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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Comeback Kid - Ottawa Magazine
Another illustration for Ottawa Magazine. This image was created for the article Comeback Kid. It's a very interesting article about Merlot wine and how it has come in and out of popularity over the years. Currently, it's in. Jane, my awesome art director, suggested we use the classic Aesop fable about the crow and the pitcher to bring life to the illustration. The reason: the word Merlot is a derivative of the word merle which is French for blackbird. They figure it was called that for one of two reasons — because the grapes are dark blue/black like the colour of blackbirds, or because blackbirds love to eat the grapes!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Dundee Wealth - Investing for Your Future
Back in September I was asked to complete a series of illustrations for Dundee Wealth. The images were focused at the encouragement of contacting an investment advisor to help plan your future. The three images are a narrative of uncertainty, assistance, and planning. A big thanks to Tracy Symington for presenting me with this awesome project.
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| Uncertainty |
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| Assistance |
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| Planning |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Feathertale Review - Patrick deWitt Portrait
Back in November I was asked to complete a black and white illustration for The Feathertale Review. I was so excited for this project because I have always wanted to do work for this magazine. It's truly a one of kind publication and I'm so happy to have been a part of it.
For this assignment I was asked to do a portrait of author Patrick deWitt. He is most famously known for writing the critically acclaimed novel The Sisters Brothers. It's a western themed novel that is about two brothers who are murderers for hire. If you are unfamiliar with the author I hope my illustration will help you remember his face. I find his features are very unique/memorable.
This is the cover of the magazine.
Here's a peak of the inside.
A big thanks to Lee Wilson and Brett Popplewell.
Monday, January 21, 2013
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.
Friday, January 4, 2013
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!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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!
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)
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
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:
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Shameless Magazine - Making Your Own Medical Decisions
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:
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Fall into the Season
It's that time of the year where summer is starting to wind down and the colours and smells of fall are starting to emerge. We have many things to look forward to like the fresh crisp air of the season and probably most important of all, Halloween.
Check out a few detail shots below:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Mary Kay Gift Cards
A while back my mom asked me to design her some promotional gift cards for her Mary Kay business. They arrived today and I'm quite pleased with how they turned out! But I think I'm done with pink for a very long time.
If anyone in the Ottawa area is interested in purchasing any Mary Kay products and would like a gift certificate please let me know.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
FREEBIE - Wallpaper by Kyle Brownrigg
About a month and a half ago I put together a promo for advertising companies. I thought it would be neat to have a wallpaper for their desktop. The time of this promo has passed so I am sharing it with you. Please feel free to save this as your wallpaper. Just select which screen size you would prefer below and then follow the instructions that I have provided:
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)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Comedy Debut! I am a lesbian
I finally decided to take a crack at stand-up comedy. I was so nervous before I went up my sister told me I was as pale as a ghost. I almost didn't do it but I figured hey, what have I got to lose. I think it went pretty well. If you want to keep up to date with my comedy feel free to 'Like' my Facebook page by clicking:
HERE
Monday, August 13, 2012
New Business Cards!
After about a two and a half week wait my business cards finally arrived! I realized that I was still running on my old cards that I rushed before my grad show a year ago. I knew that with the whole re-vamp of my website, new business cards needed to come, too. So let me take you on a little presentation adventure:
I was told by UPS I would have them by Friday but I knew that wouldn't happen. I had to go to an art show that evening and it would have been nice to have but hey, tis life. Come Monday morning I knew that I would have them in hours. I also desperately needed a shower so I figured I would hop in super fast. Of course, they came at that time. Luckily someone was here and got the package. PHEW! As I ran downstairs this is what I see.
I took scissors to it and opened the box with care. I was holding my breathe at this point because I knew that if they didn't turn out I would have to order a new batch. But to my delight I saw the card sitting on top and I knew that they had printed to my exact expectations.
I couldn't be happier with the results. I mean, there's owls on my business cards. Can it get any better?
Below is the digital version of the cards. Front and back:
If you haven't seen kylebrownrigg.com v.2.0 please have a look:
W e B s I t E
I took scissors to it and opened the box with care. I was holding my breathe at this point because I knew that if they didn't turn out I would have to order a new batch. But to my delight I saw the card sitting on top and I knew that they had printed to my exact expectations.
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