Winter Village - Commission

Back in December I was commissioned to create a winter village scene. I really didn't want to make it look too Christmas-y so I made sure to leave out any holiday lights/decorations.

CMYK Magazine's Top 100 New Creatives #54

 

I recently received my very own copy of CMYK Magazine's latest issue including their Top 100 New Creatives section which I landed 3 images in. Thank you very much to judge Scott Bakal for selecting my work and I also want to thank CMYK magazine for the opportunity.

First image: A Hoot & A Half

Second: Happy Halloween (2011)

Third: Beer Bottle Environment

Congratulations to all the winners!

FREEBIE - Winter Wallaper

I decided to put together a winter wallpaper to help get me in the mood for the upcoming season. Please feel free to set it as your desktop wallpaper. It's 100% free. Just select whatever size best fits your computer screen below. Happy Holidays!

1024 x 768     |         1280 x 1024     |     1600 x 900

To set the image as your desktop background, please select a size that best fits your monitor above by clicking on the image above the numbers. Once the image has fully loaded, right click on the image and select:

"Use Image as Desktop Picture" (for Safari)
"Set as Desktop Background" (for Firefox)
"Set as Background" (Internet Explorer)
"Set Image as Wallpaper" (Chrome)

Business Boom Collective - Featured Artist

I have been featured as an illustrator by Business Boom Collective - a website that features up-and-coming freelancers/creatives from the UK and beyond. Thank you very much to James Aspinall for the opportunity. Please feel free to read the interview by clicking the link below:

CLICK HERE - Business Boom Collective Feature - CLICK HERE

Holiday Gifts Ideas For String Players - Strings Magazine

It's always exciting getting to do decorative seasonal work. It helps me get in a state of excitement for the snow before I realize how painfully cold winter can be. This illustration was completed for Strings Magazine holiday issue. My assignment was basically to incorporate stringed instruments into the holidays. I actually had a lot of fun doing this because I got to make some cool custom patterns. If you look closely the snowflakes are made up of stringed instruments, bass, alto, and treble clefs.

Thank you Emily for considering me for this wonderful project! 

Here is a shot of the magazine itself along with some pieces of the article:

Here are a few of the options that could have been: 

Best of Show - Ottawa Magazine

Another illustration for the Ottawa Magazine for their food & wine edition. This illustration was for the article Best of Show by David Lawrason. It was conducted at the Ottawa Wine Challenge and experts had to find the best wines out of 337 bottles submitted.

I really wanted to play with this image because I love illustrations involving food/alcohol. I did so many variations for this assignment and I have some of them below:

Shameless Magazine - Making Your Own Medical Decisions

I was asked to complete an illustration for Shameless Magazine back in August for an article by Cate Simpson titled Making Your Own Medical Decisions.The title of the article is self-explanatory but I strongly urge you to pick up a copy. This magazine is targeted toward female and trans-gendered youth which I believe is very important in today's society.

This is a larger version of the illustration. I am very happy with how it turned out. It's a simple image but it really gets the point across.
  

I worked with the wonderful Sheila Sampath on this project and here are a few of the roughs for the assignment: