Illustration: Cracked-Eye Magazine
June 29. 2015
Scary Stories
I was recently interviewed for a UK based digital magazine called Cracked Eye. The publishers commissioned me to create a cover for the magazine. You can see the process here.
Journal Archives | April-June 2015
First Cup: Creative Donuts
June 29. 2015
Coffee, Donuts, and drawing
Found some really good donuts in Chiliwack, BC, Canada. They were not expensive like the ones in Vancouver. Coffee and donuts always inspire drawing.
New Comics: Speak Softly
June 26. 2015
Speak Softly panels
Speak Softly will be a series of vignettes. This is the first of 10. The comic is coloured with coffee. Click on the image to view the page and make sure to check out the process behind it as well.
Digital Illustration: Sleepless
June 25. 2015
iPad drawing
Drawing on the iPad when it's too hot to sleep. Using an oddly named but really excellent drawing app called Procreate.
Workspace
June 18. 2015
How Sausage is Made
A UK magazine I’m illustrating a cover for, asked me to take a photo of my workspace. I’m sharing it with you as well. You can see that the sketchbook has the original drawing that you see on the screen.
First Cup: Anytime
June 18. 2015
Beacon of hope
I find that a lot of places close early in Vancouver. I grew up in Los Angeles and spent some time living in several big cities. A lot of restaurants and coffee shops don't close or stay open late in big cities. Maybe it's an American thing. Seeing this sign as I walk past it in the early evening makes me smile. Downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Tuff Cat
June 15. 2015
Just when I needed it most
Was feeling a bit down today and as I was sitting in my backyard thinking things in private, along comes an old friend. Aslan is his name.
I had not seen him in several months. I always look for him (He's a street cat) hoping I can give him a hug and a kiss but he is elusive. I didn't think I would ever see him again. When he came by today, it had "felt like years" since we last saw each other. Man, I truly needed this and appreciated his quick visit.
Digital Illustration: Pulp
June 14. 2015
Fake Cover
This is a fake book cover for a story idea by author Gary Zabransky.
Illustration: Pencil and Pixel
June 5. 2015
I Kept My Promise
Feels good to be drawing on my sketchbook again. I'm enjoying using a pencil instead of a stylus. I scanned the image and then finished it using Photoshop. I used one of my current favorite fonts; Meltow Brush by Type Sketchbook.
First Cup: Fresh Brewed Coffee
May 31. 2015
Have a Cup!
Lovely signage at Our Town coffee house on South Kingsway, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
First Cup: Awning painting
May 29. 2015
Jim's Cafe
A beautifully painted awning in New Westminster, BC, Canada.
Sketchbook: Wishing
May 25. 2015
Wishing
Digital collage with original drawing from my sketchbook.
First Cup: Click
May 22. 2015
Coffee clicker
Counting the days.
Comics: Thumbs
May 10. 2015
Guns and Coffee
Working on my next story about a detective and his beautiful legal assistant.
First Cup: Namibia
April 25. 2015
Canyon Coffee
The Fish River Canyon is located in the south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 100 miles (160 km) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 meters deep. I walked to the bottom and back up in 4 days.
Sketchbook: Luderitz
April 22. 2015
Luderitz Woman
Sketch drawn in Luderitz, Namibia.
Sketchbook: Namibia
April 14. 2015
Be Here
Sketch for a future drawing. Drawn in Swakopmund, Namibia.
First Cup: Namibia
April 14. 2015
Big Cup
Having a cup of coffee after walking up Big Daddy.
Big Daddy is the highest dune in the Sossusvlei area in Namibia. It is about 325 meters high (height may vary over time as it is made of sand).
Found Type: Go!
April 2. 2015
Go!
Cloverdale, British Columbia, CANADA.