Tyson Bodnarchuk

2011-06-13T06:15:00.000-07:00

ThunderCats series originals, now available

Mumm-Ra, The Ever Living

I've been meaning to do a ThunderCats series for a while now. I started these a few months back but then put them aside for other projects. But now that they are all done, I think they turned out pretty nicely.

Slithe

Lion-O

Panthro

WillyKat

WillyKit

Snarf

Cheetara

The original are all 4.5" x 6.25" watercolour, ink and charcoal on paper and can be found in my Etsy shop for $40 each.

2011-06-12T06:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some scans of the latest series of Where The Wild Things Are mini drawings I did. These are all available in my Etsy shop for $20 each!

There are more mini paintings to come!

2011-05-12T04:50:00.000-07:00

This pair will be auctioned off at the event

Hey everyone!

I’m doing some live painting this Saturday in an event put on by TOMS Shoes. There will be 7 artists all customizing pairs of shoes for the public. For each pair of shoes sold, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. Hope to see you there!

Tyson Bodnarchuk
http://tysonbodnarchuk.com

Farah Allegue
http://farahallegue.tumblr.com

Marc Ouellet
http://www.behance.net/MarcOuellet/frame/409585

Natalie Finkelstein
www.natfink.com

Stéphane Lauzon
http://stephanelauzonillustration.com

Marie-Claude Lepiez
http://mclepiez.com

Jérôme Mireault
http://jmireault.wordpress.com

* Music by: *
DJ ParkLife from Mod Club nights and member of Chinatown
http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=4905864430

Saturday, May 14 · 12:00pm - 5:00pm

In the middle of Emery Street, between St-Denis and Sanguinet St.Montreal, QC

2011-05-01T07:31:00.000-07:00

Topps Trading Cards (yes, the same guys that used to put out the Garbage Pail Kids cards), enlisted a series of artists to produce one of a kind “Sketchcards” featuring characters from the Star Wars Universe. These original drawings were inserted into random packs of the recently released “Star Wars Galaxy 6” trading card packs. I have 5 available from my set, so here they are!

Zuckuss:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73231821/zuckuss-original-star-wars-galaxy-6

Muftak

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73229560/muftak-original-star-wars-galaxy-6

Nien Nunb

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73230822/nien-nunb-original-star-wars-galaxy-6?ref=v1_other_1

Jabba

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73231150/jabba-the-hutt-original-star-wars-galaxy

Salacious B. Crumb

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73231513/salacious-b-crumb-original-star-wars

2011-04-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

The last batch of Star Wars guys. Phew! You can pick up one of these originals here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TysonBodnarchuk?ref=si_shop

2011-04-27T06:03:00.000-07:00

Another set of new drawings based off of Star Wars characters. These original watercolours can all be found on my Etsy shop for $40 each.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TysonBodnarchuk

2011-04-26T21:49:00.000-07:00

Just finished listing the first 4 of a whole mess of new Star Wars drawings!
These are always fun to do, so I'm pretty happy people have been enjoying them. I'll post more pics as I list them on Etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TysonBodnarchuk

2011-04-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

Moniker Designs 2011 edition of "Machine Wash Cold Tumble Dry Low" opens tomorrow night. I have a few bib, kids tee and tote bag designs featuring lovable monsters.They will be available for purchase, so please come out and support Moniker and indy artists.

1314 Rue Olier

2pm-7pm open to all ages (free)

9pm-3am (18+ $10 at the door)

Live drawing session by The En Masse Crew

See you then!

2011-04-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

It's getting close to wedding season again, so I just posted a Custom Family Crest listing to my Etsy shop. I did this one for our wedding last Summer and was really happy how it turned out.

You can also find a posting for a custom "Monsters In Love" portrait.
Which I also did for our wedding. These are pretty popular and really fun to do as each couple that has ordered one from me really personalize it making it pretty fun to draw each time.

If you know anyone who is getting hitched, having an anniversary or going to a family reunion, this may be an awesome gift.

