as a young lad, my parents would take my sisters and i to disneyland.  during these trips to the happiest place on earth, i was terrified yet excited to go on certain attractions.  the pirates of the caribbean was one of them.  i would beg to go on this ride, yet the moment it started, i would hide safely in the bottom of the boat, never looking beyond the familiar kneecaps of my family at the perilous journey which surrounded us.  i could hear the music, sound effects and voices in the attraction but dared not to look in fear of what i might see.  little did i know at that time in my life these outings to disneyland were shaping the way i would look at the world and years later these same attractions would become core ingredients that would shape my creative style.

often i'm asked if tim burton is my inspiration.  to be compared to someone so talented is a great compliment, but the reality is, there was no tim burton when i was growing up and discovering my creativity.  there was however a mix of many things which imprinted my style.  i guess if my style had a recipe it would read "a dash of pirates of the caribbean, a smidgen of the haunted mansion, a pinch of its a small world, combined with equal parts funny face drink mix, freakies cereal and crazy foam.  then add even amounts of dr. seuss, edward gorey, puff-n-stuff, star wars and everyone of those television stop motion animated x-mas specials and bake.  the results are something odd, strange a little scary, but somehow funny and harmless.  a style and take on things that are me to my core.

this site contains work from my passed, present and will contain work from the future.  all of which carry an element of my childhood influences, a peak into the world that hides in the darkness behind my eyelids.  the work of jimmy pickering.  i hope you enjoy.