Spirou et Spip

I’ve always loved Spirou.
It’s been terrific, of late, with the new art team of Yoann & Vehlmann. ("Alerte aux Zorkons" is particularly good.)
But one of the very best bande dessinées I’ve read in the past decade is "Le groom vert de gris" by Olivier Schwartz & Yann. So you can imagine my excitement at finding out that they have a new Spirou book coming out: "La femme léopard”.

So I’ve channeled some of my excitement into drawing Spirou and Spip.

Tumblr is Better + a Rupert Drawing

I keep forgetting to update my Blogger blog. It's so much faster and better over on Tumblr. I never thought I'd convert, but what can I say? It is better. Also, I doubt anyone is reading this right now. No one comes to this blog. At least on Tumblr I have 215 followers. Nice to be noticed!

Anyway, here's Rupert Bear and Bill Badger. First finished drawing of 2014. Happy new year!

SNAG!

Late notice!
Tomorrow night, I will be doing live art at The Cobalt in Vancouver for the weekly Snag live art + raffle! FREE to get in. We raffle off the art we make at the end of the night!
Come on down! Invite yourself on Facebook! Details here.

Also, I have some work up at the Ayden Gallery's terrific annual Robots & Monsters show in Vancouver. 2 have sold, but 1 is still available! Plus tons of great work by other more reputable artists! Check it out.

Some more pieces from my May gallery show.

 "Hooch"

 "Married to the Sea"

 

"Control Room Cabernet"

The Uncanny Vikings

 This is the other one of my large pieces from the Pretty Things to Look At show at the Ayden Gallery in Vancouver.
It’s written in Norwegian, and the title reads “The Uncanny Vikings”, and the word balloon says “I have traveler’s cheques!”

It is also still for sale for $400! It is 30 inches tall, printed to canvas, there is one, only one, and will ever only be on like it.

 

Tales from the Truck Stop

This is one of my pieces from the Pretty Things to Look At show at the Ayden Gallery in Vancouver.

It is still for sale for $400! It is 30 inches tall, printed to canvas, there is only one, and only ever will be on.

(And before you say “I don’t pay for digital, it can be too easily reproduced, and who’s to know?” Well, to that I say, it still took a long time, you can infinitely reproduce photographs from negatives, and you don’t see that drive down the price either, and for what it’s worth, you have my word, + it’s numbered on the back 1 of 1.)

Art Show Detail

An out-of-context detail from a piece for an upcoming art show at the Ayden Gallery in Vancouver on April 5th. I’ll have a lot of pieces there, as will much, much more talented folks than I.
The language is Norwegian, by the way.