Art, traditional mediums

This particular scene, found in Destiny 2, was so incredibly moving for me to witness. Cayde’s final stand was portrayed in exquisite detail, and this single frame stood out to me more than anything else. Capturing this moment as a painting felt like pouring all of my grief into the art and finding some catharsis. Beyond my own feelings, I loved witnessing the response it evoked from others. A “gutpunch”, it was most often called.

I choose a coffin-shaped panel for what should perhaps be obvious reasons, and most of the piece is painted using Gamblin Artist Oil Colors. To really add impact to the piece, I’ve added Stuart Semple’s “Black 3.0” for the deep black areas and “Blue LIT” glow powder from the same brand for Cayde’s eyes. I tried a few mixing mediums for the powder, but found that I achieved the exact faint glow I was looking for when I mixed it with, surprisingly, self-leveling gel. Experimentation like this with new materials and mediums is a huge part of what makes art fascinating to me.

This particular scene, found in Destiny 2, was so incredibly moving for me to witness. Cayde’s final stand was portrayed in exquisite detail, and this single frame stood out to me more than anything else. Capturing this moment as a painting felt like pouring all of my grief into the art and finding some catharsis. Beyond my own feelings, I loved witnessing the response it evoked from others. A “gutpunch”, it was most often called.

I choose a coffin-shaped panel for what should perhaps be obvious reasons, and most of the piece is painted using Gamblin Artist Oil Colors. To really add impact to the piece, I’ve added Stuart Semple’s “Black 3.0” for the deep black areas and “Blue LIT” glow powder from the same brand for Cayde’s eyes. I tried a few mixing mediums for the powder, but found that I achieved the exact faint glow I was looking for when I mixed it with, surprisingly, self-leveling gel. Experimentation like this with new materials and mediums is a huge part of what makes art fascinating to me.

This particular scene, found in Destiny 2, was so incredibly moving for me to witness. Cayde’s final stand was portrayed in exquisite detail, and this single frame stood out to me more than anything else. Capturing this moment as a painting felt like pouring all of my grief into the art and finding some catharsis. Beyond my own feelings, I loved witnessing the response it evoked from others. A “gutpunch”, it was most often called.

I choose a coffin-shaped panel for what should perhaps be obvious reasons, and most of the piece is painted using Gamblin Artist Oil Colors. To really add impact to the piece, I’ve added Stuart Semple’s “Black 3.0” for the deep black areas and “Blue LIT” glow powder from the same brand for Cayde’s eyes. I tried a few mixing mediums for the powder, but found that I achieved the exact faint glow I was looking for when I mixed it with, surprisingly, self-leveling gel. Experimentation like this with new materials and mediums is a huge part of what makes art fascinating to me.

Much like “The Final Stand”, this piece was inspired by a single frame from a particularly impactful cutscene in Destiny 2. Something about the lighting and detail in this frame truly speaks to me. One of the things I appreciate most about the cutscenes in Destiny are the incredible lifelike details. I enjoyed painting every little chip in the paint, every small bit of wear from Cayde’s own hand.

I chose a wide panel for a cinematic feel, and painted the entire piece in Gamblin Artist Oil Colors. For this piece in particular I wanted to create a dreamy softness in the background to provide a juxtaposition between the background and the sharp detail of the gun, Ace of Spades. To achieve this, I experimented with different art sponges and eventually settled on an old soft makeup sponge.

Much like “The Final Stand”, this piece was inspired by a single frame from a particularly impactful cutscene in Destiny 2. Something about the lighting and detail in this frame truly speaks to me. One of the things I appreciate most about the cutscenes in Destiny are the incredible lifelike details. I enjoyed painting every little chip in the paint, every small bit of wear from Cayde’s own hand.

