Summary
Biography
I am a multimedia artist, illustrator, muralist and turtle saver. I use traditional and digital media to create paleo art, scientific illustration, fantastical worlds, and steampunk megafauna.
As the son of a biologist and a ceramics artist, I often incorporate scientific and natural history themes in my work. I draw artistic inspiration from such eclectic sources as the surrealist collages of Max Ernst, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer, contemporary comic book art, and the history of scientific illustration.
I work at the St. Louis Zoo and I can often be seen making or repairing rockwork and faux tree stumps, or awkwardly crammed into a habitat enclosure painting exhibit murals for a variety of lizards, snakes, monkeys, and other animals. I believe a richly detailed and life-like habitat mural serves both to delight and inform the public about an animal's natural habitat and hopefully to make the animal feel more at home.
Skills
Software proficiency
