My paintings are raw intuitive expressions of my spirit and soul. I was a closeted painter until my early 30's when my work was discovered in Chicago. My first show sold out and marked my carreer as a professional artist.  I have been painting full-time since and exhibiting for over 20 years now. I grew up in Kansas City MO next door to a family of painters. I recall feeling bedazzled by the large scale colorful oil paintings I soon began making my own.  My painting language and style developed organically during this time and by high school I had a deep relationship with my work. After high school I was accepted to the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts in Avignon FR but decided instead to keep my style and practice naive and free. My career has lead me to many wonderful places and I am thrilled to be here in St Petersburg Florida. A painting's colors, size and composition reflect where I am both physically and emotionally at the time it was painted.  The titles are left open-ended because I want you to interpret  subjectively from your own private imaginative world. Thank you for the visit and please reach out with any questions or to schedule a studio visit. 

Sorbonne Nouvelle lll, Paris France, MA
The University Lyon ll, Lyon France, License
The University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon, BA

2003 Webster’s Wine Bar, Chicago
2004-2012 Around the Coyote, Chicago
2005 David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago
2006-2012  Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck MI
2006 Solo Show Takohl Gallery, Chicago
2007 Biennale Venice, Italy (‘13x17’, Philippe Devario)
2007 Solo Show, Kyo Gallery, Viterbo, Italy
2008 Sheraton Suites Hotel, Eva Reynold Fine Art Gallery, Kansas City MO
2009 Artetre Gallery, Venice, Italy
2010 Solo Show, Pink Akira Fashion, Chicago
2014 Lake Street Gallery, Miller Beach IN
2014 Solo Show, Marshall J. Gardner Center of the Arts, Miller Beach IN
2015 Solo Show, Paris est une fête, Rush Paris,Paris FR 

2021-2023 First Fridays Cross Roads Kansas City MO

2022 Inner Landscapes Chicago Art Source Gallery Chicago IL

2022 BOK Financial Kansas City MO

2022-23 Susie Friedman/Stone's Throw Interiors Union Pier

2023-Solo Exhibition Atelier Phares Paris FR

2024-Drew Marc Gallery, Tampa FL

2025- Baher+Peteranecz, St Petersburg FL

Movies/Film
2013 ‘Lucy’ Short Story, Jason Madeja
2014 ‘Crisis’ NBC, S1/E3

Publications:
2007 February Cover, KC Counselor
13x17 1000 Artisti Pwe Un’Indagine Eccentrica In Italia 

Philippe Daverio and Jean Blanchard Battipaglia, SA, Italy
2013 April Cover Gallery Guide, Louise Blouin Media
2015 Featured Artist, Lake Life