Here’s a piece by Toronto-based artist Marcio Takara (DeviantArt gallery). I just got this in the mail about two weeks ago and it’s happily added to my collection portfolio that one day will be framed for my uber-geek-fanboy “Darkhawk Gallery”… No, I’m not kidding–when I move: I WILL have a wall dedicated to Darkhawk art! Also, Takara is currently the artist on the Boom Studio’s comic “The Increadibles”–Increadible as well isn’t it?

I didn’t know Marcio Takara even lived an hour away from me when I commissioned this piece. That’s the craziness of the internet I suppose. You’ll have to ignore the watermark, some low-life out there was using Marcio’s art to create t-shirts without his permission. In any case, his animation style is what captured my eye. He created these “mini heroes” that just made me giddy–so much iconic detail in such small designs–just wonderful. But they were missing Darkhawk… shame Marcio, shame…

Marcio’s clean lines and dynamic energy is captured in all that he does and I’m proud to be the owner of his (possiblly first) Darkhawk piece. It seems like Marcio Takara and a few other artist friends are going to be gathering every Wednesday in front of the Silver Snail for an evening of Drink and Draw. See, moments like these are what make me wish it wasn’t a one hour drive. I’m not sure I’d be confident enough to just draw with strangers–but I’d sure as hell be willing to drink with them! I hope these nights go well for all of them; looking forward to seeing what comes of it! If you live in Toronto and are an artist, show up and have fun!