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The Big Megillah
Over the last year, I have developed a passion for Film Noir. It all started about 8 months ago when I was working on a project that saw...
limeywestlake2
Apr 4, 20241 min read


Una - The Dairy Box Girl
Recently, I drove to the highest reaches of Coquitlam, towards Burke Mountain, to purchase a vintage wool blanket. I got chatting with...
limeywestlake2
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Seven Sisters Grove, Stanley Park, August 2001
I was digging through some old sketchbooks and found this pencil drawing. I remember the day well, drawing, surrounded by tiny, yet...
limeywestlake2
Apr 23, 20211 min read


A functioning alien language for SyFy's Resident Alien.
This was a lot of fun to create. My starting point was Ethiopian Amharic script. I began to refine the characters and before long, a...
limeywestlake2
Apr 19, 20211 min read


The Carnival of Doom
This logo design was featured in a Nickelodeon mini-series, the re-make of "Are you afraid of the dark?" It was a fun piece to execute -...
limeywestlake2
Mar 5, 20201 min read


The Furie
I came across this old piece the other day. From my days on Once Upon a Time. There is something about this tangled horror that I dig.
Neil Westlake
Jan 28, 20191 min read


The Hatchetman
This was a fun piece to do. It was featured in the recent Supernatural episode, "Mint Condition."
limeywestlake2
Nov 2, 20181 min read


Regina
One last hurrah, as the saying goes. One for the ONCEers.
Neil Westlake
May 25, 20181 min read


Betty
My latest work, other than being an homage to the 'Cinéma du Look,' is also a gift to the young man that exists somewhere within.
Neil Westlake
May 25, 20181 min read


Citizen Blair
An homage to a man whose work echoes sonorously in these modern times.
limeywestlake2
Feb 22, 20181 min read


Peggy Sue
It has been a long while since I have done a Pin-up...
limeywestlake2
Aug 18, 20171 min read


Find the 1962 Chef Boyardee!
MITHC - Season 2: I was given some 1960's magazines and asked to make replicas of certain dry goods that were to go in a cupboard. I...
Neil Westlake
May 12, 20171 min read


End of an Era.
So it looks as though my time on Once Upon a Time is coming to an end. It is hard to believe that it has been six years since I climbed...
limeywestlake2
Feb 9, 20172 min read


Mike Wilks' Ultimate Alphabet - A Curiosity Shop for The Mind.
I was just taking an optical stroll through the amazing archive that is Codex 99 (go to www.codex99.com to check out this palatial...
limeywestlake2
Feb 9, 20171 min read


A diamond in the rough - Danger: Diabolik
I remember having a chat with Roman Coppola a few years ago while working on a Target commercial. We both loved this movie. It inspired...
limeywestlake2
Jan 15, 20171 min read


My 'interview' with Ana Luísa Souki
A young woman, Ana Luísa Souki from Ingarapé in Brazil (who is somewhat of a Oncer and runs the Brazilian Facebook fan page) asked me if...
limeywestlake2
Nov 6, 20167 min read


Beauty is an eternal form.
When I see a design like this (so stunningly beautiful) a minuscule part of my being remembers what it is to be in love with life....
limeywestlake2
Oct 18, 20161 min read


Work from a bygone era
I was going through an old flash drive today, and found these children's colouring book illustrations (of local and national Canadian...
limeywestlake2
Sep 13, 20161 min read


Everything begins when graphite touches paper.
Some folks are wont to start sketching right onto the Cintiq screen. I am a old-school, I guess. There is something about a pencil and...
limeywestlake2
Sep 8, 20161 min read
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