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Making the switch.

2011-03-09T12:47:00.010-04:00

I've gotten my new website up and running. There are still more changes to be made to the site but we're good to go. So feel free to pop on over to cardboardtreehouse.com and have a look around.

If you have any thoughts or suggestions on the new site, or anything else, please leave me a note in the comments section.

Thanks for stopping by.

FrankenFUN

2011-03-07T08:55:00.003-04:00

Good Monday morning good people of the interweb. Here is a watercolour I painted for my boy’s room. I feel like this most of the time. A kid trapped in an adult body.

I'll continue to post both on blogspot and my site until I get the site up and running. Once the website is running properly I'll be switching over to wordpress for any new posts. I'll update you on that as it happens.

Hey Folks

2011-03-04T20:24:00.002-04:00

The redirect to from cardboardtreehouse.com to cardboardtreehouse.blogspot.com will be down as we’re getting my new site up and running. If you’ve visited and you’ve noticed some odd changes in the look and layout of the website it is due to my work with WordPress. So please be patient as I work on updating and refining the site. I have lots of goodies in store so stay tuned. More information coming soon. Thanks for stopping by.

Fun with H2O

2011-02-28T07:20:00.000-04:00

A little experiment in water colour (or color for our American friends) that I painted for my wife. Could make a nice greeting card.

Paper Craft Work in Progress

2011-02-24T02:51:00.005-04:00

This is my first pass on a concept I'm working on. Good times.

Update: I am no longer updating this blog as I have moved to my new website cardboardtreehouse.com I'll be adding new paper craft, illustrations, animation, and other offers on the new site. Feel free to pop over and have a look around. Thanks for your interest in my work.

Joel's Paper Craft Dragon

2011-02-20T21:40:00.011-04:00

Sometime ago a good artist and friend of mine, Joel Duggan drew this awesome dragon. I thought it was pretty cool so I took a stab at making it into a paper craft. This was my first attempt at taking a flat image and sculpting it with paper. I was and still am happy with how he turned out.

In other news, Joel produces a weekly webcomic about dating called Starcrossed and he is co-host of a very entertaining podcast called the Digital Dating Podcast. Both things are really worth taking the time to check out. Your funny bone may just thank you.

It looks like my posts are becoming more regular so I'm going to keep this up and have a new post up every Monday.

Until then see you around.

CooCoo Paper Craft

2011-02-18T11:04:00.009-04:00

Here is my latest paper craft.

It is a CooCoo Clock that I made for my son's room. I'm pretty happy with the results. What do you think?

be mime pop-up card and free template

2011-02-13T12:01:00.009-04:00

So just incase you haven't gotten to the card store yet and you have access to a computer and you have some card stock handy (I mean who doesn't have tons of card stock in their house?) here is a few snaps of my "be mime" pop-up card.

I've also included a template of the card that you can print out and do. NOTE: This is a free template for personal use only. It may not be reprinted for any commercial use or for profit.

I think the directions are clear and it should be pretty straight forward to do. If you have any questions just drop me a line. My contact info is on my profile page.

Happy V day to one and all. More goodness coming soon.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-13T10:09:00.011-04:00

This is my pop-up paper card I made for Valentine's Day. Another fun little project. I'll make the template available here later today. For now, here is a little video.

Pop-up Birthday for my boy

2011-02-07T13:10:00.007-04:00

Here is the pop-up birthday card I made for my son's 1st birthday party. We had a bunch of family and friends here yesterday (in the house and on skype) for a party for him and he had a really good time. He's one so I guess anytime is a good time when your schedule consists of eating, playing and sleeping.

In the card he is wearing an old set of pajama's that he has long outgrown but they were a favorite of his mothers. The chair is based off of his high chair but I didn't realize until I had the card completed that the oval on the back of the chair looks like a red halo. He is a cross of a monster and an angel anyway so that kind of works.

More stuff coming in the future but thanks for stopping by.

