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Cat Calendar 2011
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 09.3.10 at 6:59am.
Yes, I've done another one! Here is this year's cat CALENDAR! Click on the picture or the link to see a slide show preview of all the months. It is 8.5 x 11 / x 215 mm on regular calendar paper.
I have put American, Canadian and British holidays on it, some religious holidays, the full/new moon ...
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Droid
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 09.3.10 at 6:57am.
A really quick sketch inspired by the Droids childrens books I read as a kid.
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Sketchbook, A New Toy
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 09.2.10 at 6:43am.
Someone's put me on to another iPod sketching app, this one called Sketchbook. This one's less of a doodle app, as Brushes is and more for sketching concepts for serious work. that's my sense of it anyway. I'm still figuring out the controls but am amazed at how intuitive it mostly is.
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Dartmouth Cove Mural Project – Tugboats IV
Submitted by Sharon Hodgson's blog on 09.1.10 at 6:43am.
“Tugboats IV” - mural painted onto two plywood boards with a total area of 8×8′, to be mounted on the wall facing the Dartmouth Harbor at 2 Maitland St.
Future site of the Dartmouth Community Art Mural Project!
This weekend I went down to Dartmouth in the blazing sunshine to paint a mural...
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Missing Caribou
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.31.10 at 7:01am.
Ugh. here are a couple of panels, or a full page in webcomics land, that I failed to post when I put up the Caribou comic. This would have made the transition make more sense. I really liked these images, too.
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Something I'm playing with.
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.30.10 at 6:46am.
Another robot story. Playing with how far I can stretch a sharpie drawing with Photoshop.
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Microstoria: Caribou
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.25.10 at 6:16am.
I hope you like this. Because of the length I'm leaving it up for three days.
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Caribou Orbit
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.24.10 at 6:27am.
Here's another peek at Caribou, a comic I was working on in my spare time, I'm posting it in full tomorrow morning. My original intent was to just do it as a 10 page experiment in combining mixed media and digital media including collage ( those stars were borrowed from the Hubble
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Paint the Town 2010
Submitted by Annapolis Royal Heritage on 08.23.10 at 8:21am.
What do you get when you have 70 artists descend on a small Nova Scotia town for two days of painting? Well, if you mix in raising money for a good cause, a large dose of community spirit and the scenic backdrop of Annapolis Royal, you get the Annapolis Region Community Arts Council's annual Pain...
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The Unfunnies: Maw Paw and Willie
Submitted by Living Between Wednesdays on 08.23.10 at 6:08am.
I have to confess that I actually really like this comic. But this weekly feature is called the Unfunnies, and so honour demands that I find something to critique.
Pshh, five trumpets for a quarter? There goes my suspension of disbelief.
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Ontario Place
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.23.10 at 6:05am.
I was kidnapped yesterday ( by family and friends) and forced to spend the day at Ontario Place which, I'll admit, is a pretty mind boggling place. It's so big and kids are having so much fun that it gives you the exact same or very close to the feeling of when you're very young and an amusement ...
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Steampunk 2
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.20.10 at 6:38am.
I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this on Jeff Vandermeer's blog yesterday afternoon. I was blown away and honoured when Jeff asked my for some pictures for this anthology, the first one I'm a huge fan of. It's one of the most exciting anthologies I've ever read.
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Cloud #45
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 08.19.10 at 6:32am.
Cloud #45 18″ x 24″ Oil on Wood, 2010
I finished my very last cloud yesterday. I was worried that it might feel a bit anti-climatic, but it was actually the opposite. There’s a big grin on my face and I feel about a hundred pounds lighter.
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What’s the saying…
Submitted by Jen Worden blog on 08.18.10 at 8:22am.
…about best intentions?? I was on both an art AND posting roll and then *pfft*… I got nuthin’. Well. Actually that isn’t entirely true. I have been in the studio. Making art even. But other stuff is going on as well. Lessee…
1. Summertime eating is upon us…
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Telephone Doodles
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.18.10 at 6:46am.
Some stuff I doodled on White line pads and then noodled with in Photoshop over morning coffee. I have stuff on my PC harddrive to post but it's still in the shop.
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Cloud # 44
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 08.18.10 at 6:39am.
Just a reminder about tomorrow night’s exhibit in the upper level studios of Granville campus! Check the events page for complete information-hope to see you there!
