Harrison Ford
January 20th, 2010
I did a quick same-day portrait for the National Post's Arts & Life section today - the exclusive Harrison Ford interview! India ink and acrylics.
Here's the lovely (unfinished) layout by Genévieve Biloski:
LATELY...
January 15th, 2010
I haven't updated in a month and a half and as a result I've got lots of images to post. Get ready to scroll!
Here's one for Glamour on dating women with boyfriends...
Another one for Glamour that won't be published; a man with sex on his mind.
...and the published illustration:
I did an illustration for REMG entertainment for a Mos Def, MF Doom show in Toronto at the end of the month.
Toronto Life had a special weddings issue, and this went with a story told by five recent grooms...
Another social dining illustration for Los Angeles Confidential magazine, Brittany and Leo with some more classic celebs!
This one went with the National Post's 2010 arts preview...
...and this one for the same paper, to go with a piece on winter.
Another one for the National Post, on travel in the Caribbean:
This one was for More magazine, to go with a humorous piece on women over 40 on facebook...
For Latina magazine, on fertility...
Non-internet users in 2010, for the Wall Street Journal...
And these two were for separate profiles in the National newspaper, Morgan Freeman and Arnold!
100 EURO SHOW!
November 30th, 2009
I've got a few drawings for sale in Antonio De Luca's 100 € Show in Stuttgart, Germany, running now to December 4th. There's lots of cool artists in it from all over the world! Here's a link where you can see (and purchase) work from the show:
100 EURO SHOW!Red Heroine
Noevember 23rd, 2009
This poster was for the Reel Asian Film Fest's screening of the 1929 martial arts film, Red Heroine, screened a couple of weeks ago.
There's also this spot illustration in Men's Health this month, on dodging a barfight.
October update
October 27th, 2009
Here's some of the latest additions to the site!
Concept art for the Broadway play, A Little Night Music:
Added to the Portraits section:
Two new ones for Los Angeles Confidential Magazine:
A portrait of Maestro Fresh Wes for the Manifesto weekend guidebook:
For the Business section:
World Bank leaders guarding the vault, for the Financial Post:
An illo on choosing a contractor, for Money Magazine:
Yahoo takes on Google, for PCmag.com:
Some new illos
October 15th, 2009
Is the Economy Ruining Your Marriage? For Money Magazine:
Sunken silver for United Airlines Hemispheres:
Posture diagrams for Glamour:
Michael Jackson tribute in Romania
September 28th, 2009
Thanks to Nicoleta Ionescu for inviting me to submit my Michael Jackson portrait to this cool exhibition in Bucharest! Here's a snippet of the show from MTV Romania. That's mine at 0:18 and 0:30!
Glamour, Playboy, Chatelaine and More (More magazine)
September 16th, 2009
Here's a batch of illustrations from the last few months' issues of Glamour!
My first drawing for Playboy (the October issue); a handsome Paul Newman...
...and my LAST Body Image illustration for Chatelaine; "Exercising your demons"!
Lauren Hutton for More Magazine, who is modelling again, over 60!
And finally, for the same mag, a little Eugene Levy.
Inglorious Basterd
August 20th, 2009
This portrait ran with a Quentin Tarantino interview in today's National Post! Colored inks on rice paper.
The History of Rap poster
August 11th, 2009
I've now got photos of more than 50 different artists with the poster - so I've started a FLICKR SET to share the images. You've got to see it, especially if you like old school!
The poster is only availble through The Beguiling, if you're interested in getting one of the last few.
Special thanks to Alyse Feldman, Disconnexxions, and REMG for your help getting the flicks!
Jay Cutler feature for Chicago Magazine
August 6th, 2009
I recently did a bunch of illustrations of Jay Cutler, a new Chicago Bear, for Chicago Magazine. Here's a couple!
Garbage strike in Toronto
July 29th, 2009
Week 6 and my garbage corner was leaking brown juice today... This was for National Post.
Moneysense
I worked with my buddy Karen Simpson from Moneysense on a feature last month. The topic was saving in your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. Here's the intro:
LOS ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL
Dinner with Jerry Seinfeld, Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz and George Clooney!
Chatelaine
This one's for Chatelaine's Body Check column this month.
B.C. Business
A new illustration for B.C. Business, on shady pharmaceuatical companies.
Entertainment Weekly table of contents spots
I hadn't posted these two spots up yet, Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds and Fergie from the Black eyed Peas.
Michael Jackson
June 28th, 2009
I did this portrait for this weekend's edition of the National Post on Friday - it took 7 or 8 tries before I was satisfied but I'm pleased with the final! I knew there wasn't going to be any text on the whole page so the pressure was on. I beatboxed Smooth Criminal through most of it. Black and red ink on sumi paper.
Down and Out in Rosedale
June 3rd, 2009
Just finished a cool series for Toronto Life's new issue, a tongue-in-cheek cover story on Toronto's wealthy during the recession.
New work for May
May 27th, 2009
Lots of knew stuff from the last few weeks! Here's one for this month's Glamour magazine on dating...
WOODY
A portrait of Woody Allen commissioned for a friend's birthday present...
