How it all began (1997 or 1998)

It was the year 1998, I was 12 years old. Or even 1997. The family got the very first home computer. Windows 95. It had Pinball, Solitair, and MS Paint. That was my very first official venture into digital art. The spray paint tool was perfect for creating explosions, and I was a big fan of Independence Day. And apparently McDonald's was a source of inspiration, too.

Photorealistic painting of fast food.

Hyper realistic rendering of an Earth sunrise.

Concept art for Roland Emmerich's Independence Day.

Concept art for Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. He approved.

Concept for the sequel, with even bigger ships.

MS Paint came with a set of images that were ready to paint over.