Jason Neil

Delhi2Dublin #2

2012-01-25T19:30:00.000-08:00

Continuing my series, Kimberly Dawn with the photo credit.

Todays drawing

2012-01-24T19:48:00.000-08:00

Im starting a series for a friend. the same friend who took all those amazing photos for my show. Her favourite band is Delhi2Dublin. They are fantastic! Look them up! i will be doing a series, then putting them together into a montage piece as well ...I JUST GOT BUSY :D

as soon as I started this one...

2012-01-23T20:12:00.000-08:00

...I wanted to do this! Lets consider this my 'alternate' to the piece I will be using in my montage. Meeting the Fifth Doctor was definitely a highlight of 2011, and a childhood dream!

Im still here...

2012-01-22T14:23:00.000-08:00

taking it a bit slow but heres something thats going to be a part of the 2011 montage... with a month of drawing Louise Dearman, I had to have her in there right?

I really did a number on my ankle today

2012-01-11T19:58:00.000-08:00

I really did a number on my ankle today, on the ice ...haven't fallen on ice in years! No drawing today, but its giving me time to think, and possibly evolve the project into a 2011 montage... instead of a UK Trip montage. hopefully get a bit more done tomorrow! meds and bed, Good Night!

on the advice of a friend

2012-01-10T20:28:00.000-08:00

Im starting a somewhat large and detailed drawing ...its a montage of my trip to the UK last January! its a sort of reminder about my move coming soon :) lots more to do but this is the start!

final on the Enterprise D

2011-12-30T20:22:00.000-08:00

I didnt really go into detail on the characters...unusual for me but I thought this was an out of the box for me... a little more "loose"

Toying with an idea

2011-12-29T21:38:00.000-08:00

As some people may know, Im a bit of a nerd! An idea hit me earlier tonight, that I should depict a 'Starship Enterprise D movie night', and all the shenanigans involved. So here is the start of this (very rough and nowhere near final) this is more of a blocking and idea forming drawing...something i dont usually post on here!

A bit of a hiatus on the drawing after the Louise Dearman run...

2011-12-27T14:54:00.000-08:00

Ive updated the website with some of those drawings and organized it a little on the ghost stories as well! Also, here's an updated version of my final Louise drawing.

Last submission for Louise Dearman!

2011-12-15T23:06:00.000-08:00

27 drawings of Loise Dearman, and I can say the last two are definitely my favourites. Here's my final submission for her contest ♥ Top one was yesterday, bottom is tonight!

#25 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

I believe the winners of Louise Dearman's little FB & Twitter contests are announced on friday and Sunday.... Then I wont be drawing her (as much) Here's #25!

#24 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-12T23:11:00.000-08:00

...another low res. reference pic for #24 of Louise Dearman. In many ways they are more fun, because I kind of have to draw from memory and feeling, and not so much reference.

#23 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-11T20:13:00.000-08:00

Continuing my trend of simplicity...

#22 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-10T22:05:00.000-08:00

..and here's today's! I'm not gonna lie, I struggled today. I'm super tired and I'm in a mood. Clearly my drawing suffers as a result ...that being said its the act of drawing and not always the end result that matters.

#21 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-10T18:11:00.000-08:00

this one is a bit late, but I will also have another one tonight... Here's last night's..

#20 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

Here is drawing 20 of Louise Dearman! I tried to keep it under 2 hrs today but couldn't (3hrs) ...perfectionist for life I guess ;) Louise Dearman has challenged people on her fan pages to keep it bottle necked with peoples posts! Im continuing to do so with what i do best (drawing)

#19 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-07T16:47:00.000-08:00

Here's #19 of Louise Dearman! ...Still wish I could see her on Saturday (or once more as Glinda at least) ...Saturday is her last day as Glinda in London's production of Wicked! :(

#18 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-06T20:34:00.000-08:00

..tried using a low res image for reference on this one. Its a fair test, to see how much detail I remember from nearly 3 weeks of drawing Louise Dearman. here's #18

#17 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-05T22:48:00.000-08:00

I've waited until I feel confident enough to draw this one! it's my favourite picture of her! #17 of Louise <3

Back to basics ...#16 of louise Dearman

2011-12-04T21:34:00.000-08:00

I feel like I was trying to have too much going on, with my last few...so instead of worrying about whats in the picture, I'm going to concentrate on how I'm drawing it!

