Budweiser Music House

Here's some art I did for the Budweiser Music House, hosted at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern at this year's NXNE festival. I had a good time working on it, but unfortunately it got canned at the 11th hour. Oh well - I still had a good time at NXNE.


Puck Pals!

Puck Pals!

As many of you probably know, I'm a huge hockey fan (Go Habs Go!). So, in the spirit of my Dugout Doodles poster, I went ahead and created the Puck Pals!

All 31 NHL teams are represented in this print (note: updated for the start of the 2017-18 season) - some are instantly identifiable, others draw more on the rich history of their respective team. Some viewing hints:

• Each team is placed in accordance with their geographic location (it was tough to deal with the crunch on the east coast)

• Some teams draw on history - the Detroit Red Wings, for instance, reference the automotive history of Detroit, as well as an inspiration for their name & logo (the Montréal Winged Wheelers)

Puck Pals can be purchased through my store - click here for the goods!

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Harry Dean Stanton

"Look at those assholes, ordinary fucking people. I hate 'em." 

- Bud, 'Repo Man' (1984) 

A classic line from a classic movie - if you haven't seen Repo Man, I'd recommend it. Anyways, here's a portrait of Harry Dean Stanton, just because.

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Dugout Doodles!

I had started my Dugout Doodles series as a daily project a few months ago, and have finally finished it!

All 30 MLB teams are on the poster, in a pretty loose cartoon style. I had a great time making this, and found the change of style and playfulness it afforded me to be quite refreshing.

 

Check it out! - Dugout Doodles screenprints can be purchased through my store! 

 

 

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#8, Brandon Prust

So - I'm a huge fan of the Montréal Canadiens. Last season was pretty fantastic, and makes me really excited for the next few seasons. 

Here's a quick piece of Brandon Prust , one of my favourite additions to the team last year. 

Can't wait to see him in the "CH" again this upcoming season!

 

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Northwood Cold Brew Coffee

It would probably be an understatement to say that I'm a fan of coffee. From my early days of chugging down Tim Horton's, to my present day high-grade black coffee habit, I've become...well, somewhat addicted to having a good cup of coffee (or three) every morning.

So, I was pretty thrilled to have been asked to design Northwood 's cold-brew coffee labels. It's pretty great coffee, and a good way to beat the summer heat.

 

Check out the labels, and if you find yourself around Christie Pits park, stop in at Northwood and grab a cold brew coffee! 

 

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My Favourite Building

When you think about where you live, you can probably name a few "favourite" things - restaurants, bars, streets, parks - but what about buidlings? 

I could probably list a handful of each example, but when it comes to buildings, I can pick a definitive favourite - Mies van der Rohe's Toronto Dominion Towers. The stark, less-is-more design of the original three buildings stand out amongst Toronto's notably concrete-heavy buildings, and have cemented (ha ha!) themselves amongst not only mine, but many others' favourite buildings in the city.

Here's a quick piece dedicated to sharp, bronze-black skyscrapers! 

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Quick & Dirty

Here's a selection of drawings I did for a recent group show, Quick & Dirty , with the amazingly talented Darryl Graham & Nimit Malavia. The idea was behind the show was to produce pieces in no more than 3 hours.

I had a lot of fun making these - while they were eventually turned into screen prints, there's something I quite like about these quick pencil drawings.

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Hello!

Hello, and welcome to the new website.  Expect updates, news, and other "fun" things to be posted here as they come up.