Sobre el Artista

I draw things: sometimes they are pretty things, sometimes they are vexing things but always the finished works are created to compel the viewer to stop and look closer. ?I hope the question arises… “Why did he draw it that way?” My often life-size, photo-suggestive presentations – whether the subject is a vintage western saddle, a weird vegetable or a nude figure study – replicates life down to the most minute detail, and although the viewer realizes it’s just a drawing, they are pulled closer to investigate the rendering’s accuracy. The observer is enticed to study an object the way I do when I’m creating my work, and it’s a way of “seeing” that is much different than just looking. This way, seeing something demands intense inspection and consideration of every nuance, each fold and flaw, bump and bruise, cut and scratch, down to the very last stitch or hair follicle, and makes someone wonder how it all got there. It’s that sort of introspection that grants relevance, realism and context to everything in our world. Born and raised in Texas, I received his BFA from Texas Christian University and Masters Degree in sculpture from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia PA. Following my career in the National Football League, I turned his attentions towards creative vocations including Museum Curator, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer for restaurants and Exhibit Designer for zoos and aquaria and finally fine artist. Some of my design work include exhibits for zoos and aquaria in Antwerp and Taiwan as well as for US Aquaria and Science Museums.