2011-04-07T10:03:00.000-07:00

Star Wars Galaxy 6 sketch cards

Well now that the 6th edition of the Topps Star Wars Galaxy cards are out, I'm allowed to post pictures of the cards that I worked on and that will be found in random packs.
I've checked out some of the other artists involved and I have to say, I'm blow away by the work that got submitted (Aya Kakeda's being one of my favorites).
I will have 6 of these available within the next week or so, so I'll post information about that as it happens.
For now, I still have some of the original watercolor pieces up for grabs in my Etsy shop, so if there is one you had your eye on, better grab it before someone else does.
And as I've mentioned on this blog before, I'm always up for commission work, so drop me a line and we can work something out.

Thanks for stopping by,

t

2011-04-04T07:03:00.000-07:00

The Star Wars Galaxy 6 cards are out now and some of my sketch cards are already up on ebay.... sigh. I've received a lot of compliments on my cards, so I thought it would be fun to do some larger watercolour pieces based on some of the most popular obscure characters.

These are all available in my etsy shop, so if there is one you like, feel free to stop by my shop. If your favourite character is already sold or not available, I do commission work as well, so no worries!

See you soon,

t

2011-03-09T03:02:00.000-08:00

"Masters"

I just got a whole bunch of new products up for grabs exclusively at Society 6! Tees, hoodies, Iphone & Ipod skins and cases, laptop skins, large prints and canvases are all available.

Men's and women's tees $22 each

Laptop skins $30.

Hoodies $42. each

iphone & ipod cases $35. & skins $15.

Printed canvases $85.
Prints $18- $50.

Hope you stop by!

2011-01-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

Robots!
Here are a whole bunch of new robot drawings I did for a new series of pillows that should be available next month! Be sure to check in to see when they are ready!

2010-12-02T10:44:00.000-08:00

Ceramic Horror sculptures. $40-$60

This weekend is the 2nd edition of Smart Design Mart! I'm pretty excited and I've been working my ass off making a whole bunch of new sculptures, prints, boardgames, pillows and original drawings that will be available at SDM.

Monsterbet prints $5 each

Monster Pelt prints $5 each

Numbeast Prints $5 each

Small Original watercolour drawings $25-$35 each

Baba Yaga Boardgame $30.

Monster Pillows $20-$45 each

Custom Bowling Pins $75 each

Monsters and Tractorbeams Boardgame $25 each

Of course all of this work will be available at Headquarters as well, so if you can't make it to SDM, feel free to stop by the shop! And for all of our out of town friends, we have no problems shipping any items you want. Just shoot me an email and we can set you up!

2010-11-22T12:17:00.000-08:00

Here are some new pieces that are available at HQ and at Smart Design Mart. The sizes range from 4" x 4.5" to 3" x 5" and the prices range from $25-$35. Send me a message if you want one put on hold for you!

2010-10-21T13:28:00.001-07:00

I've been absolutely obsessed with vintage board games lately. Not sure why... but I am. So, I'm just doing the final touches and tweaks on a Baba Yaga themed game (focusing on another obsession... old Eastern European folk tales).

I'll post a link here soon to the final product in my Esty shop.

2010-10-08T04:11:00.000-07:00

Creature Features opens tonight!

Monster pelt prints $5 each

Monsters & Tractor-Beams limited edition board game $20.

"Creature Features" a group exhibit that takes advantage of the Halloween element of October but not sticking strictly to the usual formula. International and local artists showcase work based off of monsters, gruesome beasts and fantastical creatures. All are welcome for a night of art, drinks and music!

Participating artists include:
Christine Dupont
Nunumi
Dorke
Chris Dyer
Matt Cipov
Ian Langohr
Peru
Lisa Marie Godfrey
Laura Berger
Mimi Traillette
Katrina Kopeloff
Tyson Bodnarchuk
Regimental Oneton
Jen Storey
James Kerr
S. Arden HIll
Rupert Bottenberg
and many more!

See you there

Monster Party watercolour

2010-09-22T12:45:00.001-07:00

Do I smell like an old man, a teenager or a weird dude in his thirties that's nostalgic for his hormone fueled high school days? The reason I ask is as of last December, I've been obsessed with cologne I used to wear in junior high.

