Entertaining passengers on a transcontinental train with a medley of Elvis Presley tunes and Christmas carols is one of my earliest childhood memories. Looking back, I can see it was a glimmer as to how my soul would seek expression in this life. The Dance of Destiny was revealing itself from early on.

In the coming years, life presented me with a variety of twists and turns. I became lost in a forest of mediocrity. My need for artistic expression was never encouraged, often disregarded and even ridiculed by my family. My self-esteem was steadily eroded by an unsympathetic, dysfunctional environment. Seeking solace and comfort, I turned to the art, poetry and music of my earliest youth. These were the places where I could find a sense of myself and where I could find a connection to the Divine.

Somewhat later, after years of working for Corporate America in jobs I found both meaningless and unfulfilling, I began to take a hard look at the choices I had made in my life. I asked myself a series of questions: what I wanted in my life, where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do. What would make me happy? What would make me feel passionate about life? How could I create a life I truly loved?

I developed a plan -- one both bold and exciting, yet simple enough to follow. I saved a bit of money, quit my full-time job, and began painting, writing music, songs and poetry full-time.

I sold my first painting to a neighbor for sixty dollars. That first sale could have been for six dollars or sixty thousand; it would not have mattered. It was the beginning of earning a living by following my dreams. I had made a choice: I had chosen a path with heart. Putting all fears aside, I told myself that no matter what, I was going to follow the voice of passion. I have endured, persevered, and now live my life -- not as a starving artist, but as an abundant one. This was my dream, my destiny, and for the past sixteen years I have worked full-time as a professional artist.

This Website is a sampling of my unending, unbridled creativity. Get yourself a cup of tea, sit back, relax and enjoy the feast!

"You are what your deep, driving desire is.

As your desire is, so is your will.

As your will is, so is your deed.

As your deed is, so is your destiny."