He was born and raised in the country outside of Seattle and moved to Los Angeles in 2002. He needed to feel the desert and the energy surrounding the sea, and that small need soon became inspiration for a new medium. He began painting with collage using his own photographs and found objects picked up at various jobs and excursions. This hobby took on a life of it’s own and he soon began painting everything and with anything he could get his hands on, transposing hobby to complete passion.