Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979)

When a man is born, he is soft and pliable.  When he dies, he is strong and hard. When a tree grows, it is soft and pliable.  But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions.  Flexibility and softness are the

Dr. Illuminati! Goose! Shark fist! Kid Danger! Oh MY!

Finally got a chance to colour some of Nathan Wahl's artwork! I've been a huge fan of his style for a few years now, and he posesses a seemingly endless well of cool character names and designs. Clockwise from top! * Dr. Illuminati * Shark Fist * Bug Boy?

Galaxy Warriors (5 stars!)

Without hesitation, my second favourite film of 2023 is Galaxy Warriors. A tight script, great characters, and so much heart and FUN! Thrilled to have this poster going up on my wall signed by the film's writer Janet Heatherington and movie poster artists Ronn Sutton and Geof Isherwood!

Seven colours?!

Here's a mind blowing fact for fellow artists. Jan Vermeer did most of his paintings using only SEVEN COLOURS. * White Lead * Yellow Ochre * Vermillion * Red Madder * Green Earth * Raw Umber * Ivory Black In total, he only would have had access to around 17. The painting shown here is

Stan Lee

This was a phenomenal weekend. I met Stan Lee. Yes, THE Stan Lee, who is responsible for co-creating and promoting the stable of superheroes of Marvel Comics that was my playground as a boy. At almost 90 years old, Lee looks great and is still as sharp as a knife.

Colour Deconstruction - an in depth look at atmospheric perspective

Last week, Dark Horse Comics released the book Chronicles of Conan Vol. 21: Blood of the Titan. I coloured issue #166, and think it was some of my finest work! Here is the opening splash page, and I think it's possibly one of my favourite colouring jobs I&

Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks vol. 13

Below is a page that I did colour restoration on from Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks vol. 13, on sale this week! I handled the colouring on Amazing Spider-Man #130, which was ridiculously time consuming. Ross Andru's art looks simple enough, until you start working on it! That last panel,

The Chronicles of Conan Volume 20: Night of the Wolf and Other Stories

Dark Horse Comics have posted preview images of my work on the next installment of their Chronicles of Conan series! I still get a kick out of seeing my name in the credits at the bottom of the first page up alongside such greats as Jim Shooter, Larry Hama and

Winnipeg Northern Lights/Ice Crystals - November 30, 2010

I was shoveling the mountain of snow left by the plows out of my back lane tonight, and noticed a massive beam of light coming from the direction of McPhillips Street Casino. I wondered what performer was appearing there that deserved such a massive light show. I turned around to

A dream come true!

Today is a day I'll remember for the rest of my life. I've been colouring comic books for just over a decade now. It's a huge thrill for me to be able to work on books that come out in print and sell thousands

Chronicles of Conan

I haven't had a chance to blog in the last little while, as April finds me in the thick of a May 1st colouring deadline! A few months ago, I was working on Dark Horse's Chronicles of Conan volume 17: The Creation Quest, which came out

Digital Chameleon on A-Channel

I posted this video up on the YouTube machine a while back, of my appearance on City TV's Big Breakfast (then known as A-Channel). In it, Jon Ljundberg visits Winnipeg's now defunct Digital Chameleon to investigate how modern comic books are coloured! I show up for