His passion for art and painting evolved from an early age. His love of the Native American came from his introduction to their culture and lifestyle while spending time on the White River Apache reservation as a volunteer dentist in Cibeque, Arizona. There, he was overwhelmed with the idea of permanently preserving the incredible and undeniable rich personality of the Native Americans. Early in his career he traveled to South Dakota where he spent time with the Lakota Sioux of the Pine Ridge Reservation, later he traveled to meet with the Navajo in northeast Arizona.His fascination with the Apache, Navajo and Lakot