the house! ... something I often fail to do, and later regret.

Find a mentor. Find multiple mentors.

Reach out to fellow illustrators and ask questions. We're generally a friendly bunch. Most, if not all, chose this career for ourselves. I don't think many people fall into illustration by accident. You'll find most are happy to talk about their experiences and relate advice.

Promote your work.

Send out emails, postcards, portfolios and samples - and be creative! to stand out from the glut they receive every day. They'll get back to you if they like what they see, but it's wise to send a follow-up email.

I personally don't make cold calls, but some artists, such as Luc Latulippe, advocate it. In the past, I've found it to be a waste of time, and I fear that I'll come across as a pest. Art directors are usually insanely busy people, and it's rare that you'll catch them with time enough to chat... it's more likely that your call will be breaking their stride.

Alpine Max Beer

I recently created a series of illustrations for Max Alpine beer with Extreme Group in Halifax. Apparently the illustrations appear along with a feature on EG in the latest issue of Strategy magazine... I have yet to get my hands on a copy!

http://www.extremegroup.com/work/36

Q-Bert

New York magazine

Penthouses...
I'm hitting NYC at the end of the month! It's been a while... any recommendations???

Kellylee Evans poster illustration

If you're in the Ottawa area, go check out this amazing performer on November 4th! If you're not, check her website to see when she's coming to a city near you.