Hard at work in the digital studio.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: I started drawing at an early age, sketching dinosaurs and war scenes at first, followed by the types of adventures and stories I enjoyed reading in comic books such as Classics Illustrated, Scrooge McDuck, Sergeant Rock and Turok, Son of Stone. Movies and books also contributed to the subject matter, along with my own later adventures in the outdoors.

I drew my way through 12 years of public school, two years of junior college and three years of university with doodles, illustrations and commentaries on notebook margins, school papers and café napkins. I got in a lot of practice when I should’ve been paying attention!

Cartooning wasn't all on the sidelines; I took art classes in high school and at university, integrating cartooning into class work when I could and doing cartoons and illustrations for high school and university newspapers.

After graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in print journalism from Central Washington University, I went to work part-time as a freelance cartoonist, illustrator and graphic artist while working a “regular” job.

My work has been published locally and nationally in magazines, books and newspapers and I've designed logos and done graphic arts work for local businesses and government agencies. Some of my work has been published on t-shirts, sweatshirts and mugs. In the late 90s I wrote and illustrated the nationally distributed “Forest Firefighters” coloring book.

ABOUT MY WORK: Most of the cartoons shown in the portfolio were done in a combination of traditional media (pen, brush and ink on paper) and digital media. I currently do most of my work on a Mac with Adobe Photoshop, a scanner and Wacom Intuos digital drawing tablet. Artwork is available as hard copy via snail mail or as digital files (JPG, PNG, PDF, TIF), sent via email.

WORK PHILOSOPHY: My priorities are to produce the highest quality work I’m capable of, to meet deadlines and to enjoy any project I work on. I like working with others, especially brainstorming, and always appreciate feedback. If you’re interested in using my work and/or would like to see more, please contact me.

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