I am also a professional Matte painter and concept artist with nearly 30 years of experience bringing imagined environments to life for film, television, and video games. I began with a foundation in traditional art, which I soon combined with digital tools to create photo realistic backgrounds. My work can be seen in major productions like Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Star Trek and the Harry Potter series, as well as the award winning game, Broken Sword. I have specialised in crafting seamless immersive visuals, encompassing set extensions, background replacements or creating totally impossible vistas that enhance storytelling. I most cases this remains an invisible art. How else might a cheap location shoot be made to look exotic?
My fine art practice is a fusion of traditional drawing in coloured pencil and intricate paper engineering. I combine a love for meticulous photo realistic drawing with a unique three dimensional approach creating sculptural artworks from layered paper. Every piece has a story behind it, and from the initial digital layout in Photoshop to the final assembly, they are labourers of love that highlight my fascination with nature and my lifelong interest in the art of paper engineering. It’s a process that marries the digital and the analog, resulting in a unique body of work that invites viewers to look closer and see beauty in the details.
Giclée prints are available as flat images or as small or full scale sculptural reproductions.