D.H. Covey

Artist:  Surrealist Painter & Conceptual Designer


D.H. began earning wages as an artist in the mid-70s with newspaper illustrations for the Southwest Times of Pulaski, Va., and commissioned commercial artworks.   In 1985 D.H. moved to Maryland where he began illustrating science fiction and fantasy artwork and was featured at several Sci-Fi & Fantasy conventions. While exhibiting at a Fangoria horror movie convention in New York City, he met the movie director Brian Yuzna who offered D.H. work as a motion picture storyboard artist.  Since 1987 D.H. has lived in the Los Angeles area where he continues to work in motion pictures, but devotes most of his time on his surrealistic painting artwork and teaching.

Educational Background


Johns Hopkins University: Master of Liberal Arts with emphasis in Art History, and Philosophy.

Maryland Institute College of Art: BFA Painting. 

State of California:  CBEST Teaching Credential.

HLPUSD Adult Education Center:  Course Credential in Photoshop. 

Filmography


“Aliens, Clowns and Geeks”

Conceptual Designs & Storyboards
HGAG Partners LLC 
Director:  Richard Elfman
“Takut: Faces of Fear”

Storyboards 
Castillano Productions
Director Brian Yuzna
“Beneath Still Waters”

Storyboards
Castillano Productions
Director:  Brian Yuzna
“Havoc”

Storyboards
Media 8 Entertainment
Director:  Barbara Kopple
“Boo”

Storyboards
Graveyard Filmworks
Director: Anthony Ferrante
“Rottweiler”

Conceptual Design & Storyboards
Castillano Productions
Director:  Brian Yuzna
“The Next Action Star”

Presentation Boards
G.R.B. Entertainment/Silver Pictures
 “Masked and Anonymous”

Storyboards
American Entertainment Investors/BBC
Director: Larry Charles
“Beyond Re-Animator”

Storyboards & Creative Consulting
Filmax
Director: Brian Yuzna
“The Dentist 2”

Storyboards
Trimark Pictures/HBO
Director:  Brian Yuzna 
 “Dagon”

Storyboards
Castillano Productions
Director:  Stuart Gordon
“Progeny”

Storyboards, Conceptual Designs
    & Prop Fabrications
Progeny Films, Inc.
Director:  Brian Yuzna
“Soul Survivors”

Storyboards
Artisan Entertainment
Director:  Steve Carpenter
“American Tragedy: The O.J. Simpson Story”

Storyboards
TVM Productions
“The Base 2: Guilty as Charged”

Storyboards
Dog Tag Prod/American World Pictures
Director: Mark Lester
“Johnny Tsunami”

Storyboards
Syracuse Productions
Disney Channel
Director:  Steve Boyum
“Can of Worms”

Storyboards
Gross-Weston Prod
Disney Channel
Director:  Paul Schneider
“Men in White”

Storyboards
Melville Productions
Director:  Scott Levy 
“Wishmaster II”

Storyboards & Featured Paintings
Make a Wish Productions/Artisan Pictures
Director: Jack Sholder
Diamonds”

Special Effects Boards
Sundowning Productions
Director:  John Asher
“Addams Family Reunion”

Prop Fabrications
Mellville Productions
Prod. Designer:Anthony Tremblay
 
“The Cross”

Storyboards
KNN Productions
Director:  Lance Tracy
 
PSA: Safe Sex
Storyboards
The Candies Foundation
Director: John Asher
 
 
Print Advertisements
Prop Fabrications for:
     M & I Data Services  (Print Ad) 
     Thanks To Gravity’ (CD Cover) 
     Hewlett Packard (Print Ad)
“The One”
Storyboards
Trailer Park Pam Productions
Director:  John Asher
Star Field/Space Background Design
Conceptual Designs
Bryn Mawr Films Ltd.
Director:  Erik Osborn
 
“Alien Sky”
Storyboards & Concept Figures
Total Film Group
Director:  John Asher 
 
“Zen”
Storyboards & SPFX boards
Cinagroup Entertainment Corp.
Director:  Brian Yuzna 
 
 
“Herbal V”
Storyboards
Television Commercial
Director: John Asher
 
“Celebrity House” 
Storyboards 
TV Pilot
Director: Richard Elfman