Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol by Stern and Sirois

This month is a big month for me as my new book is hitting the shelves just in time for Christmas. From Markosia Publishing, adapted by writer Stephen L. Stern (Zen: The Intergalactic Ninja, Beowulf and overall comics veteran) and illustrated by me comes a retelling of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. This was a big project for me to work on and I had a ton of fun doing it. It is a fully color, fully painted Graphic Novel that will be sure to delight during the holidays. Now available for order from your local comic store, please give them Diamond order number OCT12 0716 And it got a Spotlight On in Previews!***SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES – Please contact Harry@Markosia.com for reduced rates***

For more info visit Markosia.com . Here are some sketches from production...

Happy Holidays!

Hello and Happy Holidays! There has been so much that has happened over the passed year since moving from California back to the east coast. First off, in August my wife and I brought our second boy into the world, Kiran Elijah Sirois. Born 7.9 pounds and 21 inches long, he is a beautiful baby who is starting to how sign of being a redhead! My wife had a wonderful Hypno-birth again with Kiran and he was born as healthy as can be.So since his birth we've had a great time getting use to the ever so hectic lifestyle of raising two boys. micah is now four and loves his little brother!

The roller coaster didn't stop there as we also recently moved (just before the birth) to the street that I grew up on up until I was 15 years old. We now live in the house my grandmother lived in , that I grew up next to. So in a way we have moved back to my childhood roots and I am now raising my two boys on the streets I know so dearly.

Since September I have been an adjunct professor at two great schools here in New England: The Art Institute of Boston and The New Hampshire Institute of Art, both in the illustration departments. the classes are a lot of fun,but the Fall semester is soon coming to a close. I am, needless to say, ready for a break. I hope to pick up the paint brush and get out my paints and make a mess :-)

The Guardian 2012

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
-Vincent Van Gogh

Playing with ZBrush

I have been playing with zBrush lately learning how to create sculptures. Here are a few tests... more to come soonish.

SteamPunk: The Beginning

Hey SoCal folks! I will have a piece in the upcoming SteamPunk: The Beginning exhibit based on some of the first SteamPunk novels. There are some amazing paintings in this show! The Authors will be at the opening to speak as well.
There will also be a published book of all the artwork put out by the show.

Steampunk: the Beginning

Curator: Begovich Gallery Director, Mike McGee

April 7 – May 10, 2012
Opening reception | April 7, 5 - 8 p.m.
The Authors will be speaking at 4:30.
12-4pm Monday-Thursday
12-2pm Saturday

Begovich Gallery, CalState Fullerton.

I wish I could attend, so please check it out for me!
See the poster for all info.

Advertising Illustration- Thor & Rise of the Planet of the Apes

One thing I love about being a freelance Illustrator is the variety of jobs that come in. I have been very fortunate to work on countless amazing projects and it is always great to be able to look back on some of them. Some of the most fun I've had working as an illustrator has been on various advertising jobs such as these two. A few years back, I got the chance to work on some advertising work for Marvel's Thor movie before the film was released, thanks to my friend Brian Haberlin. I am not exactly sure if these were used, but it was an exciting opportunity turning the Volstaag and Hogun characters into paintings.




Last year, I worked with Cheryl Savala at Menagerie Creative on some BlueRay packaging for the release of 20th Century Fox's Rise of the Planet of the Apes. These were both exciting and challenging to develop because there were so many great memorable moments in the film. These key art images were not used for the final packaging, but like so many great ideas in advertising they do make wonderful portfolio pieces!