This is a page that will give everyone a better opportunity to see what makes me tick.  I am an artist.  Most of my work is impressionistic, but I do strive for realism from time to time.  I first became interested in the art when I was in grade school.  I had a magnificent teacher that designed projects for me to work on outside of class because she knew I had a passion in my heart.  I later went on to study art further in high school.  It was there that my talent began to develop.  I was mainly interested in photography.  To this day, I keep a camera close by at all time because I never know what might happen or what I might see.  I began studying journalism, which at the time was not an expressive enough art form for me to truly shine.  I knew that I wanted to do something with art still, so I began to paint again.  I had not painted since high school.  These paintings lead to an intense year and a half of studying the human figure.  I spent most of this time in anatomy classes and studios.  My figures were all larger than life drawings.  I mainly work on paper that is at least eight feet in one direction.  The intense processes of figure drawing lead me to printmaking.  I started to work small, about six inches by six inches max.  This is a very process oriented art form that takes time and precision.  Each color is applied with a different plate.  I also began to study ceramics.  I found that sculpture is an art form where I can be the most expressive.  I started working with the figure, and later moved to natural creations.  I do all of my sculpture out of my home. 

While I was studying art, I met my wife.  She is my best friend and my hardest critic.  We were married in the summer of 2003, and had our 1^st child on December 16^th 2006.  We spend most of our free time with friends and love to travel.  She is originally from Banbury, a small town in England, so we often travel to England and Europe in the summers. 

While I am not teaching, I enjoy being outside.  This is where I have gotten most of my inspiration for my art lately.  I enjoy rock climbing, and have traveled North America doing so.  I have been all over Canada, the Mexican Pacific coast, The High Sierras and Rockies, and the eastern coast of the U.S.  Climbing is a true passion.  I also enjoy fly-fishing, something my Dad and I share.  We like to fish the White and Norfork rivers in Arkansas, and the Watauga in Eastern TN. 

I hope that this gives you a better insight into who I am in and out of school.  I also hope that you have enjoyed the images that I have provided.  These pictures show my artwork, the people I love, and the things that I love to do.  Have a wonderful rain or shine day, and come back soon to check for new updates.  

Some of my recent work