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"The Golden Apple," watercolor, ink. Apples are present in many fairy tales, either poisonous or golden. It's been said they symbolize desire. The panels surrounding the apple don't illustrate any specific tale, but contain some common fairy tale elements. Hey, I'm an artist, not a writer! |
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"Gimli," pencil. Gimli is a Dwarven fighter, and one of the toughest members of the Fellowship. Gimli is also a brutal exercise in costume and armor decoration. Lots of detail to lose yourself in, but I hoped to capture the look in his eyes too. |
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From my Sketchbook....."Frodo: Grey Havens," pencil. The fourth and final in the Hobbit Elements series. I drew this one and titled it "Frodo: Water" and then someone said, "Oh how sad! You drew him at the shoreline. Is he getting ready to leave for Valinor, or is this scene on those shores?" So: New title, and a new concept, sort of. Nothing like a weepy Elijah-Wood-inspired Hobbit to chase those cares away. ;) |
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Commission SOLD As promised, more hobbits, this time - Merry! I thought a lot about what element he should get, and finally decided on Fire for him and Water for Frodo. Merry seems more summery/warmer somehow, and Frodo - well - blue eyes, departure across the sea, seemed to just fit. Now that's the last one of the series, still yet to come... |
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From my Sketchbook....."Pippin," pencil. SOLD More thanks, this time to Billy Boyd, for being a fantastic Pippin. Heavily reference-based, but not entirely. I basically looked away from the photo I was using at about 80% completion to give Pippin that special smirk and look in his eyes. This one got better reviews, even though Sam's my personal favorite. I suppose to some degree it's best not to love your little hobbits *too* much, it makes them harder to draw..... |
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From my Sketchbook....."Sam," pencil. Hurray! And this one got signed by the man himself - Sean Astin. Take a look and see for yourself! If ya want more proof, check out the pics at the bottom of this page: Sam Costume Photo Gallery Heavily referenced
from a well known Two Towers movie still, I'm calling this number 2 in
the Hobbit Elements series. Pippin gets an "Air" background,
Merry gets "Fire"..... |
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"Gwaivorn," watercolor, gouache. A character portrait for a friend. His name means literally "Wind-Dark" in the fictional Elven language. Okay, so I'm a Tolkien geek. So is my friend. We admit our weakness! |
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LOTR FAN ART's Fanbook Cover
for Sean Astin I needed something
simple and charming at an 8 1/2 x 11 size for this fanbook cover. |
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"PowerPuff Girls 2020," watercolor, ink, gouache. What would the PowerPuff girls look like at the age of 23? (Yeah it's been done, but none of them look like mine, so there!) A good practice using colored gouache over larger areas, in the "graphics" I created for the background. |
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"Infinity Dragon II," watercolor, ink. SOLD I re-did a similarly shaped dragon I painted several years ago. The image always felt very near to my heart and I've been planning to get a tattoo anyway, so this one was specifically designed to go across my back, right between the shoulderblades. :) Haven't gotten the cash yet to do it, but when I do, there will be pictures! |
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Commission SOLD Gandalf from Fellowship, cradled in the wildness of Middle Earth, with that mysterious twinkle in his eye. I entered this one in There and Back Again.net's annual Lord of the Rings Fan Art contest, and was awarded Second Place. |
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Commission SOLD This illustration was basically a realization of a scene described as follows: The Fairy Queen gets trapped by the evil spider's web, but gets in a good shot with her magic wand. I hope she gets free, I think she might.... |
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Commission SOLD This person wanted to meet the fairy fashion slave that was going through her "goth" phase, regardless of the complete lack of brooding personality to go along with it. I think she renamed herself "Gloomwing" or something like that, but who knows, it could just be a phase she's going through.. |
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From my Sketchbook....."Frodo and the Ring," pencil. "It makes me
wonder at what time of his journey this was taken. The expression on his
face shows both his desire and determination of overcoming the quest,
while still showing the massive difficulties of his |
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"Dragonchase," black colored pencil on paper. A little sci-fi, a little fantasy. The flying lure is my tribute to my own internet addiction (It's a two-button mouse!) and the ring is to honor the new Lord of the Rings film(s) and resulting (well-deserved) hype! this one was published in the Baycon 2002 record. |
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"Fairy Magic I - Love," colored pencil on Coquil board. These started as an abstract color design. Then I drew the fairies on lightly in black pencil. They came right off the top of my head - what can I say! The top of my head must be a strange and interesting place. |
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"Fairy Magic II - Power," colored pencil on Coquil board. SOLD The first fairy was a female, this one's a male. He has a starfish in his hair as his ornament, whereas the gals have spiral shells. This is to carry out the male = angles, female = curves theme. |
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"Fairy Magic III - Peace," colored pencil on Coquil board. Another guy with
a starfish in his hair. This fairy is the one I like best. |
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"Fairy Magic IV - Courage," colored pencil on Coquil board. SOLD She's diving forward, leaving her shell behind. |
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"Dawn Spell," pencil and ink on Coquil board. SOLD This is an unpublished illustration I did for XID Creative as a test subject. Instructions were to portray a winged woman casting a spell before a scenic vista. This was my interpretation, which did get me the job. |
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"Vigilante," pencil and ink on Coquil board. A scene for the Providence: People's Knights gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. |
