I am a 38 year old artist specializing in fantasy art.
I started drawing around the age of 3, and it's been my lifelong talent
and passion into adulthood. Fantasy art is the most enjoyable genre
for me to work in, and comes most naturally to me. I pull inspiration
from both artists and authors alike, citing influences such as P.
Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock,
Jack Kirby, J.R.R. Tolkien, Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, Erol Otus,
Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, Jeff Dee, and several other greats of the
fantasy genre, as being essential catalysts for my imagery. As a youth
in the early 1980s, the images I saw within the pages of early Dungeons
& Dragons RPG books are what started me on the path of fantasy
art. I've been creating scenes of wizards, dragons, and monsters ever
since.
I use colored pencils, inks, acrylic paints, watercolors, airbrush,
and computer software to create images of surrealism, high adventure,
and the macabre that have appeared in books, magazines, posters, CD
packages, T-shirts, cards, games, and much more.... even tattoos.
Sometimes I work digitally, for broader control of the illustration.
I grew up in Mundelein, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago
(USA), and now reside in the lakeshore city of Racine, Wisconsin (USA),
just south of Milwaukee.
I am
represented by international artist representative, Arnaud
International.
Visit me at myspace.com,
and at creativeshake.com.
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