
Hey Dave, thanks so much for the interview. Let's start at the beginning: What got you into illustration?

Also, at a young age I got the book Ed Emberly's Drawing Book of Animals and would draw the pictures from it constantly. Taught me how using basic shapes you could draw anything.
Who or what are your main sources of inspiration?

Other things that inspire me are vintage ads from the '50s and '60s, great use of color and typography.
Did you study art or are you self taught?
It's
a little bit of both. I used to doodle in the margins of my notebook in
grade school through high school when I should have been learning math
or biology. In college, I studied art and graduated with a BA in graphic
design. I think a background in graphic design made me a stronger
illustrator; classes like typography and color theory were hugely
beneficial.
What is your creative process like?

What programs and tools do you use in creating your work?
For some things I'll use Adobe Photoshop, but I work pretty much exclusively in Adobe Illustrator. Just seems to work best with my style of art.
How many years have you worked as an illustrator/designer?

You've
done a lot of gallery work and limited edition posters for various
companies. How did you get involved? What's coming up in terms of
gallery work?
I started off just doing fan art and posting it on my blog and deviantart, and from there I got noticed by Gallery 1988 and was invited to participate in their annual Crazy 4 Cult exhibition. Everything kind of spiraled from there.

A
great deal of work featured in your galleries online is related to pop
culture. Any projects/subjects you haven't illustrated that you'd love
to do?
One thing that I've been a fan of for a long time is
the show Doctor Who. I've done quite a bit of "fan" art based off it,
but I would love to do something official for that property.
Let's
chat about freelance clients. Who's on your list of "worked with", and
what companies/brands are you hoping to collaborate with in the future?


Not a stranger to convention artist alleys, what's the experience like for you? What's your preference of convention type?
I've
been doing conventions for years now, mostly comic book conventions but
the lines have blurred on the convention scene. There is a lot of
crossover with movies, horror, anime, etc., at these shows.
What words of advice do you have for emerging illustrators who wish to engage in design as you have?
I'd
say, keep creating. If you love it and have a passion for it, just keep
doing it. Also, I believe it's extremely important to develop your own
style/"thing". It's great to be influenced by other artists, but it's
important to make your own stuff unique and stand out from the others.
If everybody copied everybody, we'd have a million Garfields out there,
and that's a scary thought.