I've been drawing for as long as I can remember; it's always been a meditative escape from, and embrace of, my reality. What started out as a hobby slowly became a way of life, shaped by academically honing skills and continual encouragement from friends and family. I studied Graphics Design at Texas State University and The University of Houston in Texas, and finished at the University of North Texas in Interdisciplinary Arts and Design Studies, a comprehensive in both studio art and art history. Recently, I began dabbling in charcoal and have found it to be an excellent medium for creative expression, allowing me to capture a scene or event with my hands, much like a photograph, but with an enhanced level of construction and emotion behind each work. I currently do freelance charcoal renderings and personal fine-art requests all over North Texas.
Favourite Visual Artist
Alex Grey / Van Gogh / William Blake / Daniel Philosoph
Favourite Movies
Interstellar, Apocalypto, Inception, Gran Torino, Lonesome Dove, The Zeitgeist Series
Favourite TV Shows
Rick and Morty, South Park, The Simpsons, Futurama, The River, Ancient Aliens, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Shpongle, Ott, Younger Brother, Entheogenic, Shulman, Pretty Lights, Royksopp, Aphex Twin, Hallucinogen, Prometheus, 1200 Mics, Infinity Project, Bonobo, Nightmares on Wax, Massive Attack
Favourite Books
Food of the Gods, The Doors of Perception, Heaven and Hell, Chariot of the Gods, The Hammer of Eden, Ender's Game, The Blind Assassin, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, The Universe, And Everything Else
Favourite Writers
Anyone with something to say
Favourite Games
Mind games
Tools of the Trade
The Imagination and Charcoal mostly, any and all mediums
Other Interests
The Universe, Humans, Texas, and "this whole Life-Thing."