SF Bay Area-based designer & illustrator with over 20 years of experience crafting dynamic digital art, character designs, and high-impact marketing visuals
FULL BIO
I was born in Petaluma, California in 1981. Cartoons were hand drawn. Stuffed animals could talk. Sugar was good and vegetables were gross.
My desire to draw was expressed while still in the high chair, inspired by the tenderly illustrated stories of Beatrix Potter, the humor of Mad Magazine, and the absurdity and grotesqueness of Garbage Pail Kids. My visual aesthetic was shaped by the films of Walt Disney, Stephen Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, and Tim Burton.
I spent many, many hours in daycare copying everything from cartoons to cars from whatever printed material I could get my hands on. Much later, I created my own cartoon character Leland, a sketchy-lined skater guy. Then I was swept up by the weirdness of 90s illustration and animation morphing cartooning with graffiti and anime style. My artistry has always been characterized by much experimentation.
I also think that access to a VHS camcorder as a kid really enhanced my visual literacy. In GATE, I co-wrote a Zucker-style satire of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Scandal in Bohemia. I directed a two-part spoof of the movie Scream with my brothers, and operated a spotlight for two school musicals. You could say that entertainment is in my bones.
20 years later, I'm still doing my thing with a nostalgic youthful flare. Whether it’s an idea for a new game or a concept illustration, this 80s kid puts his heart and soul into every creative challenge.