24 July 2008
18 May 2008
25 October 2007
17 October 2007
Paws is Swap Backwards

Rama Hughes and I swapped portraits. It was my prize for winning the Portrait Party contest. My drawing (above) was done in pen and ink with a bit of watercolour. The scan doesnt really pick up all the subtle shades.
20 September 2007
13 September 2007
04 September 2007
I won!

After a month of slaving away drawing your portraits, I won the Portrait Party contest! Now Rama Hughes and I will do a swap. I'm wicked pumped!

This swap was between me and an old middle school friend, James Vaucher.
02 September 2007
Emily Haines

A drawing I did for daytrotter.com. It's for an article about Emily Haines (of Metric and Broken Social Scene). You cant really see the color I intended if you're not using a really dark and broken monitor. That sucks.
Thanks for the tip, D!
Labels: Celebrities, Portraits
24 August 2007
23 August 2007
16 August 2007
14 August 2007
Naked People Should Not Say "Dude"

She knows me so well, yet we've never met. The most hilarious results in a Portrait Swap so far, with Shelly from Naked People Should Not Say "Dude" (her drawing of me below). Go look at Shelly's blog right now!

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12 August 2007
Swapz


Portrait Swap with bully Josh Pincus is Crying. Yup, he drew me with a few bottles of Hate behind me.
08 August 2007
05 August 2007
Bite Your Own Tail
03 August 2007
01 August 2007
29 July 2007
23 July 2007
16 July 2007
How to Read Cards

Wu Wan King
One of six illustrations I did for Darryl Berger's short story, How to Read Cards. He's a damn good writer and Im constantly bugging him to send me his work. Im glad he suckered me into collaborating with him. The story was excellent and the drawings were a lot of fun.
Labels: Portraits
13 July 2007
One Year, Two Hundred Posts...

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...and this is the comic Ive always wanted to make.
Check it out in the September issue of The Agenda, a Providence-based newspaper.
I cant believe I've been sitting in front of this glowing box for 365 days straight. On this occasion (and since it's my last post) Id like to show Im not completely selfish and give some thank-yous: First Id like to thank Liz, who has played a large roll in my post-college drawing career. She drags me out of the house and sticks markers in my hands. Also, she's taught me a quality piece need not take 20 hours to produce. And I'll swallow my pride and thank Illustration Friday, because Ive found some neat folk through it. But I wont thank God, because he didnt help at all.
And just kidding, it's not my last post.
Interesting discovery: My blog's one year anniversary falls on Friday the 13th. Excellent.
18 May 2007
Revealed

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cowboydog's drawing of me
No, he isnt a dog with a hat. This is Cowboydog (or Baggelboy). He puts all our drawings to shame, and is the subject of my sixth Portrait Swap.
12 May 2007
Victim Five

my drawing of steve. click for larger view.


steve's drawings of me.
Another Portrait Party. This time with Steve Patton.
05 May 2007
No Tounge Tongue

my drawing of switch


switch's drawings of me
Switchsky, my northern neighbor, and I exchanged portraits. This is my fourth swap. Ive also been trading the portraits in the mail afterward, which is fun fun.
Edit: See The Portrait Party for info on this game.
01 May 2007
Dry Mouth


My third Portrait Swap. This one was between me and Steve. He is the one who brought you my idea for Illustration Friday Night.
Remember! When participating in a portrait swap via the internet there are a few things you should keep in mind when taking your reference photo.
- Use strong directional lighting. It helps me see the planes of your mug. Natural daylight through a window works best. Get away from your computer screen, the blue glare does not count.
- Get your whole head in the shot. Do not skim the top of your head or your chin.
- Try to take high resolution photos and minimize the blurriness. If this means you have to get back on your meds to get rid of your shakes do it!
- Do not send me nudes. Jesus.
More Saliva


Darryl and I drew each other. He considers me to be evil, and I have to agree.
Portrait Parties are sweeping the internet. Join us.
25 April 2007
Spit Swap


I drew Sean Duggan. And he drew me. It was a Portrait Party.
I have more trades and swaps in the works. If anyone wants trade artwork/portraits/prints email me.
12 April 2007
And so on.

