Blocking it in

The block-in stage. (Large masses and tones)

Felix Frame

Work progresses on the cat painting. And THIS is just the frame! (We call that a 'teaser' in the industry.)

sneak peek - cat themed painting

Happy Fourth of July to my American friends! Work is progressing once again on the 'cat theme painting'. Here is a sneak peek of what's to come. (Recognize anyone?) I'm diligently working to finish it on time for the New Brow screening and art show (see info in the post below).

New Brow: Contemporary Underground Art

Montrealers: coming to Cinema du Parc one month from today - 'New Brow: Contemporary Underground Art'! I've generously received permission to organize another screening of this documentary and will do so alongside an art show featuring local talent who's work will compliment the film. You can find out more info about the film here: http://newbrowfilm.com/index.htm

The film is also on my list of MUST SEE art documentaries. To see the list, click here: http://www.jonodoiron.blogspot.ca/2013/01/art-documentaries.html

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!