I chose a wide panel for a cinematic feel, and painted the entire piece in Gamblin Artist Oil Colors. For this piece in particular I wanted to create a dreamy softness in the background to provide a juxtaposition between the background and the sharp detail of the gun, Ace of Spades. To achieve this, I experimented with different art sponges and eventually settled on an old soft makeup sponge.

I created this piece as a donation, with all proceeds benefitting Bungie Foundation’s Game2Give. Painting something so shiny was intimidating but incredibly fun.

I created this piece as a donation, with all proceeds benefitting Bungie Foundation’s Game2Give. Painting something so shiny was intimidating but incredibly fun.

I shudder to think of a Christmas Day without watching A Christmas Story at least once, if not several times in the background throughout the day. This piece was a Christmas gift for my DOD (Dear Old Dad). I wanted to encapsulate just a little bit of those Christmas days spent lazing around at home into a bit of art he could hang on the wall.

This piece uses Holbein gouache on hot press watercolor paper. This was one of my first full sized pieces utilizing gouache, and it was a really interesting learning curve for me. The most interesting bit was learning to create the randomization of wood grain in the stock of the bb gun.

I shudder to think of a Christmas Day without watching A Christmas Story at least once, if not several times in the background throughout the day. This piece was a Christmas gift for my DOD (Dear Old Dad). I wanted to encapsulate just a little bit of those Christmas days spent lazing around at home into a bit of art he could hang on the wall.
This piece uses Holbein gouache on hot press watercolor paper. This was one of my first full sized pieces utilizing gouache, and it was a really interesting learning curve for me. The most interesting bit was learning to create the randomization of wood grain in the stock of the bb gun.

This piece was created for a charity raffle in May of 2022. The “Nine Lives” cat ghost from Destiny 2 is one of my all-time favorites. With the addition of the glowy little arthropods in-game, I thought a fun little meeting of the two was in order.

For this piece, I thrifted a gaudy old vintage frame and painted it using Stuart Semple’s “Black 3.0”, and to really bring the moth to life I decided to use “LIT” powder. The rest of the piece was painted using Gamblin Artist Oil Colors.

This piece was yet another inspired by the game, Destiny 2. Pictured here is Savathûn, who was a main foe in The Witch Queen expansion.

I was excited by the prospect of such a limited color palette, and the varying light sources that really add drama to the scene. This piece taught me a lot about the way an intense glow interacts with its surroundings, particularly the glow from this Hive queen’s eyes.

I created this work as a wedding gift for a dear friend, though I still have it because the wedding got called off (a story for another time, perhaps). I’ve had it on my wall and I don’t have the heart to put it away.

This is once again an example of how enjoyable details are to me. I relish in every one, from little chips of paint to scuffs and scratches.

I still look upon this piece with fondness. I absolutely LOVED making the reflective bits of it. little globs of varying tone that make this bottle of sriracha look both shiny and dimensional. It’s incredible how one little blob can completely change the overall look and feel of the artwork.

Linoleum prints are such a brilliant and interesting change of pace for me. I love the entire process, from relief sketching to carving out neat little lines of linoleum. Once in a while I enjoy making notecards, canvas bags, and prints.

Linoleum prints are such a brilliant and interesting change of pace for me. I love the entire process, from relief sketching to carving out neat little lines of linoleum. Once in a while I enjoy making notecards, canvas bags, and prints.

These two sweet barn swallows were part of one of the most challenging projects I’ve ever participated in. A nearby gallery was hosting a show called “30 in 30”, and each artist was tasked with creating 30 individual works of art within 30 days.

All of the stylistic decisions for this series were made with a time crunch in mind. I chose to mount hot press watercolor paper onto cradled wood panels, and keep the background simple with a solid stain. This gave me a great deal more time to work on the birds themselves.

I love creating whimsical and ethereal natural designs. I find them to be useful warmup sketches, and they help me get into a creative headspace. This one just happens to be on a Mother’s Day card for my sweet mum.

I’ve always been drawn to imagery with strong graphical elements, and this piece is a perfect example of that.