I grew up in California with access to a wide array of habitats: gorgeous seascapes to high mountains, to deserts. I enjoyed and dabbled in art since childhood. I studied biology at UC Berkeley so realism and scientific accuracy have always been important aspects of my artwork. I moved to Louisiana in 1985 where a very different landscape awaited, and since 2015 have been transitioning towards West Texas, where the beauty of western environs welcomes me back: sky mountains to deserts.