"Five Nights at Maxy's"
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Christmas Gift | Graphics class at Lincoln Land Community College | Model: Max B.
A mashup of horror and heart, this piece was created as a Christmas fan art poster for my son Max, blending the animatronic terror of Five Nights at Freddy’s with the emotional energy of Juice Wrld. The central figure—modeled after my son, Max—stands blood-splattered and unflinching, surrounded by iconic FNAF characters and stylized dread. The composition channels the surreal chaos of childhood fears and musical catharsis, capturing the thrill of survival and self-expression in a world that never sleeps.
Title inspired by Max’s name and imagination.
"The Ember Witness"
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Created for a Graphics class at Lincoln Land Community College | Model: Mark Davis
Between bone and flame, a soul screams for rebirth. This piece was created for the book project Amid the Embers, a psychological horror trilogy exploring survival, trauma, and transformation in a post-pandemic world. The illustration features my brother, Mark Davis, as the model—his face split between skeletal decay and raw human anguish, set against a backdrop of stylized fire and smoke. It captures the emotional fracture at the heart of the story: what remains when systems collapse, and what rises from the ashes.
First Poster Print
This photo marks a turning point in my creative journey, holding the first printed poster I only dreamed of creating for Amid the Embers, a book I’ve long dreamed of making real. Seeing it displayed, tangible and complete, is more than a milestone. It’s proof that survival can be turned into story, and story into art.
"The Elderly Coffee"
Poster Design | Photoshop | Created for a Computer Design class at Lincoln Land Community College
A typographic spectacle steeped in whimsy, this poster was brewed from a Mad Libs-style prompt: “coffee” as the noun, “elderly” as the adjective. The result? Perci and Lotte Lator—anthropomorphic mugs navigating retirement with sass, slippers, and a walker. Designed entirely in Photoshop, the composition plays with expressive type, visual hierarchy, and nostalgic absurdity. From the hearing aid to the VHS sponsor, every element leans into the theme of aging caffeine, turning a classroom assignment into a sitcom-worthy celebration of character-driven design.
“Vanessa in Orbit”
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Created as a personal gift
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Created as a personal gift
A quiet gaze suspended in starlight—Vanessa’s portrait blends stylized linework with a celestial backdrop, evoking a sense of introspection and cosmic calm. Halftone textures and soft gradients echo comic traditions while pushing into dreamlike territory. The sourced galactic background becomes more than decoration: it’s a mood, a metaphor, a mirror. This piece explores identity through atmosphere, capturing a moment of stillness that feels both intimate and infinite. A study in color harmony and emotional clarity, it invites the viewer to drift gently into her orbit.
Violet & JaxPhotoshop Illustration
This piece blends grounded portraiture with stylized cartoon energy, placing Violet alongside Jax in a shared visual space. The contrast between her naturalistic rendering and his exaggerated form creates a dynamic tension that drives the composition. A playful exploration of duality — real and unreal, soft and sharp, stillness and motion.
“Whispers in Origami”
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Created for a Graphics class at Lincoln Land Community College
Vintage promises and Eastern petals entwine in a paper bird’s flight—carrying secrets too tender to speak aloud. This piece folds memory into myth, blending traditional Japanese motifs with modern textures. The origami crane, crafted from newspaper print, becomes a vessel of quiet symbolism, surrounded by koi, cherry blossoms, and kanji that echo themes of bravery, beauty, and transformation. A meditation on cultural reverence and emotional fragility, this work invites the viewer to listen closely to what is never said.
Digital Illustration | Photoshop | Created for a Graphics class at Lincoln Land Community College
Vintage promises and Eastern petals entwine in a paper bird’s flight—carrying secrets too tender to speak aloud. This piece folds memory into myth, blending traditional Japanese motifs with modern textures. The origami crane, crafted from newspaper print, becomes a vessel of quiet symbolism, surrounded by koi, cherry blossoms, and kanji that echo themes of bravery, beauty, and transformation. A meditation on cultural reverence and emotional fragility, this work invites the viewer to listen closely to what is never said.
“Spirits in Balance”
Marker and Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Color Palette: Green, Violet, Brown, Orange (with tonal variations)
Created as a study in the rule of thirds, this piece draws from the enchanted worlds of Studio Ghibli while embedding my initials into a winding path of fantasy. Limited to four hues—green, violet, brown, and orange—the palette evokes both harmony and contrast, guiding the viewer through a forest of spirits, symbols, and quiet magic. Each character placement and color shift was carefully composed to honor balance, storytelling, and the emotional depth of animated myth.
Marker and Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Color Palette: Green, Violet, Brown, Orange (with tonal variations)
Created as a study in the rule of thirds, this piece draws from the enchanted worlds of Studio Ghibli while embedding my initials into a winding path of fantasy. Limited to four hues—green, violet, brown, and orange—the palette evokes both harmony and contrast, guiding the viewer through a forest of spirits, symbols, and quiet magic. Each character placement and color shift was carefully composed to honor balance, storytelling, and the emotional depth of animated myth.
