Are You Ready to Unlock the Artist Within?
Discover my new book CREATE
Over the years of creating art, I’ve discovered that the most powerful work doesn’t just come from talent, practice, or good ideas—it comes from inviting God into the creative process itself. This inspiring book is my way of putting those years of creative experience into your hands.
I designed CREATE to be your ultimate guide for developing inner creativity, no matter your skill level. You’ll find instruction, techniques, and inspiration with lots of space to draw and journal. Let your creativity soar while deepening your relationship with God.
Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, you’ll find inspiration throughout its 260 pages. Created around ten immersive modules and lots of open pages–to let your creativity soar.
Unlock the artist within you. This book is your hands on guide to creative freedom, designed with exercises and techniques that empower you to stretch your imagination. See yourself grow artistically while deepening your faith.
Each Module Takes You on a Creative Journey
This book is uniquely designed to guide you in understanding and exploring scripture while inspiring creativity.
By letting yourself go in each warmup, you’ll stretch and loosen up creative muscles, allowing you to push boundaries while expanding your artistic horizons.
Each Module Takes You on a Creative Journey
CURRENT WORKS
Homestead
36" x 28"
Oil Paint Conte' on canvas
A deep heritage of this country is rooted in the farms and the people who settled the American West. As families journeyed across prairies and plains, they carried with them not only their possessions, but also their traditions, values, and hopes for a better life. This is close to home for me, as my grandparents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. They bravely homesteaded in northern Minnesota wilderness over a century ago. For me the barn is one of the most enduring symbols of this heritage—a practical structure that also represented heritage, hard work, and an innate sense of individuality. In this series, I reflect how across the country, barns timelessly stand out across our open landscape.
Reflections
32" x 32"
Oil Paint Conte' on canvas
Sailboats and sky creating reflections of sunset color over Lake Superior inspired me to do this series of painting. The endless water becomes a living canvas—each wave catching and blending hues in ways that felt both fleeting and eternal. I am constantly reminded of nature’s ability to evoke awe and introspection.
The colors are more than just shades and tints; they were a gentle invitation to pause, breathe deeply, and appreciate the world’s simple wonders. This piece is my attempt to capture not just what I see, but also what I felt: a sense of peace and gratitude for moments that remind how extraordinary everyday can be.
Living Desert
30" x 24"
Pastel on paper
When I first set foot in Joshua Tree National Park, I was completely taken by the raw beauty surrounding me. The way the desert meets the rugged rocks is like nowhere else, and it truly ignited my creativity. I knew I had to capture that feeling in my art.
Using pastel and graphite as my medium, I aimed to convey not just the stunning landscapes but also the resilience of life in such a harsh environment. You can see how life finds its way through cracks and crevices, thriving against all odds. I also wanted to reflect a sculptural intensity of the rock formations, telling a story of this unique landscape.
Fall Brilliance
30" x 24"
Pastel on black Letramax
This is the season that never fails to inspire me, with nature bursting with color at every turn. The "Fall Brilliance" series captures this ordained transition, bringing to life the incredible hues that define nature's paintbrush. Each painting in this collection is a celebration of the change of seasons—a reminder that beauty can be found in every transition. The rich reds, fiery oranges, and golden yellows blend, echoing nature's wondrous beauty as it unfolds before us. In these works, we see more than just a depiction of autumn; we see an invitation to revel in its brilliance. They remind us that even as things change and evolve, there is always something extraordinary waiting to be discovered.
The building of art is an organic method that allows looking inward for meaning.
Embracing the tools of metaphor, icon, and word are the grammar elements for my work.
Hover
80"x 38" Image sanded out of an acrylic stained birch panel
I am intrigued with letting the materials help determine the process and tell a story.
This organic method allows me to look inward for meaning, embracing the tools of metaphor, icon, symbol, and words.
Loves Like a Hurricane
144"x80" Piece was built with parchment, wood, and copper. Image was sanded out of mahogany wood panel
Creating art is a continual process of moving forward,
pulling back & looking for the whole story.
Hope
36"x 22" Watercolor & India ink on aspen wood panel
Many of my works are like constructs, building visual concepts with materials like oil on plaster, wood, copper, & glass.
The Breakers
96" x 46" Acrylic mixed with glaze & plaster onto stretched canvas
With my paintings, I strive to create a parallel sense of the present and the eternal inviting the viewer into intimate questions of self.
That He May Lift You Up
53"x 56". Acrylic mixed with glaze & plaster onto stretched canvas
By deconstructing themes larger than ourselves, the work communicates something deeper than the material world around us.
I enjoy creating works that are approachable, with meaning to peel back and uncover over time.
Leeward
96"x 84"
Oil, glaze, and plaster onto a mahogany veneered wood panel
Art has taught me that life is not always about what we
bring, contribute, or add.
Often, it’s what we take away, or don't say, that makes a moment sublime.
The Light to Live By
144"x 60" Oil, glaze, and plaster onto glazed canvas & wood panel
