My art mixes realistic details with abstract ideas, drawing inspiration from both fine art and comic books. I create illustrations that tell stories beyond the usual boundaries, taking you into immersive worlds where every detail adds depth and emotion. I want to spark curiosity, make you think, and leave you with something that sticks with you long after you've seen it.

Choosing a career in Illustration came from love of art history and studying the masters. The two fields of comic art and fine art have inspired my use of bold rich colors, with heavy outlines, big shapes and human forms. 

My creative process starts with who I am.  I love history, political history, cinema, film, eastern art and culture. Along with my imagination and my love for comic books I research extensively through photos, history books, environmental replicas and my own photograph library. From there I create thumbnails and sketches and develop the colors.  This part of the process is really the heart of my work, as I begin to create the characters, the flow, the perspective, lighting and shadow. Once the thumbnail and the sketching phase is established the final work can begin. I then digitally draw the work with the thumbnail first getting turned into line art and then being finished with color, shadowing, and details.

Biography

I began my career in 2000 as a student at the Atlanta College of Art. There I studied the foundation and history of art and majored in illustration.  In 2007 I decided to relocate to Seattle, Washington. I first came to visit Seattle in 2007 and was instantly attracted to Seattle’s art and music scene. I particularly fell in love with the difference in culture from my home in Atlanta.  I felt that transition helped embolden my art and forced me to work outside my comfort zone. My goal as an artist is simply to create wonderful works of art, and for my  characters to be recognized as unique and interesting.