Derek was the first Xara artist (heck, he's an artist!) who came to mind when we needed to continue with the "Featured Artist" series on Xara Xone. I'm attracted to his work for all of the same reasons everyone else has given.

More than that, he truly pushes the program to express himself, and in the process shows just how diverse, complete, and flexible Xara Designer is as a graphics program. It seems at times that Xara defies the, "You're not supposed to be able to do this in this app!" truism, evidenced by Derek's painterly, expressive, and often photorealistic visions.

Than k you, Derek, for being so gracious and accommodating at very short notice, I assure everyone!

—Gary