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GLIMPSES
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.17.10 at 7:10am.
Some more playing with a single watercolour section in Photoshop. I'm almost done the painting itself and moving on to the next big thing which is illustrating a story for Holly Black in an upcoming Jeff Vandermeer anthology.
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Cloud #43
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 08.16.10 at 7:21am.
I’m soooo close to the finish line, and very, very excited to photograph these paintings together…
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A Glimpse
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.16.10 at 7:20am.
Here's a magazine cover I'm currently working on.
For something new I tried watercolour on Canson Illustration Board. A familiar medium but an unusual board for me. It blew me away. Then I selected a small part of it to play with in my newer version of Photoshop and I nearly fell over.
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The Search for Whales
Submitted by Sharon Hodgson's blog on 08.13.10 at 6:38am.
If you read the last few entries and you saw that I did three live paintings in a day, you’re probably thinking I’m some sort of a nutter. But I love it. I love the challenge that different events and painting situations bring to my life. I love the distraction of piece creation – it keeps me sa...
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Lunch
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.12.10 at 6:40am.
Some lunch time doodles in marker. The middle one is me pretending to be a minimalist fashion designer and the one on the right is drawn on a new a new kind of paper made entirely of stone!!
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Old New York
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.11.10 at 6:43am.
An older marker drawing I did at the New York Public Library in Manhattan.
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new prints:)
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 08.10.10 at 7:03am.
I'm headed Peggy's Cove this morning, showing it off to my visiting clan:)
Also, today's recipe is shrimp with feta! Pop over to SuzitheFoodie to see the pics, collect the recipe and maybe win one of my cookbooks !
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Soo
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.9.10 at 6:41am.
Soo is a character I've been sketching for a fairly realistic science fiction story I may do some day.
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Cloud #42
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 08.9.10 at 6:38am.
Summer is quickly drawing to a close, and I can’t say I’ve ever spent this much time in the studio. I’m often there by 10am and head home after midnight, and there have been more than a few vending machine dinners…
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Autumnal
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.6.10 at 6:53am.
Here's another drawing I did with ShinHan markers. Markers are interesting to me because they kindvof stretch the possibilities of drawing while encouraging you to stay loose. The autumnal nature of this drawing might have to do with the oppressive heat that's been unbroken here since June.
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Upstarts
Submitted by Wolfville Watch on 08.6.10 at 6:41am.
The show, Upstarts, which Roman Bartkiw was invited to participate in a day before he died opens today in the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery in London Ontario.
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mellow yellow
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 08.4.10 at 7:01am.
Gosh, I have really not been a good artist these days....... my painting has been on the back burner this summer. I think it is a good thing, nice to get a wee break and I look forward to firing up the brushes soon! I love photography as much if not more and that has been my passion these last fe...
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Astro Boy
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 08.4.10 at 6:54am.
I did this as a marker sketch in the car between reading Pluto # 2 and Astro Boy #4. It's my take take on Astro Boy, or the Mighty Atom ( in Japan ). These comics are mazing. There is so many amazing manga books it's kind of overwhelming.
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Street Memory
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.30.10 at 7:11am.
Here's a sketch I did with Tria markers of someone I saw on the street 2 days ago, done from memory. I almost prefer to draw from memory than from life. I find when I draw from memory the picture comes out transformed and pretty close to what I felt the person looked like and I'm not hamstrung b...
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Whoops...
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.29.10 at 6:08am.
Um..I've lost this weeks Sprout... So, next week!
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Green Water Witch
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.28.10 at 6:28am.
Seen when the water is green and slimy. This is another doodle done with ShinHan markers.
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Inky's Gas Service
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.26.10 at 6:17am.
A little Inky the bat story from the world of Maddy Kettle. Besides the pleasure of doing a little comic these pages served two other pages. One was to experiment with tone. I used Letraset's Manga screentone. I like the sense of depth it gives the background.
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Assemblage Challenge – Carla’s Stuff
Submitted by Jen Worden blog on 07.23.10 at 7:53am.
Next up and currently on the “ponder table”, Carla’s stuff! Some very cool textiles including dyed cheesecloth, cowhide and lace edging. The glasses I might snarf for myself. ;)
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Shelf Cat
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.22.10 at 6:18am.
A little sculpture I did to try out the Super Sculpey. He will now live on my book shelf.
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Materials
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.21.10 at 6:40am.
