http://www.lepenquotidien.com The daily drawings of a Vancouver illustrator Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click for larger version This spring I took a quick trip to Los Angeles, just to get away from the ordinary—which is something L.A. can certainly deliver on. While walking past a body shop I noticed this beauty sitting there and thought it was high time I did a new ... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=223 (click for larger version) This is the first time I have done this, but I'm pulling forward one from the archives. The Illustration Friday theme this week is "clutter", so the obvious choice was the first illustration in my collective nouns series, a clutter of cats... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=222 I was asked last month to do a design for t-shirts for a local design company's summer retreat. They were after a pig bacchus, which was right up my alley. I can't wait to see it on the actual shirt, it will be screened onto an olive fabric, so should ... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=221 The Illustration Friday theme for this week is "detach". See the rest of the pirats here... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=220 Even foxes get left at the table to finish their vegetables, while everyone else goes to watch TV and eat their dessert. While young foxes are undeniably sly and crafty, their parents are sly-er and crafty-er, so they're on to the spit-it-into-the-napkin technique, or the hide-it-under-the-lip-of-the-table move. And fox families ... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=219 Click for larger version I was lucky enough to spend my earliest years just steps from the shore of a beautiful lake. I spent my summers mostly in the water, and still love paddling around in a lake more than anything. Because I spent so much time around water as a young ... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=218 My buddy John is going through a bit of a wildman phase. But it's okay, I think he looks a little like Sweetums. Besides, I'm sure his kitten enjoys curling up in all that hair, and hey—I'm all for catering to the whims of a kitten. http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=217 The Illustration Friday word for this week is "foggy". I know, I know. Forry. http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=216 The rental shops along the Santa Monica boardwalk, in addition to their stacks of boogie boards and bicycles, also offer segways. This strikes me as hilarious. Imagine the opening sequence of Three's Company if it was filmed today... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=215 Millicent is my cat, and her ratting skills are second to none. Summer has brought with it a new batch of wee roof rats, and she has been bringing them in at a steady pace—SIX last week, to be exact. Luckily the chipmunk trap I bought works like a charm, ... http://www.lepenquotidien.com/?p=213