Grandma

Description:
A portrait of my grandmother on her 90th birthday. The image was also published on the cover of the University of Toronto Medical Journal in December, 2010.

Medium:
Graphite

Grandma

Chrysina victorina

Description:
Based off of Poul Beckmann's incredible Living Jewels photography, this illustration shows a colourful scarab species from Mexico.

Medium:
Colour pencil

Chrysina victorina

Hardworking Hands

Medium:
Graphite

Hardworking Hands

Sunset On Ice

Description:
This is a slightly abstract illustration that captures the fading light of the winter sun as it hits a bud encased in a frozen dew drop.

Medium:
Colour pencil on Canson

Sunset On Ice

Crushed

Medium:
Graphite

Crushed

Through My Window

Description:
A study in texture, colour and light.

Medium:
Colour pencil

Through My Window

Pointed Scarab

Description:
This illustration was done using the classic technique of pointillism, one tiny dot at a time.

Medium:
Pen and ink

Pointed Scarab

Out Of Place

Description:
This piece shows the reflection of a chandelier in a pair of sunglasses.

Medium:
Colour pencil on manila paper

Out Of Place

Juvenile Nazca Booby

Description:
This piece was rendered using a classic scratchboard technique. Ink is applied to paper that has been thinly coated with clay. The ink is then scratched away from the clay using various tools to reveal the white beneath, allowing for extremely fine lines of white that cannot typically be achieved using other methods.

Medium:
India ink on scratchboard

Juvenile Nazca Booby

Artichoke Study

Description:
This piece is made entirely of vector shapes.

Medium:
Adobe Illustrator

Artichoke Study

3D Kitchen

Description:
These renderings were made as studies in modelling and texturing.

Medium:
Maxon Cinema 4D

3D Kitchen