Ghibli on the Go
I was so into this piece, even a car ride couldn’t stop me. Armed with a purple marker, a taco plush co-pilot, and a tray full of stickers, I turned my passenger seat into a mobile art studio. Forest spirits, soot sprites, and stars kept me company—and yes, the piece still got an A. Creativity waits for no one… not even traffic
“Reclamation”
Pencil, Marker, and Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Nature remembers. And it does not forgive.
In this surreal reversal of scale, industrial oil rigs and refineries—once towering symbols of human dominance—are miniaturized and embedded within a skull, their smoke bleeding into the background like memory and consequence. Towering fungi erupt from bone, reclaiming space with quiet vengeance. This piece explores the aftermath of environmental exploitation, where the smallest forces of nature rise, colossal and unyielding.
Pencil, Marker, and Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Nature remembers. And it does not forgive.
In this surreal reversal of scale, industrial oil rigs and refineries—once towering symbols of human dominance—are miniaturized and embedded within a skull, their smoke bleeding into the background like memory and consequence. Towering fungi erupt from bone, reclaiming space with quiet vengeance. This piece explores the aftermath of environmental exploitation, where the smallest forces of nature rise, colossal and unyielding.
“Fury in Stillness”
Watercolor and White Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Created during recovery from a hand injury
This monochromatic dragon, rendered in flowing watercolor and detailed with white pen, channels both restraint and power. Created while working through physical pain, the piece became a meditation on endurance—each stroke a quiet rebellion against limitation. The dragon’s gaze is sharp, its form coiled with tension, echoing the artist’s own struggle between movement and stillness. A study in texture, myth, and resilience.
Watercolor and White Pen on Paper | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
Created during recovery from a hand injury
This monochromatic dragon, rendered in flowing watercolor and detailed with white pen, channels both restraint and power. Created while working through physical pain, the piece became a meditation on endurance—each stroke a quiet rebellion against limitation. The dragon’s gaze is sharp, its form coiled with tension, echoing the artist’s own struggle between movement and stillness. A study in texture, myth, and resilience.
“The Piece That Broke Me”
Acrylic on Paper | Black & White | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
This abstract composition of circles and rectangles in grayscale became more than a study in form—it became a turning point. After a long stretch of drawing, I pushed through physical pain to finish this piece, ultimately injuring my hand. It taught me the cost of ignoring limits and the necessity of rest. The tension between rigid structure and organic motion mirrors the internal strain behind its creation. This is the piece that broke me—and the one that began to rebuild me.
Acrylic on Paper | Black & White | For 2-D Design Class at Lincoln Land Community College
This abstract composition of circles and rectangles in grayscale became more than a study in form—it became a turning point. After a long stretch of drawing, I pushed through physical pain to finish this piece, ultimately injuring my hand. It taught me the cost of ignoring limits and the necessity of rest. The tension between rigid structure and organic motion mirrors the internal strain behind its creation. This is the piece that broke me—and the one that began to rebuild me.
“Echoes of Syd”
Acrylic and Collage on Paper | Black, White & Blue | Created Junior Year of High School (2009)
This piece was created during a time of deep emotional pain. I didn’t choose Syd Barrett or Pink Floyd as subjects out of admiration—they were forced into my life through trauma. The music in the background, layered with lyrics and notes, became a haunting echo of an experience I was trying to process. Blue became my way of expressing sadness and detachment. This was one of my final pieces before a 14-year silence in my art practice. I share it now not to revisit the past, but to mark the beginning of reclaiming my voice through art.
Acrylic and Collage on Paper | Black, White & Blue | Created Junior Year of High School (2009)
This piece was created during a time of deep emotional pain. I didn’t choose Syd Barrett or Pink Floyd as subjects out of admiration—they were forced into my life through trauma. The music in the background, layered with lyrics and notes, became a haunting echo of an experience I was trying to process. Blue became my way of expressing sadness and detachment. This was one of my final pieces before a 14-year silence in my art practice. I share it now not to revisit the past, but to mark the beginning of reclaiming my voice through art.
“Echoes of Syd (Digital Reimagining)”
Digital Collage | Black, White & Blue | Created 2024
This digital reimagining revisits one of my most defining works from high school, a piece born from pain and silence. In recreating it, I transformed what once represented trauma into a symbol of healing and creative renewal. The silhouette remains, but the textures and tones now carry intention rather than anguish. The scattered sheet music and lyrics, once haunting, have become part of the composition’s rhythm, echoes of the past integrated into a new voice. This piece marks the end of a 14-year art drought and the beginning of my return to creation, where memory and artistry coexist in peace.
