Personal work and commissions.
Acrylic, pencil, pastel, digital. Flower and light study. 12” x 18”
Acrylic, oil, airbrush, pencil painting of red Jaguar. Created as an example of machines for my illustration portfolio. 20” x 30”
Acrylic, oil, airbrush, pencil painting of Corvette. Private commission. 20” x 30”
Pastel. 30” x 30” NFS
Pencil, 16” x 20” Study
Pencil, 18” x 24” - Private commission.
Pencil, 30” x 20” - R.I.T. Permanent collection.
Wolf pencil on large sheet of photography backdrop paper. 5’ x 6’8” - NFS
Acrylic, oil, pencil, pastel, digital. Flower study. 12” x 16”
Colored Pencil, 18” x 34” - NFS
Colored pencil. From a series of people and machines. 20” x30”
Acrylic, pencil, airbrush. Barter exchange. 30” x 40”
Colored pencil. Commission that was so lovely to do. Happy days. 20” x 30”
Pencil. Done from a photo I took on the way to work at the shore. Sort of a homage to Charles Sheeler. I admired his work as a student. One of my first art sales. 18” x 24”
Pencil. Done from a photo I took at the National Warplane Museum at Geneseo, NY. This aircraft was sold and modified with a chin turret. 12” x 16”
Pencil, digital. Done from a photo I took when this plane was at the National Warplane Museum at Geneseo, NY. Sold after a crash. 12” x 16”
Pencil, digital. Done from my photo when this aircraft was based at the National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY. 12” x 16”
Acrylic, oil, pencil, airbrush, digital. Commissioned by a friend whose father was a mechanic for P-51 fighter planes during WWII. 24” x 24”
Acrylic, oil, pencil, digital. Part of a commissioned retirement gift. 20” x 30”
Acrylic, Colored Pencil, Digital, 24” x 60” - I.U.P. Permanent collection.
All of these © US Mint designs and many others can be found at www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings
I wanted to revisit an idea I had for a USS Constitution coin. Eliminating the sails and bringing some of the rigging close, but with a lot of emphasis on the dynamic ocean surface and the force of Old Ironsides moving forward. Spec, sample design.
Pencil, digital. An exercise in showing depth map drawing vs traditional rendering. 19” x 8”
Pencil, digital. Drawing for the portfolio of a proposed FLOTUS coin. 8” x 8”
I wanted to incorporate the flowing lines of classic American coins, but with a harder contemporary feeling. A spec design for my portfolio.
I had to create a design for this man after reading about his life. Someone should mint a coin or create a major movie about him. Nice video from the History guy here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84yGPsehrkc
My 2nd design as an A.I.P. Artist for the US Mint. There were several themes and this one was the Colt firearms production method. The idea was used by button, sewing machine, typewriters and firearms manufacturers. The parts in the design are from patents for those items. You can see all designs for this project here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2020-american-innovation-dollar-coin-connecticut
If you want to read the public CCAC transcript reviewing these designs, go here and start on page 16 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_September_18_2019_Transcripts.pdf
The second of two Obverse designs submitted for the Obverse of the Congressional Gold Medal to be presented to Dr. Darden. See all the designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/dr-christine-darden-congressional-gold-medal
If you would like to read the public transcript of the CCAC review for the Dr. Darden designs, see it here, starting on page 49 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_November_17_2020_Transcripts_ADA.pdf
The first of two Obverse designs submitted for the Obverse of the Congressional Gold Medal to be presented to Dr. Darden. See all the designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/dr-christine-darden-congressional-gold-medalIf you would like to read the public transcript of the CCAC review for the Dr. Darden designs, see it here, starting on page 49 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_November_17_2020_Transcripts_ADA.pdf
I was honored to attend the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medals ceremony at Emancipation Hall in the Capital on 09/18/2024. My design was selected for the Reverse of the Dr.Darden CGM. It was a special experience to meet Dr. Darden's extended family and talk for a bit about her career and what the Medal means to all of them.
John P. McGraw did an excellent sculpt. Here it is on the Bronze Medal, which can be purchased from the Mint at -
Shown with the design is a Bronze medal that can be purchased at - https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/medals/christine-darden
One of two designs I submitted for the Jazz theme for this coin. See them all at - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2023-american-innovation-dollar-coin-louisiana
If you are interested in the CCAC public transcript of the review for the designs, start on page 66 here - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/Transcript%20-Meeting_Other%20-%20no%20no.%20with%20addem.%206.2.2021_ADA.pdf
2 themes for this project, jazz and the Higgins boat. This is one of 3 versions of the Higgins boat designs I submitted. See them all at - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2023-american-innovation-dollar-coin-louisiana
If you are interested in the CCAC public transcript of the review for the designs, start on page 66 here - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/Transcript%20-Meeting_Other%20-%20no%20no.%20with%20addem.%206.2.2021_ADA.pdf
There were 2 themes for the 2022 American Innovation $1 coin - Kentucky. Bluegrass music and the Frontier Nursing Service. You can see all A.I.P. designs for this coin here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2022-american-innovation-dollar-coin-kentucky
If you are interested in the public CCAC review of the Kentucky designs, read it here, starting on page 77 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCACPublicMeeting_Other%203.24_ADA.pdf
One of two designs for the Obverse. Didn’t do well in the CCAC review, but I enjoyed creating the figures. You can see all designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2020-womens-suffrage-centennial-medal-historic-focus
You can read the public transcript of the CCAC review comments here - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_October_15_2019_Transcript.pdf
I was going to do this design for the Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal. For a couple of reasons I did not. I liked it enough to revisit the concept several years later.
