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 has hit the newsstands and I'm proud to be a part of it for the 6th issue in a row.
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!
You'll be able to find a new illustration of mine in the Summer issue of Maisonneuve. I'm not going to tell you anything about it but I will say it's nothing like these sketches. These were very early doodles for the story but we went in an entirely different direction in the end. I still like them, maybe they'll be a painting one day.
If you're in a casino in British Columbia before June 13th check out my Gold Card Carnival posters. I did two posters featuring a Strongman, Acrobats and a ton of slot machines. The posters have been cut up into smaller ads all over the BC Gold website but you'll have to go to the casinos to see the whole piece. I'll post the art when I can but until then here's the original Strongman sketch. I kind of like this guy!
