Hey Guys!!!

I moved my blog over to www.bjoernarthurs.com/blog (probably should have told you this a while ago, sorry!)

Hoo-Ra

Hey! I made it in to some annuals this year! To celebrate, I bastardized some logos together. So yeah, the piece I put up a couple posts back - "THE GIANT MISUNDERSTANDING" will be in the Applied Arts illustration annual (on news stands now) and the 3x3 annual in the fall. Both of these annuals are packed with talent and would make a handsome addition to your bookshelf.

I also made it in to the American Illustration annual - kind of - I was Chosen and not Selected (meaning I will be placed permanently on their online database but didn't make it in to the book (yet)).

Anyways, this is a huge honour, and it marks the first time I made it in to 3x3 and AI.

Thanks!

Anatomy Assignment #1

Makes me sad:

 

Nick Dewar passed away last week at the young age of 37. I have been a huge fan of his for several years. He was immensely talented and always struck me as a very witty and thoughtful man in his interviews. Nick's pieces are full of clever concepts and his line quality is incredible. Both of these aspects are also carried out with an enviable efficiency.

The art in this post was done by Nick Dewar.
Check out his website for more of his work at http://www.nickdewar.com

A Giant Misunderstanding

   

Here is a piece I've been working on in my free time/time I should be studying for my anatomy course. A penny for your thoughts? Rough sketch "after the jump"

Down and Out

Here is a little something I'm working on right now. I'll post the final in a week or so. Contest: I will draw a picture for the first person to correctly identify this man. and his favourite brand of tea.

BACK IN SCHOOL...

You may have noticed a lack of posts over the last few months. Bjoern is back in school to get his degree. Unfortunately, the work I have to do for the remainder of my BA in illustration doesn't really involve any illustrating. But you know what they say: You can take the... drawer away from drawing, but you can't take the drawing out of the.. There's probably a better saying for this. Anyway, here is a sentence I had to write describing the focus of my next essay (pictured above). My thousands of American readers will probably recognize their master of hoax and humbug: Mr. Phineas T. Barnum.

For my Canadian audience, Barnum was a 19th century showman who’s brand of deceptive marketing has often been imitated. Recently this was done here in Canada by the Suzuki Foundation and their "Save the 'bou" hoax. The people responsible for this recent campaign had to apologize after they drew a large number of members to their facebook group under false pretenses. They were making a fuss about the Canadian mint’s alleged plans to take the caribou off our quarter, but it turned out that they really just wanted people to sign a petition about land conservation for B.C. caribou. I got to say… though the idea was Barnumesque, they didn’t have a smidge of his style, which is why they ultimately flopped. And an apology? Barnum would be ashamed!

BUJU

Here is a portrait I did of Buju Banton for Exclaim! back in the summertime. Thanks also to Brock and 1loveto for showing me love!

BLUE MAGIC

Here is a preview of a piece I've been working on.

LONGEST NIGHT

The official artwork I did for Keys'N'Krates' new track.
You can check out the song right here.
Title treatment by Bryan Brock