I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
I started my art career at an early age. Here I am (third from the left) working en plein air in kindergarten. Whether I was in grade school, high school ...
... or college, art was always at the center of my curriculum. It has been a major focus of my life ever since.
After earning a BFA degree from the University of California Fullerton, I traveled extensively, sketching and studying art throughout Europe.
After living in Norway, moving to Minnesota, moving to New York City, and moving back to Minnesota ...
... I served as a contractor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for special exhibitions.
In 1992, I moved to Marietta, Georgia and by 1996, plein air painting became my focus. I participated in and helped organize a number of plein air events across the country. During this time, I studied plein air painting under Albert Handell, Kevin Macpherson, Ken Auster, Kenn Backhaus, John Budicin, Peter Adams and others. In 2007, I began studying portrait and figure painting under Jim Schell and Marc Chatov. I am now serving as Marc's apprentice.
Currently, I am a member of the Atlanta Fine Arts League and the Plein Air Painters of Georgia. I exhibit across the Southeast and my work is awarded and collected nationally.
Recently, my work has been exhibited at:
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Georgia
Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia
Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, Georgia
Binders, Atlanta, Georgia
Art from the Heart
Carriage House Framing and Gallery, Blairsville, Georgia
National Museum of Patriotism, Atlanta, Georgia
Coca Cola Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
John Collette Fine Art, Highlands, North Carolina
Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, Georgia
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, Douglasville, Georgia
Art in the Afternoon, Avondale Estates, Georgia
Avondale in Bloom, Avondale Estates, Georgia
Mable House Gallery, Mableton, Georgia
Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, Georgia