Alter ego

I went ahead and created a link on this

page to my purevolume page just in case

any of you ever have the desire to know

what else i do in my spare time. So if

you are bored, or just want some good

songs stuck in your head:) just click on

the link and head over to my music page.

Only telling half of the story...

I have come to realize over the past few years that I am a chronic fantasy portrait drawer. Basically, that I spend my time sketching portraits of characters rather than situations between characters. I have a love for drawing these kinds of faces. I love vignettes, which is fine, but portrait vignettes tell very little of the story other than what an expression or the lines in a face can tell. But a vignette depicting a situation, even if it only involves one character reacting to something, still tells more of a story and holds more wieght and intrigue in the long run.
So I challenge myself to tell the whole story instead of just how a face reacts to it…

How Cool is This?

I have been emailing with author/illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi for several years now and he has remained a constant encourager in my artistic life. I took my family to see the Spiderwick movie on opening weekend and got pretty inspired to get home and do some art. I ended up with this little painting, which I sent to Tony a few weeks ago. He was kind enough to post my art as his Friday Fan Art this past week and had some really nice things to say to me in an email.
I bring all of this up because this is a person who is probably busy beyond what I can comprehend and he has always taken the time to read my emails and give me thoughtful feedback. He sets himself up as a true roll model to me as well as an example of kindness for professionals and I can't say enough about him.
Thanks Tony, I feel like a million bucks!

Where it started for me 7 years ago...

I want to introduce you to Esidro (E-see-dro), a 16-year-old boy who's own twist of fate changed my life forever.

In late 2001 a friend of mine began writing a short fantasy based on members of the rock band we were in just for fun. I enjoyed the story so much that I suggested that we re-write it as total fiction and I would illustrate it. We worked together on plot points for a few months until my friend decided that he just didn't have the time to spend working on it and turned it over to me to do what I pleased with.

What became of it is now a 28 chapter childrens' fantasy novel titled "the Wineskin Prophecy", which has been my artistic driving force for the past 7 years. Rock bands have come and gone, but this story has grown into a full blown mythology in my mind and I am currently in the early stages of a semi-related prequil as well as a follow-up story.

And what is Esidro's story?

I can fill you in about him as time goes by, but right now I can tell you that Esidro is very much a part of me and that my life will never be the same again because of him.