An enthusiastic youth experiences a spiritual awakening. Her soul moves in faith towards a life-changing discovery. This is a moment she will never forget, finding an unquenchable joy she will never lose .
Here are samples of my children's book, ‘Butterfly Wings, Complete Joy’ scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2025. Illustrating in soft pastels, this picture book of 56 pages.
From 1992 , I worked as a Background Artist in various feature animation studios. Color matching and emulating the exact style of painting was some of the challenges. These are only a small example of hundreds of background paintings I have accomplished over the years. It was always a joy working with the team of artist matching each others paintings so that we communicated in harmony.
Eventually working digitally in Visual Development designing color keys, layouts, matte painting, and texture design for the 3-D modelers.
Currently, I'm passionate about inventing my own stories, designing, illustrating for the Picture book market.
Children's book Cover design, painted in acrylics on illustration board.
Concept layout design for "Guardians of Ga'Hoole"
Concept painting for "Guardians of Ga'Hoole"
Character design for 'The Enchanted Infestation' personal story development.
'The Enchanted Infestation,' Spindle Hall, layout design
Personal story development, ‘Pigaro’ title concept design
Pigaro 1900’s Italian store front. Personal project, layout and color design.
Pigaro 1900’s slaughterhouse barn. Personal project, layout and color design.
Pigaro, 1900’s boat building yard. Personal project, layout and color design.
Production background painting, Disney Feature Animation "Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1995
Production background painting, Disney Feature Animation "Hercules"
Production background painting, Disney Feature Animation "Mulan"
Production background painting, Disney Feature Animation "Mulan" matchmaker
Production BG painting, Disney Feature Animation "Tarzan"
Production BG painting, Disney Feature Animation "Tarzan" parents treehouse
Production background painting, Disney Feature Animation "The Emperor's New Groove"
Production BG painting, Disney Feature Animation "The Emperor's New Groove"
Disney's Emperors New Groove, Color development sketch
Disney's Emperors New Groove, pre-production development.
Original 10×15 acrylic painting, for sale $2000.
Disney's Emperors New Groove, pre-production development.
Original 10×13 acrylic painting, for sale $1800. each
Disney's Emperors New Groove, pre-production development.
Original acrylic painting, 10×15 for sale $2000.
Production BG painting, Disney Feature Animation ”The Emperors New Groove”
A section of Color script/beat board, Big Idea Production first feature film, "Jonah”
Big Idea Productions "Jonah", belly of the ship, Production design/Color key
Big Idea Productions "Jonah", restaurant interior, Production design/Color key
Big Idea Productions "Wizard of Ha", Production design/Color key
Big Idea Productions "Wizard of Ha", Production design/Color key
Big Idea Productions "Wizard of Ha", Production design/Color key
Flesh devouring beast cave, color and texture design, Space Chips 2007
Flesh devouring beast, texture, color design
Designed and animated black hole lightning special effects sequence, Space Chimps
Color concepts, using Matthias Lechner 'Little Star' layout
My first in-depth understanding of opaque watercolors ( Designers Gouache ) began while working on the feature film, The Swan Princess. We painted the entire film using the old Disney masters Gouache techniques. Later I developed painting outdoors from an easel using this medium. I also taught these techniques in various workshops and classes.
All but a few of these paintings have been previously sold.
In the mist
Nautical church, 17 x 24, $2000.
The Rock
Listening
Duet 14 x 18"
San Pedro, 12 x 30” matted and framed $1800.
Palos Verdes Peninsula’s Lunada Bay (Limited addition prints)
( Sold out )
Fresh Start
Korean Bell
Avalon's Pier 9 x 17"
Avalon city Fountain
Brand library, Glendale
New years day
Paul Bait
Cabrillo Beach 13 × 17 Gouache on illustration board, matted, and framer with UV glass $700
LA Harbor from friendship Park 16 x 20
Annie's stand. 13 ×17, Palos Verdes historical flower shop on the side of the road.
The Path
Planting Seeds, gouache sketch. 10 x 10, frame with UV glass 20 x 20. $700
Palos Verdes to LA 9 x 16" gouache on board, $800 with frame
Laguna Palms
Commissioned by Harbor interfaith services, Paseo Del Mar park, 4X16’ mural, acrylic on canvas
Courageous Freckle Mc Free wants to make a difference to the town folks below. He pleads with the Mayor, “If only the people would notice our tree, we all could be happier don't you see”. This environmental awareness, 56 page children's book is full of rhymes and reason. Soft watercolor technique with pen and ink. The process of finding the right publisher is now passionately in motion.
At 5:35, the peak of rush-hour, Mr. Clipper the snipper snaps the stem, then Freckle Mc Free begins to descend.
Down, down, down, in a gust of wind, Freckle goes into a terrible spin.
While working at Walt Disney Feature animation studios, in 1996 I started designing and constructing biannual sets for children's musical theatre at Rolling Hills Covenant mega Church.
From 2003 to 2021, I was contracted by RHCC to worked as the Art Director and Set Designer for the living art presentation (Modeled after the Laguna’s famous “Pageant of the Masters”), "Pageant of Our Lord" Choosing art that communicated clearly the biblical message, I adjust the scale and graphic impact in Photoshop. With my team of volunteers, we build sets to hold live models, sculpting additional props and figures to reproduce the exact image. I oversee casting the models, designing the lighting, makeup and costumes, bringing the experience of the original paintings or sculpture to life with in human proportions. During this biannual 3 week production, there was 14 presentation, and I have the privilege of managing over 150 volunteers. With a variety interns and skilled carpenters, welders seamstress we manufactured some 36 living art sets over the years.
Set design is illustration on a life size scale for live audiences to enjoy.
Adam and Eve with full theater makeup and sculpted wigs. 2017
Pageant Our Lord, 'Adam and Eve driven from Eden', work in progress
Detail sculpture of ‘Jesus healing the paralytic’ 2019
Sacrifice of Isaac, sculpture. Three live models. rotates 360° -2019.
2018 bronze sculpture "Dispute" with 5 live models in make up and costume,
In between presentations, I drew Nancy before applying make up.
2017 bronze sculpture "Expulsion of the Money Changers" with 4 live models in make up and costume,
Behind the scenes construction process for ‘Expulsion’.
Styrofoam head carved for ‘Dispute’ bronze medallion piece, Pageant 2018
Pageant of our Lord, The Trial, work in progress
Construction and painting process to Karl Blocks 1857 ‘Resurrection’
Showing process of creating, ‘Calming in the Storm’. Intern trying out pose. Final product on stage lit for the audience with 4 live models, full costume and body paint.
New art, ‘The Annunciation’ Stain glass window for Pageant 2022. Make up artists take pics of there models body paint practice.
8 x 12’ Bible with one turning page hand painted from the book of Acts. Turns to a Gustave Dore etching of, The Beautiful Gate.
Beirut, Lebanon 2016, I had 35 minutes to do full body makeup on 4 Syrian refugees models. Sculpted relief of “Flagellation of Christ”
Children set, Voyage of the Friendship
Children set musical
The Net, low tech props, 2011
Fall Pastors sermon series set 2016
Annual Christmas musical, Splash Kingdom set 2005
Shrek the musical, prop
Mentoring my AP student involvement in high school play 2019 ‘Godspell’
Sharefest mural project for Dodson middle school auditorium entrance. Completed July, 2019
