I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I attended the University of Utah and studied Biology and Mathematics in the Honors Program.  My interest  in sculpture came from a desire to follow a stimulating career which challenged me intellectually but also required a physical effort.  This basic foundation of knowledge of the "elements of life", from sub-atomic particles to astrophysics, has given me a broad outlook on the interplay of life's elements, including the realm of humanity.

My interest is in the sculptural juxtaposition of characters and their interaction in the world.  My work often uses a traditional or classical theme as a starting point, and then looks beyond it for a line of tension or a thread of interplay.  The expression of an idea with a subject and theme -- in the same way a story or novel is written -- is the relevant point: the medium happens to be sculpture.

As a "hands on" person, my sculptural endeavors follow the classical format of education through apprenticeship and working knowledge.  This has been tempered through the years with an ongoing interest in self-education and the first hand exposure to the Master works in the galleries here and in Europe.

My work began with the noted western bronze sculptor, Edward J. Fraughton, one of the founding members of the National Academy of Western Art.  I managed his Salt Lake City foundry for two years.

In 1978, I moved to the East Coast and attended the Fudakis Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia where I studied under Evangelos Frudakis.  More studies were undertaken at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.   I also apprenticed with sculptor Charles Parks, former President of the National Sculpture Society, in Wilmington, Delaware.  By 1979, I started my own foundry in Ashland, Delaware.  Later that year, I met Suzanne, an artist in textiles and needlework.  We were married a few years later.  We have been at our present home and studio in Cochranville, Pennsylvania in 1981.

The foundry experience of personally casting and finishing several thousand sculptures for dozens of artists over the past decades has given me physical exposure to virtually every type of bronze working style and format being done today.  Meeting the demands of other artists on their work, through their eyes, has given me an unusual insight into the medium.

I was elected as a Professional Member of the National Sculpture Society in 1991;  and have been a member of the American Artists Professional League for as many years.  I have shown my works in nationally juried exhibits in New York, Boston, St. Louis, Florida and other East Coast cities. In addition, my sculpture is displayed in galleries in the Brandywine Valley and Philadelphia area as well as Europe.  My clients include collectors from around the world.

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