I am a Digital Matte Painter, Environment Artist, and Motion 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 proud member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

Below is a selection of past film, tv, and mixed media projects I’ve worked on.

Environment Artist - Digital Matte Painter & Motion Graphics Designer

Feature Films

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Summer 2023) Sony Pictures

  • 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.

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).