I was born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1956. We lived in a Cinder Block house that my grandfather built. It was one of two homes on the 10 acres lot. Growing up I attended eight different elementary schools because my mother worked three jobs in order to provide for her three children. Later in my teen years, we became part of a military family where we moved around every four years from New Mexico to California to Louisiana where I attended both high school and went to college. I received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Louisiana Tech University in 1978 and pursued a career in graphic design. In 1992, I traveled to Helsinki, Finland where I obtained an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics. It was not until 1998 that I developed an interest in oil painting after having taken it up as a creative antidote to the structured advertising world where I was working as a designer and illustrator. I was motivated to continue on this path of expression when he enrolled in painting classes at the Denver Art Students League. Since those early painting years I have pushed myself to discover favorite themes, technique and patience.
I find inspiration throughout my travels and feel that there are
so many (visual) stories to be told.
2017
American Impressionaist Show, Park City Utah
Invitational, Bennington Center for the Arts, Vermont
OPA Western Regional Show, St Goerge, Utah
2016
Crossover Show, Curated by Doug Kacena
Oil Painters Of America Western Regional Show
Three PersonShow Evergreen Fine Art Evergreen, Colorado
Curated 8 person show Abend Gallery Denver, Colorado
2015
One Man Show Evergreen Fine Art Evergreen Colorado
Masters Painter Pop up Show Governors Mansion
Oil Painters Of America, St. Augustine Fl
American Impressionist Show, Scottsdale AZ
2014
American Masters Show Invitational, Sarasota FL
Three Person Show Abend Gallery. Denver CO
Windows Of the Divine Invitational Show
American Impressionist Society, Denver, CO
2013
American Impressionist Society, Charleston SC
2012
Oil Painters Of America, Fredericksburg, TX
Oil Painters Of America, Evergreen Colorado
Windows Of the Divine Invitational Show
Scottsdale Salon Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2011
Oil Painters Of a America, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2010
American Impressionist Society, Nashville Tn.
Oil Painters Of America, Scottsdale, Az
Oil Painters Of America, Jackson Hole, Wy
Oil Painters Of America, Scottsdale, Az
Greenhouse Salon, San Antonio, Texas
Invitational Show Saks Gallery, Denver Colorado
2009
Governor's Show Invitational, Loveland, CO
Two Person Show— Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2008
Invitational Show Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2007
1st Place Raymar National Fine Art Show “Griddle Cook”
Richeson75 Juried still life show. Kimberly, WI
Governor's Show Invitational, Loveland, CO
2006
Governor's Show Invitational, Loveland, CO
Oil Painters of America National show, Missoula, Montana
Four Man Show, Abend Gallery Denver, Co
Invitational Art Show, Loveland Colorado
2005
Central Regional OPA Show
Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park Colorado
One Man show Blaire Carnihan Gallery, Santa Fe NM
Governor's Invitational Art Show, Loveland Colorado
2004
Salon International, San Antonio, Texas
Salon Invitational, Anne Irwin Gallery, Atlanta GA.
2003
Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center
Salon International, San Antonio, TX- “Chefs’ Cuisine”
2001
Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center – Juried
Colorado Boys Ranch Art Show – Featured Artis
Galleries
RSHanna Gallery — 208 S Llano Street Fredericksburg,Tx
Article
Mountain Living Magazine - Feature Article July 2017
Southwest Art Magazine - Feature article. Front Page August
Southwest Art Magazine - Feature article March 2006
Art Collectors Magazine - Feature article May 2006
American Art Collector - Feature May 2011
My approach to painting…
While direct painting is simpler solution to recreating a visual subject, indirect painting has no such simple solution. It follows a relatively unknown path, which involves a balance of visual and compositional approaches to arrive at its outcome.
In other words direct painting starts with the subject and through various techniques arrives general with a representational facsimile of that subject. Indirect work may start with a visual problem and the solutions are found only after trial after trail of technique, application, destruction, recreation and any other forms of execution to arrive at what may be a non-representational solution. One that only the artist him/herself may understand.
This second method combined (indirect) is more often the approach that I am focused on in in visual journey. Often I take from both, the drawing of a representational subject (direct) combine with the complicated layering of indirect methods. Together, they are visual breadcrumbs that propel me daily. Not knowing where the path leads is always more exciting and motivating than traveling a crowded, well warn road.