Mom and Dad’s Back Yard
My mom and dad have a lovely little back yard in their Okanagan Valley home. When we visit in the summer we’re always delighted to harvest their cherry tomatoes and sorrel leaves (which we use in sour leaf soup, a recipe from my Dad’s German mom). The...
Dragon encounter
I had a blissful reflexology treatment this afternoon, and went to the café afterwards for a coffee, sketchbook in hand. My favourite barista gave me a coffee on the house, and after enjoying a chocolate croissant I opened up my sketchbook, not knowing what I would...
Anubis VS Ra
I’m best known now for my drawings of littles and chibi characters, but I love drawing adult characters too. This piece was drawn as a reward for the “Anubis: Dark Desires” Kickstarter (I coloured the story drawn by Terrie Smith, within this...
Conventions 101 WIP
Here’s a sneak peek at something I’ll be debuting at Further Confusion this week. I started it last month, and my client was satisfied with the sketches. But then he mentioned that it would be neat if it were to look like an airline safety brochure, and I...
Halloween WIP
This is a work-in-progress sketch for...
Winter is here
November has been playing with us, teasing us with spring-like temperatures, and then dumping snow on us, cycling all over again. I think the cold is here to stay, though. The long dark hours and the cold take their toll, and I have a few issues to deal with at home....
Welcome to the Café
It’s rollout day at Starbucks today, and I couldn’t resist getting a Peppermint Mocha. Of course it put me in the mood to do some Christmas doodles. Also, I’m rewriting this blog, since my fumbles at learning a new system deleted the first one I...
Logo sketches
When I sketched out the designs for the café, I wanted to give the coffee cups little faces to add to their cuteness. Then I scanned the pencils in and inked and coloured digitally in Photoshop. Even though I like the crisp lines of the digital version, there’s...