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Kimono Girl

2009-07-22T22:42:00.000-07:00

This is for the art show at Whineo's July 23 2009.

Happy New Year Everybody

2008-12-31T14:39:00.000-08:00

2008-08-28T23:09:00.000-07:00

My first job animating was doing flash shorts for the internet. Here are a couple of Mondo Media's 'Like, News' episodes that I animated on. These were done back in 2000 and 2001. Seems like a long time ago.
The Ben Affleck one I had some help with. The Sam Jackson episode I animated by myself (I think). I was animating 2 1/2 minutes or more in a week. Sure the animation is very limited but I worked many late nights to get them done.

Unfortunately Mondo does not allow embedding. So follow the links to see my budding animation attempts. I should add that I like these shorts. I really appreciate that I got to work on something worthwhile so early in my career.

*edit: Jone Izen may have worked on the Sam Jackson episode. It's been a while. My memory is fuzzy.

Sam Jackson

Ben Affleck

2008-07-12T09:54:00.000-07:00

Here's my western poster for the next Deighton's After Dark show. Tonight (Saturday July 12th) at Deighton's Well.

2008-06-09T20:09:00.000-07:00

New template! I decided to fix things up a bit on my blog. One thing I've changed is the links on the side.
Earlier this year I started using Google Reader to keep track of all the blogs I was checking out. Things snowballed and there are several dozen blogs that I have discovered and subscribed to. So I could either make the blog links section way too long or just include the people I know who blog. I decided the shorter list suited me better. Sorry if your link got axed.

Anyway, hope you like the new look. New drawings coming soon!

2008-04-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a flash short I worked on years ago. It's called The Ninth Life of Sherman Phelps. There were 5 episodes and someone has put them on YouTube. This was one of the more pleasant flash shows I've worked on.

I also worked on episodes 1,3 and 4.

2008-03-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Here's my submission for the next Deighton's Well art show. March 8th in the evening time. Come on down and check out some Vancouver animation art.

Harold Dreams in Colour
8X10 Gouache on art board.

2008-02-12T18:40:00.000-08:00

Horse Walk.

Here's a walk cycle I did several years ago when I was learning flash. It's sad how little I have improved in the past 7 years or so.
A couple of my coworkers commented on how long it's been since I've updated this thing. Then I found this in an old back up. So I'm posting it.

2007-10-02T18:46:00.000-07:00

Here's my second painting for the Deighton's After Dark III show.

"Irish Heather" 5.5 x 3.5, Gouache on watercolour paper.

2007-09-24T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here's a piece that will be showing at the 3rd Deighton's After Dark show.

3.5 x5.5 Gouache on watercolour paper.
My scanner isn't working so I used the digital camera.

Saturday, October 6th
Deighton's Well, 131 Water St.
Show starts at 7:30

Hope to see you there.

2007-06-24T12:47:00.000-07:00

I think everyone had a good time at the Smoke Show. Here are photos of some of the pieces by talented Vancouver animation artists.

by Kevin Schmid

By Colin Giles

By Nicole Stinn

Here's the other wall. My piece is on top.

A closer look.

2007-05-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated this thing in how long???
Sheesh, work got busy. I became unproductive.
On June 1st I have a painting going up at the Deighton's After Dark II show. There will be work from many Vancouver animation artists . Check it out if you can.

My goal is to update this thing much more often in the near future. Stay tuned.

June 1st. 7:30. Deighton's Well on Water St in Gastown.

2006-10-22T19:48:00.000-07:00

Speedway 79 commercial. This was done at Storyboard Inc along with the Maypo commercials below.

2006-10-22T15:35:00.000-07:00

Piels Beer Commercial. This was probably done by Gene Deitch at UPA New York.

2006-10-18T22:05:00.000-07:00

I WANT MY MAYPO!

2006-10-18T21:54:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately I don't have time to do any new paintings. This has turned into an animation fan blog.

Here's a tv spot done by Studio Ghibli. It probably won't change your life but it is super cute.

2006-10-14T11:03:00.000-07:00

Here's a tv spot directed by Sylvain Chomet

2006-10-02T22:48:00.000-07:00

Another french animated video. I really like this one. It's done by a company in Paris called Cube.

http://www.cube-creative.fr/html/nt/nt_lc/akoa.html

2006-10-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

My favorite cg animated tv show is Pocoyo.

2006-10-01T21:57:00.000-07:00

Some animated videos that I like...

War Photographer directed by Joel Trussel. This has been on the internet for a while but it's worth watching again.
http://www.cockrockdisco.com/JFDSwpweb.mov

From the Kerascoet website. A french animated video. (Thanks to Ronnie del Carmen's blog)
http://kerascoet.fr/index.php?Bazar

2006-08-16T19:32:00.000-07:00

New painting!!!

Discussion over tea. 8x10. Gouache and ink on board.

2006-07-17T22:45:00.000-07:00

So once or twice a year I'll go out and buy comics again. Usually all in one spree and that will tide me over until the next spree. Last week I got some comics that I really liked. All 3 of these books were published by Drawn and Quarterly.

Pyongyang; A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle. http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&art=a41e32dcb62910

Get a Life and Maybe Later by Dupuy and Berberian.
http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/shopCatalogLong.php?st=art&art=a3fe8b3dc4aa8f

2006-07-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

Ray Patin Studios

Here are some links to drawings from the Ray Patin Studios. They mostly did tv commercials in the 50's.

http://mistertoast.blogspot.com/2006/01/ray-patin-model-sheets.html

http://theimaginaryworld.com/rayart.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/10/media-ray-patin-studios.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-more-ray-patin-studios-drawings.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-yet-more-amazing-ray-patin.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/media-ray-patin-spot-news_18.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/12/media-ray-patin-collection-continued.html

http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/12/media-last-of-ray-patin-art.html

2006-07-04T00:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to a Flebus comic strip. Click on the comic pages to see the following page.

http://home.earthlink.net/~copaceticgallery/Flebus1.html

2006-06-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

Another painting...

This is probably the last painting I'll post for a while. I'll try and post other stuff more often instead.

2006-05-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

For Schmiddy

The background colours are kind of bad.
Anyway, Schmiddy was giving me a real hard time about not posting stuff. I'll try to post some more old paintings soon.

2006-02-23T21:04:00.000-08:00

Another painting.

I painted this one last year but thought I'd post it anyway.

2006-02-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

Dead blog

So I haven't been doing much painting or anything lately. Here are some drawings of yours truly by Nuranee Shaw.

"I'm golden boy... you may have heard of me..."

This is a scene from Tinsletown during lunch. Some attractive girl was walking around in a see through top. What's a fella supposed to do??

Maybe I'll post some of my own stuff one of these days.

2006-01-10T19:03:00.000-08:00

Here's another painting. This one is a little more recent.

2005-12-30T12:57:00.000-08:00

Ok, this is kind of old but here goes anyway.

So this is my blog

2005-12-21T11:34:00.000-08:00

Post #1

I'll try to put some drawings up in the new year.

Happy New Year everyone!