The Artist

About

Biography and published articles featuring my work.

The Artist

Freelance Artist and Graphic Designer
Senior Product Management & Art Director at Unique Leader Records

History
I am an illustrator and graphic designer of six years based out of Cleveland, Ohio. I started out as a freelance artist in the music industry working with metal bands designing logos, artwork and merchandise. Since then I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of talented bands, record labels and companies. I have also had the opportunity to work in other fields such as fantasy illustration, book covers and concept artwork. I am currently working at Unique Leader Records as Art Director and Senior Product Management.

Process
I am a self-taught artist and work digitally. My style is inspired by dark art and old masters with the subject content coming from what I find interesting in the world around me. Books, movies, games, the occult, mythological stories and theology are all great sources of inspiration. My creative mediums include Photoshop, Illustrator, Aftereffects, Lightroom, Wacom Cintiq 16' HD and Canon EOS 80D.

Art being my main passion, I also enjoy photography, video games, Magic The Gathering, reading and traveling the world.

Published

Loudwire

Misery Index "The Choir Invisible" Single Release

BDP Metal Press

Best Metal Cover Art April 2016
Best Melodic Death Metal Cover Art May 2016
Metal Illustrator Artist Feature

Heavy Blog Is Heavy

And Hell Followed With Chimerical Reality Artwork Review
Lacerate Thy Maker Feature

CGTrader

12 Imaginary Places You Would Love To Experience

Void Unveiled

Wolvenguard Album Release

Noob Heavy

25 Glorious Metal Album Covers of 2019

FreshWater
Satanic Panic Exhibition Feature

Knotfest
Fires In The Distance "Harbingers" Single Release

Heavy Music Artwork

Heavy Music Artist Feature: Caelan Stokkermans

And Justice For Art

Artist Profile feature
Inferi Artwork feature
Artificial Lifeforce Artwork feature
Impaler Single Artwork Feature
The Butchering Artwork Feature
Misery Index Artwork Feature
Archaic Decapitator Artwork Feature
Portals "Desolation" Artwork Feature
Cattle Decapitation The Geocidal Tendencies Tour Flyer Design
Abiotic "Ikigai" Artwork Feature
Interloper "Search Party" Artwork Feature

New Transcendence

Ascent Of Apophis Artwork feature

Designideas.pics

Digital Mock-Up Collection 2019

Heaviest of Art

The best metal album covers of July 2020
Top 30 Album Covers of 2020 (Slow Decay Feature)
The Best Album Covers of February 2021
The Best Album Covers of July 2021

Art Books

Published art books and publications featuring my work.

Masterpieces 2020 (Special Edition)

Published 2021 by Heavy Music Artwork. Pages 108, 141 & 218-220.
Artwork featured: The Acacia Strain || Rise Records
Crafting The Conspiracy || Innerstrength Records
Fires In The Distance || Prosthetic Records

Masterpieces 2019
Highlight Artist Award

Published 2020 by Heavy Music Artwork. Pages 2-3 & 28-33.
Artwork featured: And Hell Followed With, Chimerical Reality || Hollowed Records
Lorna Shore, Immortal || Century Media
Waking Mayhem, Attrition || Independent Release
Vesperian Sorrow, Regenesis Creation || Black Lion Records
Vale of Pnath, Accursed || Willowtip Records

Masterpieces 2018

Published 2019 by Heavy Music Artwork. Pages 56.
Artwork featured: Soreption "Monument of the End" commissioned by Sumerian Records.

Arte Arcana: Lucifero

Published 2019 by Heavy Music Artwork. Pages 80-81.
Artwork featured: Swallowed Alive (Exclusive), Diabolus and commissioned artwork for Dark Usurper.

Arte Arcana

Published 2018 by Heavy Music Artwork. Pages 74-76.
Artwork featured: Engineers, Megalith, Originator, Hedron and commissioned artworks for Bogwraith and Slave I.