Illustration Published in Literary Magazine “Black Canyon Quarterly”, Summer 2002
5″ x 7.25″
Graphite on paper
The written piece I created this for was a short fictional story about a soldier hiding in hot, tall, dry, grasshopper-infested grass during Custer’s last stand. I took a photo of a friend’s hand in tall, dry grass and used it for reference for the drawing.

Illustration Published in Literary Magazine “Black Canyon Quarterly”, Winter 2002
7.5″ x 5″
Photo montage created in Photoshop
The poem I was asked to illustrate was by a poet dealing with cancer who was getting a lot of advice from friends and family. The visuals in the montage are pulled from his descriptions of the advice and his thoughts about them.

Illustration Published in Literary Magazine “Black Canyon Quarterly”, Spring 2003
5″ x 7.25″
Photo montage created in Photoshop
The written piece I created this for was a short fictional story about a wedding in New York City, and the bride’s father being deceased, so unable to walk her down the aisle.

Illustration Published in Literary Magazine “Black Canyon Quarterly”, Fall 2002
5″ x 7.25″
Photo montage created in Photoshop
This was for a short fictional story about a young boy trying to find the courage to jump off a bridge into the river below. I took the photos out on location and served as my own model.

Illustration Published in Literary Magazine “Black Canyon Quarterly”, Summer 2002
9″ x 6″
Gouache on illustration board
This painting was for a short fictional story about a middle-aged man going on a blind date at an Italian restaurant.