video of the 12x12 opening night exhibition!

Here is a short video of the opening night from the 12x12 group exhibition! Take a look:

The first wave of works have been uploaded to the official site (there are over 100 works in the show) and more paintings keep moving!

Take a look here at the pieces listed so far. You can acquire artworks directly from the site.

The exhibit is up unil September 22nd! 

12x12, Gallery Abyss opening night photos

If you missed the opening of 12x12 this past Saturday, Gallery ABYSS has uploaded some great shots from the event on their website. You can view them here:

THE SHOW IS STILL UP! You have until September 22nd to check it out in person. fb event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1067384330002872/

Syn Studio - Gathering of the Masters 2016

MAJOR THANKS to Syn Studio for putting on for putting on such an informative event: 'The Gathering of the Masters 2016', a 3 day masterclass workshop I was fortunate to attend! The highlight for me was getting to meet and draw with artist, James Gurney. His book 'Color & Light' is a supreme resource I recommended to realist painters repeatedly: http://jamesgurney.com/…/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-re…

Syn Studio is the leading concept art school in Montreal. You can find out more about the courses and workshops they offer here: http://synstudio.ca ‪

Video from 12x12 group exhibition

Here is a short video shot during the opening of the 12x12 group show that happened last month at Galerie Abyss.

The Tattoo themed exhibition continues until October 2nd. You can see all the works from the show here.

Fleeting Focus - palette

My palette for the painting 'Fleeting Focus' all done now (for the 12"x12" show at Galerie Abyss, August 6). James Gurney in his book 'Color and Light' (which I recommend highly) discusses color strings: premixing separate values of the same color to save time. (Note the separate mixes of blues and pinks. The Gray in the corner is the subjective neutral color used for mixing.)

Galerie Abyss group show - August 6, 2015

My next group show is happening August 6th (two weeks from today) at Galerie Abyss! It is a 12"x12" show: each artist creates new work in the 12"x12" dimensions at a uniform price. This show is really catered to emerging collectors. If you've  been very interested in acquiring work by myself (or other talented artists in the show), this is an effective way to build a valuable collection.  

I am producing one new piece for the exhibition. Here are some studies for the drawing. 

ART Happening Artistique - group show May 30th

My next group show is coming up soon in Montreal on Saturday May 30th. 'Art Feast' will be an incredible one day event organized by ART Happening Artistique.  I am working on a new painting that will be exhibited in the show.

You can find out more about the event here.

featured interview in The Main

Thanks very much to The Main writer Kelli Sturkenboom and photographer, Charlotte Guirestante-Ghomeshi, for the featured interview! You can read it here.

YES Montreal Art Expo starts tonight!

The YES Montreal Art Expo starts TONIGHT (at 4:30 - 8:00pm)! Come say 'hello'. I'll be at booth 30. http://bit.ly/1ENwYbL

YES Montreal Art Expo - THIS WEEK!

Another reason to attend the YES Art Expo this Friday and Satuday: I will bring along with me some folders containing my development drawings that I will flip through with you and show you my process. (I will have many drawings for sale as well.) I look forward to seeing you there! You can find more info here. 

THAT LAUGH! - almost done!

So, I'm just adding the finishing touches to the painting 'THAT LAUGH!'. Find out what's so funny when you see the painting at the YES Art Expo March 19-21! Info here: http://www.yesmontreal.ca/en/artists/library/1345

LAST YEAR'S FEARS - TONIGHT at Galerie Abyss!

The group exhibition I've been curating called LAST YEAR'S FEARS is TONIGHT at Galerie Abyss, 1520 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, 7:00pm -10:00pm! The works are hung the show is looking incredible. You definitely want to see it in person!

Annnnd the final daily fear quote before the show is very appropriate seeing as the event is tonight! What will be YOUR course of action? I present: influential author, public speaker, and educator - Dale Carnegie:
 

click here for facebook event info

Robert Williams on the topic of fear

Last Year's Fears, a group exhibition I'm curating about the premise of fears, will now open in less than one week! On the facebook event page, I've been posting one quote about fear per day. Yesterday's fear quote is among my personal favorites and belongs to 'low brow art' legend and founder of JUXTAPOZ magazine (and a big influence on a personal level), Robert Williams. (below)

Last Year's Fears opening night: Thursday, January 29 7:00-10:00pm at Galerie Abyss, 1520 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Show runs until February 28th)

Last Year's Fears

Something to look forward to in the new year! VERY excited about this upcoming show I'm curating that will take place in January 2015.

Each artist will paint something they are afraid of - a personal fear they wish to overcome

KICKFLIP - exhibit up till end of December 2014

  Just a reminder, all the works from KICKFLIP, the skateboard art show at Galerie Abyss, will now be on display until the end of this month. Several of the works are still available. You can also view the whole show online here: www.galerieabyss.com

This is a photo I took of the underpainting during the process of the クッキー·モンスター (Cookie Monster) skateboard painting (left) and printed digital color mockup (right).

XXI (21th Century) art auction at IEGOR

Tomorrow night, I have two works in an auction called 'XXI' (21st Century) at IEGOR, international auction house, featuring only contemporary works. You can join us and 'get your bid on', or check out all the available works from the show by clicking the image above.

Also, I'm sending out a new newsletter tomorrow. If you want updates before anyone else, you can sign up here: http://bit.ly/1vauKPv

Kickflip, skateboard art show date change

The skateboard art show (Kickflip) coming up at Galerie Abyss in Montreal is now Saturday November 15th. 

*Please note* There has been a date change of the opening by the organizer, which was previously this coming Friday. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Hope to see you there! Click here for facebook event info.

Cookie painting

"Run, Gingerbread people, run!" 

Here is part of the rough drawing for a 'cookie themed painting' I'm working on for an upcoming group show. The final painting (and the rest of the paintings in the exhibition) will all be painted on skateboards! Radical, huh?

The opening is November 9th at Galerie Abyss www.galerieabyss.com Montreal. Hope you can make it!

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/

RAW Montreal: SPECTRUM - April 26 2014!

I'm exhibiting in the next RAW Montreal event and it's just ONE MONTH away! Anybody going? You can find more info about the show, and save by picking up your ticket ahead of time here: http://rawartists.org/montreal/spectrum/?artist=208095

Click on the image below to see the full flyer of all the participating talent. (Larger image available on the link above.)