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TTC - Toronto Tunnel Creature

Procreate

This illustration is based on a piece of modern Torontonian folklore from 1978. In this story a man from cabbage town reportedly spotted a monkey-like cyptid in the tunnels under his neighborhood.

Tying it into a certain infamous transit service was a blast!

The Fitz Pub - Sasquatch

Procreate

One half of the merch designs I came up with for The Fitz Pub / Blackcomb Liquor out of Whistler, British Columbia.

Had a great time working up these up!

The Fitz Pub - Owl

Procreate

One half of the merch designs I came up with for The Fitz Pub / Blackcomb Liquor out of Whistler, British Columbia.

Had a great time working up these up!

385 Overdrive

Procreate

My illustration for Walrus Audio’s 385 Overdrive Pedal. A simple vacuum tube design was decided on but I included the shatter version here because I dug it.

Weeping Altar

Procreate

A logo design commissioned for a friend’s doom project.

Hate

Procreate
Screen Printed on T-shirts

“Hate” started as something else but slowly progressed into a pretty rad collection of designs focused around the danger of being unable to let go.

Winged Death

Procreate / Photoshop, 11.5” x 14.5”
Screen Printed on T-shirts

My intent with “Winged Death” was to create a illustration for use in my screen printing practice. I also wanted to pay homage to various spooky elements that I find to be inspiring.

Badwater Bass DI

Procreate / Photoshop, 3.6” x 4.8”

My illustration for Walrus Audio’s Badwater Bass Preamp. The pedal is based on the Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California.

The Vigil

Photoshop, 16” x 20”

My cover for the limted editon release of “The Vigil” for Raven Banner Entertainment.

Forest Through the Trees

Photoshop, 14” x 14”

Getting so lost in the details you can no longer see the big picture.

Turbo Kid - Skeletron VHS Cover

Photoshop, 11” x 17”

My take on Skeletron for a limited edition VHS release of the film “Turbo Kid’. The VHS release was through Raven Banner Entertainment.

Cancer Bats - Space and Time

Photoshop, 11”x14”

Front and back designs for a Cancer Bats t-shirt run. Art based off the song “Space and Time” off their album “The Spark that Moves”.

Mandalorian (Fan Art)

Photoshop, 11”x 14”

Portrait of Din Djarin from “The Mandalorian”.

No Gentle Art

Photoshop, 11”x17”


Within the past year a lot of things have changed with my work. I’ve learnt a lot (both digitally and traditionally) and this is my first attempt at trying to synthesize those lessons into an image.

I also recoloured the artwork for a special “Cold” variant and included the black and white drawing as well.

No Gods

This illustration was Inspired by the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire.

Photoshop, 14”x17”

No Kings

An illustration completed with the goal of depicting a feeling of being unbound by containment or oppression.

Photoshop, 14”x 17”

Prince of the Pine Barrens

An illustration of the Jersey Devil. This cryptid supposedly inhabits the forests of Southern New Jersey and is unique to the folklore of the area.

Coloured Pencil & Photoshop, 22.25” x 15”

The Mothman of Point Pleasant

An illustration of a cryptid known as the Mothman. This entity was mainly seen between November 1966 and December 1967 in the area surrounding Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Coloured Pencil & Photoshop, 15” x 21”

Phoenix

A quick study of a real Phoenix and definitely not a crested eagle. 
I used a coloured pencil and some textured brushes to get out of a bit of a stylistic slump. 

Coloured Pencil & Photoshop, 17.5” x 12”

Ecstasy of Unbecoming

This is the third illustration in a series inspired by various pieces of music.. The song I drew from for this piece was “Ecstasy of Unbecoming” by Sumac.


Ink & Photoshop, 24”x32”


Built on Ashes

This is the second illustration in a series about certain pieces of music that I have been returning to lately. This was inspired by the song “Built on Ashes” by Zeal and Ardor.


Photoshop, 24”x36”

Living with the Black Dog

This is the first illustration in a series about certain pieces of music that I found myself frequently revisiting in the past year. This was inspired by the Emma Ruth Rundle song “Living with the Black Dog”.
Photoshop, 24”x36”

The Thylacine

This Illustration was originally based on the article “The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger” by Brooke Jarvis. I decided to take the piece in a more decorative direction in order to practice designing within a containment.


Photoshop, 28” x 22”.

Explaining the Unexplainable

An illustration inspired by the Nautilus article “Explaining the Unexplainable” by Jim Davies.

Ink and Photoshop. 16.5” x 25.5”

The Monsters of Institutions - Education

This series is based around institutions and the negative aspects they encompass. This piece encompasses educational institutions.

Photoshop. 15” x 24”

The Monsters of Institutions - Finance

This series is based around institutions and the negative aspects they encompass. This piece is focused on financial institutions.

Photoshop. 15” x 24”

The Monsters of Institutions - Politics

This series is based around institutions and the negative aspects they encompass. This piece is about political institutions.

Photoshop. 15” x 24”

The Monsters of Institutions - Religion / Haunter of the Dark

This series is based around institutions and the negative aspects they encompass. This piece is about religious institutions.

Photoshop. 15” x 24”

This illustration was originally based on the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Haunter of the Dark" and later turned into the first in a series of illustrations about the darkness within institutions.

Vampire Squid Infograph

An info illustration about the Vampire squid. Their latin names translates to "the Vampire Squid from Hell". Photoshop. 11.5" x 22". 

Livyatan

22" x 28"

Illustration depicting the struggle between a humpback whale and a whaler. Inspired by Mastodon's album "Leviathan", and Gojira's album "From Mars to Sirius". 

TTC - Toronto Tunnel Creature

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The Fitz Pub - Sasquatch

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The Fitz Pub - Owl

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385 Overdrive

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Weeping Altar

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Hate

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Winged Death

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Badwater Bass DI

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The Vigil

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Forest Through the Trees

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Turbo Kid - Skeletron VHS Cover

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Cancer Bats - Space and Time

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Mandalorian (Fan Art)

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No Gentle Art

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No Gods

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No Kings

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Prince of the Pine Barrens

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The Mothman of Point Pleasant

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Phoenix

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Ecstasy of Unbecoming

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Built on Ashes

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Living with the Black Dog

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The Thylacine

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Explaining the Unexplainable

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The Monsters of Institutions - Education

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The Monsters of Institutions - Finance

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The Monsters of Institutions - Politics

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The Monsters of Institutions - Religion / Haunter of the Dark

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Vampire Squid Infograph

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Livyatan

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