I was born and raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. In 2005, I graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. During my undergraduate years, I had the opportunity to live abroad in Florence, Italy and study European art. Upon graduating from Kansas State University, I traveled west to attend Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California. In 2008, I graduated with a Master of Fine Arts Degree in painting from Laguna College of Art and Design.

My paintings are not depicting what the viewer should see. Rather, my work is a record of how I see the world. I understand the world in color and composition. I enjoy investigating light and am in awe of how it can transform the landscape. My work chronicles the harmony I see in strong lights and the complexity of color I see in shadows. I believe that it is important to record stillness and moments in nature. My work examines a greater simpler life free of details that have no substance. I find seclusion charming and enjoy freedom in the simplicity of objects. My goal as an artist is to make the quaint visible and to create a painting where the subject matter becomes both familiar and unexplored. Ultimately, my aim is to have series of work that transcends a mere portrayal of the landscape itself but also appeals to ones perception of independence and adventure.