2020 – 2021 Years in Review

Now that I have a little break in between projects, I figured I should take some time to update my blog and share what I’ve been up to the last couple of years.

I always thought it a challenge that I could not seem to keep a consistent style and didn’t really want to. I was always trying out one thing or another (cartoon, realistic, anatomy, etc.) However, I believe all that practice and posting was beneficial because, throughout 2020 and 2021, I started receiving offers of work from some cool and interesting companies where I was able to put those skills to use. Unfortunately, I can’t mention some names because of NDA’s.

Over the past two years, I’ve worked on a variety of projects outside my comfort zone. I worked on video game backgrounds, did some concept art for a small video game company, created painted icons for a tablet interface, developed tee designs for a company’s promotion, greyscale colours for a graphic novel, character designs for a comic, and public service illustrations. Unfortunately, my social media and storefronts suffered because I didn’t have time for personal work. Despite that, I somehow still had some sales, especially masks! My heartfelt thanks for the love and support!

We also adopted 2 Bengal-mix kittens from the same litter: Thor and Loki. By a freak accident our dear sweet Loki passed away. It was very tragic and, for the longest time, we couldn’t bring ourselves to write about it. Subsequently, we ended up adopting a Siamese-Bengal mix and named him Baldur. We’re very fortunate the two boys got along and have become almost inseparable.  

bengal kittens

Baldur in front, Thor at back sunning themselves.

A small sample of some of the illustrations I’m allowed to share.

A small selection of icons I created for Almex Group.

beach scene van

One of the many tee designs I produced for Almex Group.


cute tank with kitten

An early rough concept done for a video game company. While I and the client liked it, it didn’t make the cut. I later added a cat, just because.

Happy New Year and Best wishes for 2022!

Spectrum Fantastic Live event in Kansas City, MO

I went to Kansas City this past weekend to attend the Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 3-day conference event to listen to some of my art idols share their experiences about their work, their life and the industry, and to get inspired.  I was indeed inspired... and overwhelmed by the  amazing collection of talent in the hall. It was a real treat to meet in person some of the artists whose art books grace our library.  And, they were all so friendly and willing to share their process! I was especially fortunate to meet and chat with Michael Whelan, James Gurney, Brom and Brian Despain.

Since this would be a boring post without any pictures, I've included some photos below of Kansas City architecture I found interesting, a drawing I did at the life drawing session put on by Spectrum, a picture of Michael Whelan who was kind enough to pose for us, James Gurney's work in-progress of an ogre (he jokingly called it a self-portrait), along with some art treasures we brought home with us.