About me
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About me

This is who I am. As you can see, I rather like the clothing, equipment, and general attitudes of the Victorian era. I am a British citizen, the son of an English couple who never quite got around to leaving the colonies to go home. I was born and raised in Colorado, so I haven't had an English accent since kindergarten. I spell some things a bit differently (colour), and use some expressions that many people find odd ("better than a kick in the teeth with a wet lettuce"). But I am proud of being a bit strange - one-quarter Strange, actually, and I have the family Bible to prove it. Currently I live in Colorado with my wife and three boys. In my spare time I try to educate locals on Guy Fawkes, cheese-rolling, the 95 Theses, and other subjects my neighbors didn’t know they needed to know.

About my art

I like my art to tell a story. Preferably history, but then, tomorrow's stories are just history that's not written yet. I try to put just as much detail in my art as is needed to tell the story; I like my art to be understood, not uncomfortable. Though now I use computers almost exclusively, I learned my trade before they were widespread. Computers can be used as artist tools, but should never be relied on as if they themselves could make art. I treat the computer as just another form of pen and paper.

I find there is a human element in all my subjects. From a portrait of a face with life etched on it, to the aircraft men lived and died in, that fought in all-but-forgotten wars, the hand of man is in everything. In recognizing this element, I want my art to be respectful to its subject, and comfortable to look at.

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