Monster Painting

Here is sneak peek #2 of the upcoming monster painting:

(Any idea what it is yet?)

ECHRA

Thanks to the people who came out to the 'les écrivains de demain' (the writers of tomorrow) group show with Illustration Quebec Thursday night! As mentioned the work will be on view till July 25th. Below is the illustration I did (12"x12" acrylic on wood panel) to compliment the story 'EHCRA' by 15 year old writer, Vincent Vaslin. The story is about a misunderstood alien abduction.

There is also a book, les écrivains de demain 2013 (the fouth edition) that collects all the illustrations and stories from the project together. In a later post, I will provide info for anyone interested in picking up a copy, but do note: the text is entirely in French. The painting I did is also for sale (and even framed), contact me if you're interested.

les écrivains de demain

Tonight is the opening of the 'les écrivains de demain' (the writers of tomorrow) group show with Illustration Quebec at Le Grande Bibliotheque from 5:00 - 7:00. I have one new painting/illustration that will be on display till July 25 and published in a book of short stories along with other illustrators. Hope to see some of you there!

Le Grand Bibliotheque: http://www.banq.qc.ca/accueil/index.html

photo: James Dow, Patkau Architects Inc.

This made me laugh recently...

Brilliant and hilarious marketing campaign by advertising firm Team Detroit for College of Creative Studies based in Detroit. I love this SO MUCH. Proof that humor is a successful advertising weapon.

http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-psa-ads-college-creative-studies/

Team Detroit website:
http://www.teamdetroit.com/

'Les écrivains de demain' (The writers of tomorrow) art show

Next Thursday June 6, from 5:00 -7:00 is the opening of the Illustration Quebec http://www.illustrationquebec.com/en group art show I'm involved in at Le Grand Bibliotheque. And when they say grand - they mean GRAND - this library is massive! They included a map with the info they sent me just in case I had walked by the monolithic structure and never noticed it before. The show pairs up a young emerging writer with an illustrator who creates an original visual based on their short story. Hope to see some of you there!

Monster Painting

It has been a busy month. Here is the first sneak peek of the new monster painting I'm working on:

The Wall Breakers

Hey cool - the creative news website 'The Wall Breakers' promoted my work on their site! Thanks, guys!

http://thewallbreakers.com/the-gallery/1634-the-paintings-of-jono-doiron

Special Guest Artist - Blah Blah Gallery

The website 'Blah Blah Gallery' selected me as the 'special guest artist' for spring 2013 and posted an interview it did with me last month all about my work and influences. They asked some great questions - some of which I've been meaning to ask myself...

You can read it here: http://www.blahblahgallery.com/spguest.html

The frame game

More recently I've been framing my works. This is a glimpse of what's to come: I just sprayed these both this morning. The blue-purple one is for a group show in June, the yellow one will later have design elements added to it.

Happy Easter/long weekend to you all!

Life Drawing 2013

Here's some of the life drawing I've been doing lately. In Montreal, it's actually possible to go life drawing up to four (possibly more) times per week. (I've only done that once though.) Most of these were drawn at Syn Studio (http://synstudio.ca/) or at the UQAM classes on Sunday. Conte on Kraft paper.

Salon du disque et des arts underground de Montréal 2013

Happy Saturday everybody,

I'll be vending at Salon du disque et des arts underground de Montréal 2013 all day today and tomorrow selling the new giclee prints, original drawings, booklets and small paintings. Attendance is free. Please say hello if you come by.

http://www.underthesnow.ca/2013/en/

Giclee prints have arrived!

My giclee prints have arrived and are NOW available! Several of them have already been prepaid, the rest are on my online store:
 
http://jonodoironstudio.storenvy.com/collections/101738-prints

They were produced in a very limited run and will not be available again once I run out, so if you'd like one - don't snooze. If you live in Montreal and are willing to prepay, you can make arrangements with me to pick them up and save yourself on shipping.

