Been a while...

Ridiculous that I haven't updated this thing recently! But it's been for good reasons. I've been extremely busy with my art. And that means that I've been doing well since getting let go from McFarlane. Trust me, I've had my sleepless nights trying to figure out how to pay the mortgage but as time goes by, I miss my old job less and less. I'm realizing that I don't need Todd McFarlane to pay me anymore!
Since leaving TMP in June I've done quite a bit of work for other companies. Mainly for a young company named ARH. It's owned by a young artist named Arahom Radjah. He's a great guy and he has given me the kind of opportunity I needed to jump start my career post McFarlane. Here are the pieces I've done for him so far...
SWAT Officer-


Firefighter-


Soldier-



It's been a great experience so far working with Arahom and I hope we can maintain a business relationship for years to come. If you haven't checked out arhstatues.com yet, GO NOW! Like I said before, it's a young company, it's growing quickly and I believe it will be a force in the industry for a long time. Arahom actually suffered a terrible tragedy when his studio caught fire, destroying a lot of his work and killing his dog. He bounced back quickly though and proved to everyone that he's here to stay. And I plan to help as much as I can! Keep your eyes open for more of my work soon. Perseus and King Arthur... Here's to the future!

I've been passionate about skateboarding since the age of 15. I spent a good part of my youth doing nothing BUT skateboarding. Of course, like a lot of other kids, I wanted to become a sponsored skater. I wasn't too bad at it but I certainly didn't have the chops to go pro. Here's a vid!

So as the years went by I started to take my art more seriously and skateboarding fell down my list of priorities a bit. I've NEVER stopped skating but I just don't have the time for it I once did. In effort to come up with some sculptures that I did outside of McFarlane, I decided to sculpt a few skaters. The first one I tackled was my all time favorite Jamie Thomas. I sent photos of it to Jamie's company as the sculpture progressed. He was impressed enough with it that he asked if I would let him have it. He took it down to Texas with him and had it auctioned off at the Johnny Romano skate jam. Jamie actually won the bidding on the sculpt and he now owns it! The sculpture was also shown in the January '09 issue of Transworld skate magazine. This was an awesome experience for me! It was the first sculpture that I completed ENTIRELY on my own. I did the rough sculpt, the detailing, the paint, the decals and the fabricating on the base and the skateboard.





The second skateboarder I sculpted was Steve Caballero. He actually commissioned me to sculpt him after seeing the sculpture of Jamie Thomas. I couldn't believe it! Steve's a legend! I was so happy with the result when I finished it. Once again, this sculpt was done completely by me. This thing was a lot of fun to paint! Steve loved the final product and sent me a bunch of super rare skate swag. It was an experience I will never forget.

Sculpts completed while employed by McFarlane...
HALO Jumper


Bernie Parent

Some more pieces I did at McFarlane...
Dany Heatley

Demarcus Ware

Steve Young

Spawn (one of many)

This Nightmare Spawn was very entertaining to sculpt. Definitely one of my favorite projects at McFarlane.

Getting Started.. My Art.

Hi folks. I'm just getting this rolling so that I can begin making connections and continue to advance my career as an artist.
Here's a little info about me. I was born and raised in Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philly. My parents are both artists. My mom is a great land scape painter and my father has been working as a sculptor for 30 years. He has done some very high profile portrait work for Tonner and the Franklin Mint. Aside from winning Doll of the Year three times, he is also an established classical oil painter. My brother is a blossoming author currently residing in south east Asia where he teaches English.
I stumbled my way through public high-school and failed art! I nearly did not graduate. Admittedly I was very distracted by skateboarding. Upon graduating, I took a job at a department store. I hated it so much it convinced me that I had to do something more with my life. I decided to fall back on my art. I ended up enrolling at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia. I was very happy there. I painted and sculpted non-stop. I felt like I had finally found my niche. Upon graduating I worked for about a year selling land-scape paintings and doing commission work. I decided I wanted to get married (to my girl-friend of 2 years) so I needed to find gainful employment. To make a long story short, I submitted my portfolio to McFarlane Toys and they hire me in June 2003.
My employment at McFarlane has been quite an adventure. Needless to say I was very inexperienced when I was hired. In fact I spent a good portion of the first year I was there sculpting nothing but shoes and gloves for athletes. I slowly worked my way up though. I had the honor of working with and being trained by some major industry heavy-weights. Jean St Jean, Mike Locascio, and Andy Frank to name a few. I have had the opportunity to work on hundreds of varied projects. From monsters, to athletes, TV personalities, and comic book characters. There is very little that I have not had some experience with.
As of June 2009, I will no longer be employed at McFarlane Toys. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, the company has found itself in a position where a major restructuring was needed. It's no secret that the terrible economic recession had a large part to play in this. This has led to the layoff of nearly ALL of the in-house artists. Unfortunately my job is among these. It was a great ride while it lasted.

So here's to the future! I'm now a freelance artist. I'm hanging out my shingle. I'm a young, motivated artist that is looking for a chance to prove myself with other companies and individuals willing to tap my abilities. I enjoy being challenged and I look forward to expanding my experience. Thanks for looking!!