#15 of Louise Dearman, with none other than Alan!

2011-12-03T16:21:00.000-08:00

...continuing my drawings of Louise Dearman. Louise wanted all her Facebook & Twitter fans to basically flood her pages with fan comments etc... I'm not one for writing, so this is what I'm doing! She has promised to give back for the appreciation! What a way to get people involved...

#14 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-02T22:44:00.000-08:00

...and here's Louise Dearman drawing # 14! Cutting it close today, but its in on time. I was hoping to get out in time to see the Muppet Movie... guess itll be tomorrow!

#13 of Louise Dearman

2011-12-01T21:51:00.000-08:00

Here's drawing #13 of Louise! Wow 13 already ...I'm fighting a migraine, so I'm calling it done. Here's hopin I like it when I can see better. Goodnight

#12 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-30T21:02:00.000-08:00

Tonight's drawing of Louise (#12) is courtesy of Fonsaca Malyan-Brooker's awesome photo from Louise's latest gig! Thank you so much for letting me draw it! I hope I did it justice! X

#11 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-29T18:05:00.000-08:00

Today is my 11th installment of drawing @LouiseDearman, and it is another one involving @racheltucker1! <3 to both

#10 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-28T21:22:00.000-08:00

I must admit Im starting to find less and less photo reference I can use here...

#9 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-27T22:30:00.000-08:00

Long day today...

#8 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-26T21:20:00.000-08:00

Pretty tired today... didnt feel like doing colour, that would be too much thinking ;)

#7 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-25T20:45:00.000-08:00

Sitting in a freezing coffee shop drawing this one! drawing #7 of Louise. ♥'Nuf Said!

#6 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-24T19:43:00.001-08:00

Louise Dearman #5

2011-11-23T19:26:00.000-08:00

I added another person, Rachel Tucker ...this one took a lot longer haha!

Louise Dearman #4

2011-11-22T16:46:00.000-08:00

Drawing #4 for Louise Dearman. I'm trying to win stuff, by making the biggest presence on her FB and Twitter pages. Kinda fun, and a really cool way for her to get people involved...I sure am!

Picture #3 of Louise Dearman

2011-11-21T19:34:00.000-08:00

She actually replied to the last one but I wanna keep going and make this list. not a lot of time today so I have a rarity... pencil!

Louise Dearman #2

2011-11-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

Its fun drawing the same person so much...reminds me of my summer after second year at ACAD! practice has to be worth it. plus Im working to get swag from her in the process... she is rewarding the people who have the largest presence on her Facebook & Twitter pages.

Im drawing her everyday until she notices.

2011-11-19T13:49:00.001-08:00

<3 Louise Dearman.

Tonight's drawing...

2011-11-17T21:05:00.000-08:00

This is my friend and former co-worker...I used 3 different photos for this one and made a composite image. There weren't any photos with this expression, but I wanted him to have it!

Final on Kitty...

2011-11-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

a few adjustments including colour and composition.

Change of pace...

2011-11-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic I just drew of my cat... I forgot how fun animals can be!

Lets call this the hour and a half portrait.

2011-11-05T00:03:00.000-07:00

Just a few adjustments...

1 Hour Portrait...

2011-11-04T13:43:00.001-07:00

seriously one hour!

today I really had no desire to draw...

2011-10-26T21:38:00.000-07:00

...but I did anyways! 2 hours in on this one, now its bed time!

More Ellie Goulding

2011-10-23T17:52:00.000-07:00

I seriously cant get enough of Ellie. xxxooo

Keeping up on my political direction

2011-10-13T11:05:00.000-07:00

Just to show I'm not at all Partisan... im tossing around an idea for the 'De-volution of the Liberal Party of Canada' this isn't a drawing yet...just an idea Ive put together... it will sort of mock the ideal evolution scale.

Now for some political fun... 'Pinocchio' the Canadian version.

2011-10-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

I lied... I dived into some political stuff.. but drawing is drawing :)

For My Next Trick...

2011-10-07T19:03:00.000-07:00

Ive decided to go back to portraits for a bit here... stay tuned as Im going to give the regular cast of the BBC show Q.I. a go!

The Show is up!

