My approach to painting comes more from a certain feeling I get about place, etc., than from any other aspect of my subject. When I develop an emotional connection with a subject, I will try and mentally digest this feeling into a visual expression, rather than just making a figurative impression of it. All of my paintings are visual translations of places I have visited, people I've met, or experiences I've had. I try to express these experiences into something universal that everyone can understand through their own life impressions.
While pursuing a degree in the sciences at Indiana University, I realized I was headed in the wrong personal direction. Upon graduation in 1996, I decided to attend Herron Art School in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was there that I developed my passion for painting, and the arts in general. I have been painting mostly full time ever since, and love and learn from it everyday.
In the past year, I have been pleased to have my work featured twice at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis, at three different shows at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts (formerly the John Blank Center for the Arts) in Michigan City, Indiana, at Gallery Mornea in Evanston, Illinois, and at Gallery 107 in Three Oaks, Michigan. In 2001, I was the featured artist at the Pacific Cafe in Chicago. My work is currently included in private and corporate collections in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and California. Thank you for helping this list grow each year!
of my subject. When I develop an emotional connection with a subject, I will try and mentally digest this feeling into a visual expression, rather than just making a figurative impression of it. All of my paintings are visual translations of places I have visited, people I've met, or experiences I've had. I try to express these experiences into something universal that everyone can understand through their own life impressions. 
nston, Illinois, and at Gallery 107 in Three Oaks, Michigan. In 2001, I was the featured artist at the Pacific Cafe in Chicago. My work is currently included in private and corporate collections in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and California. Thank you for helping this list grow each year!