Study of Girl with Accordion I and II

Did these for a recent show at the KUMF Gallery in Toronto.  Will post better photos at a later date!
(acrylic on board)

Lest We Forget

Photoshop.  First I created each element separately - the poppy, the helmet and hats, the tartan, the hat band and even the lettering.  I couldn't find a font that I liked for this project, so I set myself the challenge of creating my own.  Even though it is a very simple font, it was more of a challenge than you might think!  There are a lot of things to be taken into consideration when designing an alphabet!  The next challenge was to recreate the 48th Highlanders tartan, as well as the 48th Highlanders hat band.  The hat band was simple but the tartan was an exercise unto itself!  I wanted to make sure I could replicate the look of woven fabric, best to zoom in for a better appreciation.

Fall back!

Don't forget to change your clock!

Francesinha

I was hired to do some illustrations for a banner advertising fransecinha for sale at a local joint...  dripping with cheesy meaty goodness.

Trick or Treat!

Who's that knocking' on my door?

Frankie's Cardboard Fashion Emporium

Had to make a last minute Halloween costume for a party, so I constructed this Frankenstein mask out of cardboard in about 3 hours before heading out the door!  Good party.

Full-headed Frankenstein mask out of cardboard by Taras Ostapchuk 2013.

Cafe Hot Dog

I did these 2 posters for a local cafe.  The cartoon one is a little bit of a caricature of the owner, and the other I wanted to use a lot of shapes and make it sort of like a retro poster art style - I wanted to keep it sort of minimalist.

Done in Photoshop.

Drawn in ink, scanned in,  coloured in Photoshop.