Stand Fast

Stand Fast

I'm proud of my Scottish heritage, but as I'm from British Columbia, I feel a very strong connection to the BC mountains and wildlife.  In this illustration I wanted to meld both together.

I included a bunch of BC wildflowers, including fox gloves, lupines, indian paint brush, wild strawberries just to name a few.  The birds in the trees include a robin, steller's jay and cedar waxwing.

The Gordon Clan's motto is "Bydand", meaning "Stand Fast".  And our crest is of a stag with a buckled belt.

The print is now available in my etsy shop!

British Columbia Wildflowers

This summer, I decided to sublet my apartment in Toronto and spend 2 months in my home town of Nelson, British Columbia. I took all my art stuff, including my computer and scanner, so I am available for illustration commissions!

I've been hiking damn near every day with my dad. The snow line is around 6,000 feet, so a lot of the hikes are partially in the snow. But I've been photographing all the different flowers I come across! And I plan to use these for flower reference in a new personal illustration I've been working on.

I'll post more about this new piece soon. Enjoy the flowers!