Like most children, I began drawing at an early age, but in the early 1970's I decided to get "serious" about becoming a skilled painter. I bought my first set of acrylic paints, an easel and a few canvases at the age of 14, and the rest is, well, "history."

Late in my high school years I picked up my first airbrush as I was intrigued by the amazing techniques I had seen the masters of that era. I proceeded to develop my skills with the airbrush primarily in the medium of acrylic paints on canvas.

Throughout the following years I expanded into other areas with my airbrush such as custom jobs on vans, cars, guitars, and other non-traditional items. As you can see from my sample gallery below, I worked in a style that revolves around capturing the most accurate photo realistic image possible.

I took commissioned jobs freelance and on the side from my "real job" for the nearly 20 years before ultimately giving up the brush and canvas for a mouse and keyboard.

I never really had any formal training or education in art... I guess I was just blessed by God with a natural talent for it. I spent a tremendous amount of time practicing and perfecting my skills, so it by no means came easy. It took a lot of hard work and sacrifice to develop my skills to the level they eventually matured to.

Below are a just a few samples of my work from the hundreds of paintings I created in my career. Here you can view examples of my work in portraits, landscapes and wildlife painting.