I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. I have also taught drawing and painting classes at B.Y.U.
I have always had a love of art and art history. I also enjoy traveling throughout the world and visiting art galleries and museums in the cities I visit. When I travel, I always keep an open mind and take in as much visual information as possible, because I never know from where inspiration will come. It often comes from seemingly insignificant instances and sights. I know what it is when I see it and it is exciting.
I have been influenced by the work of many artists. Some of my favorites are Willem DeKooning, Marc Chagall, Lucien Freud, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.