21 days till Toronto.

The fast it approaches the more nervous I get.

I'm so excited to be able to study for a month with these amazing artists.
I look forward to sharing my journey with you. For now I must buckle down and make sure the studio has everything they need before I leave.

How amazing is my boss to allow me this time to study. Smart man. He knows the knowledge I bring back will be shared, and improve us all.

A little something for you to enjoy. Some Icons for our latest game. Grumpy Bears. This is the first game I had the pleasure of directing the team on. I'm super proud of all the hard work they did, in one month. I had a blast on the concept art, and 2d production art. It was fun to get back into 3d as well.

This image is property of Fluik/Appsquire Ent.

Also if you watch 100 Huntley Street Tomorrow at 9am. You will see some of my art work, for a wonderful client. Me in a Tree. This is from a couple years back

Thank you to everyone who came out to see me at the Calgary Expo.
It was another fun year. If you would like to order prints, or books please contact me through my website. www.lightboxentertainment.com 

Thank you guys for helping me out and keeping me company this weekend.

Shelli (Michelle) Woodall (model maker, Event Horizon, Saving Private Ryan)
Patrick LaMontagne (editorial cartoonist)

Cole Pollack (director/screen writer “The Family Journal”)

I look forward to resting the next couple days, then finishing the list of commissions. 

2013 marks the 6th year, I've had the honour of having a piece in the Calgary Expo Art Book. I think Eran and I, did a beautiful job on this Weird Tales Art book. A print has been donated to the expo to auction off for charity. See you all tomorrow.

Bubble Bubble

Another piece we just finished.

"Little Girl and her Yeti"

Concept, ink by Me, Paint by Eran.

It’s been a while!

I have been busy with a big change in my career, in Jan of 2013 I left Games Games Café.
After working on the Sally’s series, it was hard to leave that behind, I had a big part in the concept art and animation, for the recent Skytopia, and smaller support roles for word stars and pendulum. I wish them best of luck as they struggle to find their place in the world of social gaming.

4 hrs after leaving Games Café I was offered a chance to be Creative Director for an up and coming studio in Edmonton, Fluik/Appsquire Ent. Luckily this didn’t require a move. Thanks to today’s technology we can work from anywhere.

I took a month off before starting at the new studio. This allowed me some much needed time to recoup, and finish some amazing client work, including having produced 3 animated shorts. (yes my time off was making 3 shorts, I love what I do)

I’m now working to help develop the talent of some young artists, and working in a studio that releases games so quickly, and proficiently. It has been an adjustment to get back to a 60-70 hr workweek.

In Jan I was accepted into the Imaginism Studios In house 1-month program.  This is a HUGE honor. I’m very nervous, but really excited to be surrounded by amazing talent and focus on learning for a solid month.  In this Job we never stop learning. It’s one of the things I love the most.

Next week I will be exhibiting at The Calgary Expo. I have a piece in the art book this year, that I can share with you after the show. I look forward to see lots of friends and meeting new artists.

Here is hoping I will be updating my blog more often. Definitely during my month in Toronto.

Some Recent Game Titles I have worked on:
Olivia Paints
Olivia the Great
Strawberry Short Cakes 30th Anniversary Game
Sallys Spa ipad
Sallys Studio ipad
Skytopia
Word Stars
Pendulum
Grumpy Bears

Lots lots more but that's enough for today. 

I have been MIA well working my but off!! This is the cover of a book I illustrated coming out on Dec 12/2010. Along with this I illustrated "Wow Factor" another book and released 3 games Sallys Spa HD for the Ipad, Strawberry Short Cakes 30th Anniversary Iphone Game, Olivia the great iPad game!!! Now back to work and I hope that over the holidays I can up date the blog with all the sketches I have done daily and then update you on some more amazing works! :)

Quick update

Where did I disappear too.... Well working on some fun titles!! OLIVIA paints, a nickelodeon i-pod and -ipad game for kids it is brilliantly addicting :) and Sally's Studio a fantastic pc and mac title soon to be released on i-pad and i-pod!! Sketch dump to follow!!