My drawings served as sketches for larger paintings until I realized that I enjoyed making the drawings more. There is an immediacy to drawing by hand that makes the end product feel more “alive.” I use primarily pencil, ink, and oil pastel, and draw from life, photographs, and memory. In recent years, my illustrations have incorporated photography, allowing me to merge the real and surreal in an authentic way.
Illustrations featured here have been recognized by Print—a magazine about visual culture and design—and American Illustration, and were featured in How Book’s ‘Fingerprint: The Art of Making Handmade Elements in Graphic Design.’
Print Magazine selected the 2001 invitation to The International Vintage Poster Fair from among 33,000 entries for their 2002 Regional Design Annual. The fair, an annual event hosted at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, kicked off last year with a Friday evening benefit for the San Francisco Chapter of the AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Arts). Illustrations were completed on behalf of Elixir Design for the local chapter.
Print’s Regional Design Annual is one of the most comprehensive surveys of graphic design and represents the best design, illustrations, and photography being produced throughout the United States.
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