Artist Story

I was born on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a place where storms carry their own mythologies and family life unfolds loudly, densely, and without apology. My German and French grandparents filled my early years with crowded kitchens, arguments that dissolved into laughter, seafood simmering on the stove, and gatherings shaped by noise, affection, and excess. Affection was imperfect, expressive, and constant.

From my English and Irish grandparents, I learned something different: gentleness, reflection, humor, and the quiet discipline of honesty. They taught me that art, education, and integrity are not performances, but inheritances passed carefully from one generation to the next.

I carried both worlds into adulthood and eventually into military service. The Air Force imposed structure where chaos had lived, demanding responsibility, precision, and emotional control. Over time, I learned to carry responsibility beyond my own experience. Completing a Master of Arts degree sharpened my ability to recognize and articulate internal landscapes that had long existed without language.

Before committing fully to painting, I worked for years as the music artist behind Gothic Sasquatch, creating dark, atmospheric compositions shaped by grief, endurance, and restraint. Music taught me pacing, tension, and the power of silence. Those lessons remain embedded in my visual work.

Painting became the place where those narratives could finally settle.

I work in oil because it demands slowness. Oil holds memory. It records time through accumulation, revision, and patience. A finished painting carries its own history within its surface.

I create only original oil paintings, each one a singular object.
No prints. No replicas. No merchandise.
A painting should belong to one person and live one life.

New Orleans is where this work found its natural home. This city understands inheritance. It understands ghosts. It understands how beauty and sorrow can exist in the same space without apology. Here, shaped by light, humidity, and historical continuity, I paint with intention and restraint.

Each canvas stands alone.
Each painting is a record.
Each one is born only once.