Nature/wildlife artist; loves to travel; enjoys gardening, birdwatching; Music taste runs to Mongolian rock and pop, 60's rock. pre-1940's jazz, afro-celt world music; started as a sign painter's apprentice in 1976; got a BFA in Illustration in 1989 from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Before becoming a full-time oil painter, was a freelance sign painter/graphic designer, then graphic designer/illustrator. Have studied painting with Paco Young, John Seerey-Lester, Jim Wilcox, John Banovich, Scott Christensen. Member of The Society of Animal Artists (SAA), Oil Painters of America (OPA), California Art Club (CAC), Artists for Conservation (AFC), Susan K. Black Foundation. Work has appeared in a variety of prestigious national juried shows.l
