I have a variety of interests, but my chief passions are building and riding motorcycles, making art, travel, and adventure in all its forms.  I am inspired by the places I visit and the people I meet.  I have worked variously as a structural welder, mechanic, construction worker, horse wrangler, and a sign painter, and have lived in both the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as in various small towns and cities across the United States.

I was born and raised in rural Alaska.  The relative isolation and lack of television and other distractions left me with plenty of time to spend in my own head.  As a result, I was a voracious reader, and drew and painted whenever I could.    After high school, I moved to Seattle, where I studied print and sculpture at Cornish College of the Arts.  Upon graduating with a BAA in Fine Arts, I spent several years working and traveling across the US with my wife Elsa.

I try to bring a kinetic quality to my work, a sense of freedom and motion. I draw and paint my own experiences, distilling the event, or series of events, into a single image. While the literal aspect is an important part of it, I am equally concerned with the feeling the artwork generates. When you look at one of my prints or paintings, I want you to feel what I felt, to remember how you felt when you had a similar experience, or even to feel the anticipation of an event you have yet to encounter. For me, making art is about communication. I am speaking to the spirit, to freedom, to danger, and to the majesty of nature and the thrill of living.

The process for making my prints starts with a scratchboard drawing. Scratchboard is a clay backed board coated with India ink. I scrape away the ink to create white lines, in a manner similar to that of carving a woodcut or linoleum block print. I separate the drawing into the various color layers and print them one at a time on a home built screen printing press. All prints are done in small batch limited editions on 100% cotton archival paper.

I show art regularly at both gallery and motorcycle shows, including the Indian Larry Block Party in Brooklyn, NY, Michael Lichter’s Motorcycles Art show in Sturgis, South Dakota, and The One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon. Additionally, my work has appeared in numerous publications, including Show Class Magazine, The Ton Magazine, Gnarly Magazine, and 13 1/2 Magazine (Netherlands).

All artwork and images are the products of my imagination.  Elsa and I hand print our editions together, using water based ink on archival paper. We currently live in Saint Helens, Oregon, with a rabbit named Fleix. You can keep up with our latest artwork and adventures by subscribing to our newsletter.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the work, or just want to say hello.  We would love to hear from you.

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