Drawing On Vancouver pt. 5

November 19, 2009 by randylaybourne

Drawing On Vancouver, sponsored by Vancouver Is Awesome, hosted by Walrus and supplied with beer from Phillips Brewery is opening tonight at 6 pm and will go till 10 pm.

Walrus is at 3408 Cambie Street.

Getting all the pieces together in order to sort out what will go where.

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Drawing On Vancouver pt. 4

November 17, 2009 by randylaybourne


Along with the local artists, Drawing On Vancouver invited a couple out-of-towners to send in some work. Porous Walker, Don Pendleton, Shawn O’Keefe and Josh Holinaty have never lived in Vancouver but have great friendships and connections with those who do.

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Drawing On Vancouver pt. 3

November 14, 2009 by randylaybourne

Vancouver just has too much to see and do, even in the rain. The drawings I did for the show feed off images and the environment of this city. As I was working on the pieces (that you can see at the show), I had a few printouts of pics I took while roaming around. Along with photos, I did a couple sketches of stuff related to Vancouver.

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For one of the pieces, I drew a market similar to the one pictured.

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Houses with nice detailing.
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Drawing On Vancouver pt. 2

November 11, 2009 by randylaybourne

For Drawing On Vancouver, a few guest artists (folks that don’t live in Vancouver) are sending in some art inspired by this great city.

Porous Walker of course sent more than just a couple drawings. Anyone that has had a random package from Porous, knows to expect the very unexpected.

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Just a couple extras that Caroline and Daniel from Walrus were amused by.

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Drawing On Vancouver pt. 1

November 9, 2009 by randylaybourne

Walrus (on Cambie) is hosting Drawing On Vancouver (a drawing show) that is sponsored by Vancouver Is Aweseome and beer provided by Phillips Brewery. The opening is Thursday, Nov 19 at 6 pm.

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The flyer was designed by Jeff Hamada!

Show Statement
Vancouver is awesome and the artists that live here are an amazing and hard working bunch. The neighbourhoods, people and environment of this city create a place where one can gather inspiration on a simple walk down the street. This show gathers a few locals and a couple outsiders to celebrate Vancouver through drawing.

A drawing can be as simple as a sketch done in seconds or can take months of detail and labour. They are more than just the pre-planning process of a larger work. Drawings can have a looseness that give a greater feeling of immediacy.

The Artists

Ben Tour

Andrew Pommier

Pete Taylor

Caleb Beyers

Hanahlie Beise

Robert Chaplin

Randy Laybourne

Special Guest Artists

Porous Walker

Don Pendleton

Shawn O’keefe

Josh Holinaty

Ramona Fair Pics

November 3, 2009 by randylaybourne

It is always a fun time going to the fair. There is tons of people, rides and crazy food. These pics are from the Ramona fair from last year.

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There was a martial arts demo showcasing the talents of young ass-kickers. Sadly, this little guy couldn’t break the board. His instructor told him it was ok not to be a winner and it’s the effort that mattered.

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At times it is hard to ask people for their picture, but some kids see any sort of camera and want their picture taken. It wasn’t even Halloween yet.

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An auction for some of the animals raised by the 4-H kids was going on to a packed and attentive audience.

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This is the exact moment my wife decided never to eat any animal ever again. Even little fishies.

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She (my wife) looked deeply into the eyes of this up-for-auction cow and made up her mind to be totally veggie. Those sad eyes.

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Trophies to past winners at the Fair.

More photos from roaming around are here.

Here Is Now art

November 2, 2009 by randylaybourne

All the art from the Here Is Now show are now here and now.
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Here Is Now pics

October 26, 2009 by randylaybourne

The pop-up group art show, Here Is Now, went up on Saturday night (Oct 24). The work will be up at the location for a few more days (2152 Main St. Vancouver)

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Here are the drawings I did specifically for this show.

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Here Is Now

October 20, 2009 by randylaybourne

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There is a quick group show, Here Is Now, is here in Vancouver on Saturday Oct 24. I’m doing a series of new images just for the show. Thanks Victor and Natasha!

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One of the images is on the first page of an interview I did with Adam Cristobal from The Peak. Download a pdf or view it online.

Contrasted Illustrations

October 5, 2009 by randylaybourne

Here are a couple illustrations that are done in two ways. The first adding color with the help of illustrator and the second with watercolor.
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In Flight: digitally colored.

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In Flight: watercolored.

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Skull Onward: digitally colored.

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Skull Onward: watercolored.