|
|
Anchored in Reality, on the Cusp of Dreams
I believe that the vividness with which a creator holds their vision should not be dulled when the viewer sees it. Everyone who brings their project to me to illustrate, in whatever medium, has been meticulous and labored hard over it. You've put blood, sweat and tears into your project, and you deserve an illustrator who will do the same. I believe that viewers deserve the highest quality in terms of craft. Painting, at its best, creates artifacts of worth. When hung on a wall, a great painting can be a precious thing, full of life, detail, and care. Since beginning in 1994, I've produced hundreds of illustrations, primarily within the fantasy gaming realm. I have worked almost exclusively in Oils, with plenty of digital preliminary work in the preparatory phase. When needed, however, I do produce digital final illustrations. But when I can I use physical media, enjoying the challenge, the artifact that is left where an artist has put himself, where his hands actually went, where his ability could take him without digital shortcuts. I grew up in San Jose, CA, and have lived there, as well as in Italy, England, Spain, North Carolina, and now New York City. I enjoy jogging, having completed my first marathon in 2008, as well as all manner of reading. I speak Spanish fairly well, and am (very) slowly learning Japanese. I've been blessed with an incredibly supportive wife, opportunity, and some measure of success. The pursuit of greatness in art is a solitary, slow, all-consuming task, with few encouragements available on the average day. Because of this I am so very grateful to the many people who have liked my work enough to support it, either through commissioning me for their projects, or collecting prints and original artwork. Let's make something wonderful together.
|
