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Filler art, it’s been a while. Self-portrait, version...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:48:32 -0400

Filler art, it’s been a while.

Self-portrait, version Spring 2010!

Ross I only realized now that almost all of my first encounters...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:26:00 -0400

Ross

I only realized now that almost all of my first encounters with my current friends are just really funny. The story of how Ross and I met still gets told a lot, apparently.

A couple of years back on a Friday evening, my friends and I went to our usual watering hole, I had invited this girl (let’s call her Nashley) I just started talking to to come and join me so we could get to know each other better (read: sort-of date). Little did I know, she brought along a friend with her (Ross), but they weren’t that great of friends and Ross had no clue he was tagging along on a “date”. I had no clue Nashley turned out to be the complete opposite of the fun and interesting girl I imagined her to be (not to mention a stalker…) For a supposed “date”, Ross and I ended up talking with each other much more than I did with her. Contact infos were exchanged at the end of the evening.

The very next day, he added me on MSN, we chatted a bit before I had to admit to him that I was weirded out by Nashley. He felt the same way. So then we bonded over the overall awkwardness of the previous evening.

Ross is hot shit (pardon my language), he really is. He loves comic books and video games, he’s an all-around wonderful guy to hang out with, always smiling and in good humour. Plus he’s such a supermodel; I would so make him to be my boyfriend if I was into the peens.

To Nashley: You came on waaay too strong, I still get creeped out by your crazy eyes whenever we bump into each other…

Sylvie Oh, Sylvie, Sylvie, Sylvie. Our friendship goes back to...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:57:00 -0400

Sylvie

Oh, Sylvie, Sylvie, Sylvie. Our friendship goes back to when she first started stalking me online back in around 2003. We quickly became the greatest BFFs online; mainly, we replied to each other’s post comments on LiveJournal, normally resulting to massive threads of random, silly conversations. Whenever we did meet up in real life, it was quiet and awkward… we spoke so much online that topics would run out when face-to-face. It was a recurring odd cycle.

All that has changed in the past few months, only recently have I realized how much she makes me smile, the dynamic has changed a lot between us since those LiveJournal days. Somehow, there’s a lot more comfort between us, we share a lot more, have flowing conversations, if there is silence, it’s not the awkward kind, and the silliness is still there. It feels nice.

Sylvie’s extremely beautiful, she has a lot to say, lots of passion about learning new things, she’s very affectionate and kind with a great sense of humour, an awesome photographer, aaand she’s also a geek. Huge plus. You can’t help but love her once you get to know her. She also complains a lot to me, but I do the same with her; I believe we understand each other quite well.

Also, she makes me hyper for some reason!!!

Although the initial plan was to draw a comic caricature where her quirky and playful personalities are represented, I went for the complete opposite with a darker portrait. Something different.

And she really does have killer eyes.

Zooey Deschanel Zooey’s über cool, we hang out all the...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:37:00 -0400

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey’s über cool, we hang out all the time, we go shopping for dresses, giggle at silly things, she gives me backstage passes to her shows and Ben bakes me cookies.

That felt creepy to write.

Yeah, who am I kidding? I, along with many other hipster/indie boys and girls, wish.

This is just a weekend filler art and a note to say this blog won’t be daily, I was just on a HOT ROLL last week when I started this project. I don’t want to turn this into work, if you know what I’m sayin’.

I love working to She & Him’s music.

Mel, Josie & Mil (in that order) Ahh, the posse, we go way...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:58:00 -0400

Mel, Josie & Mil (in that order)

Ahh, the posse, we go way back. It’ a bit crazy, actually. Although we were all in our early 20’s when we first met each other, it feels like we spent a lifetime together. A lot of my “growing up” was with them, they’ve contributed so much in my life. Despite growing a bit apart from them in the past year, they will always hold a special place in my heart. They are my family.

It’s actually hard to express how I feel about these three amazing girls (me and words… pff), which is why I’d like to dedicate my best illustration ever to the posse. And hey, it’s of them, too!

Note about the artwork: Mel doesn’t really have those humongous glasses. And Mil doesn’t wear any in real life. What a silly, confusing picture!

MDCM PP 4E!!!
(Sorry I made you look drunk, Mel.)
(Mom, Mil’s drinking Coke.)

» View the sketching before ink

Layla. I’ll keep it short with her. Layla and I share a passion...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:47:00 -0400

Layla.
I’ll keep it short with her.

Layla and I share a passion for two of the most important things in life: music and chocolate. We exchange new music discoveries as much as the chocolates we bring back from out of town. She’s also a really good sport, there are very little activities she’ll say no to. I feel like we can spend hours talking, even though that is nearly impossible for me to stay focused for that long… short attention span.

Mira Of course, I’ll feature illustrations of family...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:48:00 -0400

Mira

Of course, I’ll feature illustrations of family members also. What kind of person do you think I am?

Here’s my baby cousin Mira. She’s a year and a half, I only got to meet her this summer during my stay in California. This girl is brilliant! I love her! She calls bacon “papa”, loves nibbling on crackers and she’s obsessed with books, for some reason. What I miss the most is bonding with her while teaching her the alphabets and singing kids songs. I must admit though, I don’t miss the 20 versions of the ABC songs available out there. It’s enough to drive you to the nuthouse.

Baby cousin, I hope you know how to pronounce “umbrella” by now. The next I see you, you should be able to carry on a full conversation and last at least 5 minutes of “uh-huh/nuh-uh” debates with me. Miss you.

Lauren How we met is sort of a funny story. I don’t know...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:39:00 -0400

Lauren

How we met is sort of a funny story. I don’t know if I want to get into that, but never count out what magic Craigslist can do for ya :) Here’s this tall and beautiful girl who’s also a dork, very intelligent, is extremely hilarious, has great tastes in music and is artistically talented. Almost seems too good to be true, but the girl is real.

She came at a time when I needed to break out of my shell, build some confidence and meet new people, she helped me with that without being conscious of it. Plus she’s fun to party with.

For all of that, you truly do deserve that title you appointed to yourself: The Greatest.

Jennyfer We currently work together, she got hired as a graphic...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:37:00 -0400

Jennyfer

We currently work together, she got hired as a graphic designer (I’m a web designer) not long ago, but we were never formally introduced during the first couple of months she got hired. For a while, we were only another face in the company with one another until about 3 weeks ago when an old colleague finally got us talking while we were on a break.

Jenn is all kinds of amazing. She might seem shy at first, but her personality shines bright once she starts talking to you. Her big smile and enthusiasm for practically everything are without a doubt very contagious. No wonder I’ve always wanted to talk to her from the first day I saw her around the office!