I began making art at 31 years of age. I am self taught. I have never had a lesson and never attended art school. I have always beed drawn to the work of the old masters like Rembrandt, Velazquez, Sargent , Mancini and Caravaggio. I am also very influenced by early pictorial photography. I work in a photorealistic manner in airbrushed acrylics, oil and pencil. The majority of my work is done freehand although I often incorporate mixed media elements into my pieces such as collage and found objects. I also use many unconventional tools such as screwdrivers and sand paper to produce weathered effects to denote the passing of time. Memory and dreams are important elements in my work. I am striving to produce work that is poetic and ethereal rather than technical or intellectual.
I have worked with clients such as Vin Diesel, Dr. Dre, Saint Lauren in Paris, Whitney Houston, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bernie Ecclestone, Larry Hagman, Drew Barrymore, Markus Persson (creator of Minecraft), Ruby Bridges, Donna Summer, Bruce Makowsky, Kathy Van Zeeland, BAM Luxury Development and many others.