【画家自述】
2015年4月，我毕业于杨百翰-爱达荷(BYU-Idaho)大学，获得了文学学士学位。从那里的时候起，我对艺术中的现实主义有了深刻的欣赏，并发现了对山水画的热情。我尝试了令人愉悦的空气绘画，发现我在户外花的时间越多，我就越希望风景成为我生活的一部分。我决定把我的事业都用来通过绘画来研究自然。
杨百翰-爱达荷大学的教师给了我所需要的传统基础，作为我激情的起点。其中一位特别有影响力的教师是阿尔宾·维塞尔卡，他兼职教书，是一位有成就的全职画家。凭借他脚踏实地的教学风格和丰富的艺术知识，阿尔宾教给了我的工作所需的知识和反馈，同时让我能够质疑和探索绘画的许多方面。阿尔宾的教导对我来说是无价的，对我作为一个艺术家有着持续性的影响力。
无论我作为艺术家还是人类，在大自然中闲逛都是必要的。我认为约翰·缪尔在写内华达山脉山口时说得最好，“他们会杀死关怀，把你从致命的冷漠中拯救出来，释放你，并号召每一位教员采取积极、热情的行动。”即使是病人也应该尝试这些所谓的危险通行证，因为他们每杀死一个不幸的人，就能治愈一千人。”在我的艺术家生涯中，我希望我的作品能够捕捉自然及其特质。我希望通过这样做，我可以提醒人们关于他们周围的现实世界。
【作品欣赏】
Awards & Recognition
2023 GRAND PRIZE PLEIN AIR SALON ANNUAL COMPETITION 2022
2023 2nd Place Overall for Sky Forms, February Plein Air Salon
2022 SOLO SHOW Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah
2022 1st Place Overall for Raging Spring, August Plein Air Salon
2022 "Best Water" for Glacial Evidences, August Plein Air Salon
2022 1st Place, Spring City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2022 2nd Place Overall for Bend in the South Fork, June Plein Air Salon
2022 "Best Landscape" for Tower of Towers, June Plein Air Salon
2022 JUDGE Driggs Digs Plein Air Festival
2022 JUDGE Lost Sierra Plein Air Festival
2021 “Voices of Experience” Artist’s Road Article
2021 2nd Place, Sprint City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2021 Vice President of Plein Air Painters of America
2021 Inducted as Member of Plein Air Painters of America
2020 “A Breath of Fresh Air” PleinAir Magazine full article
2020 2nd Place, Sprint City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2019 3rd Place, Sedona Plein Air Festival, Arizona
2019 Plein Air Utah Presenter
2019 1st Place, Spring City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2019 “Artist to Watch” Article in May Issue of Southwest Art Magazine
2019 Plein Air Salon, December-January, Winner of Best Artist Under 30 for “Cauldron Linn”
2019 Plein Air Salon, December-January, Winner of Best Oil for “Zion Sculpture”
2018 Participant in 2018 Zion Plein Air Invitational
2018 People's Choice, Spring City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2018 Honorable Mention, Spring City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2018 Grand Prize, Driggs Plein Air Festival, Idaho
2018 2nd Place Quick Draw, Driggs Plein Air Festival, Idaho
2017 Honorable Mention, Spring City Plein Air Festival, Utah
2016 1st Place, Driggs Plein Air Festival, Idaho
2016 March Emerging-Artist Winner, Art Muse Online Contest
2014 1st Place, Winters Plein Air Festival, California
