Giant Squid Attack

Illustration Friday - Blues

Illustration Friday - Captain

Illustration Friday - Poem

IF - Geeky

Hockey bag smell

Done for a recent assignment. Spot the 2 classical fine art references for bonus points.

IF Twist

IF - Camouflage

Illustration Friday - Suit

T-Rex in the glade

Cyclops

Laid Out

The Band

Road Over Hills

Winter City

Depression Era Worker

Vintage Ship

Cypress Hill Road

Middle aged man

Citrus

Neighbour

Illustration Friday - Remember

Illustration Friday - Polar

Everyone was doing polar bears, so I thought I would try a different approach.

Illustration Friday - Green

Illustration Friday - SNAP

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Illustration Friday - I SPY

Wow, does this one ever take me back.

Shakespeare

I got stuck driving a few weeks ago in a big snowstorm. It took me 3 hours to go a distance that normally takes about 5 minutes. I did a series of drawings as I waited for traffic to move.

Finding the Total

Illustration Friday - Total

Illustration Friday - Wired

illustration Friday - Hide

10 Tips to Break Illustrators Block.

This was originally a reply to a post at TradeSecrets
but I thought it worth including here. If you need some creative inspiration or just to refresh yourself in case of creative block.

1. Sleep. We are all deprived of it. Get some, it’s the best antidepressant available.

2. Stop Trying So Hard. When we focus on something too much, we actually block it.

3. Find a Friend. Who is a tonic to you? Everyone needs a couple of people like that. Get with them.

4. Try a new medium. There’s always some mileage in that. Grab your camera and go downtown. Maybe construct images with food and then eat them. mmmmmm…..

5. Give yourself an assignment. 700 hoboes and 100 pirates have been done. What about 77 Cyborg Gorillas?

6. Steal something. Like jazz artists do standards. Illustrate some Classic theme with a new twist.

7. Life Drawing Session - it’s been a while hasn’t it?

8. Get away from that computer, go outside.

9. Clay or plasticene. Is there a better therapy?

10. Random Provocations. What if I worked blindfolded today, or only drew with my feet? Or did charicatures of the next 10 people who showed up on CNN?

Try these out, if you have more. Post 'em

Illustration Friday - Crash

My first Illustration Friday Submission

This week's theme: Red

Title: Guilty
Painted in Photoshop with a Wacom Tablet