Drink 'n' Draw

Last Friday, an old chum and fellow artiste Jefferson Little and I finally did something we've been planning to do for some time - a Drink'n'Draw. We took some paper and pencils to a local lounge, ordered a pitcher or two of beer and caught up with each other as we drew. After a time, we'd call out 'switch' and start defiling the other guy's work. Jeff and I are very different stylistically, but the stuff still works (IMO). You can see the two we finished that night here and here. Sorry about the pop-ups, but I want to keep this site as a showcase for my style and I don't want an art director to see those and think that's how I usually draw. I love them, but the point of them is to just be free to doodle without really worrying about anybody judging them - except Jeff, I guess. Anyways, if you really need some images, below are a couple of photos of Jefferson and I during a collaboration some years ago.

Benjamin Linus Must Die

As a project to keep me busy, I've decided that any blog post/news item must have an accompanying illustration - even those that have nothing to do with ongoing projects. As such, here's the first in the series, entitled Benjamin Linus Must Die.

Those that follow the program Lost know what I'm talking about. Seriously, next time a character has a gun on Ben, don't let him talk, just shoot him. It's as though he has a super power to talk his way out of anything. He reminds me of a character Alan Moore created for the WildC.A.T.S. comic book named Tao. Tao's power was basically that he was smart. Really, really smart. My favourite scene from the Alan Moore run on WildC.A.T.S depicted Tao trapping another character, Fuji, in a mental loop just by engaging him in conversation. When the rest of the 'C.A.T.S found him, he was just a mess, slumped over and repeating both sides of the conversation he was having with Tao. It was brilliant. I don't think Ben could accomplish the same thing, but I wouldn't put it past him, either. The number of times he's provoked a blood thirst in someone only to talk them out of doing him in has to be in the double digits.

Next time, please, shoot first, ask questions later.

Happy Valentine's Day

I've done a few cupids in the past, but the one that means the most to me is the one I did for my wedding invitation.



It was probably the best night I've had, not in small part because it was the best party I've ever thrown. Good times had by all.

Papa's got a brand new blog

I've decided that I might luck out and reach some more eyeballs if I posted my news up on blogger as well as on my 'official news page' (http://gavin.delint.ca/news.htm) . My google analytics should let me know. For previous posts, please click on that link to see what I've been up to until now.

February has seen me sending out my first round of self promo postcards. I've been focusing on the Canadian publishing industry, but soon will cast the net a bit wider to include international magazines. From there, I'll retreat back to native soil again to target Canuck advertising agencies. Hopefully I'll get some nibbles.

I think my Killer Kowalski vs Big Foot table is installed at the Freehouse, but don't quote me on that. I dropped it off there over a week ago, so I'm just assuming.


I'd made that Killer Kowalski mask to provide a villain for my son's Batman.



Batman won the battle.