Like most 16 year old boys, I used to practically bathe in the stuff. I mean, I could clear a room! Maybe it's a good thing because if you've ever been on a bus packed with a bunch of teenagers on a hot sweaty day, it gets pretty ripe. So maybe it's just an instinctual thing kids do to mask their greasy, horny stink.

At any rate, as I approached my late 20's I began to grow a distaste for heavy colognes. Don't know why, just did. Until now. Don't get me wrong, I don't slather on a bottle of Polo or anything like that, I like to think it's subtle... or pray to God it is.

But that seems to be where I'm at these days. It's kind of fun because I've had friends guess what I'm wearing because they recognize it from their stinky teen years. I'm not going to say what the scents are but next time you see me, give me a whiff, why don't you?


All the photos above are of my prints and an illustrated book from my Monsterbet series. What started off as a little drawing for my niece and nephew, turned into some fun products. They are all available in my Etsy shop or here at HQ. Smell ya later!!!

2010-08-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

Some of you may have seen me working on these over the last few days at HQ.
It's not a particularly original idea but I thought it would be a fun excercise and I wanted to give my niece and nephew something cool when I see them this Fall.

I will have large prints as well as small individual letter and number prints available in my Etsy shop soon, so if you are interested in getting one, I'll tweet about it as soon as they are up!

The Monsterbet:

Numbeasts:

2010-07-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

We just got back from our cross country trip last Thursday, so I was able to sit down and spend some time finishing a series of drawings based on the "Madballs" toys of the 80's. I was inspired to do these after I came across a posting on one of my favorite blogs. www.monsterbrains.blogspot.com.

"Slobulous"

I loved these things as a kid...well anything that revolved around booger and gross out jokes was tops in my book. My favorite t-shirt through grade 6 had a picture of a dead dinosaur over the text "Fartasouras Rex, Stinkus extincted".

"Skull Face"

"Screemin' Meemie"

"Oculus Orbus"

"Horn Head"

"Dust Brain"

"Crack Head"

"Aargh"

Each piece is 5.25" x 5.25". watercolour, ink and charcoal. $45. each or the set of 8 for $340. They are all up here at HQ but I will be putting them up on my Etsy shop soon!

2010-06-25T14:54:00.000-07:00

Monsters In Love portrait series.

2010-04-07T14:02:00.000-07:00

Masters Of The Universe

Here's a collection of Masters Of The Universe characters that I've been obsessed with lately. I hope you like them, as I'll probably do a bunch more.

Man-E-Faces

Whiplash

Two-Bad

Tri-Clops

Stratos

Stinkor

Spikor

Snout Spout

Skeletor & Panthor

Mer-Man

He-Man & Battlecat

Clawful

Buzz Off

Beast Man

Trap Jaw

2010-03-20T14:28:00.001-07:00

Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars

I just finished a marathon drawing session this week and here are the results. I really felt like doing another Star Wars series for no other reason than just because it fun.

All of these pieces will be available on my Etsy shop for $25 each.

2010-02-15T13:25:00.001-08:00

For those of you who are interested in donating to relief efforts for Haiti, you can do so, pick up some artwork and hear some great music at the same time. This Saturday at the Green Room (5386, St. Laurent Blvd) all are welcome for an evening of magic at the Penny Drive. I know there are a lot of organizations collecting for this and you may feel a bit bombarded but this will be a fun event to check out and you will still be getting some awesome entertainment for your buck!

Please bring your Money et votre Monnaie (and your change) - all coins (jars, rolls, pocketfulls) will be accepted at the "Penny Drive". In addition to the penny drive, and the silent auction with musical accompaniment, the event will feature a traditional auction with auctioneer MC Realerman.

The art to be auctioned at the Green Room this Saturday (which is expected to be cheap, affordable, and pricey) will have been donated by: Neil Farber (Member of the, now defunct, Royal Art Lodge); Omen (a prominent graffiti artist); Tyson Bodnarchuk, Allison Moore; Jesse Purcell; Sheila Caplan; Brazen Design's; Suf Creations; and more, and more (it's not too late to donate).

Musical accompaniment (which is expected to be lovely) will be provided by The Papercrows; James Irwin; and Bradley Thomas Moore.

