Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979)

When a man is born, he is soft and pliable.  When he dies, he is strong and hard. When a tree grows, it is soft and pliable.  But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions.  Flexibility and softness are the

Dr. Illuminati! Goose! Shark fist! Kid Danger! Oh MY!

Finally got a chance to colour some of Nathan Wahl's artwork! I've been a huge fan of his style for a few years now, and he posesses a seemingly endless well of cool character names and designs. Clockwise from top! * Dr. Illuminati * Shark Fist * Bug Boy?

Galaxy Warriors (5 stars!)

Without hesitation, my second favourite film of 2023 is Galaxy Warriors. A tight script, great characters, and so much heart and FUN! Thrilled to have this poster going up on my wall signed by the film's writer Janet Heatherington and movie poster artists Ronn Sutton and Geof Isherwood!

Seven colours?!

Here's a mind blowing fact for fellow artists. Jan Vermeer did most of his paintings using only SEVEN COLOURS. * White Lead * Yellow Ochre * Vermillion * Red Madder * Green Earth * Raw Umber * Ivory Black In total, he only would have had access to around 17. The painting shown here is

Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks vol. 13

Below is a page that I did colour restoration on from Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks vol. 13, on sale this week! I handled the colouring on Amazing Spider-Man #130, which was ridiculously time consuming. Ross Andru's art looks simple enough, until you start working on it! That last panel,

A dream come true!

Today is a day I'll remember for the rest of my life. I've been colouring comic books for just over a decade now. It's a huge thrill for me to be able to work on books that come out in print and sell thousands

Chronicles of Conan

I haven't had a chance to blog in the last little while, as April finds me in the thick of a May 1st colouring deadline! A few months ago, I was working on Dark Horse's Chronicles of Conan volume 17: The Creation Quest, which came out

Digital Chameleon on A-Channel

I posted this video up on the YouTube machine a while back, of my appearance on City TV's Big Breakfast (then known as A-Channel). In it, Jon Ljundberg visits Winnipeg's now defunct Digital Chameleon to investigate how modern comic books are coloured! I show up for

Where the hell have I been?

It's true - I've not updated the old blog lately. It's been a busy spring! I recently wrapped up some big freelance jobs, including: Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 2 HC Collecting Fantastic Four issues #31-60, and Annuals #2-4, this massive, oversized, 832 goliath showcases

A bizarre case of Life imitating Art

I came across a old comic book story that displayed an astounding amount of prescience and foresight. Panel 1:  A feller named "Jim" is participating in a rodeo, while his fiancee cheers on. Panel 2:  Whoops-a-daisy. Seems Jim has lost the fight and has been unceremoniously been bucked

The best burnt sausages I've ever had in my life!

Tonight I decided to treat myself to a nice garlic sausage snack. It's been over a year since I'd had some, so tonight I figured I'd go all out and do it up on the barbecue. Well, as with all things in life, sometimes

Kids say the darndest things

On October 21st, we traveled to Dauphin to attend the wedding of an old friend, Jason Beyette. The wedding was a veritable cornucopia of Dauphin's who's who. I heard an estimate that there were around 450 people there - pretty much half the town! Out of