2011-10-07T18:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a Story Thats a Bit Closer to Home

2011-09-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

This is my mom and my aunt when they were kids... every night someone came out of their closet, walked over and tucked them in. The dog even saw it/her, but didnt make any sounds. the most visible thing about this ghost was a cigarette cherry. This tells me it could also be my grandma, but maybe all ghost stories have a shred of reality right? started this one today and this is where I am... lots more to do but a hell of a start!

So just to beat a dead horse...

2011-09-22T11:55:00.001-07:00

heres the story to go along with the pics:

Over the last 30 years, there have been similar stories of a skinny (and very creepy) ‘Punker’ who only shows up when people seem to be in trouble. He comes to the people in trouble first, and asks if they need help. He then goes to others and tells them where they may find the person in need. More times than not it takes the people a while to believe this fellow, due to just how odd and creepy he comes across! The descriptions are all very similar, and are believed to refer to a young man who died in the same area, of hypothermia in the early 70’s.

I lied...I tweaked some more

2011-09-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

I moved the people over so it didnt look like Tom (the pointing ghost) was growing out of the one guys head. I fixed the clouds and stars ever so slightly ...this is one of those pics that I could tweak until I ruin it. So Im drawing the line here!

I think I'm done this series

2011-09-21T14:03:00.000-07:00

so this is final on the 3rd in the first series

Last pic in Series One

2011-09-18T20:23:00.000-07:00

getting there on this one also... colour not matched up yet but its coming along...

filling you in with the latest fixins...

2011-09-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

Heres the finals for the first 2 in the original series. I took Tom out of the original scene and put him into the second one... works better for it, and lets the original scene be creepy with only the environment. Thats what Im talkin about!

Moving on to another, but here's a few of my finals!

2011-09-13T13:28:00.000-07:00

After some tweaks here they are!

more or less done these two

2011-09-09T11:37:00.000-07:00

I'd say these are pretty close! I'll know more as I work on the 3rd piece for this story....

...And another!

2011-09-07T15:04:00.000-07:00

This is the figure from the background of my last post... not really dressed for the weather...that must be a tip-off!

Almost done another...

2011-08-30T15:46:00.000-07:00

This one isnt really a creepy story until the end...so I'm trying to make it "normal" with only hints of creep!

First image from Ghost Story #2

2011-08-24T18:28:00.001-07:00

Lots more to do here, but here's the start!

a break and a fun drawing

2011-08-16T22:46:00.000-07:00

Ellie Goulding ...enough said! <3

almost done #2 IN SERIES 1

2011-08-09T11:39:00.000-07:00

continiung my ghosts

2011-07-31T17:45:00.000-07:00

Here's another one from the same story... another picture from my friend Kim. The original was a daytime picture, and I converted it to night. I'm also putting a "mysterious" walking figure in here, somewhere, at some point.

poster for the upcoming show

2011-07-26T11:45:00.000-07:00

probably a bit early but hey why not!?

continuing the Ghost Stories

2011-07-25T13:38:00.001-07:00

Heres where Im at with my first one... Once again thanks to Kim for the photos and to my friend Tom for the creep factor! i just need to integrate Tom more into the clouds so he appears more ghostly and not just 'transparent'.

First image from my upcoming Canadian Ghost Stoiries Series

2011-07-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Its been a while but I have a bit of time and Im drawing fairly steadily for a while again. this image is the first of many to come on this topic. The original image for this pic is from my amazing friend Kimberly, which she took at Motion Notion music festival last weekend!

A show in October

2011-06-29T19:54:00.000-07:00

Ive been confirmed to have a shoe at the Aurburn Saloon, gallery through October. This will be the opportunity to show off the Ghost story stuff, which I have not been posting on here. As I create more content for this show i may give snippets but I think this show about ghosts will be best kept mysterious for a while. I am looking at other artists to join in and compliment my show using the same theme... more on who when I get replies.

Ive received confirmation

2011-06-21T12:49:00.000-07:00

Ive received confirmation of my Grandfather's Scottish heritage. This means I'm well on my way to my ancestry visa for the UK... next up, I need my dad's birth certificate. I feel the need to draw some family things once again, so keep posted and I'll have something soon.

j

A commission for a friend

2011-06-08T01:32:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine is really liking all the Doctor Who stuff Im doing, but hes asking "where's the old school doctors"?... so hes given me a mission to draw the old Doctors and he will be buying them from me! This is definitely a win win for me :D

Heres one of them in progress.

sometimes i just have to draw...

