Artist Statement & Biography
My work is an exploration of deep emotion and the strong, often fleeting, memories of valuable personal moments. I aim for my paintings to serve as a transportive experience, inviting collectors to inhabit another place and time. Drawing heavily on a passion for travel, my compositions are not literal depictions but rather idyllic windows into a specific, felt experience. The act of painting allows me to interpret these memories, often incorporating the ambient sounds that color a moment alongside the visual elements. The ultimate intention is to evoke a powerful sense of nostalgia, reminding the viewer of specific, resonant times in their own lives.
A critical element of my practice is the creation of movement and animation within the painted surface. I achieve this through the deliberate use of shadows, which represent the ephemeral nature of a moment in time. These shadow figures are not intended as literal images, but rather as a reflection or the shadow of one's spirit, capturing a sense of presence and transition. Through this technique, I seek to freeze a moment while simultaneously suggesting its passage.
Biography
My dedication to visual expression began in childhood, evolving into a multifaceted professional career spanning several decades. A native of Spokane, Washington, I pursued formal training in fine arts at the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design in Denver.
My professional journey is marked by a diverse range of creative roles, including experience as a graphic designer, illustrator, muralist, art director, gallery founder, non-profit art school founder and work in film and television production. This broad foundation ultimately led to a focus on professional painting, a practice I have maintained for more than twenty years.
My work has been widely exhibited and is represented in numerous private and public collections across the country and internationally. Currently, I reside and maintain my studio in picturesque Hobart Washington. Just outside of Seattle Washington.
Education
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Scholarship Recipient, 1981 - 1983
Cornish College of Art - 1980
Shadle Park HS 1978-1981
Spokane Art School, 1979
Born 1963, Spokane Washington.
Selected Exhibition History & Representation
I have participated in numerous solo and group shows, with paintings featured in galleries and private collections throughout the United States, including:
•California: Laguna Beach, Palm Desert
•Massachusetts: Boston
•Washington: Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, La Conner, Spokane
•Idaho: Sun Valley, Coeur d'Alene, McCall
•Oregon: Manzanita, Cannon Beach
•Wisconsin: Lancaster
•Alaska: Ketchikan
•Florida: Gainsville
Complete List of Shows
MixItUp Home Coeur d'Alene ID 2023-Present
House of Orange Gallery, Cannon Beach Oregon - 2024 to present
HEAT, Gainsville Fine Art Association, Gainsville FL Aug. - October 2024
Miska Studio Gallery, Cannon Beach Oregon 2020 - 2024
Lines of Communication, one man show at the
Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane WA - February and March 2021
While Wandering, one man show at the Helen South Gallery,
Northwest Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane WA - Nov. 2019-Jan 2020
Studio 107 Coeur d'Alene ID 2019 - Present
Mix It UP Coeur d'Alene ID 2018 - Present
Robert Graham, Bellevue WA Live painting events 2018 - Present
Barilli Winery, Spokane WA Feb. 2019
V du V Winery, Spokane WA Dec. 2018
Blackwell Gallery, Coeur d' Alene ID 2017-2019
Unity at the BEMIS, Seattle WA Group show 2017
Scanlans Gallery, Ketchikan AK 2017-2019
Vino Bella, Issaquah WA One man show 2017
Christopher Morgan Gallaries, Palm Desert and Laguna Beach CA 2014-2016
Finns Bistro, Issaquah WA 2016 to present
Arizona Biltmore Golg Club Step Up 4 Kids charity live painting Oct. 2015
Finnesterre Gallery, Manzanita OR 2015-2016
Collumbia Winery, Woodinville WA Group show 2015
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Bellevue WA May 2015
Over Coffee, Lancaster Wisconsin 2015
LaMay Museum, Tacoma WA One man show Jun. 2013
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Bellevue WA One man show Jan., 2013
Blakely Hall, Issaquah WA One man show & perminent collection Mar. 2013
Barilli Cellars, Spokane WA One man show, Feb. 2013
Swedish Hospital Issaquah WA Permanent collection, 2012-Present
Lombardis Cucina, Issaquah WA One man show, 2012
First Avenue Contemporary Gallery, Sun Valley ID Group show, 2012
Room 38, One man show, Issaquah WA 2012
The Piano Bar, Flagstaff AZ Permanent exterior mural, 2012
First Avenue Contemporary Gallery, Sun Valley ID One man show, 2011
Marionwoon Gallery, Sammamish, WA One man show, 2011
Artists Remarque, La Conner WA Group show May, 2011
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Group show April, 2011
Cosmopolitan Imports Gallery, Seattle WA One man show, 2011
COCA, Seattle WA Annual 24hr Live group show, 2011
artEAST, Issaquah WA 24hr live event, group show 2011
artEAST, Issaquah WA 100 feet of art group show, 2010-2014
Kenneth Behm Galleries, Kirkland, WA Shadowman, one man show, 2010
Bellevue Art Museum Faces for Life group show, 2010
Devin Galleries, Coeur d' Alene ID Conituous, 2010 - 2014
Cosmopolitan Imports Gallery, Seattle WA One man show, 2010
Protingent Corporation, Redmond WA Permanent collection, 2010
Vino Bella, Issaquah, WA One man show April, 2009
Bellevue Square, Bellevue WA Faces for Life group show, 2009
Studio 107 Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene ID, Group show, 2009
Kenneth Behm Galleries, Bellevue WA One man show, 2008
Rhino Gallery, Issaquah, WA Of Dreams and Shadows, one man show, 2006
Sterling Savings Bank, Mercer Island WA One man show, 2008
Sterling Savings Bank, Mercer Island WA Chihuli, Rodin, Ricco show, 2008
Studio 107 Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene ID One man show, 2008
619 Fourth Floor Gallery, Seattle WA One man show Dec. 2007
Rhino Gallery, Issaquah WA One man Show, 2007
Up Front Gallery, Issaquah WA One man show, 2007
Up Front Gallery, Group show, 2007
Chelsea Theater Gallery, Boston MA Group show, 2005, 2006, 2007
Calix Fine Art, Seattle WA Group show, December, 2004
Stabucks Corporation Seattle, WA Headquarters permanent collection, 1998-present
CAREER
Full time professional fine art painter, Seattle WA 2003 - present
Motion picture actor, director and producer 1998 - present
Graphic designer, Illustrator & Art Director, Seattle WA 1983 - 2003
Founding member and gallery operator, artEAST gallery, Issaquah WA 2006 -2010