Mr. Monocle (100th post)

2011-02-02T14:37:00.003-04:00

Here is another painting that I did for my son's first birthday. This also is my 100th post on cardboardtreehouse.com I be sure to post more often with the aim of getting to the next 100 posts in a more timely fashion. I really had some fun with this fella, I think I'll make him into a sculpture sometime when I have an opportunity. This was my first painting in some time. I painted him with acrylic paint on a 8X8 canvas. Hope you enjoy him. I'll be doing more paintings over the next little while so check back soon.

Septopod

2011-02-02T14:34:00.004-04:00

Here is one of two paintings that I've done for my son's first birthday. Cute little Septopod painted with acrylic paint on a small 4X6 canvas.

this cowboy is thirsty

2011-01-29T21:30:00.002-04:00

This little guy wants his sarsaparilla.

why can't we be friends?

2011-01-24T10:20:00.005-04:00

I went to a great event on Sunday called Podcamp Halifax. Great time with lots of information on social media and I met a great cross section of people from all over the place. While at the podcamp I had my handy dandy sketchbook with me and jotted down some ideas and I did it up on the 'ol computer last night. Fun characters that I might animate later on.

Mime

2011-01-08T23:48:00.003-04:00

No particular reason for this image. Was doing a warm up and it turned into this.

Cardboardtreehouse Christmas Craft Card Video

2010-12-05T03:34:00.004-04:00

Happy Holidays my friends.

I've made an accordion style Christmas Craft Card that is now available at a couple of local stores. In the card we find Santa enjoying a glass of milk after delivering a few presents to some lucky kids for Christmas. I really enjoyed making this card and I hope you like it as well. It is a family friendly project that is a fun way for kids and adults to spend an hour or so together at the table.

Here is a video on how you can assemble your Christmas Craft Card. Check it out. Sorry my head gets in the way at one point.

Locally you can pick up the kit to make your own Christmas Craft Card at Strange Adventureson 5262 Sackville Street and at Love, Me Boutique at 1539 Birmingham Street. I'll be making more cards in this style in the future so stay tuned.

Updates

2010-11-30T20:01:00.002-04:00

Hey folks,

I haven't posted in a while so let me start by saying that Ottawa was amazing. Nice to see some old friends and to see Little Thunder up on the big screen at the OIAF 2101. I've recently learned of a few more festivals that are screening Little Thunder. So if you haven't seen it yet or you are in these neighborhoods, check it out.

The 35th annual American Indian Film Festival. This is a bit after the fact as this festival was actually earlier in the month and has already happened.

In the New Year Little Thunder will be at The 6th Annual Children's Film Festival Seattle. The Festival will be presented by Northwest Film Forum January 28-February 6, 2011 with additional screenings for groups through February 25th, 2011.

Little Thunder was also accepted to the 6th annual REDCAT International Children's Film Festival in Los Angeles. That festival will take place over the course of two weekends; March 26-27 and April 1-2, at Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

And one last note: Little Thunder will also be playing in a film festival in New York at the end of March. I'll have more information on that as it comes available.

More festival updates

2010-10-18T21:57:00.003-03:00

I'm heading out tomorrow to attend the Ottawa International Animation Festival where Little Thunder is playing as part of the Canadian Film Showcase. I will be at each screening so if you are in Ottawa and attending the festival be sure to say hi.

I've also recently was notified that Little Thunder will be screening at the 21st Annual St. John's International Women's Film Festival, October 26-30.

Little Thunder is in a few more festivals...

2010-09-19T21:19:00.006-03:00

So great news. Little Thunder has been accepted and is playing at the 30th Atlantic Film Festival here in Halifax, NS. It will be playing as part of the Atlantic Shorts 5 program on Wednesday September 22, 2010 at 9:20 pm at Park Lane 8 and again on Friday September 24, 2010 at 12.00 pm at Park Lane 4. I'll be at the Wednesday night screening along with the Directors Alan Syliboy and Nance Ackerman. Say hi if you're there.

