Artist Statement

I have spent most of my life in Colorado and Arizona and places in between. Raised along Colorado’s Front Range I spent much of my time skiing, backpacking and exploring the the high country, instilling in me, at an early age, a love of the outdoors and a reverence for the natural world. 

Moving to Arizona, I was introduced to yet another beautiful land. The southern deserts, and the windswept mesas and canyons of the Colorado Plateau, can be harsh and extreme environments, but they offer a different, yet equally as impressive beauty. I visit these places with camera and sketchbook in hand, I try to capture the wildly beautiful places I stumbled upon. 

While the vast and diverse wilderness that dominates the Southwest are a favorite subject of mine, I am equally fascinated and inspired the areas historic and present-day cultures and the ways in which they are intertwined, intersect and sometimes collide with the landscape resulting in places that are interesting and memorable.