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Hello and welcome to my site. I live in Los Angeles, California with my wife, two very loud children, three barky dogs. I work primarily as a concept illustrator for movies and commercials.

I graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan where I grew up. Shortly after graduating, I was able to pry myself away from Detroit and move to El Segundo where I started working at Sony Pictures Imageworks. I did some storyboarding, visual effects design and art directing on such films as "Wolf", "Johnny Mnemonic" and "The Cable Guy".

Having gained a solid background in visual effects, I moved over to pre-production illustrating on movies. My current projects include "Insurgent" and "Ant-Man".

"Abigale the Happy Whale" is my first children's book.

 

 

 

 

Illustration for Films:

Films:

"Insurgent" (2015) Lions Gate -- Dir. Robert Schwentke -- Prod. Designer Alec Hammond

"Pixels" (2015) Sony -- Dir. Chris Columbus -- Prod. Designer Peter Wenham

"Jurassic World" (2015) Universal -- Dir. Colin Trevorrow -- Prod. Designer Ed Verreaux

"Ant-Man" (2015) Marvel -- Dir. Peyton Reed -- Prod. Designer Shepherd Frankel

"Testament" (2015) Voltage Pictures -- Dir. Marcel Sarmiento -- Prod. Designer Zack Grobler

"Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier" (2014) Fox -- Dir. Ben Stiller -- Prod. Designer Peter Wenham

"Robocop" (2014) Fox -- Dir. Jose Padilha -- Prod. Designer Martin Whist

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013) Fox -- Dir. Ben Stiller -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) Warner Bros. -- Dir. Christopher Nolan -- Prod. Designer Nathan Crowley

"21 Jump Street" (2012) Columbia Pictures -- Dir. Phil Lord and Chris Miller -- Prod. Designer Peter Wenham

"We Bought a Zoo" (2011) 20th Century Fox -- Dir. Cameron Crowe -- Prod. Designer Clay A. Griffith

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011) MGM -- Dir. David Fincher -- Prod. Designer Donald Graham Burt

"Real Steel" (2011)  Dreamworks -- Dir. Shawn Levy -- Prod. Designer Tom Meyer

"Super 8" (2011) Paramount/Amblin/Bad Robot -- Dir. J.J. Abrams -- Prod. Designer Martin Whist

"X-men: First Class" (2011) 20th Century Fox -- Dir. Matthew Vaughn -- Prod. Designer Chris Seagers

"Fast Five" (2011) Universal -- Dir. Justin Lin -- Prod. Designer Peter Wenham

"Inception" (2010) Warner Bros.-- Dir. Christopher Nolan -- Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland

"The Next Three Days" (2010) Lionsgate -- Dir. Paul Haggis -- Prod. Designer Laurence Bennett

"Jonah Hex" (2010) Warner Bros. -- Dir. Jimmy Hayward -- Prod. Designer Tom Meyer

"Gulliver's Travels" (2010) Fox -- Dir. Rob Letterman -- Prod. Designer Gavin Bocquet

"Due Date" (2011) Warner Bros.-- Dir. Todd Philips -- Prod. Designer Bill Brzeski

"Whip It" (2009) Flower Films -- Dir. Drew Barrymore -- Prod. Designer Kevin Kavanaugh

"Valkyrie (re-shoots)" (2008)  United Artists -- Dir. Bryan Singer -- Prod. Designer Tom Meyer

"Public Enemies" (2009)  Universal -- Dir. Michael Mann -- Prod. Designer Nathan Crowley

"Akira" (2009)  Warner Brothers -- Dir. Ruairi Robinson -- Prod. Designer Martin Whist

"Bedtime Stories" (2008)  Disney -- Dir. Adam Shankman -- Hair & Make-up Dept. Ann Pala and Thomas Real

"The Surrogates" (2009)  Disney -- Dir. Jonathan Mostow -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Tropic Thunder" (2008)  Universal -- Dir. Ben Stiller -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" (2009)  Universal -- Dir. Paul Weitz -- Prod. Designers James Chinlund and William Arnold

"The Dark Knight" (2008)  Warner Brothers -- Dir. Christopher Nolan -- Prod. Designer Nathan Crowley

"Four Christmases" (2008) New Line Cinema-- Dir. Seth Gordon-- Prod. Designer Shepherd Frankel

"Jumper" (2008)  Fox/New Regency -- Dir. Doug Liman -- Prod. Designer Oliver Scholl

"In the Valley of Elah" (2007)  Warner Independent Pictures -- Dir. Paul Haggis-- Prod. Designer Laurence Bennett

"Transformers" (2007)  Dreamworks -- Dir. Michael Bay -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Ocean's 13" (2007)  Warner Brothers -- Dir. Steven Soderbergh -- Costume Designer Louise Frogley

"Lucky You" (2006)  Warner Brothers -- Dir. Curtis Hanson -- Prod. Designer Clay A. Griffith

"Spider-man 3" (2007)  Sony -- Dir. Sam Raimi -- Prod. Designer Neil Spisak

"The Prestige" (2006)  WB/Disney -- Dir. Christopher Nolan -- Prod. Designer Nathan Crowley