All gross proceeds of the event will be donated to MSF (Doctors Without Borders) on Monday, February 22nd. The Penny Drive organizers have been very fortunate to have all the organizational work volunteered; while the space, art, music, and flyer's have all been donated.

Below are the pieces I've donated. They are part of a littler series of "Miners" that I've been doing. Each piece is 3" x 4.5" watercolour, ink, coffee & charcoal drawings on heavy paper. Please give them a nice home!

2010-02-15T11:45:00.001-08:00

Thanks for the website love Anthony!

2010-02-03T05:29:00.001-08:00

Oh man it's been a while since I've posted anything on here. Sorry to those of you who check up on me from time to time.

I've been involved in a whole bunch of new projects, so I'll be posting a crapload of new work over the next few weeks.

In the meantime, check out my brand new website that my wife, Angie put together for me for my birthday! It's pretty awesome and I had no clue that she was building it. Total surprise.

www.tysonbodnarchuk.com

2010-01-12T04:27:00.001-08:00

Introducing..... James Chips!

2009-12-09T04:18:00.001-08:00

I did a new series of bowling pins for HQ's 4th annual "It's Probably Worth More Than That!" exhibit. These are always a blast to do.

The Gillman pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.

The Wolfman pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.
SOLD

The Beardo pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.

The Lobstrosity pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.
SOLD

The Tigerman pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.

The Creepy Man In The Bushes pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.

The Spacecow pin
Acrylic and resin on bowling pin
$75.

2009-12-08T13:16:00.001-08:00

Oh man, I've been busy drawing little monsters! Here are a bunch of the little guys. Hope you like them. If you are interested in picking one up they are $25 each, watercolour, ink, coffee & charcoal on paper. (3" x 4.5") Enjoy!

2009-10-21T13:55:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pieces I did for the "Wild Things" exhibit at Headquarters this month. Enjoy!

Sprout Lamps
Mixed media
$50. each

Tzippy Detail

Moishe Detail

Max Detail

Emil Detail

Bernard Detail

Wild Rumpus!
Watercolor, coffee & ink on paper
$300
SOLD

Sea Monster Detail

Moishe Detail

Max Detail

Bird Detail

Bernard Detail

Oh Please Don't Go, We'll Eat You Up We Love You So!
Watercolor, coffee & Ink on paper
$300.

2009-10-21T13:54:00.001-07:00

Vinyl Toys!!

Here are a couple of custom toys I just finished up this week! More details on the shows they are taking shape.

2009-09-25T17:46:00.001-07:00

I'm a Star Wars nerd.... so what?

We're doing the Puces Pop craft fair again this year and I wanted to do another batch of small watercolours. So, I decided that just for funsies, I'd do a small batch of Star Wars characters.

Yoda

Wicket

Wampa

Tusken Raider

Snaggletooth

Ponda Baba

Greedo (my fave)

Chewbacca

Bossk (another fave)

If you like these little dudes, I'll be selling them for $25 each at the fair.

LE MARCHÉ / MARKETPLACE
3 & 4 oct, 11h00 - 19h00
l'Église St-Michel (105 St-Viateur O.)

2009-09-13T05:32:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peek at my piece for the Wild Things exhibit coming up next month.

It's a group exhibit featuring artists interpretations of Maurice Sendak's classic childrens book, "Where The Wild Things Are". I cannot wait for this show, it's going to be awesome!

2009-09-13T05:27:00.001-07:00

Our pals at www.furnicreations.com got together with www.wearecontributors.com
to bring you "Smile On Your Brother" a touring group exhibit featuring work on old school banana boards. All the work is being auctioned off for charity online here and a full list of the artists with bio's and links can be found here .

In case you can't read the info on the board above...

About the show
Conceived by Mike Giles and Annie Lam and co-curated by Bob Kronbauer of www.clubmumble.com fame, "Smile On Your Brother" , is an art show centered around the original shape of skateboards when they first hit mass production. This seemed the perfect canvas to launch the contributor campaign.

