A Little Biography

If you couldn’t tell, I haven’t always been an artist.

I grew up in a smallish town in Northern Virginia surrounded by woods and cow pastures. I didn’t have much exposure to art and my drawings were limited to cartoon do-do birds and the occasional parrot. I was way more into writing poetry and when I was 15, playing the guitar. I was creative, but visual arts eluded me.

When digital cameras first made their way into the world I was intrigued. I won a cheap one off of some internet contest and enjoyed taking crappy photos and doctoring them with the included software. I was hooked. Eventually I was able to afford a better camera and pirate some better software and my photo work took off from there.

Somewhere in my twenties I decided that I would like to take up painting. I had never been one to draw, but I had been hooked on painting since seeing Van Gogh in DC as a teen. I was too cheap (poor?) to buy a set of paints and had to wait for the Christmas just before my 29th birthday to get a set of cheap acrylics.

I never found such a joy as I did smearing paint across paper.

After The Bath, Acrylic on Paper, 2014
My first painting.

My skill level gradually improved and eventually I took up drawing as well. In 2016 I started attending a life drawing class run by the Art Center Cooperative in Jacksonville, FL. I find the human form particularly fun and challenging to capture.

While my first “love” is digital photographic art I want to better myself as a painter and an artist in general. I have taken up oils and oil pastels recently and I hope to continue this journey and immerse myself in the Jacksonville art community.

I started Drip Torch Studio a little over a year ago to showcase my work and maybe get some feedback on my style and techniques. And maybe even make a little money off of my art.

If you like any of my works and want to buy an original or a print, hop on over to my ArtPal Page or contact me and I can hook you up!