Cat-erpillar and Mushroom Man.

This is my current favourite. Started with the

Mushroom Man, then cat and Faerie. Just like the flow

of it. I'm building up a backlog of pages to ink.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Poe & Umbrella.

I have started taking 11"X17" sheets of paper with me to work.

I draw in transit ,and on coffee breaks and lunch. I can actually

get a lot done in that time.

Inking is another thing altogether,

I have to really concentrate on the line work for that.

Not something I want to do on the bus.

The pencils are pretty loose, enough to get the energy

and ideas down.

A lot of times, I just lay the shapes down

and see what comes out on the paper.

Almost like magic, I add everything, little by

little, developing like a Polaroid picture...

except its all done in pencil, then ink.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Draw Calgary.

Pencils on a new one. still moving some of the elements

around and playing with scale. This is the second version.

I've always liked drawing the Calgary Tower,

a city landmark, a constant on the skyline.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Serpent Fire: Stage 3 Inks (WIP)

This is the inks over loose pencil lines. Much of the finishes

are dictated by the ink and brush. I go with the flow,

let it bloom and grow, line by line. I use very few

touch ups to clean the lines (with gouache or opaque white).

Earlier versions of colouring pages were done with

a technical pen, fixed width. The brush lines offer more

volume, variations in the line.

I had to stop close to the bottom...normally I would

finish a page at one sitting. I will finish this today.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Finished inks,combination of Kuretake brush pen

and Windsor Newton. More control over the W.N,

but takes a little longer, having to dip into the ink and

longer drying time.

GarSeeYa!

(9:26 PM.)



Serpent Fire: Stage 2.

I worked on top of the original CCEE sketch,

adding and taking away some of the elements.

Inking stage to follow, more refinements to the line work,

spontaneous development.

Thanks.

GarSeeYa!

Serpent Fire.

This was the last image I was working on at CCEE.

A continuation of the colouring book project, the pages

were popular at my table...sold them all as well as the

collected book. I'll be working on new designs.

GarSeeYa!

Wishes and Dreams CCEE 2011.

This was my contribution to the 2011 CCEE

Art Book. I think I signed more books than last year.

Fun to and love to share the work.

The original inked page went up for auction to benefit

Make a Wish Foundation. I hope it has found a good home,

with someone who really appreciates the work I've done.

Thanks for stopping by and actually visiting me.

Awesome to see so many good friends I've made

in this creative community.

GarSeeYa!

Artist Block Party.

Artist Block Party represents artists (mostly) from Calgary and Edmonton.

We have come together for a project called ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS,

collecting work inspired by literary classics. We are comic book artists, illustrators,

concept and game designers, looking to share the work we love to do.

Please come visit us at Artist Alley at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2011,

to see and talk about our work .

Thank you.

GarSeeYa!

Sea Salt Black Bird.

With a very wet brush, blue and black pigment

was applied on the board. Coarse sea salt was sprinkled

on the wet surface, creating a lighting effect as it dried.

It was a "big black shape" before it transformed

into the bird. Black, white and brown conte crayons

added accents. Finished with a pencil for fine lines,

then scanned and a little more work on Photoshop.

A starting point for more experimentation.

Thanks for looking.

GarSeeYa!

Pancake Fun.

We are stuck inside on a rainy day.

I made pancakes and got a little creative.

Ghost Pancakes.

Hellboy pancake.

A little bit of fun with the kids.

One week away from CCEE, gotta get more stuff ready.

GarSeeYa!



Goblin Market Process

Preliminary sketches were done. Elements moved around.

After settling on layout, tighter lines were done

then printed in blue line on 11" X 17" comic board.

 

Inking, keeping it loose and spontaneous.

Colours took the longest, since I can be overly

picky about choices, leading to many retouches.

I am happy with the results.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!