Iron Dragon “Iron Dragon”  Digital Painting created in Photoshop CS3 This one started off as an idea to create a robotic dragon, simply as a different take on dragons.  Unfortunately I didn’t really think about how such a creation would fit into a larger scene or illustration.  So I stuck a guy in there, looking [Continue Reading...]

  Fallen Empire “Fallen Empire” – Acrylics on Gessoboard 8″ x 10″ This piece was painted during my The World is Falling Apart and I Won’t Miss It period.  Actually I was probably day dreaming about the collapse of the company I worked for, but either way, not intended to be a positive outlook on [Continue Reading...]

  Digital painting based on an old photograph taken by my father, Daniel West, while aboard the USS Intrepid.  Painted entirely in Painter X. The aircraft itself is a Grumman S2 Tracker.     Prints of this work can purchased through my Imagekind gallery >>     

Illustration of a Tilted Kilt waitress.  Isn’t she cute?  And…peppy?  Not sure why I found this image, or idea, so appealing.  Well ok, I’m male so I do know precisely why I found it to be so appealing.  I’m just not sure why I felt the need to make a painting out of it.  I [Continue Reading...]

Digital Painting over a collage of photographs

Medium: Photoshop CS3 + Three photo references