The idea behind not only the show, but also overall project is to hopefully inspire people to think about their first skateboard and what it meant to them. For many skaters, this still represents a pivotal moment in their lives, with every last little detail, fresh in their minds. Bringing together contemporary artists both in, and affected by the skateboard industry to help raise funds to go towards the first goal of Contributor which is to donate 100 skateboards to disadvantaged youth across Canada in 2009/2010

ONLINE AUCTION AUGUST 24TH-OCTOBER 20TH 2009

TRAVELLING SHOW:

August 24th-31st 2009
LIVE STOCK (VANCOUVER) in association with KNOWSHOW
239 abbott st (gastown)
Vancouver, BC V6B 2K7
info@deadstock.ca
T: 604 685 1433

Sept 4th-6th 2009
LIVE STOCK (CALGARY)
103-2115 4th STREET SW
Calgary, AB, T2S 1W8
calgary@deadstock.ca
T: 403 245 1444

Sept 11th-13th 2009
MOMENTUM (SASKATCHEWAN)
2-960 attridge dr,
Saskatoon, SK, S7S1P1
T: 306-341-2743

Sept 25th-27th 2009
LIVESTOCK (TORONTO)
116 spadina unit G1
Toronto, ONT, M5V 2K6
toronto@deadstock.ca
T: 416 360 5483

October 1st-4th 2009
OFF THE HOOK (MONTREAL) in association with POP MONTREAL
1021a Ste-Catherine Ouest
Montréal, QC, H3B 1H1
T: 514-499-1021

October 16th-19th 2009
MORGAN BRIDGE GALLERY (QUEBEC CITY)
Galerie Morgan Bridge
367 rue du pont
Quebec , QC, G1K6M5
T: 41 85 29 16 82

2009-07-31T16:29:00.001-07:00

Taking part in a bunch of things this weekend!

I'll be participating in 2 projects at the Osheaga music festival, August 1st & 2nd. The first project is an art installation with the YPF collective and the second will be a live drawing/painting session with the En Masse crew. If you are at the festival, come by and say hello!

Also, I have a new painting in the "Blood Brothers" group exhibit at "Inspecteur Epingle" (4051 Saint-Hubert) which opens Sunday August 2nd.

Hope to see you all out!

2009-07-10T17:23:00.001-07:00

In celebration of Headquarters 3 year anniversary, I collaborated with the guys at Furni to create these limited edition cubes. Each cube is laser etched on recycled hardwood from pallets that came from somewhere in South America. I have a hand full left @ $22. each

2009-06-09T12:05:00.001-07:00

This Thursday, June 11th at Norml Gallery in Ottawa, "Birds Of Ottawa" opens. If your in town, please stop by and say hello and check out The Birdwatchers Of North America's collection of collaborative drawings.

See you there!
8:30
June 11, 2009
184 Rideau Street
Ottawa, ON

2009-06-05T05:02:00.001-07:00

For those of you in Montreal this weekend, come check out HQ's 3rd anniversary blowout! A massive group exhibit featuring over 25 local and international artists.

Stella Im Hultberg
Tim Barnard
Rupert Bottenberg
Kristen N. Brown
Aya Kakeda
Jen Storey
James Kerr
Furni
Elaine Ho
Fred Casia
Laura Berger
Suzanne Sattler
Aaron McConomy
Benjamin Deshaies
Olivia Jeffries
Jennifer Hamilton
Mati McDonough
Tyson Bodnarchuk
Mimi Traillette
Scott Ferry
Fred Noel
Genevieve Jodouin
Sarah Guindon
And a whole heck of a lot more….

See you there!

To see more pics from the show you can go here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tysonbodnarchuk

or here:

www.hqgalerieboutique.com

Headquarters Galerie & Boutique
1649 Amherst
Montreal, QC
H2L3L4
514-678-2923

2009-06-05T04:50:00.000-07:00

SOL[e]D Out

Worn Fashion Journal's 8th issue release party is this Saturday at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. This issue is shoe themed so, to celebrate the event properly, they invited some artists and designers to customize a pair of Keds to be exhibited at the museum. Some of the artists include:

Norwegian Wood
Tyson Bodnarchuk (me)
Team Macho
Hollie Dzama
Complex Geometries
Damzels In This DRess
Mariana Dempster
and a whack-load more.

