Captivating Landscapes

The beautiful sunset captured in the photograph is from a secluded beach in Southern California. The colors of the water are enhanced by the beautiful colors radiating from the vibrant sunset.

This digital illustration of Sacramento, California's Capital Building was taken from a photograph of the building. During a visit to Sacramento, the capital of California, the cherry trees lining the front of the Capital Building were in full bloom. Those cherry trees are seen in front of the building.

This is a digital rendering of the Southern California wildflower blooms that appear in the Spring in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs.

The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana is the former Catholic cathedral of the City of Los Angeles, California. It opened in 1876 and remained as the city's cathedral for over 100 years until 1994 when it suffered severe damage during the Northridge earthquake. It was going to be demolished by the diocese, but in 1996 the City of Los Angeles took control of the building. It was then restored and converted into an event venue and restaurant. The cathedral is one of the city's original buildings.

Downtown Los Angeles in black & white is a digital rendering of a photograph I took of this unforgettable skyline. The Los Angeles skyline was built on a hill which makes it visible from several miles away including throughout the city of Las Angeles and its nearby suburbs.

This digital rendering captures a view of the downtown Los Angeles skyline with views of the skyscrapers from the southern edge of the skyline. It's abstract detail leaves much to the imagination about the skyline's details and is suitable for display in various settings.

Downtown Los Angeles in color is a digital rendering of a photograph I took of this unforgettable skyline. The Los Angeles skyline was built on a hill which makes it visible from several miles away including throughout the city of Las Angeles and its nearby suburbs.

This illustration is of a duck flying in the evening at a park by my home on a late Spring day. It was created using blue ink on illustration paper.

This illustration is of ducks flying in the evening near my home on a warm Spring day. It was created using blue ink on illustration paper.

This is colored pencil and ink on paper. This illustration depicts Echo Park Lake, a famous Los Angeles, California landmark, with a background view of the Los Angeles skyline. I had taken this as a photograph, but it was blurry so I decided to illustrate it instead.

This is colored pencil and ink on paper. This illustration originated from a concept I created whereby Jupiter could be seen rising behind the darkened sky of a solar eclipse. The castle was added to add perspective and enhance the colors in the background.

This illustration is colored pencil and ink on drawing paper. It depicts the 1980's Los Angeles, California skyline on fire after a major earthquake. California sits on major fault lines and is prone to many earthquakes. The idea for this illustration came after I lived through a moderately strong earthquake in Los Angeles in 1987.

The Mission Inn, in Riverside, California, is a historic hotel and landmark. It is visited by many tourists and visitors because of its classic hacienda style architecture and collection of shops and restaurants in the area.

This illustration is black ink on paper. The simplicity of pine tree silhouettes against a moon lit mountain range is what is depicted here. This drawing is completely imaginary and was not inspired by any actual landscape.

The San Jacinto Mountains are located by Palm Springs, California. They create amazing views of snow covered mountains during the winter months as shown here. They also form beautiful sunsets as the sun sets behind them.

The beautiful sunset captured in this photograph is from a secluded beach in Southern California. The colors of the water are enhanced by the beautiful colors radiating from the vibrant sunset.

This is colored pencil and ink on paper. The illustration depicts a waterfront escape named Shoreline Village in Long Beach, California at sunset. Several photographs I took were the inspiration for what I drew on paper.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built. It was designed to perform atmospheric test flights after it was launched from the 747 which carried it. It used the 747 as its launch vehicle because it did not have engines nor a heat shield which made unable to conduct space flights. This drawing was completed with blue ink on illustration paper.

This illustration was completed on illustration paper with colored pencil and ink. It is created from various sources but the final illustration was from my imagination. The man in the illustration was composed from a collection of over 30 photographs that were collectively used to depict each part of the body accurately. The face was also created from a combination of photographs to produce the final look. The background, however, is from a photograph of Laguna Beach, California, and the sky was completed from a collection of several pictures.