Autumn Spirit

by matt

I did this print to hang (and maybe sell?) at the Ojingogo book launch next month. It’s very much influenced by the Totoro Forest Project with some obvious nods to Miyazaki, Mary Blair and Dave Cooper thrown in there.

It was too much fun to colour. All organic. I scanned gouache and sepia ink and layered it. Also added shadows from the edge of the scanner to give the sky a subtle, natural gradient. I’m trying to use natural, organic textures whenever possible these days. I can’t stand the look of Photoshop brushes in my own work any more.

The Montreal book launch will be August 27 at the Drawn & Quarterly store on Bernard st. There will also be a couple events in Toronto in September.

More details coming soon!