I had been struggling with a bad art block and decided to return to one of the subjects I had been drawing since I was a kid. I wanted to use a subject familiar to me to work on improving my skills in painting the fine details.
I created this piece originally as a background for an animation. I wanted to push and simplify the colors of a sunset as well as work in bringing depth and subtle textures to the piece.
In this piece I worked to develop a fantastical setting based around plants. I wanted to make use of my color palette to show the depth of the scene without losing the vibrancy of the colors. I also wanted to experiment with the lighting of the scene…
After creating "The Journey's End" I thought about what the two adventurers would have done to get there and what the start of their journey may be. For this piece I worked in a more limited color palette and created a scene that merges a library and…
For this piece I wanted to capture that moment of elation when the destination is in sight after a long journey. I love the fantasy genre but want more representation and diversity in it, and that is part of my motivation to create characters that…