I am a huge fan of art and design, and some of my earliest memories are of great paintings and sculptures. I've always been inspired by masterpieces hanging in museums or in local shops.
My favorite artists are Vincent Van Gogh, Louise Nevelson, Ivan Aivazovsky, Frederick Remington, Alberto Giacometti, and Thomas Hart Benton.
I graduated in 1992 with a BFA at The Savannah College Of Art And Design. Before college, I learned from Patricia Brinson, a very talented artist in South Carolina. I learned the fundamentals of painting from her, and because she encouraged me to paint and enter contests, I was awarded several grants and scholarships.
I feel as though my work is a blend of realism, abstract shapes, and expressionism. Authors such as Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and their transcendental themes have also greatly inspired my paintings. After studying film and video in college, and working with motion graphics for years, I am also every interested in capturing movement within art.
I have been working on landscapes for years, but I am planning to expand my subject matter in my next series to include people and animals.
Throughout my life I have stayed creative, and worked with many artistic jobs and people. My focus has been building a career in computer animation, and other than art, my passions are animation, special effects, and web design. I started Fox View Multimedia, LLC in 2006, and I've had the opportunity to work with some of the best minds in online Flash Game Development. I've become very excited about web design, and have worked many hours making this site visually pleasing, and easy to navigate.
I believe all art is interconnected. Rhythms, patterns, and textures are essential in all forms of it, and I try to explore these themes in everything I paint, design, and build. A nicely designed web site inspires me as much a masterpiece in a museum. Everyday, I try to become a better person. And everyday, I strive to become a better artist and designer.
In the future, I plan to expand this site to include more painting tutorials and possibly video lessons for those wishing to learn how to draw.
I was born in Moncks Corner, SC, but I now reside in Cary, NC.
