I’ve been a guitar player/musician and an avid music lover most of my life but I have always dabbled in visual arts. I studied art in high school and did some painting occasionally but I never considered myself an “artist”. Being born in the early ‘70s I was also a part of the first generation of Star Wars fans. Like so many my age, Star Wars awakened my love for science fiction and my fascination
with space. This led to a lifelong obsession with all things sci-fi and NASA, which bled into all aspects of my life. I was always drawn to the more progressive and “spacey” bands. Recently I rediscovered my love for sci-fi model making. I made a few pieces and wanted to photograph them. I needed a backdrop, but I did not have a green screen or that kind of technology at the time. I decided to do an old school matte painting, so I broke out a cheap airbrush that I had recently purchased and painted my first star scape. The process was so rewarding and the comments were so positive and supportive that I painted five more. After some prodding from a dear artist friend and from my awesome wife, I decided to try some more serious attempts, so I purchased some canvas and started working with my airbrush. I watched a ton of tutorial videos on YouTube and I started seeing artists doing acrylic pours and using them as backgrounds for galaxy art. After consulting my favorite artist/dear friend, I decided to go for it. I started doing acrylic pours and fell in love with that process as well! I soon became more comfortable with the airbrush, so my wife bought me a nice one. This enabled me to start trying other themes, but Outer space is still where my heart is! When I paint these scenes I am creating my own points in the universe. I don’t try to paint Hubble photos or anything real, these are my interpretations of fictional planets. Recently I have also started an undersea series and a nature series. As my skills progressed, my friends and loved ones started suggesting that I make my work available to people. So after some back and forth on my part, my wife set up an Etsy store for me and I was up and running! We have also started selling live at fairs and festivals. So now, one of my greatest joys in life is to put on some great music, fire up my airbrush and get lost in space! I hope you enjoy my work and I hope it speaks to you! And now, after some sales and fantastic reactions and support I finally feel like I can honestly say, I am an artist.
