Sometimes I'm glad I never listen to people growing up... else I would have missed the greatest failures of my life. What was once a folly of mistakes has turned into one of the greatest values of my life... my careers work. I enjoy things, I enjoy places... all of which would be wooden if I didn't enjoy the people I inhabit with on a daily bases. life is so much sweeter with family and friends; even during your most intolerable failures.

Our annual B-day extravagana - May 10th @ Raqnwaq - 739 Queen St. W.
This is gonna be big.

The path of rightousness, or the path that ROCKS!?

"The Boy"(that's what I call my son)wanted to sport a Mohawk for show-and-tell at school today. He gets A's and B+'s, who was I to deny him? Rock on, Boy!

the end...

Red

A gentle lean, and at a glance is where it ended. Good night.

Just a painting for my student film "RABBEAT".
It was around this time, i think, last year that i found out ,I'll be spending my co-op in HoC during summer.
I was thrilled.It was a great experience and i have learned a lot and got to work with truly great people.
Keep rocking HoC!

Andy Knight

This week one of the really great guys in our industry passed away. Andy Knight who runs Red Rover Animation Studio and who is responsible for numerous acts of great art died in Paris.

It really is hard to believe. You take it for granted that I won't be able to walk down the street and exchange a quick hello any more.

I loved Andy's laid back style (even more laid back than my own) and willingness to share. He gave me my first freelance job when I moved back to Canada. HoC will be forever indebted to Andy for giving us our first big contract. Without his belief in us we would probably be out of business.

He will be missed.

The Secret Invasion

Last Man Standing!

Lumber Jacksons

Everyone check out Lumber Jacksons, an original short the we created and produced for Disney. It features the voice talent of Wayne Brady (Don't Forget the Lyrics). The creative team a HoC really outdid themselves in completing this beautiful short. We are also proud that we used flash in a way that produced a really high quality look. Props go to the Disney team who were great to work with and all the designers and animators especially Cal, Robin, Ben and Matt.

The short can be viewed at www.houseofcoolstudios.com .

Sun Burn City.

Hey guys. Im still alive! Heres my comic idea..more to come.

Biology

Fighter Sneek Peek

A few cut out sneek peeks from my Street Fighter anniversary collection submission.
Enjoy!

Cool Cake!

HoC logo cake courtesy of Cakerific Cakes by Claudia Robinson.

Horton Hears A Who

Everyone should check out Horton Hears A Who this week. We animated a number of 2D sequences in the film. Much thanks to Darlie Brewster and Michel Gagne for the awesome work. Yours truly was also the head of story along with Cal Brunker as a story artist.

When I'm Not Storyboarding....

Some sample pages and cover art for Marvel. Enjoy!

Street Fighter Tribute Art book is being put together by UDON
http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/?page_id=86
and I thought I'd start putting something together for it and hopefully complete it by deadline.
Come on, we all used to love this game!