The other big news is that Little Thunder has also been accepted as part of the Canadian Film Showcase at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this October. This is kind of a big deal for me as the last time I was there it was as a student and now I have something in the show. Click here for show times at the OIAF. I'll be in Ottawa for the festival so if you are at the OIAF then maybe I'll see you there.

Stop Motion Reel

2010-07-08T23:19:00.004-03:00

Here is a reel of some stop motion animation I did on Poko and Lunar Jim. I had so much fun doing this stuff. One of the biggest challenges was on the Poko indoor sets we weren't able to use tie downs. We used rigs and magnets to keep the characters from falling over. Once again this is the raw animation with temporary audio, no rig removal or colour balancing. Music is Bugle Call Rag by Benny Goodman.

Lunar Jim looking for Pop Berries

2010-07-08T23:16:00.001-03:00

In this episode of Lunar Jim we find our heroes looking for Pop Berries so they can have some pie. The only problem is that Pop Berries are hard to pick.

Little Thunder Festival Updates

2010-06-21T17:56:00.005-03:00

I just got wind of this today. Pretty awesome stuff! Little Thunder played last week at the 2010 First Peoples Festival in Montreal. Here is what they thought of it.

"For its vivacity, humour, and its light, impulsive brushstrokes sketching playful figures, and for the stone canoe carried off like a leaf in the eternal currents of the Mi'gmag legend this film brings to life, the 2010 First Peoples Festival jury awards the Best Animation Film prize to Petit Tonnerre "(Little Thunder)

In other news, Little Thunder has also been selected for the 40th edition of the Giffoni Children's Film Festival ELEMENTS +3 section, in Italy July 18-31, 2010.

...and Little Thunder has also been selected to the the Gimli Film Festival in Manitoba, July 21-25, 2010.

On your mark. Get set...

2010-06-10T21:56:00.002-03:00

Here is some more stop motion goodness for you. In this clip, Poko, Bibi, and Minus are playing Olympics and are about to have a race. As you can see Minus is having a hard time getting started but don't worry he does much better in another event later in the episode. I had a lot of fun on this episode and had a good time hiding the rigs on the characters whenever possible. While animating on Poko the indoor sets had painted floors and as a result we weren't allowed to use tie-downs on the characters. So we had to use lots of magnets and rigs to keep them from falling over. Fun times.

Poko and his train

2010-06-09T18:41:00.004-03:00

Here is some stop motion animation that I did on Poko sometime ago. It is the raw animation without the colour balancing or the audio. I think that you can still follow along with the audio voiceover. So Poko wants to play with his train and Minus won't let him and Mr. Murphy isn't much help. Good times.

Little Thunder

2010-06-08T00:01:00.010-03:00

Little Thunder has been accepted into the Montreal First Peoples Festival. The film is listed by it's French title " Petit Tonnerre" and it is playing at the opening Gala. If you are in Montreal feel free to check it out otherwise I thought that I would post the film itself here on the blog to make it easier for people to find.

Little Thunder Update

2010-04-13T22:17:00.005-03:00

If you happen to be in Toronto this weekend you can watch the NFB film that I animated and co-directed, Little Thunder, at Sprockets: Toronto International Film Festival for Children.

If you are in Halifax, Little Thunder will also be playing at the VeiwFinders International Film Festival for Youth as part of the Jr. High/High School Program: Our Nation First. April 22 at 10:00 am, Dartmouth Crossing - Theater 7.

And as always, if you can't make it to either of those screenings, you can hop over to the National Film Board website and watch it streaming online anytime. If you do watch Little Thunder on the NFB website please feel free to click on the "i like" button if you enjoyed it.

I really had a great time working on Little Thunder and I hope that people enjoy the film.

Updates

2010-02-09T21:23:00.002-04:00

Hey folks,

For those of you who check out my blog you may have noticed a lack of posts as of late. Well my wife as recently give birth to our first child, a son, Ewan last week and things have really changed around here. Mom and Baby are doing well and I've just got to say that my wife is a Super Hero.

