About Me

I have recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Iowa State University. My studies focused primarily on aspects of drawing and painting which include fine artwork and illustration. I gained an excellent foundation in all aspects of visual design and am skilled in other areas such as the graphic arts. Currently I continue to study and refine my skills in the areas of fine art, web and graphic design, illustration, and more recently, photography. I do accept commissioned work as well as offer general design services in these other areas.

Some of my current personal projects include artwork for a 4 part graphic novel, paintings on canvas, and photography work. Any new work will be posted in the gallery and in the Recent Work section of the home page.

I am based out of the Northwest Iowa Great Lakes area, including Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Arnolds Park, Milford, and Spencer.


AWARDS    
     
2007   Annual Senior BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1st Place, 2 Dimensional Work - Juror's Award
Juror: Barbara Buene, Associate Professor Emerita of Art & Design
2003   Art Society Scholarship, Milford, Iowa
2002   Dickinson County All School Competition, Dickinson County, Iowa
1st Place, Drawing
2001   Lakes Art Center Regional Competition, Okoboji, Iowa
3rd Place
     
EXHIBITIONS    
     
2007   28th Art & Design Annual Juried Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
"For the Birds," Oil on Canvas, 2007
Jurors: Michelle Brenneman and Paula Streeter
2007   Annual Senior BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
"Self-Portrait: Leper," Acrylic on Canvas, 2006
"Little Boy," Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2007, Awarded 1st Place 2D
2006   27th Art & Design Annual Juried Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
"Self-Portrait: Leper," Acrylic on Canvas, 2006
Jurors: Traci Bittner, interim director of MacNider Art Museum in Mason City, Eugene Rauch, Art Director for Better Homes and Gardens S.I.P.
     
PUBLICATIONS    
     
2008   Sketch journal, Spring 2008.
"Delving," (also titled "Flow") Ink and Watercolor, 2007.
"Little Boy," Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2007.
2007   "In Their Own Words: True Stories and Adventures of the American Fighter Ace," by James Oleson.
6 Original WWII Plane Illustrations created for this non-fiction military aviation book.
2003   Okoboji High School Yearbook
"OHS Pioneer," Front and back cover design, digital painting.