I am a classically-trained artist and educator with more than 20 years of experience. In that time I have created a diverse body of two- and three-dimensional work. Projects have ranged from commercial illustration and figurative portraiture, to large-scale murals and set design.
I am currently working on sight-based landscape paintings, surreal artwork, and a graphic novel for 2012. In addition, I teach drawing, painting, comic art and sequential storytelling.
For the Schad Gallery of Biodiversity at the Royal Ontario Museum I built three-dimensional models and wax models. I also repaired, airbrushed and painted latex and taxidermy specimens. If you happen to find yourself touring the Schad Gallery, look for the giant Chinese salamander, the 20-foot firebrand reticulated python and the arctic flowers as examples of the more than 100 specimens that I worked on.
My evolution as an artist began at Carleton University in Ottawa where I earned a BA in Art History. I received a work-study scholarship from the Brentwood Art Center, School of Fine Art in Los Angeles, and I attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco for graduate work. In Kansas City, I learned advanced cartooning at the Kansas City Art Institute.