It really is the best thing that has happened to me and I'm sure I'll have some more posts around that in the future. But for now I'll be stepping back from the blog for a little while until our new routines get established. But that doesn't mean that I don't have anything art related to post.

The NFB film that I animated and assisted directed a while back is now posted on the NFB website. Click here and check it out. Thanks and I'll see you soon

Happy Post New Years

2010-01-04T22:56:00.004-04:00

I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday and that you've had a chance to spend it with friends and family. We spent the holidays getting the last few things ready for our little one's arrival (scheduled for later this month) all the while visiting and doing other holiday related activities.

As with most people around the holidays, family comes first and I didn't get near enough to my computer to post anything last week. So to get up to date I owe a girl's name for last Tuesday, a boy's name for last Thursday, and a girl's name for this Tuesday. I wanted to include three names in one post and the first thing to pop to mind was the long standing (and recently settled) love-triangle of Betty, Archie, and Veronica. I have fond memories of reading those comics as a kid but can't imagine naming any of my kids after those perpetual teenagers.

Rejected Baby Names: Santa Francis

2009-12-23T23:57:00.003-04:00

So it is Christmas Eve. There is still time to get all of your last minute gift shopping finished (or started) but Christmas isn't about that. I'd like to wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays, filled with friends, family and much joy.

Happy Holidays everyone. Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next week.

Rejected Baby Names: Mrs. Santa Francis

2009-12-21T22:36:00.003-04:00

It is a shame that Mrs. Claus doesn't have a definitive first name and that she is only known as "Mrs." Although according to santaclaus.com "Mrs. Claus' full name is Jessica Mary Clause, her

mother picked her middle name after the mother of Jesus."

But Jessica Mary Claus Francis doesn't roll off the tongue any better.

Rejected Baby Names: Frosty Francis

2009-12-20T00:22:00.003-04:00

I'm a little late in this week's boy rejected baby name. We had our office Christmas party at work on Thursday where I made a 25 plus pound Turducken (yummy!). I'm also in the final push to get the house ready for our new arrival, while trying to finish animation on our current episode of Raspberry Jazzberry Jam in order to have some proper time off over the holidays.

Speaking of holidays, they are almost here. This weeks boys name is based on the popular holiday character, Frosty "The Snowman" Francis. I've always loved this time of year and I'm looking forward to experiencing the joy of the Christmas holidays anew through the eyes or our new addition. It should be fun.

Rejected Baby Names: Goldilocks Francis

2009-12-15T23:21:00.003-04:00

I think that I can be assured that this kid won't be a blond. Messy eater yes. Blond no.

Rejected Baby Names: Flaco Francis

2009-12-10T07:16:00.003-04:00

I've been following a webcomic, Sheldon by Dave Kellett, for sometime now. Very funny stuff. One of the characters is a little lizard called Flaco who only says "Squee". As a baby name, Flaco Francis just does't roll off the tongue, that and my wife would never go for it. Here is a link to the webcomic if you want to check it out.

Rejected Baby Names: Leia Francis

2009-12-08T01:03:00.002-04:00

I really liked Star Wars growing up. At one time you might get away with sneaking in a Star Wars name somewhere, but that was before the death of a franchise. Plus if you name a kid Leia, at some point in their life, someone will ask them to wear a metal bikini and that really can't be fun.

Rejected Baby Names: Jack & Jill Francis

2009-12-03T10:18:00.003-04:00

I know siblings always fight and thats normal. I also can attest to the kind of damage that a sister can inflict and still get away with. I've never really believed that Jack "fell down".

DIY update

2009-12-01T08:34:00.008-04:00

I'll be posting a double rejected baby name illustration on Thursday for those of you who are keeping track. Meanwhile, here is a progress update of our little DIY project. Above are a few snaps from the last ultrasound session. The First pic is of the baby's head in profile. The second is the baby's forehead with their foot pressed into it. The last pic is from an earlier ultrasound in September of the baby's nose and mouth.

Tis the season...

