About

I am an artist who didn’t know he was an artist until later in life.

I didn’t know to hope for it. I can’t imagine life without it.

Art became a way of speaking. To communicate.

My voice.

A way to convey the joys and struggles of this life. Darkness and light. Peace and pain.

It gave this introvert a way of sharing his experiences on this walk of faith.

I believe I was lead on this journey.

I didn’t pursue art. It pursued me.

I listened. I followed. A path that didn’t make sense. But looking back it is all so clear.

Creating in the quietness of my studio, I am at peace.

It is my cabinet of curiosities, full of collections that are meant to fill and inspire.

A place where thoughts emerge and art takes flight.

Where I am alone, but speak to many through words and paint.

Having lived all my days in Tennessee, it is easy to let its beauty be a continued source of inspiration for my work.

Wildlife. Landscapes. Seasons.

New every morning.

In recent years I have grown to understand and appreciate the talents of my parents and the influence their fearless creativity has had in my life. For my brothers and me, it was normal. But now we realize, it was extraordinary.

I am a culmination of all these things. Many streams flow to one destination where they settle into a pool and create me.

My paintings are an extension of me. What I have experienced. What I continue to experience. What I believe.

I am still amazed that my art has been welcomed into homes where it becomes a part of other’s lives and their experiences as well. A small part of their stories.

May there be a word or an image that offers a bit of hope, encouragement, joy.

May you live in awe of creation and may that lead to a greater awe of its Creator.

Humbled & Grateful.