At the age of twelve, I was honoured to have my portfolio reviewed by one of Disney's 'nine old men', Eric Larson. He encouraged me to continue drawing, study art and go for it! Since graduating from Cal State Northridge with a B.A. in Fine Arts, I've enjoyed pursuing a variety of styles in different media such as pen & ink, acrylic, marker, pencil, watercolour, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator. Most recently I studied web design at The University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The web should be about communicating and doing so in a well designed environment. I'm also a musician (drums, vocals, etc.) and believe that rock 'n' roll is the greatest influence on my art. It's within this mindset that the Avant Fauves movement was born. My main emphasis now is to combine my love of art, music & pop culture by creating bold portraits of inspirational musicians, artists, adventurers, leaders, etc. By implementing both hand drawn illustrations & digital art, my pieces balance cutting edge graphics with the warmth of fine art. I thoroughly enjoy doing character studies of interesting personalities where the use of art brings out a depth of soul through portraiture.