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A sad orca holds a beach ball in a bathtub — Humour column on the ethics of keeping cetaceans in captivity. Alternatives magazine.

Pirate taking a bath with him parrot perched on his pegleg holding the soap — "A Bath, Ye Mateys". Personal project.

Four images in a grid: Egyptian god dogs, Kerberus in Greek mythology, Mayan dog god, Japanese mythical fox. — Mythical Dogs of History, an article for Dog Eyes magazine.

Moose eating in wetlands with an idyllic wild view. — Slide for an environmental presentation. Client: CoEd Communications.

one elephant washing itself, and second in a baseball hat sitting on and bending a chain link fence and a third on the African savannah. — "Which elephants are doing things the real elephants do?" selections from a set for Addison Wesley 3rd grade textbook.

A grizzly bear and a polar bear dancing in the forest — Where do grolar bears come from? Canada Doodles, written by Megan Radford, published by Gibbs Smith.

various quick ink drawings; a crane saying Ewww, a bison in a bullet-proof vest, a garden with furrow and signs for peas, carrots and a cartoon bomb — Various spots for Environmental News section, Alternatives Jounral.

larger-than-life Boston terrier dog on the top of a skyscraper, looking down terrified while surrounded by other skyscrapers — Dogs Terrified by Condo Life Dog Eyes magazine.

A mama raccoon and her four kits, in scarves and sweaters, carolling in a refrigerator — Personal project. Holiday card based on a true incident. (Not the carolling, alas.)

Woman clutching leash, back on her heels skidding as she is towed at speed by a St. Bernard — It's important to train your dog to heal at an early age. From The Dog Rules (Damn Near Everything) by William J. Thomas.

Large catfish, writhing and shaking the earth — Namazu, the subterranean Japanese earthquake catfish. From When Earth Shakes by Galadriel Watson, Scholatic Educational Canada.

Chicken with mortarboard writing on a sheet of paper that reads Hensa — Humour article "Chicken Intelligence" for Alternatives Magazine.

Man in business suit walking bulldog while hovering in lotus position — The Zen of Dogwalking, Dog Eyes magazine.

"Puberty, the Birds and the Bees", <i>Medical Post</i>. — "Puberty, the Birds and the Bees", Medical Post.

Monkey sitting on a crocodile's back on the river — "The Monkey and the Crocodile" from Trickster Tales, Scholastic Educational.

Soaking wet border collie in mid-shake — Soaking wet border collie in mid-shake. From The Dog Rules (Damn Near Everything) by William J. Thomas.

Monkey hanging from a tree with a crocodile in the river in the foreground — "The Monkey and the Crocodile" from Trickster Tales, Scholastic Educational.

Roughly rendered goose, pig, chicken, cow, goat, donkey and sheep dancing — Farmyard Animals Dance, personal work.

Enormous, cigar-smoking bald eagle in and Uncle Sam hat, surrounded by crates and a small beaver and brown eagle in traditional national garb. — "The American Empire", Alternatives Magazine.

An older bear passes a younger bear toilet paper under a stall door — Haida language words for life situations—in this case getting a toilet paper resupply! From K̲aax̱ul Naay by Kihlgula Gaaya.

Mother bear asks straining younger bear if he needs to pee, in Haida language balloons — Haida language words for life situations—in this case, "do you need to pee?" From K̲aax̱ul Naay by Kihlgula Gaaya.

roughly renders birds, a gorilla, bowhead whale, thylacine, and dodo — "Endangered and Extinct Animals", content for Addison Wesley textbook.

Roughly rendered camel and ibis — Camel and ibis ornaments for a short book teaching the ancient Mesopotamian game Mancala. Scholastic Educational.

Puffin on a rock — Puffin in spot colour. RCI Kids newsletter.

Dung beetle rolling an uneven flat coloured ball — Dung beetle with ball for table of contents, in spot colour. RCI Kids newsletter.

stylized dog in hot car on left side, stylized dog in a cold car on the right side — Dangers of Leaving Dogs in Cars in Extreme Temperatures. Dog Eyes magazine.

Cartoon cow with rocket strapped to its back, match in hoof, fuse lit, aiming at the moon — Personal promotional work. First of my Cow Triptych.

Black Scottish Highland cow with katana on back and steampunk prosthetic back left back leg wanders a post-Apocalyptic world under a fractured moon — Personal promotional work. Third of my Cow Triptych. Those cows, I tell ya.

Evil looking cow with cape and jewelled sceptre on space platform, firing laser at a fracturing moon. — Personal promotional work. Second of my Cow Triptych.

Large horned sheep with the text Year of the Ram — Personal project for the last Year of the Ram.

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