My practice begins in the field -- or, if I'm fly fishing that day, in the water.

As a wildlife artist living in Los Angeles, my time in nature is invaluable, so whether I'm out for the day, or camping for a week or more, I photograph, sketch, note-take, and watercolor what I find out there, experience it directly with my eyes and hands, and bring that pile of memory cards, sketchbooks, legal pads, and experiences home with me to reflect and create fully realized oil or watercolor paintings in the studio.

Once I'm in the studio, my goal is to merge direct observation, imagination, research, and memory into an honest and earnest depiction of the world, and a person's point of view living in it.