Come Along Critters Concept Design

by Joel | Jul 2, 2015 | commissions, concept art, illustration, starcrossedonline

Last summer I was brought on board by Susan Gallant to help design the prototype for the first character in a line of plush toys called Come Along Critters aimed at kids who have parents who travel a lot for work. Stan The Moose was born out of what I feel is one of...

Scotia Sinker Book Launch

by Joel | May 4, 2015 | appearances, illustration, publication, starcrossedonline

I will be joining Alison DeLory on Saturday, May 9th at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for the launch of Scotia Sinker! Earlier this spring, I illustrated Scotia Sinker the new children’s chapter book by Alison DeLory. Scotia Sinker is the next adventure...

Scotia Sinker Cover

by Joel | Mar 28, 2015 | blog, illustration, publication, starcrossedonline

I have been working with local Halifax children’s author Alison DeLory on some illustrations for her new book Scotia Sinker. While I’m still wrapping up work on the interior illustrations, Alison has shared the cover and some information about the release...

What The World Looks Like When You’re On A Diet – CollegeHumor

by Joel | Mar 12, 2015 | CollegeHumor, illustration, publication, starcrossedonline

I just completed another fun illustrated article for CollegeHumor.com. I am a self confessed food driven human. At one point or another, I think we have all experienced something in this list. I think food porn is probably my favorite analogy. The article was written...

Be A Healthy Geek Commission

by Joel | Jun 6, 2014 | commissions, illustration, starcrossedonline

Reader and listener Mike Sweetman of beahealthygeek.com commissioned this Healthy Geek superhero character pinup. Be A Healthy Geek is a site that offers a guide to setting monthly goals in fitness, nutrition and geeky-ness. Mike is in the process of revamping the...

Storm – Sketch Dailies

by Joel | May 24, 2014 | illustration, JetPens, starcrossedonline

I’ve been trying to participate in the Sketch Dailies twitter sketch challenge as often as I can. Most of the time they’re just warm up doodles, but my drawing of Storm from X-men the other day turned into a couple enjoyable hours playing with ink brushes...