I grew up in the great PNW and studied fine art at both Western Washington University and the University of New Mexico. After graduating from WWU I began my professional art career and shortly after moved to Hawaii. There, I lived and worked in ‘upcountry’ Maui as an artist for over 20 years creating in both two and three-dimensional mediums including sculpture, ceramics, and paintings. In 2019, I relocated back to Bellingham, WA. to continue my art career in the Northwest.
Working as an artist for over 25 years, I’m pleased to say my art resides in a great number of public and private collections around the world, including the State of Hawaii permanent collection in Honolulu. Throughout my career, I’ve been represented by fine art galleries including Lahaina Galleries, Paia Contemporary and others. Also while on Maui, I was an artist in residence at the Four Seasons in Wailea for 20 years. In addition, I’ve worked with interior and hospitality designers on design projects for hotels and public spaces, participated in juried fine art exhibitions, and created numerous custom commissions for both private clients, and large corporations.
My artistic philosophy is that a successful abstract painting, speaks in a completely different language - one that is not definable by words or completely understood. It encompasses an honest and natural truth. Whenever I create a new piece of art, I simply work to find this truth, push myself, and reach a place where I can grow, discover, and share something new with the world in which I live.