If you live in TO, come check out the show Saturday, June 6th at the Bata Shoe Museum.

2009-05-02T20:07:00.001-07:00

Birds of Montreal

Thanks to all who came out to The Birdwatchers Of North America's first exhibition, "Birds Of Montreal. The show will be up for the entire month of May, so if you haven't had a chance to come check it out, you still have time. For those of you who cant make it, I've posted some pictures below.

All of our collaborative drawings are 8" x1 0", watercolour, ink on paper, framed @ $300. each.

Enjoy.
"You Smell Fantastic"

"Unplanned Parenthood"

"Underground Picnic"

"The Hitcher"

"That's My Boy"

"Spying On The Caveseal"

"Sleepwalkers"

"Sled Dogs"

"Robot Over Wheat Fields"

Moptop Hairshop"

"Mending A Broken Heart"

"Lightning Balls"

"Ice Cream Party"

"Hunting Tamare Chan"

"Hot Air Balloon Fantasy Ride"

"Good Robot Being Bad"

"Gliding Over The Cabbage Patch"

"Feeding The Kids"

"Elephant & Son"

"Easy Fix"

"Dragon Slayers Get All The Loving"

"Drag Race"

"Coffee With The Luck Dragon"

"Censored"

"Balloon"

"A Date With Icecream"

"Uncle Squids Amazing Carnival"
Collab painting. Acrylic & resin on board.
$3000.

2009-05-01T05:36:00.001-07:00

Wow. It's been a year since Aya Kakeda, Garrett Van Winkle and I have been mailing each other drawings to collaborate on! 24 drawings and one huge painting are the result of our efforts (and the postal service) and we're pretty proud of how it turned out.

Hope to see everyone at HQ tonight for the opening of "Birds of Montreal". I'm really happy with the exhibit, so I hope you all will brave the mild rain and check out the show.

Seeing as it's Friday, that means I have a new 8 Track posted as well. I thought I would go for a bird theme, to tie in with the show. Enjoy!
http://8tracks.com/HQgalerieboutique/birdwatchers-of-north-america-

2009-04-22T12:11:00.001-07:00

The "Birds of Montreal" opening is quickly coming up! We're all working on the finishing touches on a few colab pieces as well as some solo works. Aya will be coming to Montreal for the opening and to work on a wall mural at HQ. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Be sure to drop by and bring your friends.
Friday, May 1, 2009
6-11pm
HQ Galerie & Boutique
1649 Amherst
Montreal, QC
514-678-2923

If you can't make it to the opening, the show will be up for the entire month of May.

2009-04-16T10:00:00.001-07:00

100 Artists ProjectLast year I took part in the first volume of 100 Artists project, which helped raise money for artistic organizations. All the participating sent in original drawings on paper that were then assembled into sketchbooks and auctioned off. It was interesting to see the finished product and all the different styles of work that went into it. There is a print version available and information on how to get involved here: http://www.100artistsproject.com

"The Big Mailer" is a more ambitious project that I also took part in. It consists of a big black sketchbook being mailed from artist to artist, each contributing their work to one page before mailing off to the next artist. This is obviously a slower process but it was pretty cool to get my hands on some of the original work.

A sneak peek at some of my faves....

My contribution.

2009-02-28T05:47:00.001-08:00

En Masse

I took part in an amazing group exhibit called "En Masse" that has been curated by Jason Botkin & Tim Barnard. 28 artists collaborate on a huge mural that has been slowly added to over the last two weeks. The show officially opens tonight as part of Montreal's Nuit Blanche at Gallery Pangee in the Old Port (40 St. Paul West)

2009-01-09T15:21:00.000-08:00

OK, so The One Of A Kind Show in Toronto was kind of a bust. 2008 was a shit year in general and the OOAK show was the cherry on the top of the shit sundae. Moving on......