I found out about two hours ago that my favorite author Kurt Vonnegut has died. It is really late and I am leaving for Montreal in a few hours, but I wanted to draw his portrait right away. I have been reading Vonnegut novels since I was thirteen, beginning with The Sirens of Titan. For me it is strange that he died now because I have been going through a phase of rereading his work. And I am actually near the end of Breakfast of Champions (one of my favorites). And I had already packed Slapstick to read on my vacation. Ive always had a fantasy of hearing him speak or lecture, especially because he often taught on Cape Cod. So I'm feeling sort of sad. And tired.
Labels: Celebrities, Portraits
09 March 2007
04 March 2007
27 February 2007
26 February 2007
16 February 2007
Last of the High School Portraits

Tiffy. Charcoal on a huge sheet of paper.

My mom. She didnt like this portrait. Pastels on paper.

Self portrait. Charcoal on paper.

Jen. Pastels on blue paper.

Jon. Charcoals or pastels or something on paper.

Taylor eatting ice cream. Charcoal on paper.
I scanned some old slides of my high school portfolio. These are really old. I did the one of my aunt Tiffy in my junior year of high school, I think. When I was 16. And I wish I could draw a shirt again like I drew Jen's that day.
Labels: Jon, Old_School, Portraits
14 February 2007
Romance is dead, long live romance!

In commemoration of Anna Nicole Smith's sudden death, and Illustration Friday's theme Crash, I designed an Anna memorial tattoo. Feel free to get it inked in the most intimate of places.
Labels: Celebrities, IF, Portraits
04 February 2007
Six Years Ago Today

Jon's hand. Pastels on black paper.

Girl I dont know. Pastels on colored paper (that was my thing).
I risked my life and crawled into my attic this afternoon just to find my slides of my work from high school and college. So for the next few days I think I'll be posting those gems.
But about my attic, you don't understand. The stairs are thousands of years old. They're the kind that you pull down from the ceiling. And one side of the support system of springs and nails is completly gone. Plus, they are directly over the stairs that lead to the first floor of my house. So if you fell, you'd fall far.
These two drawings were done when I was 16 or 17. When I was a kid and smoking was cool.
Labels: Jon, Old_School, Portraits
02 February 2007
Self Portrait with Gun

I had my first day of work today. And I still had time to draw and post something! Hey, maybe this wont be such a bad thing after all.
Labels: Portraits
27 January 2007
you make me turn red

pencil, Micron 005, Prismacolor marker & a little watercolour
This is a self portrait I drew for Illustration Friday's word this week, Red.
12 January 2007
80s

I drew this old lady while watching Harold and Maude (1971). Practicing my wrinkles. She's looks good for 80.
Everyone knows what happens to Maude on her 80th birthday, right?
And this is my 20th Illustration Friday post.
10 January 2007
29 December 2006
Joaquin Phoenix

This week's Illustration Friday topic is Phoenix, so I drew actor Joaquin Phoenix. Walk the Line and Quills are excellent films he's in.
Labels: Celebrities, IF, Portraits
26 December 2006
The 60's

This is a drawing I did for my mom, for Christmas. It's her with my grandparents. I dont know how old she is in the photo. Maybe if she looks at my blog she can leave the information in a "comment"?
Labels: Portraits
18 December 2006
05 December 2006
29 November 2006
22 November 2006
20 November 2006
16 November 2006
Babel

I just came back from seeing the movie Babel. Pretty good flick. Anyway, it inspired me to do a little sketch of one of the actors, Gael García Bernal.
Labels: Celebrities, Portraits
13 November 2006
Clear Eyes Is Awesome

I was born in the 80's. I've watched too much TV.
Anyway, I was very surprised and delighted to see that my topic was chosen for Illustration Friday this week. Too bad the word I submitted was Clear. For the last few weeks IF has had themes related to translucency (Ghost, Wind, and Smoke), so as a sort of joke I entered a bunch of topics that mean clear. Like crystal, translucent, see-through and limpid (yeah, I used a thesaurus).
Couldn't Penelope have picked my word when it was Peas? Oh well! My website hits are way up, and I got to draw my first portrait of Ben Stein! Here's a link to one of the Clear Eyes commercials, via YouTube.com.
Labels: Celebrities, IF, Portraits
07 November 2006
Dylan Smoking

I am between sketchbooks right now, but I found a corner near the front to do a quick sketch of Bob Dylan. Done with pencil, Micron 005 pen, and a Prismacolor marker. About 3"x4".
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