Terry Wong’s latest illustration for the Wall Street Journal. The very precise placement of products in and around the Produce department.
What is your earliest memory of creating art? (or drawing as a child)
I was 3 years old, I was in my parents office with my Father, I drew a character from the Pink Panther cartoon.
After I had finished I ran to my Mom to show her in another room, she looked at it and as my Dad walked
in she asked if he drew it. I remember she was so surprised at how good it was she didn’t believe at first that
I had actually drawn it.
What type of environment do you prefer to work in? At home or in a studio? Listening to music?
I like to work in my home office, I tried working at the coffee shop down the street but that didn’t last too long – they were really insistent that I not wear my bathrobe and slippers. Needless to say working at home suites me better 
What type of artwork do you have hanging in your home?
I actually just moved into a new place so I only have 2 pieces of art hanging on my walls currently.
A Bauhaus poster and a print of Andy Warhol’s image of Elvis.
Who was the first illustrator that you noticed and admired?
I dunno if he actually counts as an illustrator but I remember being enthralled as a child with Mr. Dressup. I used to love watching the segment of the show where he’d sit at the drawing board and illustrate scenes with K.C and Finnigan.
How do you deal with negative criticism?
What?! There have been negative criticisms of my work?
What is your favorite way to get out of a creative block?
I had an illustration instructor in college who used to go get doughnuts to get out of his creative block. I’m still searching for my inspirational junk food.
If you had to describe your body of work in one word, what would that word be?
Fun.
Winter means Cirque Du Soliel once again launches their winter show Wintuk which Terry Wong illustrated for. Spotted on the “Life” magazine website is LL Cool J with his family attending the show with Terry’s illustration in the background.
In the DVD ‘Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden’, at 15min and 50secs, the Cirque Du Soleil Illustration that Terry Wong rendered for the ‘Wintuk’ show displays prominently under the M.S.G. signage.
Personal work, a combination of comic book styling and pin-up girl illustrations.
An illustration of the beautiful and fiery red headed burlesque performer from Vancouver Miss Via Rose.
Here is a poster I designed and illustrated for the “Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre” company’s fundraiser later this month.
I branded the poster and all other promo material around the idea of an old Chinese restaurant menu. Like the song from musical the “Flower Drum Song,” the event is named after the dish “Chop Suey”. The food dish and the event both contain a little bit of everything. The fundraiser is a retrospective of the company’s highlights over the past 10 years.
Tom who is illustrated here is serving up the title as he’s the host and mascot for the theatre company
Terry Wong illustrated an article in the Globe and Mail about airline customers taking work trips to far away destinations. In an effort to shrink costs they avoid hotel stays altogether and return home the same day.
Cirque Du Soleil has started using the boy illustration Terry Wong did for them for their show ‘Wintuk’ playing at Madison Square Garden.
Terry Wong illustrates this months Best Health mag.
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