Author Archives: Jesse Conlang

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About Jesse Conlang

Jesse Conlang lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he has trained squirrels to operate pens and pencils at his whim. You can probably tell that by the quality of the work.

Rejected from the Creationism Museum I and II

behold! my very first commissions! I got a bottle of rum for my trouble. I’m not happy with the quality of the scans, but I got them done for free because my dog is so cute (true story). this one … Continue reading

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Dual functions: piece and preview

here’s a desert! I plagiarized this from myself for an upcoming piece. if you’re enjoying my scribblings, you should check out this one dude Adrian Louden because he’s exceptionally talented. He also cooks a mean stirfry.

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It’s not catching on

A scene from alternate universe Calgary Folk Fest

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Three Old Things

don’t even look at the date.

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La Paz postcards: It’s all downhill from here.

on a set of 7’x5′ index cards, I made a series of postcards about life in Bolivia. Everything here is something I saw, although the details are composite.   Where the tourist market meets the black market, you can find … Continue reading

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Based on a True Story

All of these things, the dandily outfitted coffee seller, the sloth and the toborochi tree, existed concurrently in Santa Cruz. I can only assume this was a daily occurrence, because if any animal can use a jolt of caffiene, it’s … Continue reading

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Okay, Something New

An old thing dredged up from the sketchbook. enjoy!

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How is this post like the fake TVs in furniture stores?

because it’s a placeholder. I’m searching for a scanner in a foreign land, and as soon as I find it, I have a reasonably big thing coming up. stay tuned to this channel. further bulletins as events warrant.

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Can’t Trust the Mountains

When you fly into La Paz, there’s a massive Andean peak that stares down into your airplane like it knows what you did. It dominates the landscape, the skyline, the whole city of La Paz, like a hulking sentinel not … Continue reading

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Bicycle Merit Badges

I originally drew these as part of a resume for a mountain biking tourism company. They were not completed on time, but they were fun exercises in abstracting shapes-not my strong point. More after the break

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