a case of you

oil pastel, Joni Mitchell 

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Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek of an upcoming series on endangered animals:

Forest Caribou, Ontario's largest endangered mammal
acrylic on canvas, 5' x 4' (big!)
2013


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Art for Children from Arabaki

My recent series "Fukushima 50" is on display along with photos of Japan by Amit Dahan for the month of November at The Wilson 96, (615 College St, Toronto).  Proceeds from artwork sales to benefit the Arabaki Project.  Click HERE for some images from the exhibition.

 The first  piece in the series is featured in the CD artwork for the charity compilation album Naninimo Makezu; Songs for Children from Arabaki.

Night Dive (more Kid's stuff!)

Here is a little story from a couple of years ago:

 

Down Under

Check out Volkoff and Kamala from my recent series They Sell Us Villains in their new permanent home, Lord Of The Fries in Melbourne, Australia!

Making God Laugh

When Richard Pryor passed away, I remember seeing all the comedy greats pay tribute with words and memories. After praising his genius, influence and inspiration, many of them said the same thing:
"Richard, go make God laugh."
What a king.

          Making God Laugh  (acrylic on canvas board, 2005) 


                                                watch this

They Sell Us Villains

Here is my new series, They Sell Us Villains.

(Please view the paintings after the jump.)

 

September/October Art Exhibition

Group show at Studio LightNG (988 Queen St W), Sep 16 - Oct 7. Exhibition opens for Queen West Art Crawl and runs through Nuit Blanche.    

update: Exhibition extended until October 30th!


Featuring the work of Derek Stephens, Justin Small, Katia Taylor and Hieram Weintraub.

Nice!

see some pics from the exhibition here 
see my new series They Sell Us Villains here
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GALLERY HOURS (sep. 16 - oct 7)
Thur  6pm - 9pm
Fri     6pm - 9pm
Sat     3pm - 9pm
Sun    3pm - 9pm

ronley teper

big up to Ronley Teper and her Lipliners with the release of ALIVE

 

(watercolor on paper, 2009)

songs for children from ARABAKI

My recent painting Fukushima 50 is featured in the CD artwork for Naninimo Makezu - Songs for children from ARABAKI. 

The 2-disc compilation also features cover art by the Great Yoshitomo Nara, with music contributions from Japanese and Canadian artists; including Do Make Say Think, Stars, Ohbijou, Timber Timbre, Sandro Perri, The Happiness Project, Alex Lukashevsky, + many more.

The project is dedicated to the children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Proceeds will benefit schools in the coastal areas of Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima.

Naninimo makezu (itunes) here


update:  see here for images from more of the Fukushima 50 series

kid's stuff

A few illustrations from some current kid's book projects: (here)

 

From the vaults

An illustration I made for Spacing magazine a few years ago, for an article on public space in Indonesia. Read in full here.

Sheik revisited: Rock n Wrestling

The Iron Sheik painting makes a sneaky appearance in a photo from Toronto Standard's interview: If It Goes There: Kevin Drew vs. Fucked Up's Damian Abraham

 

look here for more wrestlers

Japan Relief

Fukushima 50 (acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30") is currently hanging in the street level window display at Studio LightNG. (988 Queen St. W, Toronto)

Proceeds from the sale of this piece will go to Japan relief efforts.

                                                                         (detail)

update:   SOLD


update: this painting featured in the CD artwork for Naninimo Makezu - Songs for children from ARABAKI.  see here for more

more Studio LightNG

2nd Ants/Elephant painting is currently hanging in the street-level display at Studio LightNG, (988 Queen St. W, Toronto)

just in time for spring...

(update: SOLD)

                                                            (acrylic on canvas, 36" x 42")

 (detail)