Giants In The Clouds

Flying Tiger Pouncing Dragon	Kai-Awase	The Circle Of Light (Cover- Ritual Magic)	And All Eyes Were Upon Her
The Appeal	The Njork	Shadowcat	The Big One
A Race With The Angels	Sweet Dreamer	The Storms Of May	The Ocean's Daughter
The Dragon Slayers	Arthurian Images from Touchstone Jewelry	The Temple of Heaven (Cover- Mythic Astrology)	The Prettiest Bird
The Secret Entrance (Gandolf from The Lord Of The Rings)	The Fiend	Lost Soul	Ride Of The Spectre King

Fantasy Artist's Statement

I have always had a deep interest in archeology, history, and mythology. I love good stories of fantastic things, and I love the romance of heroic fantasy. Unlike many fantasy artists who formed their styles from comic book interests, movies and games, my artistic interest was rooted more in epic bardic tales like Beowulf, the Arthurian legends, the Tales of the Arabian Nights, and the ancient myths of Mediterranean cultures and Scandinavia. While my colleagues were inspired by the elves of current pop culture, I was reading legends of what real people in history thought elves were like in the old world, and visualizing them through the eyes of artists like Arthur Rackham. This affected my style and my entire sensibility as a Fantasy artist.

I had it in my mind that I was going to create visions of playful and believable alternate realities. My art is full of the fanciful, and at the same time I paint the details so that the viewer can believe that they are looking at something that could be real. To me, a fantasy painting is a story, and I believe a story is most successful when the audience finds it easy and compelling to suspend their disbelief. I revel and delight in the "realistic" presentation of the incredible and fantastic. To me, this is what makes fantasy art fun.