2009 is going to be a hell of a lot better. How do I know this? Well, besides owning a time machine, I also have a few exhibits lined up with pals Garrett Van Winkle (Winnipeg) and Aya Kakeda (Japan/ New York). We will be meeting up this month for a week of "Art Boot Camp" to produce a motherload of colab drawings and painting. Keep your eyes peeled for exhibits in NY, Winnipeg, Montreal, Japan and Calgary in 2009-2010.
Also, if you missed "It's Probably Worth More Than That III" the group exhibit featuring art priced at $100 and under, it has been extended until the end of January! Swing by HQ )1649 Amherst, Montreal, QC) to check it out.

2008-12-01T03:55:00.000-08:00

I'm off to the "One Of A Kind Show" this week. (from the Tuseday the 2nd until the following Sunday) So, if you live in Toronto, come by for a visit and check out what I've been working on day and night for the past 5 months!

2008-11-14T14:59:00.001-08:00

More watercolours for the One Of A Kind Show this December in Toronto!

2008-10-28T12:47:00.001-07:00

Here are a bunch of drawings I did for the "One Of A Kind Show"

2008-10-24T09:31:00.001-07:00

I've been painting my ass off getting ready for the One Of A Kind Show in Toronto this December. Here's a sample of some of the stuff I've done over the last few months....

2008-10-24T09:25:00.001-07:00

What are you doing tonight? Why don't you come check out the "Monster Invasion" Munny exhibit that opens tonight at Off The Hook? 1021A Sainte Catherines west (metro Peel)

2008-10-10T14:17:00.001-07:00

New stuff

It's been a while since I've posted a bunch of new paintings. Some of the little "Tiles" are sold already but some are still kicking around. A few pieces are for the "Don't Look At ME. I'm A Monster!" exhibit that opens Saturday, October 11th at HQ.

2008-07-21T04:41:00.001-07:00

I haven't been posting many paintings up lately because I've been doing a mother-load of shoes. I figured I may as well post a bunch of the pics just to show you that I'm not totally lazy...

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5075310

2008-06-11T11:00:00.001-07:00

This Friday, June 13th, Off The Hook will be hosting "Glow In The Dark" a group exhibition featuring various artists custom work on the ever popular vinyl Munny figure. I've taken part in a few custom vinyl toy shows and you really can't beat the feeling of the paint brushing over the primed toy surface. Smooth like buttah! Here's a sneak peek of my Munny. Hope to see you all there!

2008-05-16T05:15:00.001-07:00

Winnipeg!

I was back in Winnipeg a few weeks ago. These are a couple pieces I did for some friends. The top is for a boys bedroom.

2008-05-15T15:23:00.001-07:00

I haven't posted anything in a while. Sorry to anyone who actually checks this thing from time to time. I'll try to post more frequently.

2008-03-13T16:18:00.001-07:00

The "Electric Hurricane" colab project had a group of us passing around large panels, each taking turns painting our own small parts of what turned out to be a larger collaborative work. The show opens tonight at General 54 starting at 7 pm. There will be music, drinks and art.. duh.

The Show at General 54 will also serve as the official launch of the new YPF yearbook. It is a 150 edition publication, featuring the unique contributions including silkscreen prints, hand drawings, wood cuts, photographs and lovely tidbits. Each book contains original work from each of the individual artists of the YPF. Contributing YPF artists include James Braithwate, Emily Birnbaum, Dessa Harhay, Aaron McConomy, Jen Storey, James Kerr, Amy Wong, Krissy Longtin, Neil Doshi, Milena Rogilic, Adam Gorley, and Danijela Pruginic. This year we have invited super-special guest artists Tyson Bodnarchuk, Fred Casia, Amber Albrecht and Shawn Keruneru to participate.

On Friday night be sure to head down to Off The Hook (1021 St. Catherines) for the "Montreal Munny Robot Invasion" show.

Hope to see you all out in the next couple of days!

2007-12-21T14:22:00.001-08:00

BATMAN!

I was asked to do a commission piece of Batman the other day as a Christmas present. It was one of the more fun commissions I've had to do. So, here are a few of the pieces I turned out. I've been meaning to do a series of classic super heroes for a while now, so I suppose this will get me started. I think I'll do the Hulk next.......

2007-12-19T10:48:00.001-08:00

Stylus Magazine

If you live in Winnipeg, be sure to pick up this months copy of Stylus Magazine. I did the cover for the Dec/Jan issue.