One of the great things about working in an art store is the sudden exposure to many new materials. Too many to try!
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On a roll…
Submitted by Jen Worden blog on 07.20.10 at 8:04am.
… apparently. As the days start to heat up, I head to the studio which provides a bit of respite until 4 o’clock or so when EVERYWHERE just pulsates. Been hearing the tree frogs whine earlier and earlier each day. Dog days of summer indeed!
Anyway. On to Teri’s stuff!
A few years ago I did a co...
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Yellow Poppies
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 07.20.10 at 6:27am.
I've come up with a great idea, by accident as most ideas arrive. Taking small parts of my large paintings and turning them into their own paintings. Probably been done a bazillion times before but not by me:) I think this close up would look great as a painting by itself! Hmmm.
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Doppo The Fox
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.19.10 at 6:13am.
A new face in the Cloudscape. Doppo is a cloud cartographer from 100 years before Harry and Silvio's time and he will have a major role in book 2 of Maddy Kettle ( if they let me do a book 2).
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Egg-cellent Egg-xhibition
Submitted by Love, Me on 07.15.10 at 7:50am.
Oh I can’t believe I just wrote that cheesy title. There you have it – the humidity has made me obnoxiously silly. Oh dear…That all being said if you are obsessed with eggs (Yes, there is a big egg fan club), then you will love one of our newest artists, Annie Abdalla.
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Kettle Thumbs
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.16.10 at 6:10am.
I finished the thumbnails for the first Maddy Kettle book yesterday. Right now, the book comes out to 110 pages. It was a lot of work, even though I had lots of story notes and sketches the story went to unexpected places while drawing the thumbnails.
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Sprout Episode Six (Happy Anniversary Julie!!)
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.15.10 at 6:36am.
Happy fourth anniversary Julie! Thanks for putting up with me this long...
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RIP Harvey Pekar
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.13.10 at 6:27am.
Very sad news, Harvey Pekar the famous comic book writer died this week. He paved the way for indy comics and opened up comics for a wider variety of stories. It's nice that so many media outlets are recognizing him this morning, it certainly restores my faith in the media, a bit.
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Soccer Raccoon
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.12.10 at 6:39am.
A bit of a disappointing game but fun to see all the people celebrating. Not something I ever saw living in the suburbs.
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Cloud #38
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 07.12.10 at 6:22am.
It is sticky and icky outside: the humidity makes for a challenging work week, I must say. To help beat the heat, I took a magical day off yesterday for the first time in a while, and had one of those beautiful evenings with a friend, a bottle of juicy merlot and some seriously stimulating conv...
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Julianne Swartz's Bubble Portraits
Submitted by Crooked House on 07.9.10 at 6:35am.
Can you see the teeny-tiny couple reflected in the bubble? This is one of photographer Julianne Swartz's bubble portraits, available at Mixed Greens.
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Cloud #36
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 07.9.10 at 6:34am.
Cloud #36 16″ x 20″ Oil on Beechwood, 2010
It is, as they say, crunch time. I haven’t worked this hard since I was ten and my father made me drag logs through the woods in exchange for a barbecued hot dog.
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Drawing And Writing
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.6.10 at 6:26am.
I'm in the midst of things and there's not much to report. So far the part time job has worked. I'm getting more work done then ever with out any of the freelance pressures. Toronto is once again sweltering after a brief reprieve.
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Blind Memphis Finch
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 07.5.10 at 6:02am.
This is a character that's been around for a while and even appeared in one of my minicomics. I couldn't really fit him in the first Maddy Kettle book, although one of his songs gets played on the radio in one scene
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Cloud #35
Submitted by Ambera Wellmann's blog on 07.5.10 at 5:58am.
Cloud #35 16″ x 16″ Oil on Beechwood, 2010
I haven’t been posting these in sequence, but can’t wait to show an image of them all lined up. The transition from one cloud to the next is more evident when they’re photographed together, and will be a key component of this show.
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Working Stiff
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 06.18.10 at 6:46am.
File this under being responsible. I start a new part time job tomorrow at Canada's biggest art store chain Deserre's. I needed to pick up some extra money while Julie isn't working.
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New Etsy Drawings
Submitted by Eric Orchard Illustration on 06.15.10 at 6:27am.
I've added a bunch of new drawings for sale on my Etsy shop all for great prices. Check it out here.
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