I’ve put some holiday cards back up in my Etsy shop this week, head on over for a look-see.

We’ve got a set of wintry animals, and another set of a very tipsy owl. The owl cards are Gocco prints and the others are linocuts with watercolour spots. Both sets come with snowflake-printed envelopes.

I’m also accepting commissions for small paintings and drawings so if you’re interested please send me an e-mail at jnbarrett20 @ hotmail . com!

This year we made a LOG CAKE! Finished off with meringue mushrooms.

I’ve got a small acrylic painting on the way to The Leyton Gallery for a new show opening this weekend. From the press release:

 

*Update*

We have our winners – thank you so much for entering, Cindy and Yadelyn!

I drew some video game characters from memory today and most of them are quite poor, so the first TWO people who e-mail me a list identifying everyone pictured get a small watercolour of the character of their choice!

jnbarrett20 @ hotmail.com

Catch up on some Fat Birds over on the Tumblr! Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I went to the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition today at Nathan Phillips Square and here are my faves. The show runs until Sunday July 8th, 6:30 PM.

First up are these folks I have the pleasure of already knowing:

Fellow Leyton Gallery artist Sarah Hillock, whose Owl painting I especially love this year.

Amazing screenprinter Jacob Rolfe, who also has designed some of Living Planet’s best t-shirts.

Jason Holley, who makes amazing and intricate ceramic chainmaille sculptural works.

ALSO:

Hilarious and fun paintings, mostly of bears, some playing musical chairs

Some lovely, large laser woodcuts with screenprinted elements

Wonderful layered cut-out drawings, mainly of Toronto street scenes

Really fun screenprints incorporating vintage and animal imagery

Annyen Lam makes these super fine cut-outs; I really loved the streetcar pieces.

Lucky Jackson – who is making a piece every single day this year!

I’ve got a few new paintings in the summer show, check it out next week!

Working on a couple of small paintings for the upcoming summer show at The Leyton.

I didn’t have much luck, but here are the designs I submitted for the Threadless Sesame Street contest a couple of weeks ago.

All characters copyright the Jim Henson Company. 

Hey kids! Fat Bird is still going over at the Tumblr – you can read ‘em all here!