2009-11-28T22:22:00.007-04:00

So what's this.

A while ago I did some work for a company for Christmas themed gift bags. I designed and illustrated a bunch of gift bags and two sets of four got picked up. One set has Santa and his reindeer flying over villages and towns and such. The other is a set of Santa Claus bags.

My wife told me that she saw the Santa gift bags on a rack at a local Lawton's Drug store. Sure enough there they were, three of the four Santa bags. As far as I can tell, Lawton's Drugs are carrying the bags throughout their stores which I think is pretty cool.

Rejected Baby Names: Dave Francis

2009-11-27T00:19:00.004-04:00

David is a good name and I know many quality people named David... but how many Davids do you know that become Dave, then at some point someone calls them "Super Dave". Next thing you know Dave is sitting in an old wheelbarrow, being pushed by an older kid, over a jump made of old wooden shipping palettes in the back yard into some sort of debris field.

I remember doing the above when I was a kid and I think I would like to try and discourage this type of behaviour as I would like to spend as little time as necessary taking my kids to the hospital.

Rejected Baby Names: Florence Francis

2009-11-24T23:44:00.002-04:00

I've never been a fan of names that can be shortened. With that in mind we can remove Florence "Flo" Francis from our baby name list. It could make them easy prey throughout their school careers and especially if we have more children. Later in life, once the second child has kids, Florence would always be known as aunt "Flo".

Rejected Baby Names: Stanley Francis

2009-11-19T07:19:00.003-04:00

Here we have your typical teen. Sullen, disinterested, and with a name like Stanley Francis, probably a bully magnet. Kids could turn his name into "Stan Francisco" which could become "Sisco" then "Sis" and then finally "Sissy" and bullies love to pick on "sissies".

Rejected Baby Names: Rapunzel Francis

2009-11-17T07:12:00.002-04:00

I had this image in my head but it looks more like a cousin "IT" than a little girl. But who says that Rapunzel has to have well kept hair.

Rejected Baby Names: Tiberius Francis

2009-11-12T06:28:00.004-04:00

I like the name Tiberius but I can see where it could pose problems for a child.

Rejected Baby Names: Xylophone Francis

2009-11-09T23:44:00.004-04:00

Xylophone Francis. This Tuesday's Rejected Baby Name is brought to you from the year 1974 and the letter X. We still have a few months to go before our baby arrives so if you have any name suggestions, leave them in the comments section or email via my profile page. Thanks for visiting.

Rejected Baby Names: Hansel and Gretel Francis

2009-11-04T22:52:00.008-04:00

This week I've decided to combine the Rejected Baby Name Illustrations as the name,Hansel and Gretel, are almost always heard together. I know what I was like as a kid I was an unholy terror to any and all adults, whenever I had access to even the smallest amount of sugar. This is something that I am hoping to avoid with my own children. Of course I know that my parents have long ago cursed me to have children as hyperactive as I was, so I'll just have to cross my fingers and wait and see what happens.

Rejected Baby Names: Clark Francis

2009-10-29T00:27:00.004-03:00

This is a bad idea for the simple fact that eventually the kid would think that he could fly. Cut to young Clark jumping from sheds, fences, trees, stairwells and anything else that he could climb onto. It just involves too many hospital visits.

Rejected Baby Names: Princess Francis

2009-10-27T08:33:00.003-03:00

I've always felt that anyone who raised their child to be a princess has done the child and the world a great disservice.

Most "Princesses" I've met have always demanded to be treated as royalty. When they were in fact only a royal pain in the ...

Rejected Baby Names: Hazmat Francis

2009-10-22T07:45:00.003-03:00

I think that this sort of thing can happen with any child but lets hope that it can be avoided. And just incase you're wondering, no, that isn't chocolate pudding that he is playing with...

Rejected Baby Names: Paris Francis

2009-10-20T23:45:00.003-03:00

Such a bad idea for so many reasons.

