"When creating an image, my intuition yields the most satisfying results when functioning haphazardly. Excitement and anxiety often run parallel in this carefree approach, yet a random use of color or improvised line rendering will perhaps trigger discoveries beyond my cognitive intention. My work is completed when it affects me to a point at which I find myself surprised, humored, or slightly bewildered." Education - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL - MFA (Master of Fine Arts), 1996. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC - BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts), 1992. Exhibitions - 2004 Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL. 2003 ARTIST INVITE ARTIST Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL. 2000 GO FIGURE VI Artist Coalition of Austin, Austin, TX. 1999 THE SPIRIT AND THE FLESH Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC. 1999 SOMERHILL GALLERY EXHIBITION Barton Museum, Wilson, NC. 1998 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS West Gallery, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC. 1997 Lee Street Art Gallery, Salisbury, NC. 1997 SELF-PORTRAITS AND FIGURE DRAWINGS Rowan United Arts Council, Salisbury, NC. 1996 THESIS EXHIBITION Wagner Art Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL. 1996 NEXUS St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO. SELECTED COLLECTIONS - Sheldon Swope Museum, Terra Haute, IN. The University Museum, Edwardsville, IL. Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft Law Firm, Charlotte, NC. The artist lives and works out of his private studio in Austin, Texas. SITTING NUDE