1. 13 May


    Good Mourning 18 x 24 oil on illustration board An illustration to mark today’s 10th anniversary of the album, Good Mourning from Alkaline Trio Print are available now

    Good Mourning
    18 x 24 oil on illustration board

    An illustration to mark today’s 10th anniversary of the album, Good Mourning from Alkaline Trio

    Print are available now

     

  2. 12 Mar


    “A New Beginning” 18” x 24” oil on panel I realized the other day that I never posted the final shot of this painting. There has been MUCH DEBATE on the subject of the objectification of women in the cover art for SF/F novels. I’d like to thank the tumblr Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor for not only helping me design reasonable armor for my character, Hadley but helping me paint the first armor i’ved painted. If you’d like to see a VERY comprehsive look into how the above painting was created check out my Behance Project. There you will find progress shots, sketches and my reasoning behind the changes i’ve made as well as struggles and regrets.

    “A New Beginning”
    18” x 24”
    oil on panel

    I realized the other day that I never posted the final shot of this painting.

    There has been MUCH DEBATE on the subject of the objectification of women in the cover art for SF/F novels.

    I’d like to thank the tumblr Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor for not only helping me design reasonable armor for my character, Hadley but helping me paint the first armor i’ved painted.


    If you’d like to see a VERY comprehsive look into how the above painting was created check out my Behance Project. There you will find progress shots, sketches and my reasoning behind the changes i’ve made as well as struggles and regrets.

     

  3. 6 Mar


    Black on Black Classics combine; the CHANEL little black dress meets the little black dragon 18 x 24 oil on illustration board When i came up with the idea of creating a body of illustrations that combined my love of fashion and fantasy i knew I had to pay respects to CHANEL. I couldn’t think of a better way of doing so than the Little Black Dress and one great classic deserves another: the black dragon.

    Black on Black
    Classics combine; the CHANEL little black dress meets the little black dragon

    18 x 24 oil on illustration board

    When i came up with the idea of creating a body of illustrations that combined my love of fashion and fantasy i knew I had to pay respects to CHANEL. I couldn’t think of a better way of doing so than the Little Black Dress and one great classic deserves another: the black dragon.

     

  4. 21 Feb


    “Poison the Night”
    SWAROVSKI Poison Metallic Light Gold Ring
    4”x6”
    oil on illustration board

     

  5. 20 Feb


    Here’s some progress on the oil painting on the easel. I’ve always had a love for dragons and now I have the chance to paint one.

    I’ll be submitting this one to The Art Order, Dragon Challenge as well as American Illustration

     

  6. 31 Jan


    “La effimera” 16 x 20 oil on board

    “La effimera” 16 x 20 oil on board

     

  7. 16 Jan


    “Share My Secret” Jimmy Choo, ICONS, ‘Marlene’, Feather Platform Sandals 16 x 20, Oil on Board

    “Share My Secret”
    Jimmy Choo, ICONS, ‘Marlene’, Feather Platform Sandals
    16 x 20, Oil on Board

     

  8. 10 Oct


    sneaky-peaky!

    sneaky-peaky!

     

  9. 26 Sep


    Fashion & Fantasy: “Poison the Night” SWAROVSKI Poison Metallic Light Gold Ring 4”x6” oil on illustration board oil up!

    Fashion & Fantasy: “Poison the Night” SWAROVSKI Poison Metallic Light Gold Ring
    4”x6”
    oil on illustration board

    oil up!

     

  10. 25 Sep


    Fashion & Fantasy: “Poison the Night” SWAROVSKI Poison Metallic Light Gold Ring 4”x6” oil on illustration board (acrylic washes) Acrylic washes kill the white and prevent the graphite drawing from smudging. A few friends that are artists saw that i was using this technique yesterday and I couldn’t believe the controversy it started. Well maybe controversy is a bit strong but they all screamed “spray fix…workable fix!” Workable fix and spray fix are toxic as hell, you have to go outside to spray them and oil paint hates them. too much or too little and you’re screwed. Legendary fantasy artist and long time influence of mine Julie Bell taught me that all you need are some acrylic washes with a soft brush or a light hand and it does the same job. I block in colour before i begin painting anyway so this saves me a step, time and my lungs. Thanks Julie!

    Fashion & Fantasy: “Poison the Night” SWAROVSKI Poison Metallic Light Gold Ring
    4”x6”
    oil on illustration board (acrylic washes)

    Acrylic washes kill the white and prevent the graphite drawing from smudging. A few friends that are artists saw that i was using this technique yesterday and I couldn’t believe the controversy it started.

    Well maybe controversy is a bit strong but they all screamed “spray fix…workable fix!”

    Workable fix and spray fix are toxic as hell, you have to go outside to spray them and oil paint hates them. too much or too little and you’re screwed.

    Legendary fantasy artist and long time influence of mine Julie Bell taught me that all you need are some acrylic washes with a soft brush or a light hand and it does the same job. I block in colour before i begin painting anyway so this saves me a step, time and my lungs. Thanks Julie!