Scenic Stuff

Environments are another of my joys. I had the opportunity to create environments for video games for nearly a decade while in that industry. For me a well thought environment can make or break a good gaming experience. This also applies to painted scenes. I want to create images that invite the viewer to imagine what lies beyond the bounds of the canvas. These sketches are simple studies to work out some ideas to be further expanded upon.

Flights of Fancy

At times I enjoy creating images that come from the edge of dreams. Sometimes fantasy, sometimes Science Fiction, sometimes... something else.



Here's my version of the "March Hare" from "Alice in Wonderland".

My take on the tin woodsman of Oz.

Art Rage Glazing 101

Art Rage Paper Tutorial

I have had the great pleasure to be using Art Rage for a while now. It is a 2D traditional media art program available from Ambient Design. This is the software I have employed to create most if not all of the imagery you see in this blog. One of the subtle strengths of Art Rage is the ability to derive realistic interactions with the surface being painted or drawn upon. This ability to customize the substrate impressed me so much that I chose to create a short tutorial on the method I use to create custom papers and canvases. That is what follows here:

Light Stuff

I like to draw and paint some fairly light hearted imagery from time to time. Here is an assortment of that:




I have written up a tutorial on the making of the above image.

The Wild

Among the possibilities that captured my imagination when I was a child learning to draw, animals stand out as the most often chosen subjects for my efforts. I would get out the card table and put on a story record and draw for hours. I have expanded my interests into many other areas but animals still hold fascination for me. Though I have lost most of the early drawings I did I continue to enjoy drawing and painting wildlife. Here are a few examples:

Getting Started

Time to revamp the way I use the internet. I used to try to keep up with maintaining a website but that became more of a time hog than I wanted. A good friend of mine suggested just blogging my notes and artworks instead. This is the beginning of that very thing for me. So welcome, I hope you find some interesting items here.