About

I have and will always be an artist. From as far back as I can remember, I’ve been creating.

Early Life

Growing up I went to a small, private school without an art program. I drew constantly when I was young; even then I strived for perfection.  My school’s library was just bigger than a closet, but it had a small collection of books on the master of old that just fascinated me. Leonardo, Michelangelo — that may’ve be it. I copied and re-copied probably every image in those books over and over again.

In 11th grade, around 2002, I had the chance to attend a public school. I was so excited to take art, and there was so much art to take! Since I had never had it in school, I had plenty of art class electives available. I took two that year, and my senior year I had three. Most seniors chose to leave at noon, I just took art classes for the rest of the day!

While in high school, I had the opportunity to have my own art show at our local library. I created  over 20 pen and ink portraits of my friends and family for the exhibit.

Out side of school, I was teaching myself Photoshop. I created very unique website designs back then, mostly for my own blog. I learned to love typography and graphic design.

College

I went to Arkansas State University for my BFA in Fine Art with emphasis digital printmaking. There I learned a lot about a type of art that was new to me, digital printmaking. Taking this degree path allowed me to take both fine art and graphic design classes. Also instead of doing a lot of the boring design projects, I got to create my own artwork through digital mediums. I was used to teaching myself, and this allowed me to follow my own directions in digital design.

While at ASU I had several works displayed in their Fine Art Gallery exhibits.

On My Own

It was own my own I discovered my love for painting. Painting for me, is an exciting challenge. I can choose the colors, size, textures, mood, — everything.  Every finished work is as close to perfection as a complete work of art as I can make it. That is why some paintings contain pinned insects, real teeth, flowers, and an array of subtly used mixed mediums. My paintings are completely deliberate and personal.

I have showcased my work at several art walks in my area.

45RPM Movie

Back in February, Juli Jackson asked me to help with her upcoming feature film, 45RPM. The movie is about an artist and there are many scenes which include paintings by the fictional character, Charlie Clark. This was an intriguing and exciting opportunity. I had the chance to take risks I never attempted before and view the process of painting from a completely different perspective.

I have currently done over 14 paintings for the film.

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