What I do – I go places. I see things. I talk to people. Then I draw.

Why I do it – Drawing and painting make me happy. It’s fun. They give me an outlet to express my (sometimes quirky) insights and interpretations of reality.

My background - I have drawn ever since I could hold a pencil and I have the evidence to prove it (thanks, mom). I live in Germany now, but I grew up in the wild, wild, west – Arizona. I spent most of my formative years in the desert around Tucson walking with coyotes, chasing snakes, scorpions, and rabbits, crawling into abandoned mines looking for treasure, and hanging with the occasional old time cowboy. Really, I did. Those experiences gave me a love and inquisitiveness of nature, places, and people.

Since then I have lived in every corner, and middle, of the United States and traveled to many parts of the world. Despite my misspent youth, I have earned many academic degrees (a PhD in Child Language from The University of Kansas and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Western Connecticut State University).