Gilles Rainville illustration

                Cortus (latin) - 1. breaking out (storm) . 2. coming into being, birth. 3. rising, originating. Oxford English Dictionary This illustration is the first in what I hope to be a series of illustrations exploring the cycle of life, the origin of our spirit and the human relationship with nature. I started this illustration as part of a challenge set out by the hosts of Drawing at the Rooster, Peter Purdy and Rebecca Gilman. The challenge was simple; produce artwork inspired by a drawing created during a Drawing at the Rooster evening. Here is the drawing that I chose.   My idea was to have animals coming to life directly from nature. The model was to represent nature. I started by drawing her on the left side of the page. Next, I researched animals that I thought represented this woman. The Canadian horse for strength and confidence. The red-tailed hawk for her free spirit, and the fox bec...

Going back in time to the new vintage (I feel so old...), Drawing at the Rooster offered up 80's hard rocker (Peter Purdy), ripped jeans (Erica Angers), and baggy blouses and flashy blazers (Aileen Duncan) for a fun nostalgic set. To top it off, some fun 80's music to complete the atmosphere. Thank you Rebecca, Peter, Aileen and Erica for the fun evening. Check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/854616347887771/search/?query=80%27s I Heart the 80's - 2 min I Heart the 80's - 3 min I Heart the 80's - 5 min I Heart the 80's - 5 min I Heart the 80's - 10 min I Heart the 80's - 10 min I Heart the 80's - 20 min I Heart the 80's - 20 min  

It has been a while since I posted and I have plenty of drawings to share with you. Here we go.   OCTOBER - HALLOWEEN Halloween - 2 min. Halloween - 5 min. Halloween - 5 min. Halloween - 10 min. Halloween - 10 min. Halloween - 10 min. Halloween - 20 min. Halloween - 20 min. Halloween - 3 min. NOVEMBER - BEACH PARTY Beach Party - 5 min. Beach Party - 2 min. Beach Party - 5 min. Beach Party - 10 min. Beach Party - 20 min. Beach Party - 20 min. DECEMBER - PORTRAITS Portraits - 5 min. Portraits - 10 min. Portraits - 10 min. Portraits - 20 min. JANUARY - WESTERN Western - 20 min Western - 5 min Western - 20 min Western - 20 min Western - 10 min Western - 3 min Western - 1 min FEBRUARY - DANCE Dance - 2 min Dance - 3 min Dance - 5 min Dance - 5 min Dance - 5 min Dance - 10 min Dance - 20 min ...