About
Artist & Illustrator. Vfx veteran. Computing historian. Gamer. Tron enthusiast.
Wears a human suit.
I am driven by a desire to bridge technology and art (and humor). The home computer revolution of the mid-70s was a formative period in my life, and is a source of nostalgia, wonder, and creative inspiration. In our contemporary technology, we take for granted the shoulders of all the giants on which we stand, and the shoulders that they themselves are supported by. We have GPUs that render millions of polygons faster than sixty times per second, but where did that begin? What was the first videocard like? What did a server room full of computers look like in the 60s and 70s when that had never been done before? My art attempts to bring the wonder of those pioneering efforts to life; and if the occasional wizard, troll, or robot strolls across the stage, then well, sometimes that happens. Actually, that happens rather a lot.
Seeing TRON and The Last Starfighter as a kid got me started on a career in visual effects. After a very enjoyable decade of creating vfx for film, I spent a few years in the games industry. I then decided to separate my day job from my art pursuits, and I've been much happier. I'm just now starting to figure out how to balance the joy of creating while also learning how to share my stories with the world. This is why I'm here!
19XX-Present: drawings, scribbles, scrimshaws, renderings, illustrations.
2013-2016: Lead Lighting Artist, games industry (Turn 10, 343, Monolith)
2003-2013: Lighting and Look Development (Lead/Supervisor), Rhythm & Hues
Skills
Software proficiency
Reel
Productions
- Video GameMiddle-earth: Shadow of War
- Year2017
- RoleSenior Lighting Artist
- CompanyMonolith Productions
- Video GameHalo 5
- Year2015
- RoleCinematic Lighting Artist
- Company343 Industries
- Video GameForza Motorsport 5
- Year2013
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyTurn 10 Studios
- MoviePercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Year2013
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieR.I.P.D.
- Year2013
- RoleLighting Supervisor
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieChronicle
- Year2012
- RoleLook Development Supervisor
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
- Year2011
- RoleLook Development
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieX-Men: First Class
- Year2011
- RoleLighting Supervisor, Lead Look Development Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieHop
- Year2011
- RoleLook Development Artist: (Phil)
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieMarmaduke
- Year2010
- RoleLighting Supervisor
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieLand of the Lost
- Year2009
- RoleLighting Supervisor
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieThe Incredible Hulk
- Year2008
- RoleLead Look Development Artist (Hulk, Abomination)
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieThe Golden Compass
- Year2007
- RoleLook Development Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieEvan Almighty
- Year2007
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieNight at the Museum
- Year2006
- RoleLook Development Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieCharlotte's Web
- Year2006
- RoleLead Lighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
- Year2006
- RoleLook Development Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Year2005
- RoleLook Development Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieFlight of the Phoenix
- Year2004
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieGarfield
- Year2004
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues
- MovieScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- Year2004
- RoleLighting Artist
- CompanyRhythm & Hues