Illustrator
I’ve been enjoying going once a week with a sketching club to sketch various locations in Perth, ON. We only live 30 minutes away from one of the most picturesque towns in the province, so we’re very fortunate to be able to have lots of locations to choose from. Here are few of my sketches from the past few weeks.
When Joel and I started our Every Chip Stand side-project nearly 10 years ago, we never imagined that our artwork would eventually strike such a chord that the chain store HomeSense would want to license it and sell it in their stores. We’re very excited to have the art available to a such a wide audience, printed in poster-size and framed, ready to hang. It’s really cool seeing people’s reaction to the art on Instagram and being able to bring a little bit of Canadiana nostalgia to their living rooms 🙂
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And in case you want a specific chip stand and can’t find it at HomeSense, we also sell prints in our Etsy shop
Let’s pretend I’m not a year late posting these plein air sketches that I did when Joel and I went to Belgium last year. What a great trip it was! Beer, gauffres, coupes brésiliennes (Google it), art history, war history, castles…amazing. Unfortunately it was tough to sketch outdoors because it was a)colder than expected and b)quite rainy. We did our best though.
This winter has been one of the mildest on record. We can hardly even have called it winter, because it was mostly rain and mud. I think this season should have been called Mid-Mud, or Mud-something.
Anyway, good thing I had these latest projects to keep me busy:
This year I actually felt like I needed a break during the holidays. November and December were extremely busy with deadlines, getting ready for the Fat Goose Craft Fair with our Every Chip Stand project, and sewing for a costuming event. I’m happy with the illustrations I churned out this year but feel like it’s not a lot to show for 365 days.
Here is a gallery of pretty much everything I drew this year, either for editorial clients, or gifts for family, or plein-air in England or for Every Chip Stand. At the end, enjoy a few of my costuming projects.