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
I've also been able to contribute to Sports Illustrated's redesign by doing their columnist portraits. A cool gig!
NATIONAL POST FASHION
With writer and stylist Nathalie Atkinson, I came up with these fashion illustrations (based on summer movies) for the National Post a few weeks ago.
TORONTO LIFE
I've illustrated the cover of this month's Toronto Life magazine as well as some interiors. The theme is Toronto thriving in the current recession.
WASHINGTON POST
For the Washington Post a few Saturdays ago, an article on how fanboys can dictate how their beloved franchises are handled...
GQ
This diagram for GQ (sans place names etc.) shows the extent of the coal ash spill in Tennessee.
THE NATIONAL
The Pope for Abu Dhabi's The National!
SNIKT
And finally, a nice little Wolverine for Entertainment Weekly.
RIP CondÉ Nast Portfolio
April 27th, 2009
Sad news today about Portfolio magazine folding. I had the pleasure of illustrating the Brief section for every issue in their two-year run. Big thanks to their amazing art department - it was fun working with you all!
The Pitch Meeting
April 27th, 2009
This was for Maxim, to go with a great article on pitching movie ideas in Hollywood. And that Shrek meets Exorcist thought bubble is all mine!
Spring Fever
April 27th, 2009
A fiction piece about a boy noticing pretty ladies coming out in spring in the 1940s.
The Perfect Child
April 27th, 2009
This piece ran on the cover of the National post, kicking off their series on raising the perfect child. My daughter modeled! (she's perfect).
Bookmarks
April 27th, 2009
Two quick bookmarks designed for the Spring Books preview in the National Post.
The In Crowd
April 27th, 2009
This one ran in Runner's World with a story on qualifying for the coveted Boston Marathon.
Park Types
April 27th, 2009
Character types in different Toronto parks, for a funny table in Toronto Life last month.
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
April 18th, 2009
I'm appearing at TCAF May 9+10, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.torontocomics.com/tcaf/about.html
Michelle Obama / Body Image
April 18th, 2009
Michelle Obama as Rosie for Chatelaine ...
Yankee Stadium - a relic of a past era
April 18th, 2009
An illustration for the current issue of Condé Nast Portfolio, on how Yankee Stadium stands "as a relic of an era long gone".
Kate Winslet's Oscar acceptance, Han Solo
April 18th, 2009
Two Table of Contents illustrations for Entertainment Weekly!
Asking for money
April 18th, 2009
A spot for Fast Company.
Fly fishing
April 18th, 2009
A Fishing diagram for Field & Stream...
What He's Thinking / Self Image
April 19th, 2009
New illustrations for Glamour magazine!
Dinner with Neil Patrick Harris, Camille Belle, Jared Leto and LaurEN Conrad
April 19th, 2009
Another new illustration for Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
How to get picked
April 19tht, 2009
New illustrations for the Los Angeles Times, on getting your resumé noticed and the faltering LA baseball teams.
Angela Gheorghiu, Jacob Zuma, Abdullah Gul and Jon Stewart
April 19th, 2009
More portraits for Abu Dhabi's The National ...
History of Rap on The New Music
March 31st, 2009
For online interview and video shot in my studio, click here!
Illustrated feature story in New York Magazine
March 30th, 2009
This week's New York magazine has a full page illustration and two spreads done by me, a rare and mega-awesome job to snatch up! I worked with Hitomi Sato on this and she did an amazing job on the layout as well. Click here to go to the NY mag website!
Society of News Design Awards
March 2nd, 2009
Lots of my illustrations were featured on pages of the National Post that were recently selected for awards (in illustration, design and information graphics) by the Society of News design. After working for them for almost 10 years now, the Post remains one of the funnest publications to work for and it's great to see them recognized (again) for their unique look. Only the Los Angeles Times recieved more SND awards, worldwide! Here's a few of the winning pages.
Last one is a staff graphic, with Richard Johnson, Mike Faille, Andrew Barr, Jonathon Rivait and Murat Yukselir.
Oscars for EW
February 22nd, 2009
Lots of new stuff this week, including a big front page for the National Post's Oscar weekend coverage:
New portraits for Abu Dhabi's The National as well as columnist drawings for OUT magazine:
Also, there's some new life drawings added as well as a few Fantasy Concerts in the comic section!
Oscars illustration for EW
February 4th, 2009
It's the Battle for the Best Picture, with Milk and Nixon too far behind. The article talks about producer Harvey Weinstein (shown as Kate Winslet in The Reader) elbowing his way through for the Best Picture title.
New work
January 24th, 2009
Table of Contents illustration for Entertainment Weekly's CSI issue. William Petersen, Kate Hudson, Gwenyth Paltrow and Kiefer Sutherland.
Two horoscope-themed fashion spreads in January's Flare magazine.
Feature illustrations for the National Post; a piece on the 'frugal bride'. Portrait of George Mitchell, former Senate majority leader for a profile in Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper.
Recent spot illustrations for 3 editions of Newsweek Magazine.
Also, I'm featured in this month's issue of Juxtapoz!
