Sketchbook
Robbie Baker!

A caricature sketch of one of the amazing guitarists from the rock band The Tragically Hip, Mr. Robert Baker.

Gordon Downie!

A caricature sketch of Gordon Downie, lead vocalist of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip.

Batman

Batman sketch
Pencil on paper towel
Batman owned by DC, created by Bob Kane
The cowl, resting it the cape. I’ve always visualized the upper portion of the cowl being a helmet beneath leather, keeping it’s form and giving him protection, similar to the idea presented in “Batman Begins”. Why’s the lower half of the cowl stiff, then? [...]

Batman

Batman
Pencil on paper towel
Batman owned by DC, created by Bob Kane
Just a sketch of Batman’s head. Lookit that schnoz!

Batman

Batman sketch
Pencil on paper towel
Batman owned by DC, and created by Bob Kane
This sketch shows a Batman with a wider frame and face, particularly the nose. He’s somewhat aged here too. I’m toying with the idea that Batman’s nose would be akin to a boxer or a hockey player having been in one fight too many, along [...]

Batman

Batman sketch
Pencil on paper towel
Batman owned by DC, and created by Bob Kane
One of my favorite ways to portray Batman are through the eyes of the criminals who get brief glimpses of him in person, or the concepts a common criminal would have of him. In this case, it’s something like an alien.

Man
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2006

Woman reading book
Starbucks Coffee, Rue St. Catherine & Rue Guy
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2006

Various people, Park on the Waterfront, Oakville, Ontario
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2007

 

WWII Soldiers
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2006

These drawings are actually the initial character sketches for a now defunct “graphic novel” project. I had a lot of fun with the research because I finally got to test out my time machine and draw some soldiers live from the era.
 

Two Guys
Starbucks Coffee, Rue Guy, Montreal
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2007

Concordia University Student, studying
Starbucks Coffee, Rue St. Catherine, Montreal
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2007

Angry Man (well, he seemed more annoyed than angry)
Starbucks Coffee, Rue St. Caterine, Montreal
Copyright Dany Gehshan, 2007