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Posted on July 18, 2011
Dream Jefferson / Punch Perm!
Dream Jefferson / Punch Perm © Luke Pickett
Some friends of mine are launching a album next week in Ottawa, and I was lucky enough to score the gig doing the album art. You can download there prior EPs at their bandcamp here (http://dreamjefferson.bandcamp.com/), both of there EPs are super fun, and I’m eagerly hanging out to listen to the new one as soon as it drops (That is ).
Now, if you are in Ottawa, this nation’s fine capital next friday night the 22nd of July you can see them launch their next album. I’m not sure if they will have T-shirt ready, but if they do I also design them.
Anyway here are the details:
Time
Friday, July 22 at 9:00pm – July 23 at 2:00am
Location
Maverick’s
221 Rideau Street
Ottawa, ON
Posted on April 6, 2011
Dan McDaid’s German Dalek Tank!
Dalek Tank © Dan McDaid
As promised in the last two posts… Dan McDaid’s German Dalek Tank! You can see the original over at his blog. When I saw it a couple of weeks ago I knew I must colour it. So I hit up Dan with a request and it was that simple. And thanks to my lovely girlfriend who takes an unlikely amount of time getting ready some days, I was able to colour it while I waited.
If you’re not familar with Dan’s work, then do yourself a favour and go to your nearest comic shop or library, and pick up Jersey Gods, which is available in three terrific volumes. He has also drawn some brilliant looking Doctor Who comics, but I’ve never figured out how to get my hands on them. So if you do, let me know, as I would love to read them!
Next up … Some preview art of Allochthonous Pop!
Posted on March 23, 2011
Dream Jefferson Artwork
Dream Jefferson Artwork © Luke Pickett
Another quick art post for today. I’m doing some artwork for the band, Dream Jefferson, and this is the first piece I did for them. It may be used on a T-shirt down the road, but for the moment it was just a bit of fun.
What I am working on for them now is a CD cover and some poster/t-shirt artwork. The poster/t-shirt is done, and I’ll post it here when I know more of what will be done with it. Enjoy this piece for the moment and go and download Dream Jefferson’s EP here, it’s a good time!
I’ll be posting later in the week with some artwork for the short film, DAS DEATHSHIP!
Until then, cheers!
Posted on March 11, 2011
A little update, a little art.
Luigi Rugby Club Poster Image © Luke Pickett
So I did this little piece for the Luigi Rugby Club in Lund, Sweden for a friend of mine. Its done in that trace style that I was playing with a couple of years ago, not much else to say about it. In other news, I just finished a 5 page comic, submitted a 3 pager to Grawlix and I’m doing the cover for my 12 page mini comic today, its a pretty good day here for comics.
A quick link: James Andres and my story, Lucifer’s Looking Glass got a mention in a review of Kagamono on Tastes like comics, read it here. Also a little interview with Blackglass press overlord, Jason Franks. Its a nice little article so hop over and have a read.
Thats all for now. Cheers.
Posted on August 23, 2010
The Barlow Book Review – August Edition
So, since I left Australia I’ve been reading a whole bunch, more than I have in years. Its been amazing, also Toronto has an amazing public library, they have not one, not two, but three comic book sections(1) in the library, each and every library(2). Also, I’ve been reading quite a few novels since I departed Australia. So, without further delay let me give you a run down of what I’ve been diving my nose into as of late.
Down Under – Bill Bryson
So I was given Down Under just days before I left Australia by the mother of my former and great neighbor. And what a fantastic gift. The book taught me a great many things about the country that I’ve spent my whole life in, and which I had shamefully yet to learn as much about as I should have. So, it was only fitting that I learned about all these amazing facts as I flew away to Canada for the next two years. For me the book was an invaluable resource in understanding Australia’s place in the world, everything that is great about it, and some big things that Australia really needs to think about. Having an outsider’s perspective on the country that I call home and dearly love was a great insight. If you’re Australian, you need to read this. Seriously. And if you’re not, and want to know more about Australia then this is a great first introduction to the place I proudly call home.
A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson
While we stayed in Vancouver at Marita’s auntie’s and uncle’s house, I happened to see a copy of this fine book sitting on the shelf, and being nose deep in Down Under I could see the end of the book coming up fast. So I grabbed it off the shelf and once again, I found a book filled with stuff I wanted to know, but hadn’t asked anyone just yet. Every few pages, I would stop reading, and tell Marita something that I thought was amazing, she was often less interested, but it’s likely more to do with my retelling than the facts themselves. Once again, this is a book that demands to be read, and frankly, I think it should be required reading for every Year 9 student. Carve out some of that useless filler in science class and have them read this. I reckon this book would open far more doors in the minds of many students than some puny experiments and taking sometimes endless notes off a blackboard (or whiteboard for the new kids out there!).