"Click" (2006)  Sony -- Dir. Frank Coraci -- Hair & Make-up Dept. Ann Pala and Thomas Real

"Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (2005)  Fox -- Dir. Doug Liman -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Fantastic 4" (2005)  Fox -- Dir. Tim Story -- Prod. Designer Bill Boes

"Constantine" (2005)  WB  -- Dir. Francis Lawrence -- Costume Designer Louise Frogley

"The Ring 2" (2005)  Dreamworks -- Dir. Hideo Nakata -- Prod. Designer Jim Bissell

"Must Love Dogs" (2005)  WB -- Dir. Gary David Goldberg -- Prod. Designer Naomi Shohan

"North Country" (2005)  WB -- Dir. Niki Caro -- Prod. Designer Richard Hoover

"Be Cool" (2005)  MGM/Jersey Films -- Dir. F. Gary Gray -- Prod. Designer Michael Corenblith

"The Village" (2004)  Touchstone -- Dir. M. Night Shyamalan -- Prod. Designer Tom Foden

"50 First Dates" (2004)  Sony  -- Dir. Peter Segal -- Prod. Designer Alan Au

"Spider-man 2" (2004)  Sony  -- Dir. Sam Raimi -- Prod. Designer Neil Spisak

"After the Sunset" (2004)  WB  -- Dir. Brett Ratner -- Prod. Designer Geoffrey Kirkland

"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)  C-2 Pictures  -- Dir. Jonathan Mostow -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Star Trek: Nemesis" (2002)  Paramount/Digital Domain  -- Dir. Stuart Baird -- VFX Supervisor Mark Forker

"The Master of Disguise" (2002)  Sony  -- Dir. Perry Blake -- Prod. Designer Alan Au

"Showtime" (2002)  WB  -- Dir. Tom Dey -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Clockstoppers" (2002)  Paramount/Nickelodeon  -- Dir. Jonathan Frakes -- Prod. Designer Marek Dobrowolski

"Planet of the Apes" (2001)  Fox  -- Dir. Tim Burton -- Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg

"Swordfish" (2001)  WB  -- Dir. Dominic Sena -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"The Kid" (2001)  Disney  -- Dir. Jon Turteltaub -- VFX Supervisor Jamie Price

"Little Nicky" (2000)  Sony  -- Dir. Steven Brill -- Prod. Designer Perry Blake

"Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000)  Disney/Bruckheimer  -- Dir. Dominic Sena -- Prod. Designer Jeff Mann

"Mission to Mars" (2000)  Touchstone -- Dir. Brian De Palma -- VFX Supervisor Hoyt Yeatman

"Supernova" (2000)  MGM  -- Dir. Walter Hill -- VFX Supervisor Mark Stetson

"End of Days" (1999)  Universal  -- Dir. Peter Hyams -- VFX Supervisor Eric Durst

"Enemy of the State" (1998)  Touchstone/Bruckheimer  -- Dir. Tony Scott -- VFX Supervisor Jamie Price

"Wolf" (1994)  Sony  -- Dir. Mike Nichols -- VFX Supervisor John Nelson

 

VFX Art Direction for Films:

"The Cable Guy" (1996)  Columbia Pictures  -- Dir. Ben Stiller -- VFX Supervisor John Nelson

"James and the Giant Peach" (1996)  Disney  -- Dir. Henry Selick -- VFX Supervisor Scott Anderson

"Johnny Mnemonic" (1995)  TriStar Pictures  -- Dir. Robert Longo -- VFX Supervisor John Nelson

 

Illustration for Commercial Production Companies:

Anonymous Content -- Orbit Gum, Acura, Amstel Light, Grey Goose Vodka, Silk Soy Milk, Scott Tissue

Big Lawn Films  -- Mervyn's

Blind Faith  -- Home Depot

Celsius Films  -- Oil of Olay

Crossroads Films, Inc.  -- Blue Bunny

Epoch Films  -- Dish Network

Go Film -- NFL, Carrier, Payless

Hungry Man -- MasterCard, ESPN, Lexus

HSI Productions, Inc.  -- Nokia

The Institute  -- Mercedes, Jeep Liberty, Victoria's Secret

MJZ, Inc.  -- Ebay ("IT" spots), Mitsubishi, FedEx, DirecTV, Alka Seltzer, Safeway, Cap'n Crunch, Dunkin' Donuts, Lysol

Park Pictures  -- PG&E, Merrill Lynch, Comcast

Pytka  -- Pepsi, Hallmark Flowers, Cheez-it, General Electric, Nextel

Radical Media  -- Acura, Pepsi, Infiniti, State Farm Insurance

Reactor Films  -- Dodge

RSA USA, Inc.  -- Motorola, Hummer, America Online, Nike, Volkswagon, Barbie, Coors, Loreal, Lipton 

Smuggler  -- Bud Light

Supply and Demand  -- Sandisk, Ricoh

Untitled, LLC  -- GMC, Covergirl, Ford F-150

Villains  -- Target