Rejected Baby Names: Flavour Flav Francis

2009-10-15T00:34:00.003-03:00

So here is the first Rejected Baby Name for a boy. Not much else to say about this one. Any thoughts?

Rejected Baby Names: Keithina

2009-10-12T22:27:00.005-03:00

So here is the first illustration for my rejected baby names. I'll be posting two new illustrations every week until our baby is born sometime towards the end of January. I'll be illustrating girl names on Tuesdays and boy names on Thursdays. If you have any name suggestions feel free to drop them in the comments section or e-mail me via my profile page.
Thanks for visiting.

New Personal Project Revealed

2009-10-07T20:42:00.007-03:00

Taaa-Daaaa! On my August 14th post I said that I was working on a "personal project which will require some input from the public that will result in more regular blog updates." I should point out that "I" am not really the one doing the work but it is my wife who is doing the heaving lifting.

So for those of you out there who may not know, my wife and I are expecting our first child. Cute kid eh? Every baby needs a name and this is were the public comes into the picture.

I'm looking for baby names. Good, bad or just plain odd, it doesn't matter. Any names that might work for us we will put aside for consideration. Names that don't work for us, and are rejected, will be illustrated and posted on the blog. I'll post an illustration of a rejected baby name twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) through to the birth of the little one in late January (or whenever the kid decides to show up).

We don't know if the baby will be a boy or a girl so all names are fair game and the baby will have the last name of Francis. I already have a few rejected name ideas in mind and I'll post the first picture sometime tomorrow.

So, if you have any names that you would like to share please feel free to place them in the comment section of the blog or drop me an email which you can find on my profile page.

Thanks for visiting and check back soon.

Paton

National Film Board Project

2009-09-23T21:59:00.008-03:00

So exciting news! I've just finished work on a NFB short entitled "Little Thunder". Little Thunder is inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend, "The Stone Canoe" and is a 2 minute short that will air on APTN in February as part of a program to coincide with the 2010 winter Olympics.

I worked as Animator and Assistant Director on the film and I am very pleased with how the film turned out. The artwork for the Little Thunder is derived from the paintings of Alan Syliboy, a Mi'kmaq artist from Millbrook, Nova Scotia. Alan will be holding an exhibit of some of his work this weekend in Truro with the world premiere of Little Thunder taking place at the shows opening. If you are in the area this weekend I invite you to stop by and check it out.

For more information on the film and the exhibition click on the image above and for directions click here.

Update:

The opening was great. We had about 150 people in attendance. The screening room had about 75 seats to so we ended up screening the film a few times. The film is now screening as part of Alan's exhibit which will be on display until October 31, 2009. If you are in Truro over the next month be sure to stop in a check it out.

Hello good people of the blog-o-sphere.

2009-08-14T13:08:00.003-03:00

For those of you who have been visiting, thank you for your patience. It has been a busy summer and I haven't added any new artwork for sometime.

What have I been doing? Well along with mowing the lawn, family commitments, mowing the lawn, regular summer activities, and mowing the lawn, I've been busy over the last little while finishing up a short I've been working on for the National Film Board of Canada. I have also started working on a personal project which will require some input from the public that will result in more regular blog updates. There will be more on that in the weeks to come but for now thanks for stopping by and I'll have more fun for you soon.

Wonder Woman

2009-06-12T14:18:00.001-03:00

A little post of a little lady.

Robin

2009-05-21T00:34:00.003-03:00

... and here is the ying to Batman's yang.

Batman

2009-05-12T09:55:00.002-03:00

A little warm up for fun.

Happy Mom Day

2009-05-10T16:44:00.004-03:00

No matter what kind of monsters we are, we are all loved by our mothers. Thanks for everything mom. I know I wasn't an easy kid to raise but I turned out all right... aside from the twitch that is.

Wolverine

2009-05-01T10:30:00.003-03:00

Happy Wolverine Day.

the modern world

2009-04-27T10:34:00.005-03:00

My dad is turning 55 today. During his time on this earth he has seen some amazing things. They put a man on the moon. You can carry your phone in your shirt pocket. Your entire record collection can be stored in a match book size device. Thanks to modern pharmaceuticals, the old aren't quite so old anymore. I guess it's true that everything old is new again. Happy Birthday Wayne.

