This technical book explains issues that spacecraft have in obtaining and maintaining orbits. I illustrated it for my company, The Aerospace Corporation and its co-publisher AIAA. I created all 260+ interior illustrations with Adobe Illustrator, and digitally painted the cover with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
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“Spacecraft and payload Pointing” book
This technical book explains how to properly align spacecraft and payloads. I illustrated it for The Aerospace Corporation and publishers AIAA. I created all 220+ interior illustrations with Adobe Illustrator, and designed and painted the cover with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
“Band Model Theory of Radiation Transport” book
This is the first technical book I illustrated for The Aerospace Corporation and AIAA. I created all 240+ interior illustrations with Adobe Illustrator, and designed and the painted cover with Adobe Photoshop.
Pencil portrait of Dad
Acting role in corporate video
Once in a while I get to do a little acting for in house corporate videos. Usually they are only seen internally, but this one was posted on YouTube. Its on using proper etiquette when video conferencing. I play an executive that is annoyed by others bad habits.
Genealolgy: Thomas Trowbridge
Thomas Trowbridge is a 10th Greatgrandfather of cousin Betty Jane Prudden (Taylor). Thomas was born in England on February 8, 1598 in Taunton, Exeter, England. He married Elizabeth Marshall in 1627, had 4 children, and emigrated to America in the 1630s. His children stayed in America and their descendents moved all across America. He was a hero in the British Civil War fighting the crown as a Captain in the Parliamentary Army. He led his men defending a castle during a 7 month siege.
One famous descendant of Thomas is the super model Cindy Crawford (and yes, a distant cousin of Betty Jane Prudden). Cindy’s connection to Thomas was recently aired on the TV show “Who do you think you are?” on the The Learning Channel. To view the Cindy Crawford Episode, click here. Be sure to following the second half of the show when she investigate Thomas Trowbridge, … and think of my relative Betty Jane Prudden!

Genealogy: Charlotte Sturrock
Photos: Disney’s California Adventure
Here are a few shots from a trip to Disney’s “California Adventure” at the Disneyland Resort, CA.
Portraits
Here is a sampling of human and animal portraits that I have done, in several mediums. My favorite medium is oil paint, but I also enjoy acrylic paint, pencil, and bronze sculpture.
Wildlife Illustration
I love all kinds of animals, and really enjoy creating wildlife illustrations of them.
This is a photogragh of me with a lion cub when I was studying big cats back in my college days in New Jersey. “Elvis Jr” was only 10 months old and already weighed 110 pounds.
Click on an illustration below to view all of them in a gallery.