His training began at The Atelier in Minneapolis, MN. In 2001 he moved to New York City to study with Nelson Shanks at the Art Students League of New York and shortly thereafter moved to Philadelphia to study at Shanks' newly opened Studio Incamminati. His works are in many public and private collections including The Union League of Philadelphia, The Forbes Magazine Collection and Lucasfilm, Ltd. He was a recipient of the American Society of Classical Realism Scholarship. He exhibits at The John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, CA. and teaches at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA.