HAPPY HOLIDAYS

I missed out posting a Christmas drawing last year, so i was wasn't about to miss this year , Happy holidays everyone thanks for the all the great comments and emails this year, it's always greatly appreciated. Some news for the upcoming year there will be a store section opening up on the blog where prints can be purchased, there will a release date for my art book (finally!) , and possible toy announcement (ooooh!).
That's all next year for now add a couple of extra marsh mellows to your hot coco and enjoy the holidays.

col

shh! dino tracks !

thought you guys would like to see a rough to semi finished comparison





sketches for bid a while back

enjoy
col

Monster Deterrent

one night my son was convinced that there were monsters coming in to his room, after a couple of chats that there were "no such thing and he should go to sleep",
I decided to install a Monster security system a plush Triceratops at the foot of his bed, you see monsters are scared of triceratops on account of there pointy horns.... the logic is iron clad.

Colin

paper hat brigade sign up& and other stuff

well it's been too long for my liking since I posted here last , sorry guys things are slowing down so I can finally get a little more consistent with the posts
enjoy
col

oh and some drawings for bid that didnt pan out

zooom!

long time no post here's another one from the desktop

on the way to the pool

these two guys will show up in larger drawing later on down the road

dump

busy busy busy
I'm finishing up illustrating my first kids book with Simon and Schuster this weekend which will come out 2010 in the summer (more details as they come),
finished my first week designing at Elliot animation I don't really know how much i can say about the project but I'm "Stoked" to be there.
here are a few drawings, sitting on the desktop some were rejected development designs from various projects
that's it for now
col

mmmm slurpees

a drawing from the desktop before i disappear into the deadline ville, my least favourite of the "villes" my favorite being "start date ville" or "contract extension ville"

I've finished working on a short at Elliot animation (but I'll be back) it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself, next few weeks will be a whole lot of finishing up of contracts ,and looking and bidding for new ones
that's it for now

col

sunday morning

drawing i did to start the day
enjoy
col

caw! caw!

developing an idea from an earlier post this year, truth be told I'm keeping a lot of new stuff on the desktop for a new portfolio but I'm sure eventually they'll make it on here in some form.....

robot surprise v.s. paper hat brigade!

in my sons room there's a drawing my buddy tony cliff did for his 1st birthday , the drawing always brings a grin to my face, and this instance was the inspiration for this warm up drawing done this morning.
col
p.s. more abc drawings coming (cant seem to stop doin them)

a post? so soon?

doodling this morning and got carried away,these drawings are pretty much direct redo's of older some flash sketches I did a year ago.

whoosh!

so finished up at 9nine story entertainment boy time flies, and literally had about two days to rest before starting work at Elliot animation on a very unique project(and very hush hush).I'm also about three weeks away from finishing up my first illustration gig with Simon and Shcuster which has been really great experience and hopefully the first of many with them I hope. For those wondering what's going on with the monster project hop on over to Marco's blog it's looking pretty cool!
that's it for now
colin


and some doodles

paper hat brigade

taking a break from the monsters!
I thought I'd change it up before a posting the last bit of monster drawings,



this drawing has been sitting on my desktop for a bit, I'm proud of the fact that there's no cell phones, digital cameras, mp3 players, and severely lacking in hip,edgy, cyber "awesome-ness" (anybody who's worked in development will know what I'm taking about),
bye for now
Colin

chattin' over cotton candy 2

here's another drawing i did on the first day on the weekend project,basically warming up to the larger drawings I did on the Sunday,



this was an image that popped into my brain this week
enjoy
c

chattin' over cotton candy

I took the weekend to do a bunch of drawings this one included to post over the next few months while I lock myself away and meet some impending deadlines,the drawings definitely have a theme to them I'll write more about it when more is posted up, that's it for now
Colin

Imaginary Friends

just a drawing for no particular reason

happy valentines day people

I don't know how "valentiney" it is but what the heck

up to no good

So some news finally,I submitted my story test and regrettably was not what they were looking for (next time gadget), the last month I wrapped up designing on "Grossology" season 2 at Pipeline Studios I have to say one of the best gigs I've worked on with some nicest and funniest people I've worked with in a very, very, VERY long time.
I'm boarding from home for the next 6 months or so for 9Ninestory Entertainment a great bunch of people, in addition I've been commissioned to illustrate a children's book that will be out the summer of 2010 ,I can't say much more about the book until it's completed but I'm very excited about it, that's it for now
col

its the New Year! and I'm coming out of a insanely busy time, more to come