My vision emerged while at basic military training, stuck between lifeless concrete walls. We were given iPads with Air Force study material, but that was the extent of the entertainment. There happened to be a section about military aircraft that had pictures. My artistic mind was deprived, so I took out my notebook and started to draw airplanes. It was there that I found a love for creating aviation art. Coincidentally, part of my job in the Air Force is taking pictures of fighter jets.

I began my art program at the University of Minnesota a few years after basic training. I showed up on the first day of class knowing exactly what I wanted to paint: aircraft. I began to make paintings inspired by military photography. I was challenged to try different techniques to develop my style by experimenting with various degrees of abstraction and photorealism using slow-drying acrylic paint.

While my current focus is painting past and modern military aircraft, I plan to expand into creating customized works of private aircraft. I value the passion in the aviation community and hope to use my artistic skills to intertwine the worlds of fine art and aviation.