Filthy Rich – Written by Brian Azzarello, Art by Victor Santos
I read this book on the plane from Vancouver to Winnipeg. It’s the first book I’ve read in Vertigo’s Crime line. First off, they are handsome little books, the production is first class and have an almost exclusive look and feel to them. Victor Santos’ art is really the stand out here for me. I often pull the book of the shelf with a sense of giddiness and flick through the book soaking in all the art I can. Even though I am myself an artist, I rarely am this enthralled with an artists work. The story itself is enjoyable enough and does have a very nice noir feel to it and feels somewhat inspired by films like Out of the Past. If you’re a fan of Azzarello, as I am; I’m sure you’ll enjoy this, but as I’ve said above the real draw here is Victor Santos’ artwork. It’s a wet dream of shadows, sex, and raw testosterone.
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I know I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I finally got to it. A friend of mine from Kyneton recommended Marquez’ work (Along with Juan Rulfo) to me, and my girlfriend said that some of his books are among the most beautiful that she has read. And frankly I can’t agree more. This book is a brilliant oral history of family, a town and most of all, the people. I couldn’t believe the how fluid the narration was! The book pulls you though the history of these people and creates a real sense of nostalgia throughout its 400 odd pages. Like life, the book just marches on, resolving some plot lines while leaving others hanging in the wind to float away. The characters live out deep and powerful metaphors in their almost-mythical existences. And for me, this book has created a love affair with the work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. More than any other book in recent years, it has opened my mind to the wonder of life and my desire to engage with it.
Autumn of the Patriarch - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I’m only going to review two of the books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that I’ve read recently, and for those taking notes I also read Love in the Time of Cholera, and Memories of My Melancholy Whores. While I enjoyed both of them, I don’t really feel as if I have much to say on them.
But I do have to say something about Autumn of the Patriarch, this book was a difficult yet thrilling read. The novel is structured in way that requires all of you to grasp what is going on within its pages. Written without any paragraphs and at times devoid of full stops; in fact the last chapter runs for 50 odd pages without a full stop. There are constant change in perspectives, often mid sentence, which doesn’t allow you to sit ideally by and read at your own pace. Marquez sets the pace, and I imagine this could turn off some readers, but the sheer challenge of conquering the tale of this aging Caribbean dictator had me reading and rereading this book with breathless gusto. The uninterrupted sentence demanded that I read the last 50 page chapter in one almost endless sitting, holding my concentration in a dizzying focus, trying my hardness not to fall off and the page and out the book. I would throughly recommend this book, it’s not easy, but its clearly not meant to be. The book can’t just be dipped into at odd intervals. If you’re going to read this you need to sit and read it, and only read it, because if your mind wanders off as mine tends to, you’ll relise that you have no idea who’s talking, why they’re talking, and often whats even going on.
Lose #2 - Michael Deforge
Lose Issue 2 Cover
I picked this up at the Scott Pilgrim launch last month from the artist himself, Michael Deforge. He did the poster for the event at The Beguiling here in Toronto. While I haven’t read issue one, I think you can get by without doing so, though I do plan to picking it up next time I see it at the store. Deforge’s art is awesome, and the main story is also oddly captivating as well. I’d totally recommend this book to any lover of short odd comic tales. Deforge’s art is truly mind-blowing, filled with detail, character and a certain creepiness. It’s the sort of artwork that you want to just look at and bath in for a while. I really look forward to reading a longer story by him, or just a whole bunch more of his shorts – either way, I want to read more. Deforge is clearly an awesome talent that is going to produce some amazing work. He creates the sort of work that makes me want to work so much harder to attempt to capture a fraction of his creativity.
You can buy a copy of the book as well as his other work at his webstore.
Anyways, that’s enough for today. I’m not sure how often I’ll whip one of these review posts out, but the plan is to do them monthly at the moment. Hope you enjoyed my little insights to the books I’ve been reading, and please don’t hesitate to add any thoughts below. I’ve already got a bunch of books to review in the next installment, so until next time!
(1) Kids, Young Adult and Adult.(2) There are allot of libraries in the Greater Toronto Area.
Posted on November 20, 2009
Quick update – Ayera : The Chaos Rebellion Part 1
Been very busy lately and haven’t really had the time to blog all that much. Hopefully I’ll be able to do a big post with all my going on’s soon. Until then, just got mentioned in this article (http://www.metalobsession.net/ayera-the-chaos-rebellion). The quote in question is…
This includes the well balanced production and the intriguing artwork courtesy of Melbourne artist Luke Pickett that is suitably dark but hardly stereotypical.
Go check out the article, and hopefully next week I’ll post full art for this particular project.
Until later in the week.
Cheers Luke
Posted on August 12, 2009
Unused Vikings!
I found these lying around on the computer earlier today, they were for a viking zombie mashup comic thing I’m working on with one of my mates. The project is still deep in development with a new art style, so look forward to seeing the final comic in 4 to 5 years (hehehe, just kidding). Anyhow, here they are! Cheers Luke.
Posted on June 19, 2009
Colouring Contest for the plastic age
Found this contest on pulpfaction tonight when i was killing sometime so I thought I get on it and colour up the image, I’m pretty happy with it came together well, it was really nice to have free reign over the colouring and not worry about budgets. The art work and holder of the contest was Rhys Macdonald at the The Plastic Age head over there and check out his webcomic and other doodles! The contest is being held to promote Rhys Macdonald new pinup book “Last call for Sin”, you can likely buy it from his website!
