Book publishing moving forward!
I am overjoyed to report that I’ve completed all my illustrations for “Hunt for the Northern Lights” (working title.) My publisher West Margin Press is on schedule to print in …
King of the Clearing
Here is “King of the Clearing.” This grassy clearing is absolutely flooded with sunlight. A lone crow alights on the end of an outstretched branch, surveying the calm scene around it. …
Creative Vision
Here is the first self portrait I’ve created in 11 years: “Creative Vision.” It is about being an artist and an agent of purposeful change and action–the process of conceiving …
Mural for Mudbone Grown Unity Farm at Oregon Food Bank
In June, I worked on a team to help finish a mural in Southeast Portland. In July, I was added to the Regional Arts & Culture Council’s Muralist Roster. And …
Book Illustration On the Horizon
I just signed as the illustrator for a book by award-winning children’s author Liz Rusch! I will be creating artwork for the book over the next year, and it is …
Thor: A Rare Portrait
I don’t always paint portraits, but when I do… I paint my handsome cousin Thor! These days portrait commissions are something I do only occasionally, usually for friends and family. …
Swallowtail Butterfly Egress Window Mural
This is a personal project in my own home that I just had to share with you! This is an egress window that was recently installed in a basement room …
Installation of Hector Hernandez Monarca Mural in Portland, OR
All spring I have been taking this course in muralism under the brilliant mural artist Hector H. Hernandez through PSU. Here’s the project my team just completed! Hector already had a …
Art Show up at Beeswing in Portland for Month of June
I’ve just hung a show at Beeswing Cafe in Northeast Portland! You can see 24 of my paintings up on the walls there through the month of June. My large-scale …
Arboreal Dendrites
Here is “Arboreal Dendrites,” 12″ x 36″. This painting was inspired by pictures I took of some amazing kiawe trees in the grounds outside the entrance to Hanauma Bay on Oahu, …