Biography

1998                 Vice President Missouri Wildlife Artists Society

1999          Honorable Mention winner, Kentucky  trout stamp

2000             Honorable Mention winner, Kentucky  trout stamp

2002          President    Missouri Wildlife Artists Society

2003              National acceptance in "Splash 8" publication 

2003                    FBI National Academy certification in Forensic Art and Facial Reconstruction       

2006                 Missouri Watercolor Society         

2007                Delaware Trout Stamp - Honorable Mention

Supporter of: *Ducks Unlimited  *Quail Unlimited   *Trout Unlimited    *Wild Turkey *Federation         *Rocky Mountain Elk   Federation  *NRA                   *Boys and Girls Club of America         *Mid-Missouri Food Bank           *University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine

Publications:

*Missouri Life Magazine 2002

*Northlight Books "Splash 8" "Discoveries in Watercolor" 2004

*Inside Columbia magazine, January 2006, featured artist

   "Growing up in the Missouri Ozarks set the stage for my love of nature. Clear spring fed streams and oak-hickory forests, which surrounded my boyhood home, provided ample outdoor recreation. Swimming, fishing, hunting and playing the guitar were activities that occupied most of my extra curricular time.

   During my college career I studied both art, and fish and wildlife conservation. After graduating from the University of Missouri, I combined the two and began painting wildlife and landscapes native to Missouri. I have since expanded my focus to include natural settings from all across North America. 

   In 1993 my wife Diana and I opened our custom art and framing business, with the idea of offering our clients a "wall ready" product. Today, more than ten years later, we are still committed to providing our clients quality fine art and framing services.

   I still enjoy spending time outdoors, but doing so with our son Gable, and daughter Aubrianna, is what Diana and I truly  cherish."