RESUME
EDUCATION
- Masters of Fine Arts, The Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Abilene Christian College, Abilene, TX
- Architectural Engineering Major: Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
- Eagle Scout: Chisolm Trail Area Council, TX
EXPERIENCE
- 1976 - 2009 34 year career as professional artist with studios in TX, NM, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1976 - 1994 Conducted over 160 watercolor workshops in CA, TX, NM, CO, and Mexico
- 1975 - 1975 Study grant with Anishams University, Cairo, Egypt
- 1972 - 1976 Designed and established the Art Department for Western Texas College, Snyder, TX
- 1969 - 1971 Assistant Professor of Art, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX
- 1965 - 1966 Commercial Artist, Fidelity Advertising, Abilene, TX
- 1966 - 1967 Advertising Manager, Gibson's, Abilene, TX
- 1962 - 1969 United States Marine Corps Reserve
TRAVEL
- Sketch and watercolor artist for scientific expeditions in Peru, Easter Island, Brazil, Spain, and Venezuela
- Independent painting expeditions to the British Isles, Canada, Mexico, Bali, the Virgin Islands, Egypt, Hong Kong, Argentina, Chile, India, South Africa, Seychelles, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Ireland
ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 2010 A series of twenty painted acrylic landscapes completed. One man show, July 2nd at my new gallery, Pippin Meikel, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Eight different sculptures cast in bronze.
- 2009 "Sea Spiral" monumental cast bronze sculpture 30" w x 7' h stand alone, the same sculpture designed as a water feature 30" w x 7' h.
- 2008 art in public places , City of Broomfield, Colorado 13’ Sky Totem bronze
- 2008 Plano Medical Center, Plano, Texas commission for 2 life size bronze sculptures for meditation garden
- 2008 Hawaii, private commission 3 bronze water feature
- 2007 Co-Founding the Garden of the Gods Sculpture Center in Santa Fe, NM
- 2007 Commission for the city of Edmond, Oklahoma art in public places collection
- 2006 Industry Award: Sculptural Pursuit Magazine
- 2005 “Spirit Totem” – Monumental sculpture 6’x 2’ x 2’
- 2004 Published “SKETCH BOOK” 68 drawings and the stories
- 2004 Wine Label Award Twin Creek Vineyard, Napa Valley
- 2004 "Party Music" - Monumental sculpture 3' x 7' commission for private collector
- 2004 "All That Jazz" - Monumental sculpture 3' x 7' commission for private collector
- 2004 "Abstract Strings"- bronze relief for Austin Symphony Patron Award
- 2004 "Evening Jazz" – Monumental sculpture 3’x7’ for Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, CO
- 2004 Built sculpture studio in Austin, TX
- 2003 "Running Free " – Monumental bronze sculpture commission for private collector
- 1990 – 2000 Independent painting expeditions and exhibitions
- 1989 "Studio Quest" raised $40,000 to fund painting studio in Austin, TX
- 1988 "Vision Quest" raised $88,000 to fund painting expedition
- 1978 11 page article Southwest Art Magazine
EXHIBITIONS
1976 – 2009 Over 100 one-man shows and countless juried exhibitions
REFERENCES
- Kevin Box: sculptor and business partner 512-557-2538
- John Harcourt: collectors and monumental commissions, 512-923-4617
- Richard Pedro: collector and monumental commissions, 512-656-4646
- Bob Douglass: collector/retired architect, 512-763-1205
- Randell Shadid: Public Art Laison, Edmond, OK., 405-341-8540
ARTIST’S STATEMENT ON “STACKED STONE” SERIES
Collecting stones has always been part of my life. When I was ten years old my father brought me a book on geology and I then spent many a Sunday afternoon at the gravel pit collecting rocks. They were more than just rocks to me. Picking them up, noticing the color weight and texture, I delighted in each treasure found. Today these rocks have become my palette.
With these stones as my armature and clay as a soft, malleable material, I work on sculpture with a spiritual force. I add and subtract to their surfaces, stacking and forming the stones into complete statements. This brings these simple objects into a relationship that changes their significance. Frozen in bronze, I have made these statements available for your interpretation.