So...there's a good reason my updates have declined in recent months. I've been really too busy with a bunch of exciting projects to put too much work into personal paintings, even though I think I've grown alot artistically recently, and can't wait to make and upload a "real" piece when things quiet down.

Expect a big update some time in the next few months!

Its been a quiet couple of months for me online but of course I've been keeping busy.

I've been taking weekend classes at the Concept Design Academy with Kevin Chen and James Paik, both of whom are amazing and humble artists. I've learned so much and I'm really excited to update my gallery with new work featuring what I've learned.

I'm excited to take the plunge now into a very art-intensive couple of months, building up my portfolio and attacking some of the core weaknesses some of my work suffers from, mainly a lack of drawing and refined details.


So stay tuned, interesting things are coming down the line. Thanks to those who have continued to visit my gallery during my absence!

Hey guys, thanks for all your support! I got lucky and found a nice studio out here in LA to get my foot in the door with.

Its not exactly the next "triple-a" title, but its a great studio to work at with friendly, non-egotistical people and an easy commute, so I really couldn't ask for an easier introduction to the world of video-game production, which I've felt I've been kind of a late-bloomer to, compared to alot of my peers.

on another funny note, I found someones personal magic-card art directory here:

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someone is using internet art and creating magic cards from them (for a private project, I suppose). Amusingly, it looks like my art is best suited for dark cards.

this is also amusing because I presented some of those same pieces to wizards of the coast art directors over a year ago and was confronted with issues like "needs to be less sketchy" or "lacks refinement". I'm doing some other card illustration now for an online project, so now after seeing this I'm considering sending out my work to them again!

also to some of the people reading this..you may want to check out the link to see if they've used your art for cards... I already saw Lychi, and Matt Starbuck (a friend from school) in that list.

Once again, I *DONT* think this is a commercial project, because such a thing would be highly illegal, but Its worth keeping tabs on to see where they go with it. I dont think its necessarily a bad thing, because they' are crediting the artists (although I would have liked to have been notified, maybe I was?...). what do you guys think?

I've been in LA for awhile now and my figure drawing class is coming to a close.

After my class is over, it really doesn't make sense for me to stay in LA without a steady source of income, as much as I'd like to.

So, with that in mind I'm inviting anyone reading this to go ahead and send any job leads you know of my way. If you think you know a studio where I would fit in, or a project I'd be suited for, send me a private message and I can get you a .zip of my resume and portfolio.


I've been applying out to several places, but my time in LA could soon be coming to an end, so I want to squeeze the most out of this opportunity while I'm still here!

Also, I'm mainly looking for LA studios, but if you know about an opportunity somewhere else I'd be interested in hearing about that as well...thanks!

I've been busy for the past couple months on a few very exciting projects.

I've been collaborating on the first immersive all-Flash MMORPG for facebook--

"sacred seasons"

heres a link:

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I worked with a small team of insanely talented and dedicated artists, musicians & programmers on this game, and I feel its finally ready for me to share with you guys. It's still a beta and a little rough around the edges, but heres what we have up so far:

- up to 5 player co-op battles with your online friends
- 16 different unique character classes
- a huge assortment of weapons, headgear and monsters
- 4, soon to be 5 different land areas to explore, and several unlockable quests

Right now, the success of this thing largely depends on word of mouth, so if you like it, please let as many people know as possible!!!

If you dont like it, send me a message and let me know what you'd like changed or improved!


and secondly but no less exciting, I've been doing some character illustrations for the illustrious Marjorie Liu...you can check them out here!:

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