Production Design: Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000)
Here is an example of using matte painting to extend a set and complete shot. As co-production designer I had designed this set, an ancient mayan-style temple facade, ...
Concept Art: Interior design
Early-stage concept art, particularly sketchy illustrations of interior spaces, can communicate both a physical and emotional story very quickly and effectively. The ...
Concept Art: Resort design
Sometimes I have been asked to illustrate large resorts, concert venues and theme parks in order to show clients how awesome they'll ultimately turn out to be once ...
Matte Painting: Salt Lake Valley ca. 1890
[gallery] A matte painting I did a while back for a short film, "Only a Stonecutter (2008)". I learned a bunch on this, namely, that I worried waaay too much about ...
Set Design: Legacy (1990)
Came across some old photos from my work on the film Legacy (1990) as set designer. My design of the raft that carried the Mormon pioneers across the Mississippi (yes, ...
Set Design: The Lamb of God (2002)
"Lamb of God" (1992) Mount of Beatitudes, Israel: We had a very low budget on location, so to create the multitude attending Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, I thought ...
Concept Art: Jerusalem Street
[gallery]A few concept illustrations I did for an upcoming film project. One of the most personally rewarding projects I've had the pleasure to work on, in both the ...
Matte Painting: APM Cover & Tutorial
[gallery] I know, it's old. Remember, I'm trying to slowly resurrect my website after a complete hack n' sack of the previous site. I created the image for an ...
Concept Art: Library Books
This was a fun Photoshop painting -- I tried to achieve a certain atmospheric je ne sais qua. It has since ended up on a few people's blogs and library websites without ...
Concept Art: ‘Performance’ Sketching
[gallery]I like 'live discussion drawing' because it's so immediate and often collaborative because others will often whip out their pens and add to it. It's amazing how ...
Storyboards: Cancer research
These panels were done in 2009 for a cancer research company in California. One of a large series of storyboard illustrations depicting a rather complex gene ...
Matte Painting: Morrocco Gate
The dozen or so photos that make up this image came from an excursion to Ourzazate, Morocco I enjoyed earlier this spring. There are many rough (or hard) egdes that I ...
CQ, CQ. This is W9GF0…come back…
[gallery]Just when you thought I was down for the count! Having had my old website hacked into oblivion, I will now give this one a try after more than a year ...