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Everybody's favourite surly Klingon!
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Animal line art series developed during a 2018 internship at the Halifax Museum of Natural History.
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Just because you're old doesn't mean you have to be boring! (Birthday card illustration for a friend)
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Character design concept for an interplanetary backpacker.
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Three of my favourite fictional females from pop culture.
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Exploring a retro mid-century style to depict Halifax's "Quinpool Rhoda" for a 2019 holiday marketing campaign.
AGENCY: Burke & Burke | ART DIRECTION, COPYWRITING: Larry Burke | DESIGN: Racheal Gallant | ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Thompson
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Inspired by a recent move to rural Southern Ontario. Life on the farm is good.
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Monster characters developed for children's birthday invitations and party decorations.
AGENCY: Burke & Burke | ART DIRECTION: Larry Burke | ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Thompson
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Steampunk mechanical apes, inspired by Warsaw-based illustrator Dan Gartman.
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Mini-Inktober! My innovative solution for the avid illustrator that’s either too busy or too lazy to commit to a full-sized ink drawing for 31 days in a row. (Each square measures roughly 1″ x 1″)
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Experimenting with a minimalist approach for this caveman character design inspired by the wonderful Monika Norcross-Cerminara.
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“Alebrije” character design (mythical fantasy creatures popular in Mexican folk art) adapted from a hastily scribbled crayon drawing made while entertaining my young nieces. They lovingly named my koala-squirrel hybrid, “Sabrina.”
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Linocut greeting cards, largely inspired by my frequent inclination to unplug and enjoy life offline.
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My contribution to a world that can never be too oversaturated with Baby Yoda imagery.
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The "Apocalypster" began as a black & white ink sketch; digital colour was added for a dynamic look on poster prints and my business cards.