Bio
About me...
I grew up in the late 1970s and 1980s in New England. I was lucky enough to have a happy imaginative childhood which has influenced me to this day. Growing up in Lovecraft and King country turned out to be a perfect backdrop to a life long interest in the weird and strange.
For me the 1970s and 1980s was the greatest time for television, movies and toys especially in the science fiction and horror genres. One of my earliest television memories was of a show called In Search of… Each week Leonard Nimoy explored strange subjects like the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs and ghosts. Like a sponge I soaked it all up. My mom took me to see some of the greatest films of that time as well. I obsessed over these films trying to remember every scene and every character. Lucas, Spielberg and Henson were the holy trinity of pop culture for me and fueled my desire to become a storyteller.
As far back as I can remember, I loved to draw and create stories with action figures and other toys. Play was a powerful tool of creation. It wasn’t until adolescence that I discovered the epic Japanese opus of Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo and the magical work of Michael Whelan and I realized I could share stories with others through drawing and painting.
Please check out my books in the Illustration section of this site. There you will find links to the Amazon Kindle store. The Harvester is a young adult novella about the distant future. Catch of the Day is a wordless graphic novel for all ages. The Tale of Two Tails, a children’s picture book written by my wife and illustrated by me. We are the Dead is a WWI horror graphic novel that is a collaboration with David Gein. It is a throwback to the horror comics of EC and Weird War Tales of the 1970s with a heavy Lovecraftian influence. Currently I am working on a horror anthology comic entitled Seasons of the Spectrenaut.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your stay!
Education
-Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Master of Science in Art Education 2008
-Framingham State College, Framingham, MA
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification 2001
-School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate 1999
-Framingham State College, Framingham, MA
Bachelor of Arts - Major Painting / Minor Art History 1997
Work Experience
Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer 2013 - Present
Logo Design, T Shirt Design, Album Cover Design, Digital Painting, Digital Layout,
Traditional Media. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, In Design, Clip Studio Paint. Work w/clients to create custom designs, take feedback to improve designs, work w/clients through the creative process from initial design phase to final product.
Needham Public Schools 2012 - 2013
High School Visual Art and Photography Teacher Grades 9-12
-Courses taught: Art 1, Drawing and Painting II, Photo I, II and III
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School 2010 – 2011
Permanent Art Substitute Grades 9-12
-Courses taught: Studio Art I, Black and White Photography I-II, Independent Studies in Photography
Somerville Public Schools 2008 – 2009
Permanent Art Substitute Grades K-8
-Design Visual Art curriculum for grades K-8 aligned with state frameworks; focusing on a range of various materials and techniques such as drawing, still life, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, color theory, elements and principles of design
Shrewsbury Public Schools 2001 – 2006
High School Art Teacher Grades 8-12 2003 - 2006
-Courses taught: Foundations of Art, Drawing, Painting, 3D Design I-II, Digital Imaging, Photography, Wood Sculpture
Elementary Art Teacher Grades 1-5 2001 - 2003
-Design Visual Art curriculum for grades 1-5 aligned with state frameworks; focusing on a range of various materials and techniques such as drawing, still life, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, color theory, elements and principles of design