The Spider: Scourge of the Scorpion

The Spider: Scourge of the Scorpion

This painting has a long history. The original concept was a cover I pitched to Moonstone for the book The Spider: Judgement Knight. My rough and pencil studies were approved, and I did a painting. It was one of my early oil paintings. The painting was not approved. A...
Man Bait for Snake Devil

Man Bait for Snake Devil

The subject matter for this was new for me. I don’t think I ever painted a snake before. I like to work with shadow and light. German Expressionism and Film Noir have influenced me. I like the idea of things having a dreamlike or vague memory feel. The final execution...
The Joker

The Joker

An early Gauche painting. It’s a rework of an even earlier Gauche painting. I had shown my portfolio to Neal Adams, and his comment about the previous version was that people wouldn’t think I own small brushes. I didn’t have enough detail to make it work. He was...
Green Lantern Corp

Green Lantern Corp

The Green Lantern Corps was my most ambitious painting to date. I changed direction a few times, got lost, and came back. I plan on doing a blog in the future and show that journey. You can check out my two preliminary drawing in that section of this site. Type: Pin...
Hellboy

Hellboy

This Hellboy is one of my most successful paintings in terms of designs and lost and found areas. I think I provided detail where it was essential and let other things fade away without feeling like they are missing. I think this approach works well for a character...