I have been interested in drawing since I was very young. At the age of 18 months I would take a pen and draw tiny spirals and make marks for long periods of time. I spent my childhood in a home on a river where I developed a love for nature which I try to put into my paintings to this day.

I graduated from FSU with a Bachelors in Fine Arts, married a wonderful woman who believed in me and we had two amazing children. I worked as a stay-at-home Dad/fulltime artist for 8 years. During this time we moved to Oregon where I painted mostly landscapes, but did a lot of figural study as well. In 2003 we moved to the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay to be close to our families.

I couldn’t have landed in a better place. I worked for one intense year sculpting and painting Mardi Gras floats. I probably learned more about color there than I did in college. I have been working for the last 2 years as a graphic artist at a screenprinting company in Fairhope, AL. It was during this time that I began painting with the Fairhope Street Artists. The community and the other artists have fed my artistic appetite like nothing else.

I have recently decided to work as a full-time artist once again. My workshops and classes will focus on capturing light and using vivid color to express the joy of life and being an artist. I am thrilled to share with others my excitement of painting in oils.