a r t i s t b i o - continued . . .
I graduated from college in La Crosse, WI, in 1995 with a degree in commercial art. Unless you are one of the lucky few who are able to do "fine art" and make a living at it, you end up taking the commercial art route to prevent becoming one of the truly gifted, albeit "starving artists" in this world. Right out of college I was recruited by WinCraft, Inc. in Winona MN, where working as a graphic artist for the next five years I designed merchandise and collectibles for the top professional NBA, NFL, NHL sports teams and players, NASCAR drivers, and even for Warner Brothers and Sea World, as well as various other print materials. It was at WinCraft that I developed and honed my computer illustration skills, learning that anything can be redrawn on the computer. In 2000, a fire was lit under me to stretch myself and I left the scenic bluffs of Winona and moved to the central Michigan tri-cities area of Midland, Saginaw, and Bay City. With the wonderful support of friends and clients here in Michigan, I now have my own design company serving the needs of a wide variety of customers, businesses and service organizations, and my venture into the world of business has been successful. I also am enjoying working part-time for QRP in Midland. This allows me to keep up-to-date on all the latest printing techniques and styles. I can honestly say I love working for myself the most though. I am lucky to have been blessed with the talent to handle many forms of art--murals, sculptures, paintings, illustrations, movie editing and literally all kinds of art. I love challenges and am always looking forward to the next "new" project. BACK <<