About me

At the age of seventeen I discovered I could draw photo realistically quite by accident.   I was home from school sick with both pneumonia and the flu (can you imagine?) and I was beyond bored of watching television.  For some reason I picked up a black ball point pen and started drawing photographs from a National Geographic magazine.  I was hooked.  I was fortunate to be awarded Pratt Institute’s Raw Talent Scholarship where I received my BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design four years later.

My ability to draw photo realistically landed me a job in the Menswear division of Ralph Lauren. My job was to illustrate Ralph Lauren’s concepts in photorealistic color pencil drawings. When I left Ralph Lauren I was as the youngest director in company history (I was 25).

I left Ralph Lauren to start a brand identity and package design company with my former college roommate. For ten years I designed brand identities, packaging, and print communications for companies that include; Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, Christian Dior, Fendi, Liz Claiborne, Coach, Cosmair, Revlon, Perry Ellis, Clarins, and most recently Stuart Weitzman. My work took me all over the world including; South Korea, Australia, Monaco, Switzerland and Canada. I also designed personal identities for Tiger Woods and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.

I relocated to San Francisco to become worldwide creative director for several large brands including Shutterfly.com and Logitech. I’ve since left commercial art to focus on my fine art gifts business full time.

I am a multi-disciplined artist who enjoys working in a variety of mediums. I tend to be representational in my work but can move from photo-realism to abstract comfortably. My Irish-half tends to drive my pieces toward humor with my Polo-fashion roots keeping my work balanced with elegance and beauty. I enjoy creating pieces that use bold strong colors combined with high-detail. I like unusual subject matters and enjoy combining unlikely elements into my pieces. My fashion background continues to be a theme in my work combined with graphic design and illustration.

I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy creating it.