As a young boy in my native town of Franklin, Virginia, I would daydream about one day sharing my art with the world. My career in art officially began in Mrs. Fenner's second grade class. Along with classmate and best friend Ralph Vincent, we were tasked with drawing the New York City skyline. Running through numerous boxes of Crayola crayons in the process, we proceeded to draw and color every brick and window. It was an arduous task, to say the least. It took everything I had to offer creatively, but I absolutely loved it! The New York City skyline project was the talk of grade school. While I loved the attention, I realized at a young age that I would always have to outdo my previous work if I wanted to stay in this profession.
Ralph went on to pursue a short career cleaning easers. I continued drawing and painting every chance I got. I was hooked!
Hampton University was my next stop. Beginning my studies as a raw, freshman art major, I was taught by some of the most talented and knowledgeable professors and artists of the day... Lorraine Bolton (Graphic Design), Janice Orr (Drawing) and Sister Benedict Donahue (Art History), just to name a few. These professors followed me through my four-year college studies, and in the spring of 1980 I earned a Bachelor of Art Degree.
Since leaving Hampton, I've been a graphic designer for various corporations in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. At present, I am a senior graphic designer with a high tech firm in Northern Virginia.
In a nutshell, I love to create art -- both at work and at my leisure.
