| Born in San Diego 1972 1973 Age 1: My first abstract piece done in gerber carrot and pea. I thought it was well executed. Mom had a different opinon.
1975 Age 3: Experimented heavily with the Crayola brand. Completed several abstract pieces on my bedroom walls, toys, clothes and other household items.
1982 Age 10: Using my Crayola watercolor set. I complete a fair number of oddball pieces. My style shifts from abstract to surreal. Grandma is impressed I can paint within lines. I take up sculpture with my legos.
1984-1986 Age 12-14: I shift to graphite and color pencil and develop cartoon characters. I gain recognition amonst my peers and voted best artist of my class.
1987-1991 Age 15-18: I shift to Tempura. I start to trully discover my abilities, and recognize my potential. I take several art classes and complete more pieces in the surreal style. One painting took me a full school year to complete. It is now in private collection. Mom has it.
1992-1993 Age 19-20: Another shift, this time to Acrylic. I take painting classes in college and discover that this is trully what I want to do for a living. I experiment with landscapes.
1993-2002 Age 21-29: I call this the "Dark Ages". Within this time period I don't paint or draw. I give away my brushes and easel, and my paper and pencil. I make nothing. The artist inside me has gone to sleep.
2003-present: I have an awakening !! The flame from within that burned out is re-ignited. I venture to the art store and purchase brushes, paint, easel, palette and a couple 16 x 20 canvas boards. I look at my bare, white canvas and fear that I can't paint. But I push through this fear and complete my first painting in 10 years. I call it "The Visitor".
I participate in group art shows throughout the Portland metro area.
At this point, I'm not represented in a gallery. I have sold a number of paintings which are in private collection from the east coast to the west.
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