After graduating high school in 1989, I began teaching myself painting in a studio loft above mainstreet in my hometown of Independence, Iowa. During the early 1990s, I apprenticed as a silkscreen printmaker and worked as a commercial sign maker.
In 1996, I moved to Cedar Rapids to work as a graphic designer and illustrator. Later, I joined The Cedar Rapids Gazette as a newsroom artist, where I produced hundreds of images for the newspaper's editorial and features sections. I left the Gazette in January, 2007, to work as a freelance artist.
I'm currently painting for exhibitions, gallery sales and site-specific public and private commissions
In 1996, I moved to Cedar Rapids to work as a graphic designer and illustrator. Later, I joined The Cedar Rapids Gazette as a newsroom artist, where I produced hundreds of images for the newspaper's editorial and features sections. I left the Gazette in January, 2007, to work as a freelance artist.
I'm currently painting for exhibitions, gallery sales and site-specific public and private commissions
