DIE ACTIVE: Black Night

I do a lot of art creation and mentoring through DIE ACTIVE Art Collective in Thunder Bay, which is a group of young artists creating zines, wallbombs, art shows... just so many different things. The collective is run out of Definitely Superior Art Gallery (Def Sup to her friends) and for the past four years, Def Sup has been gracious enough to allow us to have a members show. The past few years we've incorporated spray painting, drawing, wheatpastes and brush painting on the walls of our shows. This past year we opted to forego any pre-made pieces and focused on creating original work on the gallery walls. And of course we had to make it a neon based black light show to boot. 

Here are a few of my pieces I re-created for the show. Enjoy!

boy Roland

Young Sailor, Old Friend.

A portrait of my late grandfather, from whom I've taken my name.

Godspeed young sailor, old friend.

Bros.

I started drawing this as a piece for my university application. I got about as far down as their shoulders and quit. I tend to do that a lot still. 5 years and a fine art degree later I found the sketch and reminiscently gave the brothers their full form. I could remember how I felt when I started the drawing: wanting to capture the roughness of the reality of them without losing their cartoonish beginnings.

Now about 4 years has past since I've seen the sketch, and stumbling into it last week brought back all those feeling. I had to take it a bit further. I had a lot of trouble deciding on how to portray Luigi's outfit colours. The traditional white and green wasn't working for me and it didn't seem right to leave him in his blue jeans. So here it is, in it's latest incarnation. I hope you enjoy!

Print's available!

YOUR MOVE, CREEP.

Part man.
Part machine.
All cop.

Prints available on Society 6

Selfie

This is a test.

drive

Digital Print
Society 6

Original
(Private Collection)

Northway

>>Prints<<

20XIII

Blue Valentine

I feel like men are more romantic than women. 

When we get married we marry, like, one girl, 'cause we're resistant the whole way until we meet one girl and we think I'd be an idiot if I didn't marry this girl she's so great. 

But it seems like girls get to a place where they just kinda pick the best option... 'Oh he's got a good job.' 

I mean they spend their whole life looking for Prince Charming and then they marry the guy who's got a good job and is gonna stick around. 

Rufio

Bangerang Peter.
Wish I had a dad like you.
I am not The Pan.

Prints

Check me out on the old facebook!

Your Move, Creep. (work in progress)

Lewis, where are you?
Half man, half machine, all cop.
My name is Murphy.

From my "badly drawn" vein.

The Jokers WIP

I started with one.
And then I found another.
What a lovely pair.

Now I'm Always Smiling | Colour

The colour version


He's an agent of chaos.
And now he's always smiling.
How'd he get those scars?


Prints
Society6

Looper

Director of "Brick",
Mobs, Hitmen and Time-Travel?
Yeah, of course I'm in.

Prints!
Society6

California Mountain Snake print

Print's are meow available on Society6!

http://society6.com/BoyRoland/California-Mountain-Snake_Print

Friendo

Now it's a print!


http://society6.com/BoyRoland/Friendo_Print

Showdown

The Dark Knight Rises.
Bane's voice took getting use to.
It was pretty good.

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California Mountain Snake

I killed that old fool.

Bitch, you don't have a future.

Na, Na, got your eye.

Oscar the GROUCH

This is Kyle Lees.
The human Oscar the Grouch.
Well, not exactly.

Oscar the GROUCH

Pen on paper + digital technologies

2012

Some Nights

Why you wanna stay?
Can't make a name for myself.
Take me home tonight.


Check these guys out.
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Some Nights

Pen on paper + computer technologies

2012

Brennon

There, I drew your face.
He is my cousins cousin.
No more complaining.

Brennon

Pen on paper

2012