I am a Digital Matte Painter, Environment Artist, and Motion Graphics Designer in Vancouver’s VFX industry.

Senior Motion/Graphic Designer and Art Director
In my former career, I was a lead senior designer and independent art director with 30+ years of commercial design and news experience working for a wide variety of clients, brands, and broadcasters. I brought a wealth of practical knowledge and expert skill set to every new project. Past projects include commercials, promotions, documentaries, television variety shows, and editorial series.

Illustrator
For many years, I have been building up a varied illustration portfolio and writing children’s picture book manuscripts.

In the words of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” creator, Eric Carle, I am a Picture Writer. I work in traditional pen/watercolour, various mixed media and digital formats.

A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

Environment Artist - Digital Matte Painter & Motion Graphics Designer

Feature Films

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) Sony Pictures

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Summer 2023) Sony Pictures Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Winter 2023) Sony Pictures/Marvel

  • The Sea Beast (Spring 2022) Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature

  • Hotel Transylvania 4 (Fall 2021) Sony Pictures Animation

  • The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Spring 2021) Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature

  • Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Sony Pictures Imageworks

  • Smallfoot (2018) Sony Pictures Imageworks/Warner Animation Group

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Digital Domain

  • The Fate of the Furious (2017) Digital Domain

  • Power Rangers (2017) Digital Domain

  • Beauty and the Beast (2017) Digital Domain

  • Free State of Jones (2016) Digital Domain

  • X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Digital Domain

  • The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) Digital Domain

  • Deadpool (2016) Digital Domain

Visual Effects Artist & Motion Graphics Designer

Documentaries

  • Aftermeth – Wunderman Film/Knowledge Network

  • Desperately Seeking Doctors – DreamFilms/CBC

  • Branded: Saving Our Town – Realize Entertainment

  • Queens of Diamonds – Mark Miller Productions/Global Television

  • Sara’s Story – Infinity Films/Canwest

TV Series & Specials

  • Air Dogs – Mark Miller Production/Discovery Channel

  • TV Match Up – Golden Remote Productions/SecondSon/TVtropolis

  • Safe Children – Friday Communications/RCMP/BCTV/WIC

  • Randy Bachman: Every Song Tells a Story – Friday Communications/Canwest

  • The Jim Byrnes Show – CTV/Bravo

  • Show of Hearts Telethon – Friday Communications/Global

Corporate Branding & Promotion

  • ProShow Productions

  • The David Foster Foundation – Friday Communications

  • The LiteBook Company

  • Vancouver Marathon

Located in beautiful Vancouver BC Canada.

Located in beautiful Vancouver BC Canada.

“I am always in my studio, listening to music and drawing something or thinking about drawing something.” - Me

Derek The Cat Artist 2024

Derek working in his studio and still making a mess.2021

Happily working in my cluttered art studio. 2020 Wow what a year!

Dreaming that I am working in a forest. Which I am, in a sense, on a mountain top in BC. 2019

I am lucky to have an art studio on a forested mountain. Many creatures stop by to visit year-round.

Example of my mind at work.

Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Member of the
Society of
Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators

Designing a summer to winter transition of Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse.

Designing a summer to winter transition of Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse.

My original photograph of Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse (NS), comp treatments, ink drawing, watercolour and vfx breakdown (below).