Happy Holidays

Thank you to everyone for all of your support this year, and I look forward to working with you in the new year...

Eric Dyck

Science Matters

FFWD Weekly article, written by David Suzuki about Canada's lack of international reaction towards the destructive practice of bottom-trawling.

The Ramblin' Ambassadors Poster

Inspired in part by The Ramblin' Ambassadors' post-Huevos Rancheros instrumental rock-noodling and in part by my fixation on this little artefact.

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Eight Emotional Caricatures

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An opportunity to create some fun images for a farewell to an agricultural group's outgoing president. Some of the emotions are inside jokes...but I was told this gentleman wears his emotions on his sleeve, so I didn't feel too bad going over the top. I enjoyed incorporating the beltbuckles as well as furthering my experimentations in background.

Thank you to Rose, Holly and Nigel...I understand that you spoke very highly of me! I really appreciate it...it's all who you know...

Broken City Poster

Trying to push my colour work again with this poster...


Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Bond Schmond

Wow. George Lazenby is quite the looker...I haven't enjoyed drawing someone that much in some time...ha! Maybe that's the magic the Bond franchise needs...take a really gorky looking actor and make them uber-cool! I dunno...

Thanks to Jesse and Beatroute...

The Perceptionists Poster

Def Jux heavy-hitters The Perceptionists are coming to Calgary...and I was tapped to do the poster. DJ Cosm opens the show, he hosts a great radio show on CJSW after an afternoon of reggae...check him out.

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

BOOMTOWN

An interesting article by Gillian Steward on the Alberta government's responsibility for the working conditions of labourers in Alberta's current economy.

Bowie at the Movies

An interesting subject...portraying David Bowie's many odd film roles. I enjoyed working from the photos, although Mr. Bowie has some very strange facial anatomy. A lot of sketch paper is getting recycled. I've looked online, and it doesn't look like other cartoonists/caricaturists haven't had much better success...from left to right: The Goblin King/Labyrinth (top), Andy Warhol/Basquiat, the alien guy/The Man Who Fell to Earth, Nikola Tesla/The Prestige and Pontius Pilate/The Last Temptation of Christ.

Thanks to Jesse and Beatroute.

Broken City Poster

Five Star Homeless is a bluegrass/rockabilly-ish country band...this was inspired by a goofy animation on their website of a sheriff's star on fire. This poster is not inked with crowquill pens as usual, but is my first poster drawn completely with markers and brush pens while sitting in a parked car (long story).

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Eric's Fall 2006 Postcard

Welcome! My Fall 2006 Postcards are arriving in mailboxes, slipping under doors and flapping underneath windshield-wipers(well, no...not really) near and far.

Thank you for visiting and I look forward to hearing from you.

My portfolio can also be seen at theispot.com.

Kid Koala

Kid Koala is coming back to Calgary. Kid Koala was my first Broken City poster, and I hope those crazy fans are going to like this one too. His new CD is called "Your Mom's Favorite DJ"...just so you know.

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Broken City Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Two very old men...

A lot of fun...both old men are from 2 found photographs...

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Broken City Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

The Cranston Foundation poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Science Matters

Illustration for a FFWD Weekly article written by David Suzuki, outlining federal Environmental Minister Rona Ambrose's delivery of a death sentence for the last 17 (17??) spotted owls in Canada.

It took a lot of sketches before I settled on this depressing little grouping of owls. Owls are usually great fun to draw, but not today.

Broken City Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. I can also be found at the venerable gigposters.com...

Science Matters

Illustration for a FFWD Weekly article, written by David Suzuki, about the Canadian government's support of Canadian mining companies despite their dismal reputation overseas for human rights and environmental violations.

Light City Fiction poster

Oh, did I ever have fun doing this one!! I could draw bugs all day long...

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Science Matters

Illustration for a FFWD Weekly article, written by David Suzuki, about Canada lagging behind other countries in ceasing public use of specific pesticides with known human risks.

Hip n' Happenin' on THEiSPOT.com

I'm on THEiSPOT.com, and I'm as cozy as can be...Dave Tabler has been a great help, and I'm looking forward to the coming year together! Wish me luck!

I'm like that little dog in the Warner Brothers cartoons hopping along beside the giant bulldog convinced "Spike" and I are best-est of friends.

The Silver Mount Zion Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. I can also be found at the venerable gigposters.com...

The Axis of Conversation Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. I can also be found at the venerable gigposters.com...

The Rocky Fortune Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. I can also be found at the venerable gigposters.com...

The Man They Call Petunia

One of the most unique individuals I've run into in a long time. Petunia travels across Canada several times a year...check him out!

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. I can also be found at the venerable gigposters.com...

The Populars Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City!

The Silent Auction Poster

Thanks to Tim and Broken City!

Education in the UK

FFWD magazine June 1, 2006

Wax Mannequin with Summerlad

Thanks Tim!

CUFF 2006

1" button designs for the Calgary Underground Film Festival. Great work by Mad Cow Buttons!

CUFF 2006

Illustration for Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2006

Wonderfully reproduced on T-shirts, buttons and even inspired their Voters-Choice awards!

Thank you to Kari McQueen and Brenda Lieberman.

--eric

Kid Koala poster

We're nothing but the nerds they say we are...

Kid Koala live at Broken City in Calgary in April 2006. I was there to proudly watch my posters stolen off of every wall in the club before Kid Koala even took the stage. I'll take that as a compliment!

Thanks to Tim and Broken City. You can also visit me at gigposters.com...

Where Calgary 2004

Where Calgary magazine, 2004

Small illustrations and a full page spread for an article about self-propelled transportation in Calgary, AB.

Madvilliany

Issum magazine, 2004

Illustration for a music review of Madvillian.

The little arrows also found their way into an artwork by Sherwin Tsang hanging at the Metropolitan Grill in downtown Calgary. Thanks Sherwin!

Battle of Poltava

Illustration for Issum magazine, 2004

Book review for a new history book on the Battle of Poltava in 1709. I had a lot of fun with this drawing...including researching existing imagery and documentation of the battle.

Northern Lakes College study guide

More work for Paul in Slave Lake...

Out in the bush...

Illustrations for Northern Lakes College, 2002

Syllabus illustrations for outdoor skills programs.

Thanks to Paul Stuebing

Online at last...

Welcome!

I will strive to upload my work in a timely fashion...thank you to Tom Magee and John K (well...a little less directly...) for motivating my maiden voyage online.

--eric