THAT LAUGH! - more delight

Here is some more development on the painting 'THAT LAUGH!'. Next step is the tonal study. (I bet you're wondering what's so funny?)

Tight rough/final rough drawing.

Corrections on the back of tight rough drawing.

Final line drawing. I will blow this up to the same dimensions of the painting and use it to transfer the composition.

THAT LAUGH! - first chuckle

So here is the first look at my newest painting, 'THAT LAUGH!'. The painting is a tribute to who I consider to be the 3 most delirious cartoon personalities to ever grace the silver screen. (Can you guess who they are?)

Enlarged thumbnail sketch stage (composition study)

First refined composition stage. I'll do a few more passes to get the exact tight drawing I want.

Thoughts & Progress promo booklet bundle!

Work continues to offer you my best quality and highest insight in the Thoughts & Progress booklets of the 2 new paintings. But if you're all antsy and can't wait until they're official ready, you can pre-order here at a special rate and receive a FREE convention booklet! You can see some of the concept art included in the books below:

RAW Montreal interview from the event SPECTRUM on April 26

Happy June! Here is the finished video interview I did with RAW Montreal about my work from their SPECTRUM show on April 26: 

Cereal Siege - color studies

I've started work on the 'Thoughts & Progress' booklets for the 2 new paintings ('Cereal Siege' and 'Sunny Side Corrupt'). What stage of the process would you most like to see? What questions about the paintings would you like answered? Please let me know and I'll make sure they're included. (You can see booklet examples here: http://jonodoironstudio.storenvy.com/collections/117461-books )

 

Above: professional Illustrator, Charles Vinh, whom I learned from during the making of 'Cereal Siege', added on a stage in my process called 'color studies' (or, color thumbnails). Small studies to come up with a color scheme  for the image that will then be expanded upon in a larger format. Bottom left is the final line drawing and next to it is the final tonal.

'Cereal Siege'

AT LAST! Here it is - the final painting, 'Cereal Siege'! The original is still available. Or, if anyone would be interested in a limited print, let me know.

'Cereal Siege'
acrylic on masonite
16"x20" (interior), 20"x24" (including frame)
available

TONIGHT - April 26, 2014 - SPECTRUM art show!

So TONIGHT is the night of SPECTRUM, a large collaborative art show hosted by the Montreal division of RAW! I will be exhibiting two brand new paintings along with some recent works and prints at a discount. You can find more info about the show and pick up your ticket here:
http://rawartists.org/montreal/spectrum/?artist=208095

Also, here is an interview I did recently with painting collective En Masse about my art:
http://enmasse.info/interview-with-jono-dorion/

You can find more about En Masse here:  http://enmasse.info/about/