Here's the cover I did a few years ago.

2007-12-17T11:55:00.001-08:00

Making Babies
So, last week I spent most of my time at the Furni workshop making baby monster lamps for the big Souk@SAT sale that passed last weekend.

I think I cut out something like 60 or so monsters.

The template.

Mary was there too but she didn't help at all. ..... Hmmm... I think I'll put her to sleep.

The finished lamps.
$50. each

2007-12-17T11:38:00.001-08:00

For those of you looking for something to do this Thursday, you can check out the "100 - Trexis For The Library" benefit at Camion de Pompier. I did a piece for it and it will be up for grabs there starting at 6pm December 20th.
See you there!

2007-12-07T11:37:00.001-08:00

Coudal Partners: Swap Meat

Yes, I've been swapped! I sent in a piece to Coudal a while back and yesterday I got a package in the mail containing a bunch of 7" records from Chicago's Hi-Ball Records Catalogue.
How does it work? Well basically, you send in something that you've been producing and selling yourself. If they like it, a few things can happen: 1. nothing. If you send something mass produced, etc it will probably go unnoticed. 2. You'll get swapped. So, they will send you something cool that another swapper has sent in. 3. You'll get swapped and featured on the site. 4. You'll get swapped, featured and commissioned to produce the item to be sold on the Coudal site. COOL! Check out : http://www.coudal.com/swapmeat/ for more info. I traded this.....

For this! Awesome! I spent all last night listening to the 9 records I got. And they are all pretty rad.

2007-12-07T11:27:00.001-08:00

So, here are some pieces I did for the 2nd annual "It's Probably Worth More Than That" show here at HQ. I went back to the glossed tile thing. If you want one, they're $50. each

SOLD

2007-11-07T10:07:00.001-08:00

In case you missed it, "The Light Show II" opened last weekend at Headquarters Gallery here in Montreal. A huge thanks to Jen Storey who put it all together. The piece I did is called "Monster Totem" and you can still come by and check out the show as it will run for the entire month of November. If you want to see the other pieces from the show, go to www.HQgalerieboutique.com

2007-11-06T03:25:00.001-08:00

If you missed the opening, you can still see the exhibit at Yves Laroche Galerie, 4 St.Paul east. It's a pretty awesome show (Audrey Kawasaki's piece was my fave). It runs until November the 14th. Enjoy.

2007-09-28T04:45:00.001-07:00

"The Custom Toy Show" opens October the 4th at a new boutique here in Montreal called Camion de Pompier. (317 Ontario est #1) There are a lot of pretty amazing artists, so be sure to come by say hello and have fun (And help support independent artists and boutique while you're at it)

My "Nade" blank.

The finished product. I had a pretty good time doing this. It was my first attempt at something like this. I've painted several Russian Nesting Doll sets and numerous bowling pins though. Which I guess is somewhat comparable.

2007-09-14T14:44:00.001-07:00

A small group of artists meet each week to eat, drink and draw. This blog is a collection of what the group pump out and the different exercises and drawing games they use to create the magic.
www.drawingnight.blogspot.com

2007-09-12T17:56:00.001-07:00

Oh, I forgot to post these pics from Osheaga. It's a bunch of people making off with our stuff. We were not in any condition to take it all down anyway. I hope they all found a good home.....

2007-09-07T18:48:00.001-07:00

For those of you who live in Vancouver, be sure to check out "Low Brow on the High Seas 4" a pirate themed art exhibit which opens Saturday September 15 at Pats Pub (403 east Hastings) with music by Zip Guns, The Hits and The Big Bad. Advance tickets are $10. at Zulu Records, Jem Gallery, Red Cat Records, Bonerattle and Pats Pub. Or $12 at the door. It's one night only so, don't be a flake!

2007-09-07T18:40:00.001-07:00

If your coming to the Osheaga music festival this weekend be sure to check out the YPF's installation "Weirdos in the Woods" as part of the Osheaga art project. We were there early this morning to set up and it all looks pretty awesome. I'm just going to post the images of my stuff for now. I'll put the rest of the stuff up after the show for those of you who couldn't make it. Sorry.