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Web Design and Development

I’ve been interested in programming since my dad introduced me to QBASIC when I was a 5th grader. I learned ActionScript when Flash was all over the internet, and transitioned to HTML, CSS, and jQuery when Steve Jobs announced Flash wouldn’t be supported on iOS devices. In 2020, I decided to to learn the MERN stack, and began developing web apps in React and Node.

Resumé

Porchlight App

(MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, MUI)

Pour Girl Bartending

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

Living Swell Kombucha

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

Renew the Arts

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

Bruce Wall Systems Corporation

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

Logicircuit

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

DandD Lab

(WordPress—PHP, jQuery, CSS/SASS)

Artworks

I draw a lot of portraits, and I love taking illustration commissions. I work digitally in Procreate on iPad Pro, and traditionally in charcoal, gouache, and acrylic.

(these are pulled directly from my Instagram account)

I’ve been working hard on a new author series, a

I’ve been working hard on a new author series, and I’m going to be showing it at Vinocruz (on the corner of Main St. and Soquel) this Saturday from 2-7pm.

I’ve made a game out of it, where each author is drawn in his/her own book, on a unique page number from the others. You get a slip of paper with all the names of the authors, and you write down the page number that you think corresponds with each author.

If you get ‘em all right, you get a high-five and 20% off of a print, if you want one.

And, there’s food & wine.🍷 Hope to see you out there!
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My most recent (and biggest) commission! Acrylic o

My most recent (and biggest) commission! Acrylic on 48”x32”canvas. I really wish this time-lapse looked better—I thought my GoPro would do better at balancing the light, but instead it looks underexposed during the day, and overexposed at night.🙄 Still works to prove I painted it, though. 😄 #acrylicpainting #portraitart #commissionedart #timelapiseart #acrylicportrait #canvasart #artprocess #artistsofinstagram #contemporaryportrait #paintingcommission #arttimelapse #portraitpainter #customartwork #acrylicartist #paintingprogress #artcreation #portraitartist #largescaleart #artoncanvas #creativeprocess

My most recent (and biggest) commission! I just de

My most recent (and biggest) commission! I just delivered it yesterday!

48”x32”
Acrylic on Canvas

I really wish the time-lapse looked better—I thought my GoPro would do better at balancing the light, but instead it looks underexposed during the day, and overexposed at night.🙄 Still works to prove I painted it, though. 😄

~50 hours

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Kyle did our premarital counseling. To express our

Kyle did our premarital counseling. To express our gratitude, I drew this portrait of him and his wife while we were honeymooning in Maui in July. I didn’t deliver it to him until late November, and now I’m finally posting it here on Instagram.

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My friend John Barros went to be with Jesus yester

My friend John Barros went to be with Jesus yesterday. He was one of the most steadfast people I’ve ever known. I will always admire his conviction; I want to be like John when I grow up.

My wife’s birthday was yesterday! This was one o

My wife’s birthday was yesterday! This was one of my gifts to her—she’d mentioned wanting to have our vows printed out, so we could both reflect on them regularly. I thought this would be a fun way to display them.

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I met this couple at Blockbuster in suburban-Atlan

I met this couple at Blockbuster in suburban-Atlanta back in 2005. I was working there, and they came in looking for a movie. I was supposed to help them find something to watch, but we got talking about existentialism and Calvinism for 2 hours, and they left with nothing but my phone number that Michael asked for, so that we could hang out when they got back from their wedding in Monterey, CA.

We hung out only a couple times before I moved away to Orlando for 8 years, but it was enough that I made a point to keep up with them.

When I moved back to Georgia in 2013, I started spending a whole lot more time with them, and in 2015, I moved in with them and their 5 amazing kids. That summer, Michael invited me to accompany them on their cross-country road-trip—we spent 6-weeks driving from Atlanta to Oakland, then down to LA, and then back to Atlanta—7500 miles!

I met my wife, Vanessa’s cousin, on that trip, actually, but she was finishing up a different relationship at the time, and we didn’t hit it off until we met again in Nebraska, 6 years later.

(the rest of this story in the comments)

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I met Sean back in 2014—we immediately became fr

I met Sean back in 2014—we immediately became friends. Over the years, I’ve made a lot of art for Sean (he might have one of the largest collection of Rusty Hein originals 🤣). I wrote up an article about making a couple music videos for him on the Renew the Arts blog—it’s an entertaining story (link in bio)! Well, Sean’s officially my brother-in-law, now. And because he was one of my groomsmen, I made him some more art to add to his collection. Love you @warblerito!

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This is Nathan Poole and his wife Jenna! They’ve

This is Nathan Poole and his wife Jenna! They’ve been such an inspiring couple to me since I met them at a Moe’s around 2009. So honored to have Nathan as a groomsman standing next to me!

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This is Jeremy and his wife Monica. Jeremy and I h

This is Jeremy and his wife Monica. Jeremy and I have been close friends since 2002—my “deepest, darkest friend.” So honored to have him standing with me at my wedding!

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Another groomsman portrait. This is Danny and his

Another groomsman portrait. This is Danny and his wife Danielle (I’ve always loved that they pretty much have the same name!)

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I didn’t have any idea what to do for my groomsm

I didn’t have any idea what to do for my groomsmen’s gifts, so I drew portraits of them and their wives! Here’s Ryan and Amber Hartlief.

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Videos

I love moving art—motion pictures. Here’re some of the animations and videos I’ve made.

(Adobe Character Animator, Adobe Premiere)

(Adobe Character Animator, Adobe After Effects)

(pencil drawings, Adobe Character Animator, After Effects)

(charcoal on paper)

(illustrations on paper)

(Adobe Character Animator, After Effects)

(gouache paint, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Duik)

(Adobe Illustrator, After Effects)

(charcoal on paper)

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