I was born in 1950. My mother was an amateur watercolorist and a lover of art. Both my youngest sister and older brother, like myself have since gone on to be painters, I’m guessing it was from her influence. 

  It was in 1973 I moved to Gilpin County, Colorado from the East Coast. While living in this rural mountain county, I commuted 60 miles a day/5 days a week to Denver where I attended the Rocky Mountain School of Art, on the corner of Colfax and Ogden. There, I studied under Phillip Steel, a specialist in figure painting. Following my training in Art School, I worked as a laborer on the Denver Rio Grande Rail Road changing rail through the mountain passes. I also worked as a lumber jack and as janitor for a dentist in Boulder while I continued to paint. 

  In 1983 I moved to the coast of South Carolina, drawn there by the Spoleto, Arts Festival and the hope of advancing my career as a painter. During the next 15 years on the Carolina Coast, I continued to produce paintings. My work hung in several galleries, as well as having one person exhibits and participating in juried competitions.

  While living in South Carolina I took work in the film industry where I worked on feature films, television projects and commercials. During this period, I produced several of my own documentaries including the award winning “DEADHEADS,” a documentary about the followers of the rock band, The Grateful Dead.  

 Leaving the film industry behind in1999, I returned to Gilpin County, Colorado where I wrote and published my first novel “A LIFE AT HIGH ALTITUDE” .

  I reside there to this day and at 72 years old (2022) continue to paint.