Sierra Side Painting

Posted 2017/02/06

After spending all day storyboarding action and drama, taking two hours to paint a landscape where nothing happens is pure self indulgence. Ok,got it out of my system, back to work.

landscape, Art, mountain, snow, photoshop, Painting, impressionist, California — Making stuff up while sitting inside on a rainy day.

Star Wars Blips: Lightsaber

Posted 2017/05/04

May the 4th be with you! Here’s a fun little BB-8 short I storyboarded.

Little Bridge Sketch

Posted 2017/02/20

Doodling while waiting for some downloads to finish. Painted this washed out little bridge.

Snowy Peak

Posted 2017/01/05

If I can’t go to the mountains then the mountains will come to me. Painted this snowy landscape to remind myself that places outside of the office exist.

snow, ice and rocks — dreaming of icy mountain slopes

Fleet Week beach day

Posted 2016/10/09

Spent the weekend with the boys at the beach. Its fleet week and the air show was pretty inspirational. Here is a little watercolor I did of the Blue Angeles screaming past Crissy Fields.

Fleet Week 2016 — looking north from Crissy Field East Beach towards the Golden Gate Bridge

The Divorce Sketchbook

Posted 2016/10/06

Starbucks people — Sitting for hours outside of Virginia house to pick up the boys.

Sketchbook cover 2016 — Dented and well worn.

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These were dark times. Shortly after starting this sketchbook the life I knew was suddenly and violently torn me. After seven years of marriage Virginia she asked me for a divorce. It seams she had finally grown tired of living with an artist. I hope one day my boys will understand how hard I tried to make it work. I spent a good part of this last year looking inward. It has been painful yet enlightening. I would never wish… Read more »

Alex Gray

Posted 2016/10/03

I think on a subconscious level I’ve really been inspired by Alex Grays work. I was introduced to his art in college, my roommate kept a book of his paintings on the coffee table. I haven’t thought about it in years but this morning while rewatching Holocrons of Fate it dawned on me how much he has influenced my storytelling and design.

His painting the Theologue. was always one of my favorites. I must have tapped into its influence while storyboarding this scene from Star Wars Rebels.

Showdown in the Sith Temple

Posted 2016/09/19

Found this while cleaning up the rats nest which is my art folder. Vader vs Ahsoka Tano in the sith temple. Painted it while storyboarding on the Twilight_of_the_Apprentice. It was a really fun episode to work on and worthy of some in-house fan art.