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this is a spot, recently finished, its going with a main about global warmings effect on the wine industry. this spot specifically about the relationship of water w/ wine production. the AD wanted lots of white space for this, but other than that was super flexible - great article, awesome AD

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how do you like it, how do you like it

hello friends...

leading in turbulent times

how to manage a nightmare boss

how to navigate the merger and acquisition minefield


Here is a new series recently finished.
This is the first work I've done in a really long time thats had sort of literal solutions instead of conceptual ones, and you know what? i really had alot of fun!!! the AD was really great, he had some fun ideas and is such an easy guy to work with. I had initially come up with some neat conceptual solutions, but i enjoyed the whimsy of these ideas more. Either way, heres the series. lemmie know what ch'all think, and as always, thanks for visiting!

post script - these images include the bleed and the area for text, example in the mine on there will be text in the bottom left. etc.

i know, i know...i havent been posting

But in a way thats a good thing - because it means im busy and dont have time ... or that im lazy. in this case its the busy one. now, check this out - but be sure to come back on the regular, as i'll be posting alot in the next few weeks.
this will be going with an article about giftcards. essentially how some companies were not honoring gift cards they'd sold and the deception involved with that. the AD for this project was great, and allowed me alot of freedom, which was really great. the idea i came up with was a businessman holding the card behind his back, crossing his fingers to indicate a lie - the crossed fingers also finish off the dollar sign that decorates the giftcard - showing not only his deception, but the deception directly involved with the card. either way, i liked the solution. so, like i said more to come soon.

i hate when we fight

this is the first bit of personal work i've done in a while and im so happy i did!! i always heard in school how important it is to do and it really really is - it gives a chance to try new things (even if things turn out the same as they always do)- so for that reason alone its totally worth it. this piece is for couples. it sucks when you fight with your significant other, and can at times feel like a real brawl - this interaction is what spawned this piece - and the thought of turning into an apology card you could give after every time you fight. - however - it is two men - so maybe its best marketed to fighting, homosexual couples. of bffs that "fell off". either way right.

on several side notes i'd like to thank everyone that checks my blog - it really means alot that you care enough to see what i'm up to - thanks!!
i also wanted to mention that fellow illustrators and friends Yuta and Nimit killed it all summer and are making some awesome work - its seriously blowing me away guys. and Mark - post that new promo! and Jos - im glad you're posting more! and vicki - take that iphone job!!! etc etc.
love in this club,
pete

dangerous vaccinations

for an article about dangerous vaccinations
more to be posted soon!
thanks for looking at my blog!!!!!!

Man=Man

this was for Yale School of Drama, for the play Man=Man. In one part of the play two soldiers dress up like an elephant (with a blanket, gasmark, helmet, guns and rope) to escape from being held captive. The director wanted a dark circus feel - so the sketch was made showing the "elephant" balancing on a ball (bomb). Thanks to illustrator Scott Mckowen for the hook-ups and help.
If you dont know Scotts work - check it out - he's AMAZING

Hey, I had an art show yesterday and tonight...

and sold 14 pieces!!!!
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
sweet mary!
I'll post some pics on the asap!

Nutrition

This piece was for an article about how nutrition effects mood and mental health.
I had alot of freedom so that was alot of fun.
More work to come soon - things are busy
acrylic.......aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

lets work together

sorry i've taken so long to update - i always mean to - i've just been super busy - there for my blog takes a backseat - but stay tuned - im going to post lots more new stuff soon - anyway - here is the image of my fall mailer with the tagline - "lets work together" - i like the idea alot.

back to normal

This piece was for an article about looking forward to the olympics.
i really had fun doing this one - first time trying a few things - mostly the way the binochulars were handled.
its all painted etc. and back to regular size - about the size of a piece of paper.
holler

news

just finished working on a poster for the band "wolf parade" which i will post soon - it was a collaborative poster with four other montreal based artists - one was good friend Jack Dylan (www.jackdylan.ca). Anyway the idea was an exquisite corpse - all of the styles are pretty different so it will be cool to see what people come up with - as their pats are covered until everyone is done. Other than that i have another cool piece that was about the olympics which will be posted in a few days.
thats about all thats new.


*edit* heres the poster - guess which part i did? I tried to illustrate myself in the small portion that i painted - the font looks bad - but i had nothing to do with that - infact the whole poster sort of looks bad - i think its hard for m not to be in total control of the finished product - i see too many things id change.
whatever though right.

the secret handshake

blessed is the secret handshake
acrylic...and pretty large.

finally posted

heres that blackberry piece finally posted - it was a really fun one to work on. the article was about investigating the new blackberry - you know like its features etc - i sort of pictured this hardy boys-esque scene with someone peering into this cavernous space thats actually where the screen would be. its a really big piece - gottab be over a foot and a half tall - so working this large allows one to really just screw around and get right in there. anyway, thats it -
100% acrylic...obv.

artistaday.com

hey i was featured on artistaday.com, a very very cool website - although the feedback was minimal it was good and it made me really happy!

hey hermano(s)

Im working on a really cool illustration right now about "investigating the new blackberry and i thought id post the sketch work...you know...just to keep things fresh. also will be sending out my first mailers this week which i am excited about - the whole sorting through magazines thing etc is such a nightmare. THERE ARE SO MANY PUBLICATIONS. thank god im style locked into a select few! (truth disguised as joke) anyway - i'll post the final as soon as i can - im painting it tomorrow. WOOT!

ishmael

i recently did this illustration as a book review / commentary on the novel ishmael. first off, i REALLY liked the novel - even the very obvious ending. i thought alot about how i wanted to portray ishmael.
huge - but vulnerable. hulking. most importantly trapped - but not in a
conventional way - you see, obviously he understood how to be free and
how to save - yet he was still a captive. i tried to play with this
idea, extending the bars that confine him only to theparameters of his frame. so technically he's free - but obviously he's trapped.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
freaky

somehow this never got posted

better late than never

SO AWESOME

i was featured on drawn.ca!!! its such an awesome site and i was so happy to see it!!!
AWESOME!!!
oh - and lots of new illustrations to be posted here soon. im just not able to post some of them yet...but soon!!

more mapmusic stuff

more logo stuff for map music, pretty simple but fun to do.