Let's have a common sense revolution!

What if we gave out awards during a big fancy television show to biologists instead of beauty queens?

Duck

I'm working with some new materials... turns out this pen IS NOT water proof. Ha ha. I suppose the watery look can work for a drawing about a duck...

MacBook DJ

Baby! (no, not mine...)

A friend of mine is having a baby and came up with a great idea. She handed out blank cards with self-addressed envelopes and asked that everyone write a little note or joke. The cards are going to be read to her by her partner during labour contractions.

This is the outside of the card... I jazzed it up with a rattle and diaper pin. I really like the visual play between the printed dots on the card and the hand-drawn images.

Intervention Art

Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
Well, I can't even began to explain how silly it is for this song to be banned... but I think they're making a huge comeback now because of it. It's all quite fascinating.

Intervention Art

Intervention Art

This new series works uses intervention as part of the concept. This is the first piece working with an image from The Globe and Mail. More to follow...

Multi-Drawing

I bought a 2011 day planner and decided to add my own cover done in my Multi-Drawing style:

Above you can see the drawing, and below I've replaced the original cover with it.

You are a...

MIni Sketchbook Series

MIni Sketchbook Series

MIni Sketchbook Series

The Newspaper

This is my most recent illustration for U of T's independent newspaper, The Newspaper. You can check out the article here. It addresses Toronto Police Chief Bill Blaire's recent objective to keep many of the G20 'temporary' police cameras up in downtown Toronto.
Is pushing the idea of "Big Brother is watching" the best way to deter crime?
This past weekend a horrible crime occurred in downtown Toronto and cameras captured some of the altercation. It has been reported that a young man was run-down with a vehicle and died later in hospital after an altercation at a nightclub. In this case, cameras were able to catch some of the event, although the license plate was not captured. The footage might, however, be useful as evidence if the suspect is apprehended.
In London, England there are approximately 10 000 CCTV cameras currently installed at a cost of approximately 320 million (CDN). However, it's estimated that 80% of crime goes unsolved (read more here).
Clearly this issue is complex and not going anywhere soon. Hopefully any addition of cameras will also be coupled with addressing other issues that drive crime including mental illness, poverty, drug addiction and the loss of community, family and hope, among others.

My condolences to the family and loved ones of Vincent Dang.