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I like to write about my creative process when approaching all of the different variety of projects I have had the opportunity to work on, in addition to share my inspiration, creative heroes and special events in which my work gets to help others.

Charlie the Dog Pet Portrait Illustration

I felt moved to draw an original pet portrait of Charlie the dog as a gift for my friend friend who had a long-haired wiener dog named Charlie who sadly passed away in February of 2025, almost a year ago now. My friends Chad and Chelsea who own and operate C. Scenic, an AMAZINGLY creative …

Original band poster for the band FUZZGOBLIN!

I was contracted to design a band poster for an upcoming concert for my friend’s band “Fuzzgoblin” out of Austin, Texas and playing a gig at The Little Darlin’. They are a 1970’s inspired rock and roll group in the same vein as Black Sabbath, Uriah Heap and ZZ Top. He described a retro looking …

XMAS Concert Band Poster design

Not only do I play keyboards in Kendall’s band “The Earth Tones”, but I also design all of his graphics, posters, album artwork etc. When asked to create this design for him and an upcoming Christmas gig, I asked what songs would we be playing? When he mentioned Linus and Lucy and Christmastime Is Here …

The Art of Creating a Logo

I have been creating logos for the last 30+ years. I love the challenge. Every time, creating a logo is an opportunity to try new techniques, attitudes, execution and ideas in a totally unique way specific to the company that it is being designed for. The best ones have come out of collaboratively working together …

Lucido Properties corporate logo

I was asked by my friend Mark Lucido I’ve known since high school to create a corporate logo for him and his company. He has operated the business for over 10 years yet has never had a “real” logo…until now. He definitely wanted to use the color blue. I then suggested that we incorporate the …

Painting An Original Watercolor

My father passed away on March 6 2024 at 12:24pm. I was so grateful I was able to spend time with him a few weeks before he left this mortal coil and return as energy back to the source. The time with him, one on one, was very emotional and priceless and I was able …

Close to the YES and PROGAPALOOZA!

We started work on the event text logo and the initial poster concepts back in December of 2024 for a PROGAPALOOZA, a progressive rock music festival in Dallas, Texas on August 30, 2025 and hosted by Deep Ellum Art Co.  It would feature Close to the YES, Clockwork Angels (RUSH), The Led Zeppelin Project and …