Sugar Teeth

I just finished my second mock cereal box sample. The first was a tribute to Leyendecker and George Romero, this one is a tribute to Sugar Crisp's Sugar Bear. The goal here was to make the cuddly little guy a bit more realistic than we've seen him in the past while keeping him stylishly dressed in his red turtleneck.

Funny note, while researching the images for this piece I found out that Canada is one of the few places that Sugar Crisp is still Sugar Crisp. The cereal got a PC makeover and is Golden Crisp most places. Does that mean the Sugar Bear is the Golden Bear now? Just wondering.

Cere-Brum, Part Of An Unbalanced Breakfast

This is my first complete casein illustration. This self promotional piece is a tribute to Zombie filmmaker George A. Romero and one of my illustration heroes, J. C. Leyendecker. The casein paint threw a few surprises at me but I think it'll only get easier. So far I'm very happy with the results.

Out With The Oils

I'm not done with oil paint, that heading is a lie. But, I have been experimenting with Casein paint lately and I've been very happy with the results so far. This is a study I'm particularly pleased with. I know it's a classic movie still but the whole idea is to experiment with the paint. More to come from this I'm sure.

Mr. May, 2011

The 2011 Applied Arts calendar is out and I've got the month of May. This was a painting done for Maisonneuve earlier last year. It's one of my favorite pieces from the last couple years. If one of these calendars ends up on your wall I hope you enjoy it.

More soon!

Too Long

My Last blog entry was in August. It seems like Twitter has taken over my social media time but I'm going to try get this page up and running again this year. Here's a start with just a bit of what I'm up to this week.

First, I'm taking down all my 10th Anniversary images. 2011 marks my 11th year in business. So a slightly new look to this blog, my twitter page (https://twitter.com/#!/johnperlock) and my website http://www.johnperlock.com.

As for artwork, I'm working on a sketch for Barron's this week so watch out in mid February 2011 for me.

More news first thing next week and this time I'll put up some new images.

136 Shopping Days 'Til Christmas

That means there's only 136 drawing days left until Christmas Morn' too. I haven't done any Holiday packaging yet this year but there's always a few last minute shoppers as well as the editorial market which comes much later in the year. This week I'm working on a Christmas card for the Interior design company Designated Space Incorporated in Burlington, Ont, Canada. I think this is the forth year in a row I've done their card. With any luck this handsome little elf might get to be included in the scene. I get a great deal of joy out of drawing these little middle aged male elves for DSI. I wouldn't say that they're happy or jolly but they work hard and look good while doing it. It seems a short pant is in style for elves this year.

Maisonneuve #36

Maisonneuve #36 has hit the newsstands and I'm proud to be a part of it for the 6th issue in a row.

"Things That Make Us Muslim" produced an illustration very different from where I thought it would go but that's the way it goes. I hope everyone likes it.
I'd also like to congratulate Dave Bidini whose stories I illustrated for Maisonneuve last year won a GOLD Award in the 33rd Annual National Magazine Awards. My pal Anna Minzhulina received SILVER for her art direction of Maisonneuve #34. Nice work!