Vis-Dev

Chimp head

2011-12-18T11:39:00.000-08:00

Painted, added the eyes &Teeth. Next is punching the hair.

Ape teeth

2011-10-15T20:45:00.000-07:00

Teeth cast 5 min epoxy/micro balloons.

Gums cast smooth-on 327 epoxy

Ape ears

2011-10-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

Ape ears cast ecoflex silicone

Ape mask

2011-10-02T22:27:00.000-07:00

Animatronic skins cast in Ecoflex 10 silicone.

Animatronic Ape Mask

2011-08-26T21:26:00.000-07:00

Sculptures for an animatronic Ape mask.

The Grey Alien

2011-08-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

24x36 inch posters for sale.

Dino Crushers

2011-06-11T09:22:00.000-07:00

This was a toy my business partner Dennis Venizelos and I created which sold world wide.

3d portable movie viewer

2011-04-17T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is a patent pending working prototype I designed and built. It's like a view-master except you can watch 3d stereo movies with stereo surround sound. Over the last 3 years it has been getting a lot of interest from the toy and entertainment industry.

Prelude to Eden

2011-02-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

This was a short film I developed and Art Directed with Michell Gagne about 15 years ago.

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:15:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:06:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:05:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:04:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell -Great Fairy Rescue Vis -Dev

2010-11-01T22:02:00.000-07:00

Ontario Canada

2010-09-05T21:06:00.000-07:00

16x20 each (oil)

Victoria.BC Park

2010-08-28T17:18:00.000-07:00

8x10 oil for my Dad's 80th Birthday.

Old Dusty Red

2010-08-28T17:07:00.000-07:00

16x20 oil

Poster designs

2010-08-20T22:09:00.000-07:00

development designs

2010-08-20T22:05:00.000-07:00

Mixed media

film project concepts

2010-08-20T22:02:00.000-07:00

Lunch time sketches

2010-08-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

Check out my new Blog. Click the Lunch time sketch above.

early sketches

2010-07-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

old concept sketches for some fantasy garden paintings. Gouache

sketches

2010-07-28T21:13:00.001-07:00

Griffith park lunch time sketch - Gouache

sketches

2010-07-28T21:05:00.001-07:00

barn barrel Gouache

sketches

2010-07-28T21:03:00.001-07:00

Victoria , BC Gouache

new sketch

2010-06-24T21:58:00.001-07:00

4x5" gouache

More Gouache sketches

2010-05-31T16:38:00.000-07:00

each 2x1"

Gouache sketches

2010-05-31T16:35:00.000-07:00

each 5x4"

Through Golden Fields - feature film available at Amazon

2010-03-13T15:41:00.000-08:00

This a 85 min. feature film I directed in Canada which is available at Amazon.
This is the powerful journey of three fugitives bound together on a desperate journey. From the confines of a mental institution through the idyllic landscape of middle America, they must face their own demons. What begins as an exhilarating adventure spirals into a terrifying nightmare. What lies ahead will change their lives forever.

Into Darkness

2010-01-08T08:52:00.000-08:00

1998 Sundance Tromdance screened 35 mm short film. I directed with music by Canadian composer Jack Blyth.
" A killer on the run must decide his own fate with in the last ten minutes before his capture"

Old Bluth color studies

2009-07-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

Color studies from various Bluth films. (Gouche)

Poster concept

2009-07-23T22:15:00.000-07:00

Poster concept for a film project in Finland.

All Dogs go to heaven

2009-07-23T22:12:00.000-07:00

model built for Bluths"all dogs go to heaen"

Tinkerbell Vis -Dev

2009-07-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbells house(digital) copyright Disney toons

Panda project

2009-07-23T22:08:00.001-07:00

Concept for a China/ireland project (Digital)

Ogre

2009-03-06T21:57:00.000-08:00

I recently took a creature design and sculpting course from one of the top creature designers in the biz Jordu Schell. This was my half mask I created from the class. Check his amazing work out on my links.

Animatronic Ape Head

2009-02-08T15:14:00.000-08:00

Once and a while I build animatronics for film projects. This was a test I built a while back.

paintings

2009-01-24T22:19:00.001-08:00

16 x 20 acrylic

paintings

2009-01-24T22:17:00.000-08:00

16 x20 acyrilic

paintings

2009-01-24T22:16:00.001-08:00

24 x 30 acrylic

"Through Gold Fields" Frame grabs

2008-10-06T21:30:00.001-07:00

"Through Gold Fields" Frame grabs

2008-10-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

"Through Gold Fields" Frame grabs

2008-10-06T21:26:00.001-07:00

A few years ago I wrote and directed a feature film which was shot in Canada. These are some frame grabs from the film.

