Art has played an important role throughout my life.
I grew up in Rapid City, SD and from a young age I was constantly drawing and building things with my grandfather. In high school, I took as many art, photography and industrial arts classes as possible. Upon graduation, I attended the University of South Dakota where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography. Throughout college I worked as a photo lab tech, eventually becoming a photographer for the University while also exhibiting my artwork for many years.
As my interests began to change, so did my employment. I opened a custom woodworking business in Canton, SD.
Designing and building furniture became a new passion, along with a renewed interest in oil painting.
In 2010, I helped form Dragonfly Arts, an artists co-op in Canton, SD.
I marketed my work at Dragonfly Arts until I moved back to Rapid City in 2018.
My current artwork revolves around SD landscapes and its wildlife.
Photography continues to play a role in my life and from which many of my paintings are derived.
I grew up in Rapid City, SD and from a young age I was constantly drawing and building things with my grandfather. In high school, I took as many art, photography and industrial arts classes as possible. Upon graduation, I attended the University of South Dakota where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography. Throughout college I worked as a photo lab tech, eventually becoming a photographer for the University while also exhibiting my artwork for many years.
As my interests began to change, so did my employment. I opened a custom woodworking business in Canton, SD.
Designing and building furniture became a new passion, along with a renewed interest in oil painting.
In 2010, I helped form Dragonfly Arts, an artists co-op in Canton, SD.
I marketed my work at Dragonfly Arts until I moved back to Rapid City in 2018.
My current artwork revolves around SD landscapes and its wildlife.
Photography continues to play a role in my life and from which many of my paintings are derived.