"Spellbound"

My latest promotional piece. Penciled by hand, painted digitally in Photoshop.

"Waiting on Morning"

This is a digitally painted sample illustration from a children's picture book manuscript I wrote titled Ursula Upside-Down.

"Ursula Hit's the Roof"

This is another digitally painted sample from Ursula Upside-Down.

"A Boy Named Sue"

This piece inspired by Johnny Cash earned me an honorable mention in a Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators competition.

"Dragons Slayed!"

Business looks slow, but something tells me the services of this inventive young lad might soon be in high demand. Entry for the SCBWI contest "Summer Enterprises."

"Spooked"

An entry into SCBWI's Illustrators Contest #10. Painted in Photoshop using photo reference.

"Book Cover for The Odyssey"

This is an oil piece from my honors project in college. This is a book cover illustration depicting Ulysses' encounter with Scylla and Charybdis.

"T-Rex Gets a Facelift"

This is a pastel piece from college that was inspired by a news clipping announcing new evidence discovered on the physical structure of the Tyrannosaurus Rex's face.

"The Angel Israfel"

This is an oil piece inspired by Edger Allen Poe's poem "Israfel."

"Writing Troubles"

This is a mixed media piece that was inspired by an article about low teenage writing skills.

"Surplus!"

This is a mixed media editorial illustration.

"Pandemic of 1918"

M ixed media, accepted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators 2000 Annual Scholarship Competition.