Painting is my way of approaching my emotional psyche, often resulting in sprawling surreal or abstract concepts. What makes engaging the canvas exciting is not knowing what will appear at the other end; it’s a revelatory process. Here is a collection of my work all the way back to high school. Inbetweens (2011) Acrylic andContinueContinue reading “Canvas Paintings (2011-2018)”
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Super Rock Paper Scissors Character Designs
Hello/ Some friends and I were developing a mobile game in which I was the lead artist on the project. Here are the starting 8 playable fighters in the scrapped game. King Aeneas and Kitteh Concept: Fun Loving Child King and his Intimidating Pet Leopard. _ Glass Concept: Flashy Gambling Assassin _ Bere Concept: FriendlyContinueContinue reading “Super Rock Paper Scissors Character Designs”
The Sketch Comedy Club
So you may not know, but I got into video production and film making though Virginia Tech’s now deceased sketch comedy club, aptly named The Sketch. We were a bunch of misfits with dreams of writing, directing, and acting, but plagued by an even stronger love of goofing off. In the last year of TheContinueContinue reading “The Sketch Comedy Club”
Experimental Cinema
A few experimental films I made during my college career. __ Life. (part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WUchg4NHpI The idea I ran with was a film about a few of my friends. When I approached them about the idea, I asked them, “When are you most at peace? Where are you zen?” Cleveland when he walks to music,ContinueContinue reading “Experimental Cinema”
Illustrations (2016-2017)
Turtle Planet, Shark Planet (2016) Ballpoint Pen, Acrylic Paint, Pencil We are all planets! Transforming the concept of spirit animal into spirit planet, here we have two unlikely travelers meeting in the see of space. Originally a doodle that I was drawn to again and again, adding more detail until it became a full piece.ContinueContinue reading “Illustrations (2016-2017)”
COVER PEOPLE 2018 (Digital Portraits)
Cover People is a series I started at the beginning of 2018 to focus on learning, experimenting, and growing as digital artist. With each portrait, I tried to incorporate a new technique or synthesize what I had learned to up to that point. This series continues to be a fun and unpredictable way to challengeContinueContinue reading “COVER PEOPLE 2018 (Digital Portraits)”
Doodoe
Check it out! What started as a simple doodle evolved into a full blown digital mural! I had more fun with this one than ever intended, but here it is. I encourage you to zoom in, zoom out, flip it around, print it out, shred it up, feed it to your dog, or just checkContinueContinue reading “Doodoe”
One Flower, One World
“One flower, one world; one tree, one bodhi.” An ancient dragon nestles in the foggy mountains, home to lush forests and sweeping landscapes. But his world is just one of the infinite. With this digital repainting, I wanted to dive into a little world like I did in my piece ‘Chameleon’ and explore little microcosms ofContinueContinue reading “One Flower, One World”
SoapMan #0
This here is my first attempt at a hybrid series SoapMan, written with narrative prose, poetic breaks, and comic segments. Follow Bob and his friends as they try to make it in a cut-throat world of mutants, witches, and robots governed by a mighty god tree. Click below to read the pdf. SoapMan #0 -ContinueContinue reading “SoapMan #0”
Wild Drowner
Wild Drowner is a short story about a loner Mike and his musician roommate Leo. They go to a small restaurant concert in the city, to Mike’s discomfort, but he is there to support Leo at his first live gig. Will this night be the one that breaks Mike out of his shell? Will LeoContinueContinue reading “Wild Drowner”
Peter Volpone 