Diamondback Cartoon

Diamondback Cartoon

Diamondback Cartoon

Diamondback Cartoon

Diamondback Cartoon

Diamondback Cartoon

Calling can be scary

I did this series as a set of illustrations for a brochure I've been designing for the University of Maryland's HELP Center. I wanted a sombre but serious and motivational feel. It's not done yet :)

Diamondback Cartoon

Self Portrait

This is based on a photo from a few years ago. I had less hair then. I drew it digitally in Photoshop. It's been a while since I've done a self portrait and I almost don't really want to anymore but I found this photo laying around and I didn't remember making that expression but really wanted to make it starker. I guess you could say I was inspired by Frank Miller's drawing style.

Happy Birthday Papa

Today would have been my grandfather's 82nd birthday. This is based on a photo that either I or my sister took of him on his 80th birthday. I'm not a morbid person. I miss him, but thinking about him makes me smile. He lived a pretty full life and had a great sense of humor. I could always count on him being up late at night to talk to.

Darfur Kid

24" x 18"
Acrylic, Coffee and Red Wine on Canvas

I started this piece about 2 years ago. I had just gotten back from Israel where I had attended a bunch of 'Save Darfur' rallies and this was my way of expressing my feelings about the subject. The truth is that every couple months, I take this painting down off my wall and work into it a little more. Up until a few months ago, it was just black and white but I've been experimenting lately with different media; specifically red wine and coffee. When you mix the two together, the color you get is so rich and suggestive. Also, it makes the work smell great.

An Era

36" x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas