If ever there's a reason...

If ever there's a need to watch the afternoon just roll into the evening sky
Find comfort in the finer things that keep you close
That keep you safe within this room
When it comes down to me
And I grit my teeth
And I start to stall
When it comes down to me

Lyrics are by Derby! Characters from a new project with the wonderful Andrew Rostan!


Sketched in graphite on sketch paper, colored with Photoshop



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Because you're an artist

During a trip home, I was interviewed by Evansville Living magazine. It still surprises me how little the world knows about comics and graphic novels, so any effort to get the word out is wonderful and much appreciated by artists like me.

The whole article can be read here.

Anywho, the interview is part of a normal segment they do in each magazine called 15 Minutes. Normally they take pictures of their interviewees, but they asked me to draw up a self-portrait that would help to visually explain what I do. I was happy to oblige :)

Book of Days part one

Another project in progress, this one a collaboration with Andrew Rostan, writer of An Elegy for Amelia Johnson. Andrew is a wonderfully creative and talented individual and I'm really excited to be working with him on this project from the beginning. We're still knee-deep in the writing process, but I put this illustration together for our pitch packet.

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TransPacific part two

The first four pages of a collaborative project with the boyfriend. The working title is TransPacific. The work in progress is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The work has been fun thus far--keep an eye out for updates on the project!

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An Elegy for Amelia Johnson

Pages from the critically acclaimed An Elegy for Amelia Johnson, written by the brilliant Andrew Rostan and illustrated by fellow SCAD alumni Dave Valeza and yours truly! Published by Archaia Entertainment, you can pick up your very own copy from Amazon!

Ink on Bristol board, summer/fall 2010

An Elegy for Amelia Johnson is copyrighted to Andrew Rostan. Do not use, redistribute, or alter any of these images for any purpose.

All Saints Day

Pages from the Amy Devlin mystery graphic novel, All Saints Day. The story is written by the prolific Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis, penciled by the fantastic Dove McHargue, inked by yours truly, and toned by the awesome Rashad Doucet. You can get your very own copy from Oni Press!

The work is copyrighted to Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippes. Do not use, redistribute, or alter these images for any purpose.

StrangeHearted part three

The final assignment for Hand-Lettering class: a cover and a title page, complete with hand-lettering, text-in-environment, comics indicia, sound effects, logos, and more! Ink on Bristol board, fall 2010

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On Jones

Two text-in-environment illustrations completed for Hand-Lettering class. See if you can find all the text! Ink on Bristol board, fall 2010

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Polaris

A mostly-imageless comic completed for Hand Lettering class--that's right, the whole thing is hand-lettered, because hand-lettering is both awesome and under-appreciated. Ink on Bristol board, fall 2010

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Poster love

These are assignments from the Poster Design class offered in the illustration department. All were completed in the summer of 2010

The first is a movie poster for... you guessed it, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

The second is for the Eileen Yaghoobian's documentary:

The third is a social awareness poster on the issue of tiger extinction:

I honestly don't know who owns the rights to The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, but it definitely isn't me. Yaghoobian's film belongs to her. And tiger extinction is something everyone should know about, find out more at the WWF website.