Growing up in small towns and working on my grandparents farm in South Dakota brought me close to nature. My days as a young boy usually consisted of exploring the outdoors. I enjoyed canoeing down the river, strolling through the woods or just walking along the railroad tracks. Soon, I began to draw the wildlife that I saw not knowing then that this obsession would become a lifelong ambition.
​My spare time was devoted to learning how to paint wildlife, exhibiting my paintings at art shows, competing in various competitions including state and federal duck stamp contests. During that time, I supported my family as an electrician and then as a commercial artist. I'm proud of my accomplishments, which has lead me to my lifelong dream of being a full time wildlife artist.
SOME OF MY HONORS
2008
Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp
2000
"Southern Journey" South Dakota Migratory Bird Stamp
1999
"White Elegance"
First of State - South Dakota
Migratory Bird Stamp
1999
Delaware Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
1997
"Drifting the Plains"
South Dakota Habitat Stamp
1996
"Misty Morning"
South Dakota Waterfowl Stamp
1995
"Standing Proud"
South Dakota Waterfowl Stamp
1991
"Silent Partners"
South Dakota Waterfowl Stamp
2010
5th Place
Federal Duck Stamp
"Ruddy Display"
2003
Nominated for the
Sioux Falls Mayor's Award for Excellence in Visual Arts
2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1992, & 1991
Minnehaha County Pheasants Forever
Habitat Print of the Year (Sioux Falls, SD)
1998, 1997, 1996 & 1995
Aberdeen, SD Pheasants Forever
Art Print of the Year
1997 & 1996
North Dakota Ducks Unlimited Art Print of the Year
1996 & 1991
South Dakota Ducks Unlimited Art Print of the Year
1995
4th Place
Federal Duck Stamp
"Spring Solitude"
1993
Sioux Falls
Ducks Unlimited
Art Print of the Year
1992
Big Sioux Ducks Unlimited Anniversary Print
1993 & 1992
North Dakota Pheasants Forever Pheasant Print of the Year
1990
South Dakota Izaak Walton League Art Print of the Year