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"Psionic Archer," pencil and ink on Coquil board. A character, illustrated for the Providence: People's Knights gaming supplement book by XID Creative, which was published in 1998 but unfortunately did not include this piece in the end. |
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"Broken Laws," pencil and ink on Coquil board. A scene for the Providence: People's Knights gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. |
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"Warden Eshatowin," pencil and ink on Coquil board. SOLD A character for the Providence: GM Compendium gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1997. |
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"Breetan Alagrim," pencil and ink on Coquil board. A character for the Providence: GM Compendium gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1997. |
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"Wayson Skoraa," pencil and ink on Coquil board. A character for the Providence: GM Compendium gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1997. |
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"Dragonier," charcoal. SOLD A half-dragon, half-bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Over three feet long and with a whiplike tail, these muscular creatures can attack and even climb trees with its wing-claws or glide to pursue its prey. The section "Tales of the Air", cataloguing the winged denizens of the world of Providence, was entirely illustrated by me. More Tales of the Air charcoal work as shown below.... |
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"Brownrobber," charcoal. A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Brownrobbers are plentiful in towns. They are cowards and will steal most anything to build or decorate their nests - especially colorful or shiny items. |
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"Chrysarius Swans," charcoal. SOLD A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Nobles keep them in private ponds, but it is rumored their flesh is delicious, so they are carefully guarded. It is also said their eggs contain magical properties when eaten. |
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"Great Crested Fisher," charcoal. A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Brave, scrappy, territorial creatures. They are two feet long and therefore pose somewhat of a danger to sailors. |
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"Gigasus," charcoal. A giant dinosaur-like bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. The largest bird in Providence. Gentle vegetarians, many still fear them due to their immense size. Some are used as mounts. |
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"Noblebeak," charcoal. SOLD A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. The most sought after bird in the world of Providence. It is a large beast that can be trained to hunt and compete. It has an extendable tail which is composed of three retractable bone appendages covered by feathers. |
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"Noblebeak II," charcoal. SOLD See above. |
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"Silvertail," charcoal. SOLD A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. These tropical birds have uncanny magic-using ability. During mating season, males produce a silver cloudlike tail and females show a golden one. They use them during a mating dance that is truly something to behold. |
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"Sangerius," charcoal. A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Cute little hummingbirds that suck blood. Be careful not to get stabbed by one! |
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"Mimicqual," charcoal. A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Mimicquals are colorful birds named for their uncanny ability to sound like any creature in the jungle. |
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"Black Longlegs," charcoal. A bird creature illustrated for the Providence: Ecology gaming supplement book by XID Creative, published in 1998. Nicknamed "rats of the sea", these plague-carrying four foot tall birds are the scourge of the shores. They can see at night with glowing red eyes. |
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"Kandora," watercolor and watercolor pencil. Character portrait. SOLD An elven ranger you *don't* want to meet in a dark alley! I had fun picturing a character that had been already colorfully portrayed for many years by my friend Jen. An ongoing fantasy role-playing game gives us the opportunity to bring our characters to life over many years of play. So thanks, Jen, you did all the work.... |
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"Kiko and the Dragon Spirit," watercolor, colored pencil, and ink. An illustration evocative of a fairy tale scene when a little chinese girl is surprised to meet a little glowing dragon in the bushes. (Maybe I should write the fairy tale that goes along with it someday!) As in "Mulan" this dragon's not too scary, but a mysterious gemlike treasure. |
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"Jim," charcoal. SOLD Thanks to my new
friend Jim who agreed to sit still for a half hour. |
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From my Sketchbook...."Ruby," pencil. Ruby is a Dwarven Warrior Queen, posing here in my imagination. She has been an AD&D character in active play for eight years. |
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From my Sketchbook....."Emerald," pencil. Emerald is a lovely young bard with attitude. I hoped to convey this particular snobbishness here. |
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Commercial
This illustration was done as a logo for the Fat Bean Coffee Company in Kona, Hawaii. The owner's idea was to show a coffee bean relaxing in the sun, using the coffee cup as a hot tub. "Fat Bean" ultra-premium coffee grows slowly creating a larger than normal bean and a richer flavor. This product logo is rumored to be available on Hats, Tees, Mugs, and Plush. I also hear the coffee's pretty good, too. |
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Commercial This was a multi-phase project for CAD Solutions, Inc. in 1993. The first two "broken bridge" panels were hand-drawn and the last panel was simple stock photography with a simple logo. I drew the first two panels for the outside of the booklet and the photo was displayed inside. |
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Commercial This illustration was done as a logo for a specialized travel company called Baltic Nature Tours, San Jose, CA, 1994. |
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"King of the Oaks," graphite. SOLD A self-promotional greeting card illustration from Christmas 1994. |