Tinkerbell Vis -Dev

2008-09-28T22:35:00.001-07:00

Tinkerbell Vis-Dev

2008-09-26T00:37:00.001-07:00

Tinkerbell Vis-Dev

2008-09-26T00:36:00.001-07:00

Tinkerbell Vis -Dev

2008-09-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

Tinkerbell

2008-09-03T23:55:00.001-07:00

Enchanted BG's

2008-08-02T10:22:00.001-07:00

Some Enchanted Backgrounds.
(Copyright Disney)

www.real-alien.com

2008-06-26T21:55:00.000-07:00

limited edition resin sculpture

boondocks

2008-02-14T19:37:00.001-08:00

(Images Copyright Adelaide productions)

Boondocks

2008-01-18T20:49:00.001-08:00

I worked on the Boondocks series briefly. These are some of the color keys for the show. (Images Copyright Adelaide productions)

Boondocks

2008-01-18T20:46:00.001-08:00

boondocks

2008-01-18T20:39:00.000-08:00

boondocks

2008-01-18T20:29:00.000-08:00

Booddocks
copyright Adelaide studios

The Lake

2007-11-17T20:22:00.001-08:00

24x30 acrylic

Rug Rats Model

2007-11-03T13:43:00.001-07:00

While Art directing the Rug Rats Gone Wild I built a model of one of the locations so we could plan where we where on the island during the story.

Rats

2007-10-31T18:48:00.000-07:00

Rug rats

2007-10-31T18:46:00.001-07:00

More Vis-dev for the Rug Rats gone wild.

Rug Rats

2007-10-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Early concept for Klasky's Rug Rats Gone Wild.

untitled project

2007-10-29T22:33:00.001-07:00

Vis-Dev for Henson project.(Digital)

Disney's Dinosaurs

2007-10-29T22:25:00.001-07:00

Gouache

magic lantern

2007-10-21T23:03:00.001-07:00

16x20 acrylic

Bridge to solitude

2007-10-21T22:55:00.000-07:00

acrylic 24 x30

Lion King

2007-07-15T18:29:00.001-07:00

Early concept paintings created for the Lion King project. (Acrylic)

fanatsia2000

2007-07-15T18:25:00.000-07:00

These are BG's I did under my friend Carl Jones's art direction.(acrylic)

Vis Dev

2007-06-09T14:26:00.000-07:00

Goache and Photoshop

Vis-Dev

2007-06-09T14:23:00.001-07:00

These are very early Vis-Dev I did on spec for Pocahontas Gouache

Early Bluth Vis-Dev

2007-06-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

Thumbelina Visual Development Gouache

Dinosaur Vis-dev

2007-06-09T14:14:00.001-07:00

Early Visual development for Disney's Dinosaurs-Gouache

Alien

2006-12-16T18:50:00.000-08:00

Concept for a film project.

Puppet designs

2006-09-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

These where puppet designs for a television pilot. They are Cast latex with flocking.

various sculpture projects

2006-09-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Bamboo

2006-09-04T23:45:00.000-07:00

waterfall

2006-09-02T23:24:00.000-07:00

koi pond

2006-08-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

photoshop

Garden

2006-08-24T20:41:00.000-07:00

Granny / Sian Kaan

2006-08-11T14:31:00.000-07:00

Lion king

2006-08-06T17:22:00.000-07:00

Gouache

Sketches

2006-08-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

Don Bluth Thumbelina & Disney Dinosaur (gouache each)

Land before time

2006-08-03T11:32:00.000-07:00

While working for Don Bluth / Speilberg I was aked to do maquetts of the original Land Before Characters.

Heavy Metal

2006-07-31T20:20:00.000-07:00

The old days.

Special Effects Makeup

2006-07-27T22:32:00.000-07:00

Last year I created an animatronic mask along with Six suits and slip on masks for a feature film called "Night Beasts" (silicone skin over fiberglass skull) It turned out pretty good as seen in the frame grabs.

Into Darkness

2006-07-25T10:13:00.000-07:00

Vis-Dev art for a live action short which screened at Sundance.

Old faithfull

2006-07-10T21:07:00.000-07:00

A painting I created for an art show to help raise money for a family of a friend who passed away this year. it was a great success and many great artist in animation the community contributed. final top (acrylic) Sketch below (gouache)

The Wild

2006-07-08T17:43:00.000-07:00

For Reel efx I did some Vis-dev for the films Opening Seq. in "The Wild"

Real Alien

2006-07-04T17:04:00.000-07:00

Realalien was a product I designed and manufactured. They stood about 16 inches tall and where cast in a Polyresin. 1500 of them where sold all over the world.

2006-07-04T16:56:00.000-07:00

I was inspired by the detail in the Lord of the Ring sculptures by Sideshow Toys. Cast resin, 10 inches tall.

God the Dyslexic Dog

2006-07-04T16:48:00.000-07:00

My friend Phill Philipson and Alex Nino created a great comic called "God the Dyslexic Dog" So I created this sculpture for their booth at the San Diago Comic con. I'm pleased how it came out considering I had a week to create.

Rug Rats gone Wild

2006-07-04T16:43:00.000-07:00

On Rugrats Gone wild I spent about a year doing Vis-dev to try to give the style a newer look but still try to stay true to the original style set by the studio. Unfortunatly they didn't make it to the final film.

Dinosaur

2006-07-04T16:39:00.000-07:00

On Disney's Dinosaur I was the first artist on the project and was asked to create some concept work to help get it greenlite. This was the first of eight. (gouache)

2006-07-04T16:35:00.000-07:00

This is another Dinosaur peice.

2006-07-04T16:31:00.000-07:00

This was a one day concept peice for a live action film called War of the Dead.

Sweepstakes

2006-07-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

These where two of ten concept pieces for a live action feature staring Clive Owens. I had two weeks to do all the artwork so I used a technique where I photographed myself in all the poses and used photoshop to composite and create the final images. Worked out good for the deadline.