Pixel Penis Tote: work in progress

alright, so heres my plan:
ill be taking both my digital penis/ vagina images, pixelating them, then printing them onto tote bags! so from across the street, you'll see a massive penis bobbing along, but when youre close enough to talk to someone, itll just look like a bunch of squares and no ones the wiser. hilarious! first i gessoed and gridded a wood panel, then loosely block out the shapes with acrylic.

then just after i began painting i decided the resolution on my reference photo was too high. the penis was too easily distinguishable from across the room. where i was more intrigued by the interplay between wearer/ observer in a public setting, like down the sidewalk. so i started again with larger pixels. (also, legendary gay pornstar michael brandon says hi. hes part of another project im working on.)

at this point, 43 out of 289 squares have been coloured. by the time im done this ill be a paint mixing master!

oil on wood panel, 14x14

I Drew A Penis!

ive had this little drawing done for a while, but just havnt had the time to post till now. hes the brother to my earlier vagina post. both of which are in the first steps of many in my greater toronto pride 2012 plans. so youll see more of these veiny, moist siblings soon.

(dont worry. this isnt a picture of my penis, its a frankenstein of 33 dicks)

here are some compositional sketches. after staring at so many penises for so long i sort of lost track of what was what. so i got my friends to vote. number three was a head above the rest.

i also forgot to take as many process screen shots but i think this gets the message across. and makes me seem very efficient.

photoshop with wacom tablet

daily sketch: 110 - auto erotic asphyxiation

auto erotic asphyxiation

graphite on watercolour paper, 8x11

I Drew A Vagina...

happy new year everyone!
some times when life blueballs you from artistic relief, you end up exploding with great ideas.
and boy do i have some fun ideas in my balls- i mean brain...

this year im planning to grab myself a booth for Toronto Pride 2012 so for the next little bit ill making some really funny products and posting the progress here.

this is just a part of my grand master plan:
i drew a vagina for my lovely lesbian friends, all two of you. (hi penny! hi mylo!) im also currently taking requests for more lesbian friends, as i am waif-like i need many strong protectors.

now painting this vagina was a little tricky. first of all: i dont know if you guys know this about me, but im gay. i can send all day looking at sloppy rosebuds on the internet but when it comes to vaginas im lost. and google wasnt much help either cause i had no idea what i was looking at. is this a picture of an attractive vagina? or one with an std? (and im not saying your lady bits are gross, im saying i needed to do some homework). so i built a mini gallery of 24 girls, frankensteined them together and: tada!

side note: i always had an extra tab open with a cock as a safety blanket.

photoshop with wacom tablet.

While You Were Lonely: Showering

heres a little comic ive been working on for the last week. its just a little story about my first boyfriend and recalling the gratifying feeling you get when you tell the universe:

"not this time bitch, somebody loves ME!"

this was great fun to do it, but man, does paneling and sequencing take a lot of work!
i think ill screen print this and make it into little book.
recession tip:
this season save on expensive sponges/exfoliants and use your boyfriend's chest hair instead. boyfriends make the best loofahs. but if you cant find a boyfriend, prostitutes and the homeless are great alternatives.

brush+ink on watercolour paper, 9x12

Bottles for Sale: City of Craft 2011

this weekend at Toronto's City of Craft fair the Half Brothers Bottles i made with rcboisjoli will be on sale!$20 gets you the perfect gift for your sassiest friend -who may or may not have a furry fetish.

The event runs from December Saterday 10th - Sunday11th at the"Theater Center" 1087 Queen st. W Toronto

and here are the other bottles that have been made so far:

illustrators from left to right: Nolan Pelletier, myself and Alan Dalby

Salon Studs: printed

using my "Salon Studs" wrapping paper, is like giving your perfect gift a full-bodied hug from over 100 dapper men.

your gift is a whore.

process work can be found here

digital print, 36x36

Salon Studs

just some wrapping paper i made...
of some mannish studs enjoy!

pen on watercolour paper, 36x36

Locally Grown

brrrr!
the cold weathers rolling in so grow a beard and keep cozy!

digital print on watercolour paper/wacom tablet + photoshop, 5x3.75

The Bottled Project: Half Brothers: Complete!

get them while they're still scalding hot from the kiln.
the rcboisjoili production house has just released our first collaborative project: The Half/Brothers Bottles.

these are hand-made ceramic bottles with a 2 colour silk screen decal made in a single edition of 100. you can purchase one of these funny and quirky bottles for only $20 the rcboisjoili etsy page!

process work for drafting the centaurs can be found here
and an in-production shot of making the bottles can be found here

9.5 x 5 x 4 cm

Queer as Folklore: Scissoring

in my thesis: Queer as Folklore, i invent a series of modern day fables depicting the mythological origins of gay culture.

vaginas make the hardest knots to untangle. the trick is to use vigorous bumping and grinding in a moist and warm environment.

Scissoring: the solution for tangled lesbian pubic hair

digital print/ wacom tablet in photoshop, 11x17check out other Queer as Folklore work:Beard Weaver , Closet Creature, Rosebud, Hasbian, Fag Hag, Fierce, Glory Horn, Twincest, Self Sucker, E-Crusing,

Cub Camp Poster

this is the poster i did for the upcoming Cub Camp party hosted at the Beaver (1192 Queen St West, Toronto) on Friday October 14th

it was nice to lose myself in the process of inking this burly man's chest hair.

"Grrrrr!"
(which translates to "nice abs" in bear/otter)

11x17, brush/india ink with watercolour wash on watercolour paper.

Up coming: Queer as Folklore: Scissoring: Butch Lesbian Heels

i drew today.

used myself as a model. when i couldn't envision how hands worked.

on the other hand i had no problems envisioning a pair of:
fierce yet sensible 6.5 inch studded, platformed, butch, lesbian, heels in a women's size 10 that may or may not be my size. (they are.)

Up coming: Queer as Folklore: Scissoring

new gay art coming. -yigi chang.

"snip snip"

graphite sketch on my light box.

Sweaty Bears

a lovely and adorable handkerchief made specifically for sweaty bears (bears =big, hairy, gay men) who are too embarrassed to carry around terrycloth towels to mop up their sweat.

sweaty bears

The Bottled Project: Half Brothers

an exciting collaboration is on the horizon with the lovely folks at rcboisjoli!

with their bottled project you'll be able to purchase one of my funny images on a beautifully hand-crafted ceramic surface.

here are the sketches:
(the final product can be found here)

half brothers

Up coming: Bloor Court Arts and Crafts Fair 2011

August 13th you can see me in person at the Bloorcourt Arts & Crafts Street Fair!

the event stretches on Bloor St. from Shaw St. to Dovercourt St. starting at 11am -7pm
this time around you can find me between Dovercourt and Delawarethis was me at the Big on Bloor Festival in july

Upcoming: The Mary Project

here are some test prints for an upcoming show i will be a part of, The Mary Project.
the opening night will be on Thrusday August 4th, at the NACO Gallery