Illustration Friday: Glamour (Lumberjack chic)

When all the elite mags are compelled to come up with the most glamorous woodsman of them all, there is no contest. It is the lumbering lumberjack.

Take Strapping Jack Axworthy (pastelled above). His award-winning beard, for starters, has been baptized in the finest Grecian formula in existence. His jacket, often scoffed at by the near-sighted and the ignorant, is made of the finest silks. It is often cited as the catalyst for bringing back the hoser chic movement.

And the toque...Let us never forget the toque. Stunning in its simplicity, this red and black wonder is pure drama. It protects Jack from the sun and the wind and the chipmunks, all the while accentuanting his perfectly oval head. A 10.

Illustration Friday: Cat

This is a picture of my cat Bouton for Illustration Friday.

It is a little known fact that cats are actually among the most patient of species when it comes to portraiture. Simply ensure they are well fed beforehand. If you are slow and precise with your brush, I also recommend overstimulating them with laser pointers and other such exhausting chaseables. Remember that the key is to get your cat tired, not you. My cat once had to nibble at my fingers to reawaken me when I was sketching her. It's not a pretty picture (no pun intended) when the sketchee outlasts the sketcher.