The prints are:
'The Boastful Ghost' 14"x14" (series of 15 including AP)
'Preschool Shooting' 11"x14" (series of 12 including AP)
'Sad Unicorn' 11"x14" (series of 12 including AP)

Nuit Blanche

I completed this painting for one of the events during the Nuit Blance (http://www.montrealenlumiere.com/nuit-blanche-en/) festival last night. Looking forward to it again next year! (It was for a psychedelic event. It's always a good idea to do your research and learn what your audience will be when you do a live painting.)

I'm calling this piece 'Smurfodelic'. Acrylic and ink on masonite, 24"x30"

Giclee prints - SOON!

Whoo-hoo! The package with the giclee prints I ordered just arrived this morning! Earlier this month, I sent 3 images of mine to an outsourced giclee printer and will be releasing my FIRST EVER signed and numbered limited run of giclee prints very soon! One of the images has NEVER been available as a print before! (Hint: 'Friendly as ....')
   
 "What are giclee prints?" http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/printmaking/giclee-prints.htm )

They will be available shortly on my online store! They will also be available next weekend at the 2013 Montreal Underground Music & Arts Fair: https://www.facebook.com/events/559554277405406/585329864827847/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity

Have a great weekend!

New Ink Drawing for Sale

If you like 'Tatty the Tattooed Troll' (http://bit.ly/Z479kN), I am also selling an original ink drawing of the character that I just uploaded on my online store. This drawing was used to create the back design for the box art.
http://jonodoironstudio.storenvy.com/products/1068370-tatty-the-tattooed-troll-original-drawing

Tatty the Tattooed Troll!

About 2 months ago, I asked friends and fans to submit photos of your tattoos for a project which is now complete: Tatty the Tattooed Troll!

He is a one-of-a-kind collectable art object now available on my online store! Many of his tattoos are based on the tattoos of friends and people who sent me photos to participate. Thank you for your submissions. You can pick him up and see more photos of him here: http://jonodoironstudio.storenvy.com/products/1067993-tatty-the-tattooed-troll A great gift for lovers of tattoo culture.

All production photos taken by professional photographer, Melanie Boisvert. You can see more of her work here: http://www.soulsisterphotography.com/#!

SOLD!

Yesterday was a great day! These original works are all no longer available.

'Night of the Grimace' SOLD!

'Grungebob Scarepants' SOLD!

'Preschool Shooting' SOLD!

Live painting from Saturday night1 (Jan. 26)

My pal Peter Farmer (also an artist, http://www.peterfarmer.ca/ ) hired myself to create a live painting during his Birthday dinner celebration shenanigans this past Saturday night. The decor, the food and festivities all had a Spanish/Latin America theme so that had to be incorporated into the art. I call this piece "Come back here with my Sangria!" (featuring Speedy Gonzalez and Condorito). It was completed in one evening, 2'x4'

Tattooed Pooh

As promised - my contribution to 2013's annual Pre-Shrunk show at Argyle Fine Art!

Tattoos are awesome! I've got 2 and am planning to get more. However - some people end up getting tattoos that they regret later. That was the inspiration for this new painting. What were you THINKING, Pooh?!? Silly ol' bear...

As I write this the piece is still available! Contact the Gallery for purchase. You can check out the entire show here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62710153@N03/sets/72157632220409811/?page=3

 'Tattooed Pooh' (Oh Bother!)'
acrylic and ink on wood panel
4"x5"

Pre-Shrunk 2013!

TONIGHT is the Pre-Shrunk opening at Argyle Fine Art! As I mentioned, I have one piece in the show. I'm not going to tell you what it is, but if you've been following my work up till now - I'm confident you'll know it when you see it. Many of my very talented artist friends are also in the show. I encourage you to attend. You can find all the information below: 

Archie Snow

I was fortunate to spend my morning today with comic book artist, Kelly Tindall and his lovely wife, Trina. Kelly has served me a lot of help since I moved to Montreal over 6 months ago. 

His birthday passed recently and I made a small painting for him as a thank you and belated birthday gift. The character in the image is one of Kelly's own creations, an adventurer named Archie Snow who mysteriously has the head of a snow leopard. You can learn more about Archie Snow and see many fine examples of Kelly's work at: www.kellytindall.com and http://kellytindall.blogspot.ca/

Final painting above (5"x7") and rough color below