He has been a member of the faculty in the School of Art since 1988. Currently the Painting Area Head and the Graduate Coordinator. His teaching responsibilities include beginning-level though graduate painting courses. He is also a member of the Art in Public Places Committee and represents the School of Art in the Toledo Federation of Art Societies. Known for highly-rendered drawings and paintings with the emotive quality of light as a primary concern.
Recent paintings are still-life oriented with subtle use of glazing techniques to inform the image.
The underlying theme manifests itself as a contemporary take on vanitas paintings. The work is represented by several galleries most notably Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan and Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, California. In numerous public and private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.