2011-05-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

You know, with pencils and stuff? I do that sometimes to keep things fresh!

Taking an old school project...

2011-05-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

Ive decided sometimes the oldies are the goodies... at least when it comes to ideas! So Im taking a project i did in my 3rd year of ACAD, and will try to make it visually better.

Final on the Doctor Donna

2011-05-14T17:37:00.000-07:00

Blogger was down for a few days so I had to wait to post this but, here it is.

more of the steps...

2011-05-10T19:14:00.000-07:00

As per previous posts, I'm showing steps on the picture for Hannah!

continuing with the Doctor Donna for Hannah

2011-05-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

im in a sort of groove here and have forgotten to show steps, but i think you're getting the idea here.

Two reasons to post!

2011-05-08T13:41:00.000-07:00

One of my friends is going to UK in 18 days, and i wanted to make a drawing for her to take to 'Much ado About Nothing" Staring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. My hopes for this is obviously to get it signed by the pair of them and for Hannah to meet them! (this seems like a real special way for this to happen.)

For anyone else who is at all interested in how I draw these things I will post a few steps along the way to show you how my shape on top of shape works.

A bunch of the recent stuff from here...

2011-05-02T15:20:00.000-07:00

...Is now on the website... It looks better when its put up, and has the rest of the site around it. Check out the site as I have reorganized it and added the new content.

http://jasonneil.com/

Banff Springs Final

2011-04-17T17:49:00.000-07:00

Adjusted colour and tweaking of the background foreground relationship.

Banff Springs

2011-04-16T12:21:00.000-07:00

Still pondering my colour scheme here, but the actual layout and drawing is more or less set.

Tourism?

2011-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Tweaking something I'd somewhat walked away from.. I like it now!

stickin with coke...

2011-04-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

Final?

2011-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:00

I wanna eat it...

....and now some food

2011-04-04T22:49:00.000-07:00

This is not done, so I wont go on about it. The fish need to look more crispy and the the fries more 'cut' (not so droopy) and I'm going to add more peas... nevermind the plate and background... more to come on this one...

My favourite Drink.

2011-04-03T16:40:00.000-07:00

What else can I say...

...And another!

2011-04-03T14:47:00.000-07:00

Continuing with my portrait / product drawings...I can honestly say Coke was a major contributor to my graduation from college, so here's and ode to it!

kinda product...kinda portrait

2011-04-02T16:26:00.000-07:00

Either way im still drawing right :)

Fooling around with some product...

2011-03-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

Something to keep me drawing...

2011-03-29T23:15:00.000-07:00

Simply put... I LOVE TRON: LEGACY!
Hope you enjoy it... almost done.

Something Fun!

2011-02-27T18:14:00.000-08:00

Just fooling around with ideas for a tattoo... this one is the front runner!

I have picked Two Ghost stories!

2011-02-22T22:47:00.000-08:00

Two Ghost stories are now under way... meaning I have gathered the basics from these stories and am in the process of stripping down these themes, and researching ways to draw them. I have begun taking pictures of blowing snow for one of them. As I move along on these I will eventually put up some of the stories in order to have the context of them with the pictures I eventually draw. More to come on these two projects!

I have also made some progress on the Trafalgar picture:

Wow does time fly...

2011-02-13T21:11:00.000-08:00

Since the last post I have been to the UK, and have decided to make a move there. I dont have a specific date in mind but I would really like to make it this year. I have also decided to go ahead on a few personal projects which I feel will better my portfolio for work in both the Canadian and European markets. The first of which will be more product illustrations for the website... one of my more successful pieces is the Tim Hortons coffee, so more stuff along this line ought to create a larger commercial interest for my style. The second is something Ive been toying with for a few years now... Canadian Ghost Stories! I want to be able to capture some seriously creepy moments of some of my favourite ghost stories.

...More to come on these hopefully this week

Also here's something Ive been workin' on since I got back from London. "Trafalgar Square"

Final.

2010-12-03T17:26:00.000-08:00

So this is pretty much finished...anything I change will only be noticed on the website!

