From a very young age I knew that I was going to be an artist for the entirety of my life. I spent countless hours drawing imaginary creatures and the worlds they inhabited. In high school an extremely supportive art teacher guided me even further down the road to a career as an artist. While attending the Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in both painting and illustration, I was challenged to push the boundaries of my understanding of what constitutes art, being introduced to the pop artists, changed my direction for life. After serving in the Army, ​I embarked on an almost 30 year career as a successful tattoo artist, becoming known for my fine art style of tattooing. I've also maintained a busy freelance illustration side hustle with clients such as, Cutting Edge, Varese Sarabande, Warner Brothers and Topps. ​ Through all of my years, I've never lost my love of painting. In 2006 I began painting in earnest and made the choice to fully invest in learning digital art. Even then, I had the desire to bring digital art into the world of traditional contemporary art. I participated in numerous group shows from 2006 to 2013, exhibiting from California to Thailand. In 2017, after taking a mind clearing hiatus, I decided to focus full time on my fine art career and fulfill a dream that began in those imaginary worlds of my youth. My traditional work hangs in numerous private collections, as I hope my digital work will soon. ​I live and work in Rochester, NY as a full time painter and tattooist, with my wife, 2 of our 5 children and the sweetest dog in the world, Ginger.