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Illustrator. Digital Painter. Contemporary Artist. 

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Late last year Penguin Random House UK reached out to me to illustrate an endpaper design for the 25th anniversary edition of Noughts + Crosses written by the esteemed Malorie Blackman. The book's premise: two star crossed lovers trapped in modern day England where the historical racial power structures are reversed. An alternate society where white "Noughts" are oppressed by black "Crosses". I'm very happy how this all turned out, and...as always, definitely on the lookout for more book cover opportunities!

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Blow the whistle on ICE. Artists have a responsibility to speak to this moment. It’s vitally important to be on the right of history. Artists are needed. Our art is needed for protests. Our art is needed for GENERAL STRIKES. Our art is needed for everything in between. This piece was sketched and painted completely in Procreate. #iceout #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #procreate

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MACE WINDU LIVES!!! In my personal Star Wars head canon Mace Windu survived. Prepared to live out a long life as a fallen disgraced Jedi, fate had other plans when Finn came calling looking to be trained by a master. But is Mace Windu actually training Finn to become a Jedi? Or something else?

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The brief: Client wants a portrait that exemplifies his connection to both the Bear and Pup communities. The wrinkle: A pup mask obscures most of a man's face. This is doubly problematic because the client in question has a exuberant nature that comes through in the source reference. The solution: The fix is twofold. Paint the subject hyper-realistically in the style I'm known for. However with the pup mask go in the opposite direction. Lean into a graphic depiction of the mask, utilizing it's white negative space against the Bear flag graphic. Secondly, play with transparencies. The result: A fully realized portrait where a key component of the subject matter's identity doesn't obscure the client. Instead that element becomes intriguing and invites the viewer in. Not the easiest $3k I've ever made, but it was challenging and fun!

Painted entirely in Procreate

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This is Ryan. Otherwise known as Sicilian Leather Bear on Instagram. It took me nearly a decade to paint his portrait. But in the end i think I did him justice.

In return I put him on a t-shirt. Yes, I'm very much inspired by Bara artist Jiraiya. You can purchase Sicilian Leather Bear here: https://durtybear.threadless.com/designs/durty-bear-ryan

Painted using Procreate

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This is a portrait of Nic.

Nic is wearing a Cigar Daddy Durty Bear Shirt. And yes, the shirt is definitely for sale. https://durtybear.threadless.com/designs/cigar-bear-ii

Yes, I know... it's all a bit meta. Roll with it.

Painted completely in Procreate

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Who’s loving Dan Da Dan?! Pencilled, inked and colored completely in Procreate.

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Here’s my second take on Absolute Batman! Featuring Blackmask, his henchmen and Alfred?!

Pencilled, inked, colored and designed completely in Procreate.

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Just me taking a stab at illustrating Absolute Batman.

Pencilled, inked, colored and designed completely in Procreate.

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My take on Rafael Grampá's iconic All New X-Men! Pencilled, inked and colored completely in Procreate.

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When Andy tells you to run… you better RUN.

My take on Alien: Romulus. Drawn and painted completely on the IPad using Procreate.

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So many people wanted my illustration as a t-shirt, so I finally did it! https://alphacmt001.threadless.com/designs/zohran-4-mayor

Pencilled, inked, colored completely in Procreate.

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New Yorkers you want... Rent freezes Childcare 4 All Fast and Free Buses Cheaper Groceries...? VOTE 4 ZOHRAN

pencilled, inked, colored completely in Procreate

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Absolute Wonder Woman. Pencilled, inked and colored digitally in Procreate on IPad Pro. Graphic design tweaked in Clip Studio paint. Need a professional comic cover? Email me. [email protected]

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My red line was always genocide. But I think totally ignoring Marcellus Williams was the final straw.

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Painting of @realbrycequartz and Daddy based off the videography of @catalinmedia Bryce is a Gay cub rapper who’s decidedly risqué and definitely NSFW, who’s celebrating his new EP “The Sextape” that dropped Oct. 4th, 2024. Check him out. Creatively, this is probably the most “painterly” painting I’ve ever done. Training wheels are completely off with this one and it was far from effortless. In addition, my style has changed with the transition from Clip Paint Studio on the computer (and painting with a mouse!) to drawing and painting completely digitally on the iPad in Procreate. The challenge was if the Lil Nas X piece painted in deep shadow a one off and a fluke? Or could I pull out the nuances of deep shadows and bright highlights again? I’m happy with the results, but what say you dear viewer? Lastly, one of the pitfalls of painting digitally, at least for me, is the ability to continue to tinker. This final[?] piece has warmer skintones and minor adjustments to Bryce's face. Barely noticeable to most but important tweaks for me!

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"They were the villains out in the world. The world of the humans. All they needed was something...more. They needed something to believe in. To fight for. To die for. To be resurrected for. All they needed was Krakoa", Charles Xavier.