Still Going on this one... but I think I'm Close

2010-12-03T13:59:00.000-08:00

Some tweaking and adding of texture and this ones done I think. maybe a little fixing of my composition but overall it's pretty close.

Today was very productive (drawing wise)

2010-11-30T19:32:00.000-08:00

Last night I said I was going to dive right in and draw something... well not only did I go for it last night, but I kept the momentum going most of today... here's where I'm at on the piece I started last night!

Count Down to My London Trip!!!

2010-11-29T19:03:00.000-08:00

Only 29 days until I leave for my trip to London. I'm spending New Years and my birthday in England, and I cant wait! Not much else going on at this point, as I havent had alot of time for drawing. In fact right after I finish this post I will be diving right into something new. In light of my trip to England I found it fitting to include a picture I drew of British actress and pop star Billie Piper.

Work/Life 2

2010-11-18T21:10:00.000-08:00

Along with tons of awesome illustrators from all over the world, I will be featured in Worklife 2, the second Uppercase directory of illustrators. This should be out in February 2011, this is the cover released today for the Book. Some of the other local featured illustrators include Jessica Phillips, Kim Smith and Maddi Matthews. Here's the link to their profiles on the uppercase site to tease you!

Update on the Dad and Rylie

2010-11-18T20:59:00.000-08:00

So I'm truckin along here when ever I get time...and this is how its lookin so far!

Something new...

2010-11-12T12:47:00.000-08:00

I find every time i draw my father and my niece, it turns out to be adorable. so here's another one started! Hopefully it goes as well as it's started.

In the planning stages of a move...

2010-11-10T13:11:00.000-08:00

I have always wanted to move to London UK, and at this rate it looks like my time in Calgary is coming to an end. I will be in London for New Years this year and will be determining if I can make a go of it out there. The wheels are in motion for the next step in my life, and I'm terrified and excited at the same time. I guess its time for me to move on, take the step and let the universe take care of me for a bit here. I need to be in a place where I'm constantly inspired and surrounded by others who want to create. London seems like that place, and I hope I'm right!

I wouldnt end this post without some sort of picture for you so here's a picture of my studio, with the latest drawing in progress..

Whats new this week!?

2010-09-26T22:27:00.000-07:00

I have had a relatively slow weak for drawing, but have managed to put up one thing I'm kinda happy with.

I actually just got in from a night out with some former work colleges (and a bunch of people I've never met) and decided to write. I'm not really sure what to put. I guess its just rant on an idea forming for a piece on the UN. The fact that all these meetings were going on this week, but I'm pretty sure the same problems are out there. I wanna believe the UN is the proper way to go for things like poverty and peace, but I feel like maybe its broken! Im not saying I have the solution, but I feel that there needs to be one before it can be an effective institution with teeth.

Narnia

2010-09-02T15:46:00.000-07:00

When I was finishing my second year of college, I asked one of my instructors what I should work on over the summer. (I was kind of a keener) He replied that I find something (or someone) to draw, and not stop drawing it until i saw him next. Obviously I drew other stuff but I probably drew Susan from the Chronicles of Narnia Movie (2005 version) about 100 times over the next 4 months. Ironically in this rendition Lucy looks better than Susan, even after all that practice.

some fun portraits and looking for more...

2010-08-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

The last few days I have been just drawing things I really used to love. I of course still do, but I was seriously obsessed with these two for a long time.... OK I still am and it was really nice to give them another shot. Im gonna continue to visit my past obsessions for a while and see what kind of ideas i can actually generate for a lager piece.

A fun project for a friend!

2010-08-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

3 of my former work buddies are.. shall we say, an odd little group! Two of them are moving, one to Europe the other to San Fransisco. I was asked to draw up a caricature of them as a sort of going away present for all concerned. Here's what I have.

..After a little break!

2010-08-12T05:41:00.000-07:00

So I had a busy July, I was in a wedding, our show and various other things going on. This week my computer crapped out, and if any of you can guess this plays havoc for my being able to draw. I have also figured out what I'm going to be for halloween, and I'm really excited about this one. Jess and I have had a party for the past two years and this 3rd annual is gonna be our best yet.more to come on the Halloween stuff and a few more pics from last month (once my computer is back up... And thank goodness for backing up!)