B I O G R A P H Y

I was born at around 8:30AM on August 31st, 1988 and grew up in the Pacific Northwest of America. From an early age my strongest interests were in the landscapes and architecture of my surroundings, and these forms have remained a primary source of inspiration in my work. In my youth my passion for the building of new worlds found its outlet in Legos, map-making, and three-dimensional level design. As I witnessed and gained access to more spaces in the wilderness and the city photography became my way of developing a careful vision of the world around me. In my representational drawings and digital paintings these considerations would often take on the shape of metaphor and symbolism, but as I discovered oil painting I realized an entirely new potential to synthesize the objects and impressions that ignite my imagination. I started painting in my first year of college and the path has only become wider and more exciting since. I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from The Evergreen State College in June of 2010 and I now live and work in Seattle, WA.