SELF TAUGHT WELL SEASONED ,HIGHLY MOTIVATED MULTI SKILLED AWARD WINNING ARTIST WITH A NATURAL GIFT OF ART. BORN IN CHICAGO in 42' I GREW UP IN L.A. BEEN INVOLVED WITH KUSTOM KULTURE & GROUND SCRAPING CARZ SINCE Jr. HIGH..I STARTED PAINTING AROUND 1956 & HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE TO THE PRESERVATION OF THIS UNIQUE ART FORM.I WAS EARLY INFLUENCED BY ROBT. HOPPE'S "DECO STYLE" AIRBRUSH POSTER ART. OLD ADV. SIGNS, OUTDOOR BILLBOARDS , VINTAGE CARS & KNEW THIS WAS MY CALLING WITH A FOCUS BEING ON OLD MASTER TECHINQUES & STYLE, 20's - 50's ERA. I WORKED IN SEVERAL SIGN SHOPS INCL. EARL SCHEIB, AS A SPRAY PAINTER/ SIGN ARTIST LEARNING EVERYTHING I COULD ABOUT THE TRADE. MY FIRST PRACTICE PROJECT WAS A WASTE PAPER BASKET,I HAD A BIRD FEATHER FOR A BRUSH & A CAN OF VITRIC ENAMEL, WHAT A MESS I MADE. EVENTUALLY I GOT A REAL "GERMAN" STRIPING BRUSH & ALSO GOT SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL FOR STRIPING MY LOCKER.MY FIRST PAYING JOB WAS A DASH IN A COOL 57 CHEVY,STRIPED IT IN CRESTLITE GOLD POWDER MIXED WITH VARNISH & BANANA OIL,THE WORD SOON WAS OUT & IT JUST WENT FROM THERE INTO LETTERING, AIRBRUSH, FLAMES, SCALLOPS & EVERYTHING ELSE I COULD PAINT. SOME OF MY FIRST FLAME JOBS WERE DONE WITH AN OLD FLY SPRAYER & LACQUER THINNER REDUCED ONE SHOT, LONG BEFORE I EVER HAD AN AIRBRUSH.DURING THAT TIME, DUTCH, ROTH, KELLY,JEFFRIES & A FEW OTHERS WERE GETTING INK IN ALL THE CAR MAGS & POPULARIZING THE ART. I USED TO GO WATCH TOM KELLY STRIPE AT A SMALL SHOP ON ATLANTIC BVD. THE SIGN READ "CRAZY PAINTERS" BARON,ROTH, KELLY & ANOTHER GUY NAMED "SLIMBO" THOSE WERE THE DAYZ OF AIRBRUSHED MONSTER SHIRTS, I WAS TOTALLY FASCINATED WITH THEIR WORK & SOON DEVELOPED MY OWN STYLE, TOM WAS A GREAT INSPIRATION FOR ME & HE'S PROBABLY STILL THE FASTEST BRUSH IN THE BIZ. I USED TO BUY BRUSHES FROM AN OLD RETIRED SIGN PAINTER,"ISSY POSNER", THE BRUSH CANDY MAN WITH EVERY KIND OF BRUSH EVER MADE,HE KNEW EVERYONE & YOU COULD SPEND Hrs.SELECTING BRUSHES FROM HIS BLACK BOX & LISTENING TO STORIES OF HIM GOING THRU THE GREAT DEPRESSION,ONE QUESTION HE WOULD ASK, WHAT'S THE OLDEST PROFESSION, PROSTITUTION OR SIGN PAINTING? WELL, THE CAT HOUSE NEEDED A SIGN ! IN THE EARLY 70's I OPENED A SHOP IN COVINA CA. WITH "CRAZY ART" FULLINGTON ( Now Paased) WHO PAINTED ALL THE IMPERIALS LOWRIDER CARS, ART WAS A TRUE INNOVATER OF CUSTOM PAINTING & THE "KING "OF PEARL FOR THAT TIME ERA. LATER ON I MET THE AWESOME MR. NAT QUICK," THE KING OF RACE CAR LETTERING" WHEN HE WORKED IN A SHOP NEXT TO DON KIRBY WHO MADE & PAINTED FUNNY CAR BODIES IN BELLFLOWER CA.NAT BROUGHT A WHOLE NEW STYLE & TREND TO RACE CAR GRAPHICS & LETTERING,HIS REALISTIC AIRBRUSHED FUNNY CAR FRONT ENDS ARE STILL UNMATCHED BY ANYONE. I CALLED NAT & HE SAID MAN I NEED HELP, NEXT DAY I WAS THERE WORKING WITH THE "KING" WHAT AN HONOR,WE DID WELL AS A TEAM & DIVIDING TIME BETWEEN OUR TWO SHOPS, EVENTUALLY HE MOVED TO THE S.F. BAY AREA TO PERSUE ILLUSTRATION WORK. WITH NOTABLES KELLEY & MOUSE,TODAY WE ARE STILL GOOD FRIENDS & PAINTING OUR WAY THRU LIFE. ANOTHER GREAT ARTIST, MY BUDDY MIKE PICKEL APPRENTICED IN MY SHOP IN THE 70's.. SOME OTHER WORLD CLASS ARTIST FRIENDS INCL. WILLIS DORMER, LYLE FISK, TOM KELLY,& MORE. IN1978 I RE-LOCATED & OPENED ANOTHER SHOP IN ATASCADERO CA.THAT LASTED 20 YRS. THESE DAYZ I WORK SOLO AS A MOBILE ARTIST BASED FROM THE CENTRAL COAST AREA CA. FREE TO GO ANYWHERE. I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD STILL BE DOING WHAT I LOVE IN THIS FUN, FASCINATING,AMAZING ART. I'M A TRUE OLD SCHOOLER & SEEN IT ALL, IF IT ROLLS, FLOATS OR FLYS I'VE PROBABLY PAINTED IT, NEVER LIMITING MYSELF. MY ART TAKES ME TO INTERESTING PLACES , I LOVE TRAVEL & OFTEN OLD CUSTOMERS CALL ME TO DO WORK OUT OF MY AREA, I LIKE MEETING NEW PEOPLE & LEARNING ABOUT THEIR LIFESTYLES. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH & KNOW THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR TRADE, I'VE HAD SOME LUCKY BREAKS, CREATING THE WORLD'S FIRST & ONLY ILLUSTRATED LEADSLED CALENDAR, 90'/91' I'VE DONE GOLD LEAF RESTO. WORK AT WORLD FAMOUS HEARST CASTLE, MJ'S NEVERLAND,PAINTED GUITARS FOR NATL.RESO-PHONIC, CASINO WORK IN L.V.(Boumnan & Assoc Mural Co.) DONE WORK FOR ACTOR JAMES BROLIN, LETTERING ON THE FAMOUS "BAD MOON RISIN'" RACE BOAT. I'VE BEEN FEATURED IN AUTO ART MAG.SPEED & CHROME,WON SEVERAL ILLUSTRATION AWARDS FROM LOWRIDER & STREET LOW MAG'S & MUCH MORE,YOU CAN FIND ME EVERY YR. ON VENDORS ROW AT WCK SHOW,SANTA MARIA CA. I'M STILL HAVING FUN DOING WHAT I LOVE, MY ART IS MY LIFE, MY GOAL IS TO KEEP CREATING BEAUTIFUL ART & OPEN A SPECIALIZED GALLERY FEATURING AUTOMOTIVE & RELATED ART STYLES.