
I’m a self-taught artist,
and I’ve been drawing since I was very small. I grew
up imagining an audience of children listening to my stories
and participating in my imaginary world. Pictures always
accompanied my stories. Naturally, I'm drawn to illustrated
text--comic books, picture books, cereal boxes. One of the
defining moments in my artistic career was winning a colouring
contest when I was 12, and spending the entire winnings
on an ElfQuest graphic novel--a book that would inspire
me for years to come. My favourite thing to draw as a small
kid was always cartoon animal people, so it’s great
that I get to do so much of it now.
I’ve been self-employed full time
as a freelance artist since 2001. I
use a variety of mediums: Prismacolor art markers, watercolours,
acrylic, coloured pencil, and Photoshop on my Macintosh.
I live in Calgary, Alberta with my sons
Peter and Cian, and my darling partner Dee. I love outings
to our local Chapters/Starbucks (coffee+books=happiness!),
going to movies, and any activity that gets me moving and
having fun.