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, on an organic vegetable farm shared with my wife and children.

Selected Exhibition History and 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

Artist Statement

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.