I was born and raised in beautiful Portland Oregon, land of the evergreen, strip club scene, and year round snowboarding. On a wim I up and moved to Honolulu Hawaiiin 2007. The island life stole my heart and can't imagine living anywhere ells. I've always beenan artist in one facset or another but after reading a biography on Jackson Pollock. my life as an artist would never be the same The way he lost himself the way a writer may loose themselves in a story or a child may loose themselves in a toy. I fell in love with his style right then and there. I've painted for the better parts of my life but I've never painted so much as I do here in Hawaii. There's something about this place, the views and its people. It's inspirational.