As a young teen I was most influenced by comic book artists Hal Foster, Jim Steranko, Frank Frazetta and Wally Wood, and dreamt of one day doing my own. But by the age of 15 I'd become an avid reader of authors like Andre Norton, A.E. van Vogt, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard, and aspired to becoming a paperback cover artist. It was shortly after I began attending College, however, that I was quickly recognized by my professor, James Hulbert, as possessing superior strengths in 2 and 3D design, and I endeavor to successfully apply all that I'd learned under his excellent tutelage. The works on this page span the period during which I'd made the transition from traditional mediums and graphic design, to developing my skills as a digital designer, illustrator and conceptual artist. Continually inspired by the on-going developments in CGI and knowledge and information dissemination technologies, I am seeking all opportunities in the education, publishing and entertainment industries that best challenge my as yet untapped potential as a visual communication artist.
			In July of 1991 my first love and I were reunited after being apart for 17 years, and we moved to Sandersville, Georgia, where she'd accepted a position at the local hospital as the Director of Surgical Services, and I was to paint. Shortly after arriving I'd suffered seriuous injuries in an auto accident and was laid up for some time. I spent that time exploring the creative potentials of the home computer and feel particularly fortunate to live in an era where technology provides artists such a remarkable medium. Charmaine remained the biggest fan of my work until the time of her passing on January 25th, 2001, when I was with the visual design team at McGraw-Hill's Learning Network. It was during our amazing, inspired, tragic and loving 10 years together that I'd developed my skills as a digital illustrator on a number of computer products including biometric security software and computer Gaming.
			My earliest commercial efforts in the digital arts were created with 16 and 256 color palettes using Windows Paintbrush and Deluxe Paint, by Electronic Arts. Among these are the first illustrated computer encyclopedia of Star Trek, and a truly unbreakable voice recognition security program packaged around Paramount's science fiction franchise. By 1996 I'd been fortunate enough to have been part of a team that developed two classic Avalon Hill strategy and tactics board games for the home PC, and by the millennium was creating web sites and began working in 3D. In the summer of 2000 I was introduced to Flash, and I continue to be inspired by its seemingly limitless potential for conveying information and entertainment.