ABOUT THE ARTIST

        I have been marketing my "Frontier Art" full time since the spring of 2000. The stories that accompany my paintings is material from extensive research into period journals, diaries and archival records. I have a number of experts of the era with whom I consult about particular details of an intended painting. It is not uncommon for the research into a particular portrayal of an event to take much longer than the actual painting. The text that accompanies all giclées and prints describes the story or event portrayed, so that any viewer might have a more in-depth understanding of the subject of the painting.
         One-thousand copies of my recent book entitled EASTERN FRONTIER ART sold out in twenty months through word of mouth, a few small ads in historical publications and personal appearances at historical sites.
         My art has graced the covers and/or pages of many books including the Kentucky Social Studies S. E. textbook by Harcourt Publishing, Rockhouses and Rhododendron by John Curry, The Indian Capture of Jacob Nicely by Ronald Nicely, On the Banks of the Gauley by Rock Foster and Skulking in the Woods by Ben Scharff.
         To date, I have had my art on the covers of over fifty national and international publications including Backwoodsmen, Muzzle Blasts, Muzzleloader, On The Trail, Black Powder Cartridge News and Precision Shooting Magazine. I also did the video cover art for "The Captives", an award winning documentary about the abduction of Mary Draper Ingles and I am also a signature member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society.
         I have also done numerous commission paintings and my originals are in many private, corporate and historical collections such as: The National Rifle Association, Bushy Run Battlefield, The Beaver County History Center, Old Bedford Village, The Brandy Station Foundation, Pricketts Fort, Wilderness Road State Park, Contemporary Longrifle Association and Owensboro Museum of Fine Art.