3 series - illustration

I will be doing a talk with fellow illustrators Dwight and Jeff at the end of May for the GDC. I hope you’ll come out!

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3 illustrators, 3 designers, 3 typographers, 3 photographers, 3 art directors
3 local creative talents speaking 30 minutes about their process and work

Dwight Allott, Amanda Schutz & Jeff Sylvester
May 31, 2012 – 7:00 – 9:00 PM

The John L. Haar Theatre, Grant MacEwan University, 10045 – 156 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Free for GDC members & design students! $10 for non-members

To reserve your spot, visit www.gdc3series.eventbrite.comLight refreshments, cash bar, door prizes & more!

To learn more about GDC’s exciting 2012-13 speaker series, visit us online at www.gdc.net/chapters/alberta_north or www.facebook.com/gdcabn

Grandma's Peas

My Grandma, Helen Howrie 

Helen and me.

I have been thinking alot about grandparents this year. I lost my grandma on Valentine's day and my grandpa was in the hospital for March (now happily recovering in his arm chair & watching endless NHL hockey). Grandparents can play a special role in our lives and I cherish the time I can spend with my last grandpa, Cyril.

Anyhow, I had to do a commission for a public elementary school in Devon, any subject I wanted. I decided to paint about my grandma schutz's peas. She's been gone since I went into highschool, but every time I eat raw peas from the pod, I think of her.

This is how it turned out:

Doctors & Derrieres 2012

My piece for Doctors & Derrieres this year :) I hope you will come to the silent auction next week! The show is up from tomorrow until April 27th.

7th Annual Doctors & Derrieres
April 27th, 2012 - 7-11 PM
Enterprise Square, 10230 - Jasper Avenue

peeps on top of peeps

dog love

Dog love. Kayt love. What else can I say.

tucked away

I tucked myself away for awhile, but I'm still here :)

I love homes that are nestled in strange places. Elaborate treehouses or a little cottage perched on a cliff. I drew this based on an image I found online, I wish I knew where it was.

yellow studio

Happy 2012! I had a visitor in my studio at the end of last year :)

I finally put up more pictures of the new studio space I'm working in these days over at WD. Kayt and I walk five blocks to work now and it's nice.

The vinyl signage was installed just before Christmas. You can find a whole bunch more on flickr!

happy 2012

Wishing you lots of love over the holidays and a bright and optimistic 2012!

Christmas is a happy time for some and very hard for others.

Forgive strangers, forgive those you love. Most importantly, try to forgive yourself.

This is what I will try. I invite you to try it as well :)