I was born in Painseville Ohio, a city Northeast of Cleveland Ohio. I graduated from The Cleveland Institute of Art in Graphic Arts and Surface Design. My design career began working for a large Wallcovering and Fabric design house in Beachwood Ohio. I designed Sample Catalogs for exclusive clients such as Eddie Bauer, Nautica and Colonial Williamsburg.

Now after a 20 year design career I find myself back to my roots and my true love, painting landscapes in Oil.