Stitched Drake

This piece is the first of mine to be released from the upcoming Magic: the Gathering set. He's basically a composite of dead human and animal parts and metal that have been fashioned into a (rough) approximation of a drake. Needless to say, this guy was a lot of fun to work on.

Stitched Drake, 12 x 16 in., oil on masonite

The Hammer Council

Here's another new one for the World of Warcraft card game. (I'm told) these guys are the new rulers of the dwarves. This piece is also supposed to be included in this year's WoW calendar. Fingers crossed for a free copy :)

The Hammer Council - 14 x 18 in., oil on masonite.

Suncaller Haruh

Here's a new one for the World of Warcraft card game. This guy was my first Tauren (that's WoW for Minotaur) for the game and I really got a kick out of it. He's also a good example of how I usually approach making changes to a piece, when I first turned it in the magic effect he's casting was only happening at his fingertips (see below), the AD thought that it needed some more punch so I went ahead and expanded the magic effect in Photoshop.


Suncaller Haruh, 12 x 16 in., oil on masonite.

Time Walk

Here's a new one for Magic: the Gathering. It was created as alternate art for an old classic magic card called Time Walk (see below). While this one was a little out of my typical comfort zone I really enjoyed the chance to work on a piece that was a little more conceptual.


While my version will unfortunately never see print it's one in a series of alternate art commissioned by Wizards of the Coast to be given away as the first place prize at it's MtG Vintage and Legacy tournaments. It was awarded last week at GenCon, framed in an oversized card-frame, to Mark Hornung Jr.

Time Walk, 14 x 18 in., oil on masonite.

GenCon! + New Warcraft Art

I can't believe it's been a year already but next week is GenCon 2011! I'll be there again with tons of originals, prints, etc., so if you're in the Indianapolis area and you'd like to see some of these things in person (along with tons of other great artists), you know where to find me.

The lovely lady above was just released as part of the newest expansion of the World of Warcraft card game. She's called Jasmia, Nature's Chosen, 12 x 16 in., oil on masonite.

*Shameless Plug* To all the Magic fans out there, I've got some signed artist proofs from the most recent set up for sale on eBay. If you're interested check them out here.

Volcanic Dragon

Believe it or not, there was a time when I was hesitant to use the more intense oil colors, for example cadmium red and yellow. I would think to myself "no, no, your path is one of subtlety, how would Vermeer or Rembrandt approach this assignment?". While subtlety has it's place, I've come to realize that sometimes intensity is called for...like when someone asks you to paint a dragon made out of freaking lava.

Volcanic Dragon, 14 x 18 in., oil on masonite.

Pride Guardian

Here's another new one for the upcoming Magic: the Gathering set. I usually try to avoid symmetrical compositions but in this case I thought it kind of added to stoic/righteous vibe of the piece (btw, it was originally called Guardian Monk, hence the monastic robes, door, etc).

Pride Guardian, 11 x 14 in., oil on masonite