Visual Development + Background Paint

The Usual ā˜•ļø

Created for Creator Societyā€™s 2024 Creator Jam, this 3 minute short follows a beleaguered coffee drinker through time as she struggles to get her daily dose of caffeine.

I acted as art director as well as handling compositing and special fx.

Gala Invite Paintings + Layout

So happy with how this project with Friends of Wissahickon turned out! They asked me to create an invite and other supporting materials for their 100 Years of Wild gala event. I pitched the idea of painting backgrounds inspired by vintage postcards of the park, and we were off to the races.

Working from the navy and sage green color palette of a save-the-date that had already gone out, I created three digital paintings and a design for the invite gatefold.

Seasons ā˜€ļøšŸ‚ā„ļøšŸŒ±

Four times of year in the same location.

Time of Day

Exploring lighting conditions in the same location / shot.

Exploring Styles

An exercise focused on depicting the same scene in various styles, or as if it were a set for different animated shows.

An Original Fantasy World

Concepts for story locations and moments on the Isle of Squall. Built out from a novel in progress.

Grandroids

My teamā€™s contribution to the Creators Society Voices and Songwriters Challenge 2023! An animatic created by a team of six over a two-week period.

  • Cynthia Whitman as Esther

  • Kris Keppeler as Elle

  • Laci Morgan as Lou and Baby

  • Music by Vikrant Muthusamy

  • Written by Thomas Barrett Blakeley

  • Character Design, Background Design, Editing by Ambrose Reed

Places and Spaces

The Gods and The People

Developing a dark mythology.

Additional Paintings