Biography

As a boy growing up in southern California, I loved to draw and paint--but my real obsession was nature. I was particularly entranced by the desert, a fascination that continued into adulthood and eventually led to nearly fifteen years at Tucson's Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, where I served as Director of Design & Planning. However, a rekindled interest in art gradually drew me toward a second career, and in March 2007 I left the museum in order to paint full-time. Most of my work depicts natural or rural landscapes of the western United States, with special emphasis on the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts.

Education: In addition to plein air workshops from artists Matt Smith, Ray Roberts, and Phil Starke, I have completed various courses in sculpting, drawing, and painting from San Bernardino Community College, Brigham Young University, and the University of Utah. In 1990 I received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Davis, and was registered as a Landscape Architect in Utah and Arizona.

My work has appeared in Southwest Art Magazine February 2005 ("Artists to Watch" column), Western Art Collector April 2008 (click here to download article), Arizona Collector's Guide 2008-2009, and Western Art Collector November 2008 (Group Shows: The Great American West, p 102-111).