One of 3 themes, Erie canal, baseball, Apollo LEM. Baseball wasn’t even reviewed. Erie canal was the winning theme. You can see all reviewed designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2021-american-innovation-dollar-coin-new-york
You can read the public transcript of the CCAC review here, starting on page 17 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_March_11_2020_Transcripts.pdf
2nd of 3 themes, Erie canal, baseball, Apollo LEM. Baseball wasn’t even reviewed. Erie canal was the winning theme. You can see all reviewed designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2021-american-innovation-dollar-coin-new-yorkYou can read the public transcript of the CCAC review here, starting on page 17 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_March_11_2020_Transcripts.pdf
3rd of 3 themes, Erie canal, baseball, Apollo LEM. Baseball wasn’t even reviewed. Erie canal was the winning theme. You can see all reviewed designs here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/2021-american-innovation-dollar-coin-new-yorkYou can read the public transcript of the CCAC review here, starting on page 17 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_March_11_2020_Transcripts.pdf
My proposed coin/medal design for US Marshall Bass Reeves. Interesting figure in the history of the western USA after the Civil War.
Before being selected as an A.I.P. Artist for the US Mint, a final group of 40+ were chosen to design either this coin or the last Liberty coin. I was honored to create this historical event and it was this design that made me one of the 16 new A.I.P. Artists contracted by the US Mint in 2019.
A very special part of my career. I will never forget the excitement, challenges and rewards of every design created for every project I was a part of. You can see all the designs for this project here - https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-meetings/george-washington-crossing-the-delaware-river-quarter
If you are interested in the transcript of the CCAC discussion of the GWD coin designs, you can read it here, starting on page 153 - https://www.ccac.gov/media/calendar/transcripts/CCAC_October_15_2019_Transcript.pdf
Illustrations. Mostly acrylic, gouache, pencil. Some oil. 30” x 40” or smaller.
Acrylic, pencil, airbrush. Illustration done for Rolling Stone review of Warren Zevon’s album, Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School. Fun to do and honored to have it purchased by his manager as a birthday gift. 20” x 20”
Gouache, Acrylic, pencil. Cover illustration for Einstein’s 100th birthday. 24 hour turnaround, including sketch approval and delivery to NYC. 20” x 20”
Pencil. Cover page for Good Housekeeping condensed novel. Models posed in my studio, background is the Lower Falls of the Genesee River in Rochester, NY. 20” x 16”
Pencil. Center-spread for condensed novel in Good Housekeeping magazine. Posed the couple in their yard and created the tropical background and boat. 15” x 30”
Pencil, Gouache, Acrylic. Editorial art for a story in a magazine. 20” x 20”
Pencil. Portfolio drawing. 12” x 18”
Pencil. Portfolio sample. 20” x 16”
Acrylic, pencil, airbrush. TV Guide ad for NBC. 40” x 30”
Gouache, acrylic, pencil, digital. Lifestory portrait of Christian Von Koenigsegg. 18” x 24”
Gouache, acrylic, digital. Part of a car show poster. 6” x 18”
Pencil, Gouache, Digital. Part of a car show poster. 8” x 20”
Watercolor, pencil, digital. Part of car show poster. 8” x 12”
Pencil, Watercolor, Digital. Sketch and finish of part of a car show poster. 12” x 18”
Acrylic, pencil, airbrush. This should be with the paperback cover section, but I like it as a painting. Reference shot in my dining room in December. 30” x 30”
After photographing common scenes, I digitally manipulated the inherent design elements. These changes create an abstract set of images that aren’t photos in the traditional sense. I’m using Photoshops filters, effects and color shifts to create a new image.
I don’t think I considered myself an illustrator who specialized in mystery paperbacks, but it worked out that way. The prime reason I did this section is because I got a Rolling Stone job, which is at the top of the illustration section. The art director said they called me because I did mystery novels so well. Shocked for several reasons, but that is how the business goes sometimes. R.S. was reviewing Warren Zevon’s album and they wanted a mystery style illustration for the review section.
PS I had another Rolling Stone experience that was so frantic I didn’t even have time to photograph the art… which was not used. Two years earlier.