Blind dates are fun

2009-04-24T11:07:00.003-03:00

Mr. Perfect here is for my friend Caroline who has had some... interesting experiences with the entire dating thing. Happy Cakeday Caroline.

Happy Earth Day?

2009-04-22T14:36:00.005-03:00

Dear Mother Earth,
Um, thanks for everything.

Your loving kids,
the humans

P.S.
Sorry about that global warming thing.

Monster Warm Up

2009-04-17T11:48:00.006-03:00

Here is a little fella I did as a warm up this morning. It was fun to do and I think I'll do a few more of these monster types.

Kristen on the loose

2009-04-15T13:27:00.003-03:00

It is my niece's 11th birthday today. She is a great kid with a real strong personality. It'll be interesting to see what kind of person she will grow into. Here is one interpretation of what it may look like once she is let loose on the world. Happy Birthday little one.

Hoppy Egg Day

2009-04-12T01:47:00.004-03:00

Happy Easter all. Here is our little bunny busy making Easter eggs. It looks like he is brewing up another one as we speak.

Who wants Girl Guide cookies?

2009-04-08T15:11:00.006-03:00

It is April and it is time once again for those scrumptious Girl Guide cookies. Not those awful thin mints but the good chocolate and vanilla cookies with the frosting inside. One of my sister-in-law's neighbor's kids is selling the cookies this year and I explained to some of my friends that I have the GGC connection if they wanted any. They wanted to see me as a Girl Guide so here we go... sorry about this folks.

This little piggy...

2009-04-02T15:32:00.003-03:00

Another warm up. Fun for's fun sake.

Playing with color

2009-04-01T15:17:00.004-03:00

Here is a quick sketch I did today as part of a batch of warm up drawings. I thought that I'd play with the colors a little bit.

Hulk Grey vs Green

2009-03-31T10:56:00.003-03:00

Here is a little warm up sketch I did of the Hulk. I've just finished reading Planet Hulk. Fun read.

Hulk at the beach

2009-03-30T22:52:00.006-03:00

Hulk like beach! Hulk like quiet! HULK HATE PUNY BIRD!!!!

Happy St. Paddy's Day

2009-03-17T15:19:00.002-03:00

Happy St. Paddy's folks. I haven't posted in awhile as I've been working with a new project that has kept me pretty busy. There will be more posts coming. Thanks for checking in and have a safe holiday.

Krista's Kat

2009-02-21T12:41:00.002-04:00

Here is a little birthday card type picture I made for a friend of mine.

Digital Sketch: Man on the Street

2009-02-17T22:36:00.005-04:00

Today I was downtown at a cafe trying my hand at sketching in the digital world when this man walked by. He had a great look about him and I only had a moment to commit his image to memory before he passed out of view. Just after I finished sketching him he passed by again and I was able to check my work. It was a fun exercise that I'll be doing a lot more of.

The love you get...

2009-02-16T00:47:00.008-04:00

It was a busy weekend so this is getting posted after the fact. Some people hate this little fella and all the trouble he brings. How boring would life be without a little love in your life. If you know someone who could use some love give them a big hug the next time you see them. A little love can go a long way.

Groundhog Day

2009-02-02T23:06:00.003-04:00

Shadow? Shadow!?! I'm not afraid of any stinking shadow!

Hitchhiking Bear

2009-01-30T00:11:00.002-04:00

Who could drive past this cute little fella? With gas prices the way they are, hitchhiking is an economic and eco-friendly way to travel.

Bigfoot's Big Date

2009-01-29T00:57:00.005-04:00

Why can't people just leave celebrities alone?

Razzberry Jazzberry Jam

2009-01-27T02:33:00.006-04:00

This is some animation that I did while working on a show called Razzberry Jazzberry Jam. A very fun show that teaches kids about music. Check it out on CBC, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00AM, Saturdays 6:00 and 9:00 AM, and Sundays at 7:00 AM.

