Originally from a small town in Missouri, I started my career in corporate America, working in medical sales and later at a hedge fund - while doing commissioned paintings on the side. At the age of 27  I developed sepsis after a kidney infection and had (what I believe to  have been) a near death experience . It  changed the trajectory of my life.  I realized that not only is it possible to create the life I dreamed of,  but I had a responsibility to do so. I have been a full time artist since 2024 and explore esoteric topics- questioning whether or not this reality is real or a dream, and what it means to be human. I am an avid reader and enjoy philosophy, science fiction, and esoteric subjects. Some of my favorites include Neville Goddard, Carl Jung, Nietzsche, and Phillip K Dick. My favorite painters are John William Waterhouse and Rob Gonsalves. I get inspiration from nature and need to be around trees and the ocean, I love a good red wine and tequilla.