Olive Tree Commission

I was commissioned to create a painting for Theory Brand Agency in Salt Lake City, Ut. Their client lives in Sonoma County, California and has a story behind how he could not get olives trees planted into his property due to size and weight.

This piece was designed to have a classic illustrative feel that you would see in vintage wine and olive oil ads. Beige and tan background give the painting a feeling of age with hints of browns at the trunk level and greens at the leaf level to imply the balance of earth and fauna.

I used willow blanches and willow leaves to stipple ink onto the surface to give a sense of light and dark patches to represent depth of field in the main body.

It was a great project to work on and I enjoyed collaborating with the owner of Theory Brand Agency, Jolene Smith. She is a creative powerhouse.

Acrylic on Masonite w/Ink 18" x 24" - Olive Tree

Boba Fett Mural

For the last 3 years I have been hired to go paint a Star Wars character on the walls of condominiums in St. George, Utah. This year was Boba Fett. It is always an adventure to run down to St.George and do this, it is a 5 hour drive there, a scramble to get everything taped, drawn and sketched out, and entire day to lay out base colors and texture, and then another day to do the black and clean up and a 5 hour drive back, and it all has to happen in one weekend. It is really fun to see the finished result and to be honest I could draw Star Wars characters ALL DAY!

Utah Arts Festival Gallery Stroll

I was selected to display my artwork at the Utah Arts Festival Headquarters for this months gallery stroll. I will have my pop caricature art hanging in the gallery, and two masks that will be on display and for sale as well.

I hope everyone can make it


230 South 500 West #120
JAN 18th - Feb 4th

Illustration Friday's - OPEN

Che Guevara - Revolutionary, Idealist, Open-minded thinker. I had watched "Motorcycle Diaries" about the young life of Che, and it really opened my eyes to reasons to why people stand up for the thing that matter to them.
This piece is Acrylic on Masonite and measures 11" x 13".