About Me
As an artist I offer a continually growing inventory of affordable Fine art and Photography to sell locally and on the internet. I have future plans to create a series of connected art pieces with a central theme and some metal sculpting, possibly mobiles. I am frequently occupied with commissioned work but I am still available for any special projects that require a creative vision from start to finish, so feel free to contact me anytime.
I believe all clients should get my full attention and receive a quality finished product. Punctuality is paramount, resulting in a project being finished in a reasonable and agreed upon amount of time. Custom finishing and murals should not take a long time. I take pride in being on time and frequently finish my projects early. I respect my client's space and always consider it important to be in and out quickly, as well as being able to meet deadlines.
No matter the task or job, even if it is something new, success is always expected. If you have any questions, thoughts, ideas, project inquiries, etcetera, please feel free to contact me.
Work History
Artist
2014 - present
Presently self employed as an Artist in Bucks County, PA.
UPS & Self
2001 - 2014
Employed as a Supervisor at the UPS Willow Grove facility in Horsham, PA. as well as doing occasional painting and finishing work.
Self
1998-2001
Continued a strong working relationship with the former owners of Adobe Accents. This included mainly Faux finishing walls but also a substantial amount of residential murals and accent pieces
Adobe Accents, Inc.
1993 - 1998
Moved to Arizona in 1993. Worked briefly for Jill Sutton Inc. finishing furniture and walls. Was hired on at Adobe Accents, Inc., a designer owned and operated Southwest style furnishings supply store which only sold to licensed Interior Designers. Products included Navajo Rugs, Pueblo pottery, Lodge-pole furniture, Mexican Equipale' chairs and tables, Custom sandblasted glass and Sandstone table tops among other unique items. Company traveled to Mexico, Central and South America to find different pieces and also had a substantial amount of custom metal and wood furniture made to order for the designer clientele. Worked in the finishing shop there creating whatever each designer wanted from matching our own finish samples to fully custom hand painted pieces.
John Widdicomb Furniture Co.
1989 - 1993
Spent four years working in the sanding, decoration, and final inspection departments as well as doing some custom experimental airbrush work to repair damaged veneer.
The John Widdicomb Furniture Co. (1897-2002) produced very high end furniture pieces which included many all over decorated French Provincial, English Regency, Chippendale, Sheraton, and Chinese Lacquer styles. They also recreated some Russian, German and Louis XV & XVI in mahogany, rosewood, ebony, and satinwood veneers. Very high end heirloom quality furniture with price tags to match.
Education
Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
1998 - 99
Graduated this tech school for audio recording in Tempe, AZ. Have been writing and recording original music since the age of 14 so this seemed like a natural transition to get into the business. Interned at two very different studios in the Los Angeles area as part of the graduation process of the program. One was an owner operated small music studio and the other a big ADR (movie audio) studio in Hollywood. Received job offers from both studios but decided to move back to AZ and continue working for myself finishing walls and painting murals.
School of the Airbrush Arts
1989
Attended this school in Villa Park, Illinois that taught a variety of general airbrush techniques such as chrome effects, frisket masking and photo retouching.