Chinese New Year! Go Ox!

2009-01-26T21:23:00.004-04:00

Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Ox here we come. More postings coming in the next few days.

Motivational sketch

2009-01-11T23:18:00.006-04:00

A little sketch of where I could be headed in a few years if I don't get off my growing arse.

just for fun

2009-01-08T21:35:00.003-04:00

Here are some rough sketches that I cleaned up in flash for fun.

Growing up

2009-01-04T23:21:00.004-04:00

This is an illustration I did for my neighbors little girl who is really into canoeing. It is amazing to see how fast kids grow up.

Happy post Christmas and pre-New Years

2008-12-30T18:44:00.006-04:00

Hey there good folks. I hope that you all had a wonderful Holiday filled with fun, family and good cheer. I've really enjoyed the holiday and I'm working on some new posts for the new year. Here are some rough Santas that, for one reason or another, didn't make the cut for my santa of the day posts. I'll be posting new content every few days so feel free to stop by, have a look, and let me know what you think.

santa of the day: day 25

2008-12-25T00:23:00.002-04:00

Well that was fun. I really enjoyed doing a Santa-a-day for the past 25 days. I have some additional Santa concept sketches that I'll be posting later in the week. I hope that you all have the happiest of holidays and a very prosperous new year.

santa of the day: day 24

2008-12-24T00:57:00.002-04:00

OK kids! Get those flash lights ready.

santa of the day: day 23

2008-12-23T00:08:00.002-04:00

With two days left to go, now may not be the best time to go skiing.

santa of the day: day 22

2008-12-22T14:24:00.002-04:00

Conductor Clause. For Jim.

santa of the day: day 21

2008-12-21T13:29:00.003-04:00

Happy winter solstice. The shortest day of the year. Only four more sleeps.

santa of the day: day 20

2008-12-20T14:57:00.002-04:00

...watch that first step.

santa of the day: day 19

2008-12-19T08:15:00.004-04:00

Nobody is immune.

santa of the day: day 18

2008-12-18T01:13:00.002-04:00

Fun with scissors.

A brief flash of Flash

2008-12-17T22:33:00.005-04:00

Here are two small scenes I did for George of the Jungle awhile back. Just your standard monkey attack.

santa of the day: day 17

2008-12-17T07:42:00.003-04:00

Snow Angel Santa. I remember making snow angels when I was a kid. Heck! I even remember snow. Ah! Good times. Pure bliss.

Paper Craft

2008-12-16T22:41:00.011-04:00

I take my wife to the mall photo booth every year on our anniversary (romantic I know). Last year I made paper craft versions of us for her gift, along with a paper craft photo booth, to boot. I modified the Paper Dude Template from custompapertoys to make the paper versions of my wife and I.

I then designed and created a template matching the scale and style of the figures, from which I constructed the photo booth.

I really enjoyed working on this paper craft and I will be working and posting more examples in the coming weeks.

santa of the day: day 16

2008-12-16T08:31:00.002-04:00

not quite a perfect 10 but close enough.

santa of the day: day 15

2008-12-15T13:03:00.004-04:00

somethings are better forgotten.

santa of the day: day 14

2008-12-14T21:27:00.003-04:00

rapid deployment santa.

santa of the day: day 13

2008-12-13T08:51:00.003-04:00

...an unseen effect of global warming.

santa of the day: day 12

2008-12-12T08:40:00.002-04:00

help Santa find his way to your house.

santa of the day: day 11

2008-12-11T06:19:00.003-04:00

Ho! Ho! Ho!.. er... I mean Blarg! Shiver me Christmas timbers!

Some stop motion animation

2008-12-10T19:20:00.010-04:00

Here is some animation I did on the second season of Lunar Jim while working with Halifax Film. In this episode there is a large creature that is jumping around shaking everything when it lands, causing much chaos.