I have been drawing and painting for most of my life, but I began my professional career in 1994 when I was approached by a company called Wizards of the Coast to contribute work to the popular Collectible Card Game called “Magic: the Gathering.” I worked with WotC for a few years, as well as several other CCG companies, but eventually I grew tired of working for other people and decided to try doing my own thing. In particular, I wanted to paint the characters from a story that I had been working on since high school, and I felt I needed to hone my skills to be able to truly ‘capture’ them.