I am an artist and photographer living in Southwest Missouri. I was born and raised in California,  in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1978, at age 26, I moved to Missouri. I started an advertising agency 1985 which I still run today. But, it would be many years later, at age 59, that I would begin my professional art career. That was in early 2012.  Since then, I have won many awards for my work, and have been recognized around the U.S. and Internationally.

I grew up in California in the 1950's and 60's in a dysfunctional and abusive home.  My parents were uneducated rural folks from a tiny Oklahoma farm town called Konawa. They were poor, often in need of outside help, and we all lived through many struggles and hardships. My family history is full of “emotionally wounded” people who struggled with poverty, abuse, mental illness and alcoholism. It’s from my family STORY and those EARLY YEARS of my life that I draw much of my artistic influence. I consider myself a “story teller” and try to convey on canvas or in print the scars that remain on my own heart from the past. In doing so, I have found many, many people who relate, appreciate and personally connect to the stories I tell through my art.

I created a collection of various works of mine that draw on my own early childhood experiences and those of others in my family. I call the exhibit, "Family Secrets". It has been seen and has impacted people from all other the world. The exhibit is now online as a Virtual Reality (VR) Exhibit and can be viewed as if you are actually in a gallery environment. To learn more about this exhibit, see the portfolio page devoted to it.

Other pages of my work are separated by theme. I hope you enjoy my art and photography! Please contact me by email if you are interested in purchasing any of my work or possibly hosting an exhibit.